Explanation
- A
Kerala
Kerala was formed in 1956 in the States Reorganisation on linguistic lines, after Andhra had already been created. It was not the first linguistic State. This option is not the key.
- B
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh is a Hindi-region State shaped by reorganisation, not the first State formed on a language demand. This option is therefore wrong.
- C
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra State was created in 1953 from the Telugu-speaking areas of Madras, after Potti Sriramulu’s fast and death. It is India’s first State formed on a linguistic basis. This option is the official key.
- D
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh was not carved as the first linguistic State; it is a large Hindi State from earlier provincial boundaries. This option is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (c) Andhra Pradesh. The 1953 Andhra State, later enlarged as Andhra Pradesh in 1956, was the first Union State born from a language movement. Kerala and others followed in 1956. Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were not that first linguistic creation. Only (c) is first.
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