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After Independence, the first state organized on the basis of language is.......

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Tamil Nadu
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Kerala
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Karnataka
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Andhra Pradesh
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Solution

The correct option is C Andhra Pradesh
On October 1, 1953 Indian government was forced to create first linguistic state, known as Andhra state by separating the Telugu speaking areas from the Madras state. In December 1953 State Reorganisation Commission was appointed which submitted its report in September 1955. Officially on November 1, 1956 Andhra Pradesh came into existence

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