Q. How many states were formed in 1972 by the enactment of North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971?
Answer:
Three
Notes: Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura were formed in 1972 with the enactment of North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
The three states were formed on January 21, 1972 and the day has been celebrated as the Statehood Day every year. Meghalaya was a part of Assam before it attained complete statehood and Tripura was a Union Territory before it attained statehood.