Consider the formation of the following States of India and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from the earliest to the last.

Q. Consider the formation of the following States of India and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from the earliest to the last.

1. Punjab
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Nagaland
4. Sikkim

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

(a) 3, 2, 4, 1
(b) 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2
(d) 2, 3, 4, 1

[ANS] c

[SOL] The correct chronological order of formation/statehood is:

• Nagaland (3) — 1 December 1963 — State of Nagaland Act, 1962
• Punjab (1) — 1 November 1966 — present-day Punjab reorganised under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
• Sikkim (4) — 16 May 1975 — became the 22nd State of India through the 36th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1975
• Arunachal Pradesh (2) — 20 February 1987 — attained statehood under the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986

Therefore, the correct chronological sequence is 3 → 1 → 4 → 2.

Question from UPPSC Prelims 2025