UPSC Polity Question
Consider the following statements with reference to the reorganization of states of India since Independence: 1. The 7th Constitutional Amendment removed the distinction between Part A and Part B states and Part C states were abolished. 2. The States Reorganization Act (1956) established the new state of Kerala. 3. In the States Reorganization Act 1956, the state of Bombay was divided into two separate states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A. 3 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer:
C. 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The States Reorganisation Act and the 7th Amendment of 1956 abolished the four-fold classification of states and territories. Statement 2 is correct: The state of Kerala was formed by merging the Travancore-Cochin state with the Malabar district of Madras state. Statement 3 is incorrect: The state of Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960 by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, not the States Reorganization Act of 1956.