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प्रश्न
Evaluate Sardar Patel’s role in the integration of princely states with Indian Union.
उत्तर
Sardar Patel, India's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, was instrumental in integrating the princely states into the Indian Union.
- At the time of independence, India had 565 princely kingdoms, and the British gave them the option of joining India or Pakistan or remaining independent. However, Sardar Patel recognized the importance of incorporating these kingdoms into India to build a mighty nation.
- Sardar Patel utilized diplomatic techniques to persuade the states to sign the Instrument of Accession, in which the princely states ceded their rights to the Government of India in defence, foreign affairs, and communication. The majority of princely nations accepted this and joined India.
- Some princely states, like Hyderabad, Junagadh, Jodhpur, Jammu, and Kashmir, wreaked havoc on the Indian administration. However, military intervention ensured that they also became a part of India.
- Sardar Patel believed in both diplomacy and physical might. He made every effort to ensure that the princely states joined India peacefully. His Secretary, V.P. Menon, was also instrumental in merging the princely states into the Union of India.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Here are two opinions :-
Bismay: “The merger with the Indian State was an extension of democracy to the people of the Princely States."
Inderpreet: “I am not so sure, there was force being used. Democracy comes by creating consensus.”
What is your opinion in the light of accession of Princely States and the responses of the people in these parts?
The First Home Minister of independent India was ____________.
The states created in 1960 were:
When Gujarat was carved out of Bombay?
Which state was not created in 2000?
Name the original state from which Chattisgarh was carved out.
Which one of the following is a princely state of India that initially resisted joining the Indian Union?
How many princely states existed at the time of independence of India?
When Gujarat was carved out of Bombay?
The Nizam wanted an independent status for Hyderabad. He entered into what was called the standstill agreement with India in November 1947 for ______ while negotiations with the Indian Government were going on.
Choose the odd one out of the following statements.
Match the principles with instances:
| (a) | Mapping of boundaries on religious grounds | (i) | Pakistan and Bangladesh |
| (b) | Mapping of boundaries on grounds of different languages | (ii) | India and Pakistan |
| (c) | Demarcating boundaries within a country by geographical zones | (iii) | Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh |
| (d) | Demarcating boundaries within a country on administrative and political grounds | (iv) | Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand |
The First Home Minister of independent India was ______.
Indian Government had taken a firm stand to prevent possible division of the country into small principalities after independence. Consider the following statements in this regard-
- Government showed more rigidity towards giving autonomy to these princely states.
- Accession of princely states of Junagarh, Hyderabad, Kashmir, and Manipur ·proved more difficult than the rest
Choose the correct statement-
Hyderabad was the largest princely state when India got independence; Its accession proved to be a difficult task. Consider the following statements and find the correct statement/s:
- Some parts of the old Hyderabad state are today's parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
- Nizam of Hyderabad entered into a Standstill Agreement with India in September 1947 for six months while negotiations were going on with the Indian Government.
Which of the following is called paramountcy or suzerainty of the British crown?
Who played an important role in the integration of Princely States with India?
What do you understand by the ‘British paramountcy or suzerainty’?
Which of the following states initially refused to join the Indian Union?
Which group among the following options represents the three princely states that resisted their merger with India?
A paramilitary force of Nizam of Hyderabad which was sent to respond people's movement was known as ______.
The Maharaja of Manipur at the time of independence was ______.
What do you understand by the 'British paramountcy or suzerainty'?
Enlist the main considerations for bringing the Princely States with the Indian Union. Name the leader who played a historic role in this direction. What was his contribution?
