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Q: Who was the chairman of the commission to study the reorganisation of states on linguistic basis which was announced in 1953 by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru?
  • A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  • B. TT Krishnammachari
  • C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  • D. Fazal Ali
Correct Answer: Option D - Justice Fazal Ali was the chairman of the States Reorganisation Commission. Post independence, the first state to be created on a linguistic basis was Andhra Pradesh in 1953, created out of Telugu-speaking area.
D. Justice Fazal Ali was the chairman of the States Reorganisation Commission. Post independence, the first state to be created on a linguistic basis was Andhra Pradesh in 1953, created out of Telugu-speaking area.

Explanations:

Justice Fazal Ali was the chairman of the States Reorganisation Commission. Post independence, the first state to be created on a linguistic basis was Andhra Pradesh in 1953, created out of Telugu-speaking area.