In the given political outline map of India (on page 17), four States have been marked as A, B, C and D. Identify these States on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names in your answer-book along with their respective serial number of the information used and the concerned alphabet given in the map as per the following format:
Question: 1
Identify the state related to Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
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Lal Bahadur Shastri was a veteran leader from the state of Uttar Pradesh (B), which has historically produced several of India's early Prime Ministers.
Identify the state for which K. Kamaraj initiated the Mid-day Meal programme to increase enrolment in education.
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The pioneer of the Mid-day Meal scheme was K. Kamaraj, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (C). This progressive reform became a cornerstone of India's educational welfare policies.
Identify the state in which the Congress Party did not get majority in the Assembly Elections of 1967, but formed a government with the support of other parties.
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To remember the 1967 post-poll alignments, contrast these two states:
$\bullet$ Rajasthan (D): Congress missed a majority but still formed the government with external support.
$\bullet$ Bihar (A): Congress failed and was replaced by a Non-Congress coalition government.
Identify the state where a Non-Congress coalition government was formed after the Assembly Elections of 1967.
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In 1967, Bihar (A) became a key laboratory for coalition experiments under the SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal) banner, proving that ideologically diverse parties could unite to challenge Congress dominance.
