alleryStart learning →In 1956 India's states were reorganised mainly on the basis of what?
ALanguages people speak
BAmount of rainfall
CHeight above sea level
DLength of rivers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Languages people speak
The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 redrew state borders along linguistic lines.
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