Previous Year Question
Consider the formation of following States and arrange these in chronological order:
I. Goa
II. Telangana
III. Jharkhand
IV. Haryana
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
I, II, III, IV
IV, I, III, II
III, II, IV, I
IV, III, I, II
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
Haryana was formed under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 out of territories of the erstwhile Punjab. Therefore, among these four States, Haryana came into existence first, in 1966.
Goa became a full-fledged State under the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 and attained Statehood on 30 May 1987. It became the 25th State of the Indian Union.
Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar under the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 and came into existence on 15 November 2000.
Telangana was formed under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, with 2 June 2014 as the appointed day. Thus, Telangana was formed last among the four States.
Therefore, the complete sequence is—Haryana (1966) → Goa (1987) → Jharkhand (2000) → Telangana (2014).