Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET June 2019 Political Science
The term 'ABCD' is primarily associated with which one of the following?
AFormation of States ✓ Correct
BReorganisation of States
CDecentralisation of States
DInstitutionalisation of States
Correct answer: (A) Formation of States — The term ABCD is primarily associated with the formation and classification of states under the original Constitution, so it is the answer.
Explanation
★The term ABCD is primarily associated with the formation and classification of states under the original Constitution, so it is the answer.
★When the Constitution was adopted in 1950, states were grouped into four categories: Part A, Part B, Part C and Part D.
★Part A states were the former governors' provinces of British India, administered by a Governor.
★Part B states were the former princely states or unions of princely states, each governed by a Rajpramukh.
★Part C states were the former chief commissioners' provinces and some princely states, and Part D was only the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
★The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 abolished this ABCD classification and reorganised states on a linguistic basis.
★For NET, link the ABCD classification with the original 1950 set-up and its abolition by the 7th Amendment of 1956.
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