alleryLinguistic states in India were created mainly to:
ASpread Hindi
BAccommodate linguistic diversity within the federation
CStrengthen central rule
DPromote foreign trade
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Accommodate linguistic diversity within the federation
1. Indian states were reorganised on a LINGUISTIC basis from 1956 onwards (States Reorganisation Act).
2. It accommodated India's vast linguistic diversity within the federal framework.
3. First trigger: Telugu speakers' demand led to Andhra (1953); broader reorganisation followed.
_Source: syllabus SST Polity Ch 2 §2.3 Linguistic States_
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