Maharashtra and Gujarat were carved from bilingual Bombay state in which year?
A1956
B1966
C1972
D1960
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 1960
1. Bombay state was a bilingual experiment.
2. Agitation split it in 1960.
3. Punjab and Haryana separated in 1966.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 1, Challenges of Nation Building._
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