Question: On which day Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura celebrate their statehood day?
(a) 2 January
(b) 20 January
(c) 21 January
(d) None of the above
Ans: c
Recent Context
- On 21st January 2022 President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura on their Statehood Day.
Related Facts
- Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura were formed in 21 January 1972 Under the North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971.
- The princely states of Tripura and Manipur were merged with India in October 1949.
- After that they were granted UT status.
- In 1969, the Assam Reorganization (Meghalaya) Act was enacted. Under the act, Meghalaya was carved out of Assam and was made an autonomous state. This was done under the sixth schedule of Indian constitution.
- In 1972 Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur was granted full statehood by the North East Reorganisation Act of 1972.
Kameshwar Shukla
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