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Situation During the Partition of India

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The power to create new States rests with the ___________.

A

President

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Parliament

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Prime Minister

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Governor

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Solution

The correct option is A Parliament
The Constitution states in Article 2 that the Parliament can envisage a new state in the Union of India. It states in Article 3 that the Parliament can form new states or alter the area, boundary or name of an existing state in the Union of India.

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