Consider the formation of the following States of India and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from the earliest to the last.1.Punjab2.Arunachal Pradesh3.Nagaland4.SikkimSelect the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A

   3, 2, 4, 1

   3, 2, 4, 1. Puts Arunachal before Punjab and Sikkim.

2. B

   3, 4, 1, 2

   3, 4, 1, 2. Puts Sikkim (1975) before Punjab (1966).

3. C

   3, 1, 4, 2

   3, 1, 4, 2. Nagaland 1963 → Punjab 1966 → Sikkim 1975 → Arunachal Pradesh 1987.

4. D

   2, 3, 4, 1

   2, 3, 4, 1. Starts with Arunachal, the last of the four.

Summary. Official key is (c) 3, 1, 4, 2. Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh. Also note: Nagaland 1963 — 12th Amendment path; first of this set; Punjab 1966 — Punjabi Suba; Haryana carved the same year; Sikkim 1975 — 36th Amendment; 22nd State; Arunachal 1987 — Statehood with Goa, 20 February 1987.