Question

Q. Which of the following committees/commissions recommended reorganisation of states on linguistic basis?

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• A.
  1 and 2 only
• B.
  2 and 3 only
• C.
  3 only
• D.
  1 and 3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is C

3 only

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: Dhar commission recommended the reorganisation of states on the basis of administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor.

Statement 2 is incorrect: JVP Committee submitted its report in April 1949 and formally rejected language as the basis for reorganisation of states.

Statement 3 is correct: Fazl Ali commission submitted its report in September 1955 and broadly accepted language as the basis of reorganisation of states, but it rejected the theory of ‘one language– one state’.