Consider the formation of the following States of India and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from the earliest to the last: Punjab Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Sikkim Select the correct answer from the code given below: Code:

Explanation

Let us look at the year of formation of each state: Nagaland → Formed on 1 December 1963 (16th state of India) Punjab → Reorganized on 1 November 1966 (Haryana and Himachal Pradesh separated) Sikkim → Became a full-fledged Indian state on 16 May 1975 (22nd state of India) Arunachal Pradesh → Granted statehood on 20 February 1987 (25th state of India) Thus, the chronological order from earliest to latest is: Nagaland (3) → Punjab (1) → Sikkim (4) → Arunachal Pradesh (2) Correct Answer: (d) 3, 1,