States Reorganisation Act, 1956
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The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a landmark Indian law that extensively redrew state boundaries primarily on linguistic lines, reshaping the political map of post-independence India.
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Target entity: States Reorganisation Act, 1956 Context triple: [Telangana (parts), postIndependenceReorganisation, States Reorganisation Act, 1956]
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Union Territories Act, 1963
The Union Territories Act, 1963 is an Indian law that provided the constitutional and administrative framework for governing certain Union Territories, including creating key offices such as that of the Lieutenant Governor.
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74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India is a landmark 1992 amendment that granted constitutional status to urban local bodies, strengthening municipal governance and promoting decentralization and local self-government in cities and towns.
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Government of India Act 1935
The Government of India Act 1935 was a major constitutional reform enacted by the British Parliament that restructured the governance of British India by introducing provincial autonomy and laying much of the groundwork for India’s later federal system.
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D.
Reorganization Act of 1949
The Reorganization Act of 1949 was a U.S. federal law that empowered the president, subject to congressional oversight, to restructure and streamline the executive branch and its agencies.
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Instrument of Accession
The Instrument of Accession was a legal document used during the partition of British India that allowed princely states to join either India or Pakistan by ceding specified powers to the chosen dominion.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: States Reorganisation Act, 1956 Target entity description: The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a landmark Indian law that extensively redrew state boundaries primarily on linguistic lines, reshaping the political map of post-independence India.
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A.
Union Territories Act, 1963
The Union Territories Act, 1963 is an Indian law that provided the constitutional and administrative framework for governing certain Union Territories, including creating key offices such as that of the Lieutenant Governor.
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B.
74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India is a landmark 1992 amendment that granted constitutional status to urban local bodies, strengthening municipal governance and promoting decentralization and local self-government in cities and towns.
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C.
Government of India Act 1935
The Government of India Act 1935 was a major constitutional reform enacted by the British Parliament that restructured the governance of British India by introducing provincial autonomy and laying much of the groundwork for India’s later federal system.
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D.
Reorganization Act of 1949
The Reorganization Act of 1949 was a U.S. federal law that empowered the president, subject to congressional oversight, to restructure and streamline the executive branch and its agencies.
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E.
Instrument of Accession
The Instrument of Accession was a legal document used during the partition of British India that allowed princely states to join either India or Pakistan by ceding specified powers to the chosen dominion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of India
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Indian federal legislation ⓘ |
| affectedEntity |
Andhra Pradesh
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Bhopal State ⓘ Bombay State ⓘ Hyderabad State ⓘ Kerala ⓘ Kutch ⓘ
surface form:
Kutch State
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore State
Punjab ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ Saurashtra State ⓘ Travancore-Cochin ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| createdState |
Andhra Pradesh
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surface form:
Andhra Pradesh (reorganised)
Kerala ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore State (later Karnataka)
|
| createdUnionTerritory |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
Delhi (as Union Territory)
Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
surface form:
Himachal Pradesh (as Union Territory)
Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) ⓘ
surface form:
Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (later Lakshadweep)
Manipur ⓘ
surface form:
Manipur (as Union Territory)
Tripura ⓘ
surface form:
Tripura (as Union Territory)
|
| dateOfCommencement | 1956-11-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 1956-08-31 ⓘ |
| impact | reshaped political map of India along linguistic lines ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
States Reorganisation Commission
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surface form:
States Reorganisation Commission (1953–1955)
|
| languageOfLegislation | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force (with amendments) ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| longTitle |
States Reorganisation Act, 1956
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the States of India and for matters connected therewith
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| mergedRegionIntoState |
Kannada-speaking districts of Bombay, Madras and Hyderabad into Mysore State
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Malabar district of Madras State into Kerala ⓘ Marathwada region of Hyderabad into Bombay State ⓘ Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State into Andhra Pradesh ⓘ Vidarbha region into Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| objective |
to create linguistically homogeneous states
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to reorganise state boundaries in India ⓘ |
| partOf | post-independence constitutional development of India ⓘ |
| precededBy |
States Reorganisation Commission
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surface form:
States Reorganisation Commission Report
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| primaryBasisOfReorganisation | linguistic principle ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Article 3 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
alteration of existing state boundaries
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creation of new states ⓘ redrawing of state boundaries in India ⓘ reorganisation of Indian Union into 14 states and 6 union territories ⓘ |
| separatedRegionFromState | Tamil-speaking regions from Travancore-Cochin to form part of Madras State ⓘ |
| shortName |
States Reorganisation Act, 1956
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
States Reorganisation Act
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| yearOfEnactment | 1956 ⓘ |
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