Q6 (CISF/2023) Polity & Governance › Preamble, Union & Territory, Citizenship

Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

Goa was established as a State by separating it from Union Territory of Daman and Diu in 1987

Mizoram was earlier a Union Territory

Karnataka was created by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956

The State of Bombay was bifurcated into Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1960

Explanation

Statement C is incorrect. The States Reorganisation Act, 1956, created the State of Mysore (comprising the former Princely State of Mysore and Kannada-speaking areas of Bombay and Madras Presidencies). The state was renamed Karnataka only on November 1, 1973, following the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) Act.

Statement A is correct: The Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987, conferred statehood on Goa, while Daman and Diu remained a Union Territory.
Statement B is correct: Mizoram was initially a district of Assam, became a Union Territory in 1972, and was granted statehood in 1987.
Statement D is correct: The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960, bifurcated the bilingual State of Bombay into the linguistic states of Maharashtra (Marathi-speaking) and Gujarat (Gujarati-speaking).

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Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

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