CTET PAPER II 2018 · PYQ · Reading Comprehension · medium
Why was the linguistic reorganization of the States accepted?
A.The States were not cooperating with the Central Government.
B.Non-Congress governments in the States demanded such a reorganization of the States.
C.No common national language could be emerged.
D.Strong pressures from the States were exerted on the Central Government to create such States.✓ Correct
Explanation
The passage clearly states: 'it was only in response to strong pressures from below that the principle of linguistic States was conceded as the basis of a federal Indian Union.' The 'pressures from below' refers to pressures from the regions/states/people. Hence (4) Strong pressures from the States were exerted on the Central Government to create such States is correct.
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