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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2021General Studies
Question
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the conferment of the full statehood of the Indian Union ?
Options
- A Sikkim - Arunachal Pradesh - Nagaland - Haryana
- B Nagaland - Haryana - Sikkim - Arunachal Pradesh
- C Sikkim - Haryana - Nagaland - Arunachal Pradesh
- D Nagaland - Arunachal Pradesh - Sikkim - Haryana
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B Nagaland - Haryana - Sikkim - Arunachal Pradesh
Model Answer
- In 1963, the State of Nagaland was formed 10 by taking the Naga Hills and Tuensang area out of the state of Assam.
- In 1966, the State of Punjab was bifurcated to create Haryana, the 17th state of the Indian Union, and the union territory of Chandigarh.
- Sikkim became a protectorate of India in 1950 and an Indian state in 1975.
- Till 1947, Sikkim was an Indian princely state ruled by Chogyal.
- In 1947, after the lapse of British paramountcy, Sikkim became the ‘protectorate’ of India, whereby the Indian Government assumed responsibility for the defence, external affairs and communications of Sikkim.
- In 1974, Sikkim expressed its desire for greater association with India.
- In 1987, three new States of Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa came into being as the 23rd, 24th and 25th states of the Indian Union respectively.