UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2025 · Q2(c) · 10 marks
“The movement for linguistic States generated deep apprehensions among the nationalist elite. They feared it would lead to the Balkanization of India.” Examine. 10 Marks
- Chapter
- Consolidation as a Nation
- Topic
- Linguistic Reorganisation, Federalism and Regionalism
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