QUESTION 9
GS1
10 marks
In the context of the diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural units rather than the States? Give reasons with examples for your viewpoint.
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What the examiner wants
Take a reasoned view on whether cultural regions, not political states, are India's real cultural units.
Give reasons with examplesAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1For regions: cultural regions cut across states (Bundelkhand, Bhojpur, Mithila, Konkan, Marwar); within-state diversity (Vidarbha, Saurashtra, Darjeeling hills)≈30 words
- 2Movements for new states based on regional identity (Telangana 2014 despite same language, Vidarbha, Gorkhaland)≈30 words
- 3For states: linguistic reorganisation made many states cultural units (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha); shared state institutions build identity≈30 words
- 4Viewpoint: regions are the deeper cultural units; states are administrative-cum-linguistic≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Clear standRegion examplesCounter-view on linguistic statesBalanced conclusion
Where marks usually go
- Giving only examples of states
- No clear viewpoint as the question demands
Draw this
- Map showing cultural regions overlapping state boundaries
Value addition
- CommissionStates Reorganisation Commission (Fazl Ali, 1955) accepted language as a basis but rejected 'one language one state' as the only principle.SRC Report, 1955
- ExampleTelangana (2014) was carved out of Telugu-speaking Andhra Pradesh on grounds of regional identity and development.AP Reorganisation Act, 2014
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 15 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Ajay R Raj · AIR 109 · Page 9 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 35 ↗Same syllabus reference
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