Question

6. When was Seema Aayog formed to decide upon separation of Punjab and Haryana ?
(A) October 1965
(B) December 1941
(C) May 1975
(D) January 1951

Answer 1

Seema Aayog was formed to decide upon separation of Punjab and Haryana in:

Explanation:

• The seema Aayog which was formed to decide upon the separation of Punjab and Haryana was formed in October 1965.
• Post this committee discussion, an Act was formulated which was the States reorganisation Act 1966, by which the state of Haryana, Punjab was separated with separate judiciary and Chandigarh was nominated under the Union territory of India.

                                          Hence answer is A.

Answer 2

In October 1965 Seema Aayog formed to decide upon separation of Punjab and Haryana.

Option (A)

EXPLANATION:  

• The Seema Aayog was the committee formed by the central government to separate the area of the present day states of Punjab and Haryana. This committee was set up in October 1965.
• After this committee submitted its report , an act was formulated named as the States Reorganization Act which was passed in 1966 and this provided the legal separation of the two states and hence the new states of Punjab and Haryana was formed in our country where the judiciary of the two states was separated but they were given a common capital of Chandigarh.