| Question 1: [97] The ________ was formed as the result of a series of mergers, the last of which was completed on 15 May 1949. | |||
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| Question 2: [60] However, his rule was opposed by ________, the popular leader of Kashmir's largest political party, the National Conference, who demanded his abdication. | |||
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| Question 3: At the time of the transfer of power, Kashmir was ruled by ________ Hari Singh, a Hindu, although the state itself had a Muslim majority. | |||
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| Question 4: This recommendation was rejected by the Government of India, and Telengana was merged into ________. | |||
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| Question 5: The integration of the princely states raised the question of the future of the remaining colonial ________ in India. | |||
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| Question 6: Neither paramountcy nor these arrangements could continue after ________. | |||
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| Question 7: [25] ________, Travancore and Hyderabad announced that they did not intend to join either dominion. | |||
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| Question 8: The Maharaja of ________, Col. Krishna Kumarasingh Bhavasingh Gohil , for example, became the Governor of Madras State,[110] and several others were appointed to diplomatic posts overseas. | |||
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| Question 9: A similar movement, although less strong, exists in the Vidarbha region of ________, which consists of the former Nagpur state and the Berar region of the former Hyderabad state. | |||
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| Question 10: The second was a policy of indirect rule, where the British assumed ________ and paramountcy over princely states, but conceded some degree of sovereignty to them. | |||
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