Indian States and Capitals

Correct answer: A. Andhra State

Explanation: The governing historical concept is linguistic reorganisation of states. Andhra State was created on 1 October 1953 from the Telugu-speaking areas of the former Madras State, following the movement for a separate Telugu-speaking state. It is generally regarded as the first state created in independent India principally on a linguistic basis. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 later reorganised many other regions, including the formation of Kerala in its modern state framework. Gujarat and Maharashtra were created later in 1960 from the bilingual Bombay State. Thus Andhra State, not the later examples, is the correct answer. Option A is also more precise than simply saying Andhra Pradesh, whose later political form dates from 1956.