Question

Indian states were restructured on the linguistic basis in the year ______.

विकल्प

• 1960

• 1956

• 1970

Answer 1

Indian states were restructured on the linguistic basis in the year 1956.

Explanation:

Indian states were reorganised on linguistic lines in 1956, when state boundaries were redrawn so that majority populations sharing the same language formed administrative units aiming to improve governance and reflect linguistic-cultural identities.