Challenges of Nation Building
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Which princely state’s ruler wanted to join Pakistan despite having a Hindu majority population?
Junagadh
Answer: b) Junagadh
Junagadh’s Nawab wanted to accede to Pakistan in 1947, despite the state having a majority Hindu population.
This decision led to protests, and eventually, after a plebiscite in February 1948, Junagadh was integrated into India.
Who was the Education Minister in the first Union Cabinet of free India?
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Which leader is known as the ‘Iron Man of India’ for his role in the integration of princely states?
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Who among the following was known as the "Milkman of India"?
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Which princely state was forcibly integrated into India through “Operation Polo” in 1948?
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The States Reorganisation Commission was appointed in 1953 to ______.
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Who was known as 'Frontier Gandhi'?
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Which one of the following Princely States of India initially opposed joining the Indian Union?
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Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of independent India?
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For this question, two statements are given - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Read these statements carefully and choose the correct option as the answer from the options (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below.
Assertion (A) : Instead of one tribal state, several states got carved out of Assam.
Reason (R) : Leaders of the major tribal communities wanted to separate from Assam.
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Who was the Prime Minister of India when the States Reorganisation Commission was appointed?
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Which was the first state to be created on a linguistic basis in independent India?
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Which leader played the most significant role in persuading princely states to join the Indian Union?
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