Consider the following statements: a. The State Reorganisation Commission was established by the Central Government in 1953. b. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act was approved by the Indian Parliament in 2014. c. Telangana is the 29th State of India. d. Telangana State was established on 2nd June 2014. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Option 4 : a, b, c, and d

The correct answer is option 4 i.e a, b, c, and d.

• The States Reorganisation Commission was constituted by the Union government in 1953 to recommend reorganisation of state boundaries. Hence statement 'a' is correct.
  • In 1955, after nearly two years of study, the Commission recommended that India's state boundaries should be reorganised to form 16 states and three Union Territories.
• The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act was approved by the Indian Parliament in 2014. Hence statement 'b' is correct.
• Telangana is the 29th State of India. Hence statement 'c' is correct.
  • Capital of Telangana: Hyderabad.
  • Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan.
  • Chief Minister: K. Chandrashekar Rao.
• Telangana State was established on 2nd June 2014. Hence statement 'd' is correct.