Question

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follow:

The interim government took a firm stance against the possible division of India into small principalities of different sizes. The Muslim League opposed the Indian National Congress and took the view that the states should be free to adopt any course they liked. Sardar Patel played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states firmly but diplomatically and bringing most of them into the Indian Union.

Which of the following statements about the princely states is NOT correct?

Options

• The Indian government was ready to give autonomy to some regions.

• The ruler of Junagadh had decided to be part of independent India.

• Princely states covered one third of the land area of British Indian empire.

• Some of the princely states clearly wanted to become part of the Indian Union.

Answer 1

The Indian government was ready to give autonomy to some regions.