Question

The 7th Amendment Act of the Indian Constitution, 1956, primarily dealt with the reorganisation of states based on what criteria?

• A. Cultural basis
• B. Geographical basis
• C. Economic basis
• D. Linguistic basis

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Linguistic basis

The 7th Amendment Act of the Indian Constitution in 1956 reorganized states primarily based on linguistic criteria. The Indian Constitution's Seventh Amendment Act, 1956 was passed to solve the problem of state reorganization in India, which is primarily caused by linguistic/language and cultural reasons. India had a number of provinces and princely states before it gained its independence in 1947