Question

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Gentlemen’s Agreement?

• A. If the Chief Minister was from Andhra, the Deputy Chief Minister would be from Telangana and vice versa.
• B. The Andhra Pradesh ministry will consist of 60% members from Telangana, and the rest would be from Andhra region.
• C. The regional council would control the sale of agricultural land in Telangana.
• D. The existing educational facilities in Telangana would be reserved for the students from the Telangana region.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A If the Chief Minister was from Andhra, the Deputy Chief Minister would be from Telangana and vice versa.
C The regional council would control the sale of agricultural land in Telangana.
D The existing educational facilities in Telangana would be reserved for the students from the Telangana region.

The most important point in the Gentlemen’s Agreement were:

The expenditure on administration was to be borne proportionately by the two regions, and surplus revenue from Telangana region would be spent only for the development of Telangana.

The existing educational facilities in Telangana would be reserved for the students from the Telangana region.

It agreed to the Mulki rule, which stated that, only those with a minimum of 12 years of residence in Telangana were eligible for jobs and admission to educational institutions in Telangana.

Moving on to the fourth point, it also agreed to set up a Regional Council, which consisted of 20 members from the Legislative Assembly to oversee the development in Telangana.

The Legislative Assembly was also responsible for the sale of agricultural land in Telangana.

The Andhra Pradesh ministry will consist of 40 percent members from Telangana, and the rest would be from Andhra region.

If the Chief Minister was from Andhra, the Deputy Chief Minister would be from Telangana and vice versa.