Question

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

• A. Travancore, Cochin, and Madras City
• B. Malabar, Travancore, and Cochin
• C. Nilgiris, Malabar, and Cochin
• D. Travancore, Mysore, and Malabar

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Malabar, Travancore, and Cochin

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