Demand for States Reorganisation

Q.

The death of _________ sparked off such violent protests that the government was forced to give in to the demand for the linguistic state of Andhra.

Q. , a veteran Gandhian started a protest in 1952 demanding the formation of a separate state for the Telugu speaking people.

1. Anna Hazare
2. Venkataraman
3. Potti Sriramulu

Q. How many princely states agreed to join India?

1. 550
2. 549
3. 545
4. 548

Q. What of the following is true about the campaign for Samyukta Karnataka?

1. It united Malayalam speakers across Madras, Mysore, Bombay and Hyderabad.
2. It united Telugu speakers across Madras, Mysore, Bombay and Hyderabad.
3. It united Tamil speakers across Madras, Mysore, Bombay and Hyderabad.
4. It united Kannada speakers across Madras, Mysore, Bombay and Hyderabad.

Q. , a veteran Gandhian started a protest in 1952 demanding the formation of a separate state for the Telugu speaking people.

1. Anna Hazare
2. Venkataraman
3. Potti Sriramulu

Q. Who played a significant role in merging the remaining princely states with India?

1. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4. B. R. Ambedkar

Q. Which of the following was set up in August 1953 to recommend the redrawing of the district and provincial boundaries to form states on linguistic principle?

1. States Reorganisation Commission
2. National Reorganisation Commission
3. Districts Reorganisation Commission
4. States Separation Commission

Q. attempted to bring Telugu speaking people together in the Madras presidency.

1. Samyukta Karnataka
2. The Andhra Mahasabha
3. Samyukta Andhra