Which act drastically redrew the boundaries of states and territories

1.	Which act drastically redrew the boundaries of states and territories in India, organizing them along linguistic lines?1. States Reordering Act, 19592. States Reordering Act, 19633. States Redrawing Act, 19574. States Reorganization Act, 19565. None of the Above/ More than one of Above
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : States Reorganization Act, 1956 The correct answer is States Reorganization Act, 1956. The death of Potti Sriramulu after fifty-eight days hunger strike demanding a separate state of Andra leads to the formation of the states Reorganization Act, 1956. The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 drastically redrew the boundaries of states and territories in India, organizing them along linguistic lines. Andra is the first state formed on a linguistic basis in India. Andra state was formed on 1st October 1953. Andra was changed to Andra Pradesh in 1956. After the creation of Andhra state in 1953, other linguistic communities also demanded their own separate states. The central government appointed a state reorganization commission in 1953 to look into the question of redrawing the boundaries of states. The States Reorganisation Act was passed in 1956 and it led to the creation of 14 states and six union territories. The commission recommended the redrawing of the district and provincial boundaries to form compact provinces of Assamese, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Telugu speakers respectively.

Which act drastically redrew the boundaries of states and territories in India, organizing them along linguistic lines?1. States Reordering Act, 19592. States Reordering Act, 19633. States Redrawing Act, 19574. States Reorganization Act, 19565. None of the Above/ More than one of Above

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : States Reorganization Act, 1956

The correct answer is States Reorganization Act, 1956.

The death of Potti Sriramulu after fifty-eight days hunger strike demanding a separate state of Andra leads to the formation of the states Reorganization Act, 1956.
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 drastically redrew the boundaries of states and territories in India, organizing them along linguistic lines.
Andra is the first state formed on a linguistic basis in India.
- Andra state was formed on 1st October 1953.
- Andra was changed to Andra Pradesh in 1956.

After the creation of Andhra state in 1953, other linguistic communities also demanded their own separate states.
The central government appointed a state reorganization commission in 1953 to look into the question of redrawing the boundaries of states.
The States Reorganisation Act was passed in 1956 and it led to the creation of 14 states and six union territories.
The commission recommended the redrawing of the district and provincial boundaries to form compact provinces of Assamese, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Telugu speakers respectively.