Question

The provisions of AP Reorganization Act provide apportionment of liabilities on the basis of
1. Arbitration
2. Geographical Area
3. Population Ratio
4. None of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Population Ratio

The correct answer is Population Ratio.

• The provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act provide apportionment of liabilities on the basis of population ratio.
• The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, commonly known as the Telangana Act, is an Act of the Indian Parliament that bifurcated the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state, as an outcome of the Telangana movement.
• The Act defined the boundaries of the two states, determined how the assets and liabilities were to be divided and laid out the status of Hyderabad as the permanent capital of the new Telangana state and the temporary capital of the Andhra Pradesh state.

• Andhra Pradesh
  • Chief Minister  - YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
  • Governor  - Biswabhusan Harichandan
  • Literacy  - 67.41%
  • National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuary  - Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve, Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary, Papikonda National Park.
  • State animal - Blackbuck