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Andhra Pradesh was created as a Linguistic State in -

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1950
  2. 1953
  3. 1956
  4. 1961

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1953

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) 1953 šŸ“š Explanation: Andhra Pradesh was officially created as the first linguistic state of independent India in October 1953, following intense protests and the martyrdom of activist Potti Sreeramulu. The state was formed by separating the Telugu-speaking areas from the multi-lingual Madras Presidency. This event led to a wider national reorganization of state boundaries based on language lines in 1956.