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Q. Consider the following statements:
  1. Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur and Nagaland were formed as full-fledged states under the North Eastern Region (Reorganization) Act 1971.
  2. Tripura and Manipur were merged with India in 1949.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Only 2
Notes: Tripura, Meghalaya, and Manipur became full-fledged states under the North Eastern Region (Reorganization) Act 1971, while Nagaland was established by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962. Tripura and Manipur merged with India in 1949. Nagaland Statehood Day is celebrated on November 1, 1962, and the Statehood Day for Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura is on January 21, 1972.
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