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Kerala was formed on November 1, 1956, by merging which regions?

ATravancore, Cochin, and Madras City

BMalabar, Travancore, and Cochin

CNilgiris, Malabar, and Cochin

DTravancore, Mysore, and Malabar

Answer:

B. Malabar, Travancore, and Cochin

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The State of Kerala,

  • located in the south-west part of India formed in November 1, 1956 as part of the linguistic reorganisation of the Indian States by merging the three Malayalam-speaking regions the princely states of Travancore and Cochin and the Malabar district of the Madras Presidency


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