Question

What is the correct chronological order in which the following states of the Indian Union were created or granted full statehood?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Nagaland
4. Haryana
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 2,1,3,4
C. 1,2,4,3
D. 2,1,4,3

Answer 1

Hint: Statehood means the status of being a recognized independent nation.
The topic of this article is composed of four essential elements of the State, namely; population; territory; government and sovereignty.
The constitutional authority in India to establish new states and union territories is reserved exclusively for the Parliament of India.

Complete answer:
Andhra Pradesh- Andhra Pradesh was the first state to be established in India on a linguistic basis on 1 October 1953. On the basis of the gentlemen's agreement of 1 November 1956, by combining the Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of the already existing Hyderabad State, the States Reorganization Act created Andhra Pradesh combined. Hyderabad was made the new state's capital.
Maharashtra- Demands by the two language groups for the partition of the state into two parts culminated in the formation of Gujarat in the north on May 1, 1960, and the newly renamed Maharashtra in the south. Bombay, the remaining part of Maharashtra, has become the capital of the new state.
Nagaland- It is a state situated in northeastern India. It is bordered to the north by the state of Arunachal Pradesh, west by Assam, south by Manipur and east by the Sagaing region of Myanmar. Nagaland became India's 16th province on December 1, 1963. The state has endured an insurgency since the 1950s, as well as an inter-ethnic conflict. The economic development of Nagaland has been restricted by violence and turmoil.
Haryana- Haryana was declared a full-fledged province on 1 November 1966, with the reorganization of Punjab. The state is bound to the east by Uttar Pradesh, to the west by Punjab, to the north by Himachal Pradesh and to the south by Rajasthan.

Hence, the correct answer is (Option A).

Note: Nagaland is one of India's smallest states, with a population of 1,980,602, according to the 2011 Census of India.
India has 29 states and 7 union territories.
The Union Territory of Daman and Diu and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli were amalgamated into one Union Territory on 26 January 2020.