Accession of Princely States

Question 1

States Department date of creation and head

Answer 1

5th July, 1947; Vallabhbhai Patel

Question 2

Nawab of Junagadh announced the accession of his state to Pakistan on ______.

Answer 2

15th August, 1947

Question 3

Who was the Dewan of Junagadh?

Answer 3

Shah Nawaz Bhutto

Question 4

Chronology of Junagadh events

Answer 4

Nawab announces accession, popular movement, Nawab flees, provisional government, Dewan invites India, troops enter

Question 5

When was the plebiscite held in Junagadh?

Answer 5

February 1948

Question 6

What agreement did Hari Singh offer to sign with India and Pakistan and how did the countries react?

Answer 6

Standstill Agreement; Pakistan signed it while India decided to wait

Question 7

In which part of Kashmir were the Muslims allegedly being mistreated?

Answer 7

Poonch

Question 8

Which political party in Kashmir, led by whom, wanted Kashmir to accede to India?

Answer 8

National Conference led by Sheikh Abdullah

Question 9

When did Pathan tribesmen invade Kashmir?

Answer 9

22nd October, 1947

Question 10

Which towns did the Pathan invaders take over?

Answer 10

Baramulla, Muzaffarabad and Uri

Question 11

In which areas of Kashmir was the use of the air force employed to drive out infiltrators?

Answer 11

Dras, Kargil and Leh

Question 12

When did India and Pakistan accept a ceasefire, effectively dividing Kashmir along the ceasefire line?

Answer 12

31st December, 1948

Question 13

When was the Kashmir issue referred to the UNSC?

Answer 13

30th December, 1947

Question 14

What UNSC resolution was passed in 1951 pertaining to Kashmir?

Answer 14

A referendum would be conducted under UN supervision once Pakistan withdrew its troops

Question 15

What is Pakistan Occupied Kashmir also known as?

Answer 15

Azad Kashmir

Question 16

When did the Government of India sign a Standstill Agreement with the Nizam of Hyderabad?

Answer 16

November, 1947

Question 17

Who did the Nizam engage to negotiate with the Indian Government?

Answer 17

Sir Walter Monckton

Question 18

Name the militant communal organization that was launching attack in Hyderabad. Also name its paramilitary wing.

Answer 18

Ittihad-ul-Muslimin; Razakars

Question 19

When did the Hyderabad State Congress launch a satyagraha to force democratization on the Nizam?

Answer 19

7th August, 1947

Question 20

What were the Hyderabadi peasant squads that organized the defence of the people against attacks by the Razakars called?

Answer 20

Dalams

Question 21

Since when had a Communist-led peasant struggle been going on in Telegana?

Answer 21

1946

Question 22

When did Indian troops move into Hyderabad?

Answer 22

13th September, 1948

Question 23

When did the Nizam surrender and what was he retained as?

Answer 23

16th September, 1948; Rajpramukh