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The States of India were reorganized on a comprehensive scale in the year 1956 mainly on the basis of:

  1. A
    Linguistic and Cultural uniformity.
  2. B
    Administration facility.
  3. C
    Geographic similarity.
  4. D
    Administrative uniformity.

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Following the recommendations of the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) led by Fazal Ali, the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 restructured state boundaries predominantly matching linguistic boundaries to ensure linguistic homogeneity and cultural cohesion.

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The States of India were reorganized on a comprehensive scale in the year 1956 mainly on the basis of:
A
Linguistic and Cultural uniformity.
B
Administration facility.
C
Geographic similarity.
D
Administrative uniformity.

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