Question

Match the States given in List-I with the States from which these were carved out given in List-II correctly. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

• A. 1-(i), 2-(iii), 3-(iv), 4-(ii)
• B. 1-(ii), 2-(iv), 3-(i), 4-(iii)
• C. 1-(iii), 2-(iv), 3-(i), 4-(ii)
• D. 1-(ii), 2-(i), 3-(iv), 4-(iii)

Hint:

Key State Reorganisation Years: - 1960: Bombay divided into Gujarat & Maharashtra - 1966: Punjab divided into Punjab & Haryana - 1972: Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura from Assam/NE region - 2000: Chhattisgarh (from MP), Uttarakhand (from UP), Jharkhand (from Bihar)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept: Several modern Indian states were created post-1956 by bifurcating existing composite states to fulfill regional socio-linguistic and developmental aspirations.

Step 1: Matching each state with its parent state.

• Gujarat (1): Bifurcated from the composite bilingual Bombay State in 1960 into Gujarati-speaking Gujarat and Marathi-speaking Maharashtra. $\rightarrow$ (ii) Bombay
• Haryana (2): Carved out of Punjab in 1966 to separate Hindi-speaking areas from Punjabi-speaking regions. $\rightarrow$ (iv) Punjab
• Meghalaya (3): Initially created as an autonomous state within Assam in 1969 and granted full statehood in 1972 . $\rightarrow$ (i) Assam
• Chhattisgarh (4): Carved out of Madhya Pradesh in November 2000 . $\rightarrow$ (iii) Madhya Pradesh

Step 2: Formulating the final matched code sequence.
Matching pairs: \[ 1 \rightarrow \text{(ii)}, \quad 2 \rightarrow \text{(iv)}, \quad 3 \rightarrow \text{(i)}, \quad 4 \rightarrow \text{(iii)} \] This corresponds to Option (B).