Question

Which is the 29^th state of India created in 2014?
1. Telangana
2. Uttarakhand
3. Jharkhand
4. Sikkim

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Telangana

The correct answer is Telangana.

• Telangana became the 29th state of India formed in 2014.
• Telangana was formed after reorganizing Andhra Pradesh state.
• Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana. 
• Telangana is bordered by the states of:
  • Maharashtra to the north.
  • Chhattisgarh and Odisha to the northeast.
  • Andhra Pradesh to the southeast and south.
  • Karnataka to the west.

• Srikrishna Committee headed by former chief justice B. N. Srikrishna was set up by the centre to look into the need for a separate state of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh, and which had accorded the highest priority to a non-separation of the state.
• Lok Sabha passed the Telangana bill on 18th February 2014.
• Rajya Sabha passed the Telangana bill on 20th February 2014.
• Telangana bill received the President's assent on 1st March 2014.
• Telangana was formed as the 29th state of India on 2nd June 2014.

• Sikkim was created as the 22nd state of the Republic of India on 16 May 1975
• Uttarakhand was created as the 27th state of the Republic of India on 9 November 2000.
• Jharkhand was created as the 28th state of the Republic of India on 15 November 2000.