unification of rajasthan 1/4 Flashcards

1
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who gave the name of rajasthan to rajasthan

A

col james todd

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2
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who called our state rajputana

A

george thomas

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3
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how many princely states were in rajasthan when mergers were to begin

A

19jaipurjodhpurmewarbikanerkotabundijhalawarbharatpurdholpurkaraulialwarbanswarapratapgarhdoongarpursirohitonkjaiselmerkishangarhshahpura

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4
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how many chiefships were in rajasthan at when the merger begin

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3 thikanaslawaneemranakushalgarh

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5
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which union territory was merged in rajasthan

A

on 1 november 1956 ajmer merwada was merged in rajasthan

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6
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why was ajmer merwada a union territory

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since prithviraj chouhan lost the 2nd battle of tarain in 1192, ajmer was usually controlled by whoever was in delhi

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7
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when did british offered to merge princely states and why did it fail?

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through government of india act 1935 british offered to merge princely state into british india, but it was voluntary. obviously, the kings showed no interest and it failed.

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8
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who tried to convince the princely states to merge in british territory in 1939

A

governor general lord linlithgo

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9
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which attempts were made to merge the princely states in british territory pre independence

A

goi act 1935attempts by lord linlithgo in 1939cripps mission of 1942cabinet mission plan 1946

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10
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who called the meeting on 25th and 26th june, 1946 as an attempt to create united rajasthan

A

mewar maharana bhupal singh

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11
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who was the constitutional advisor to mewar maharana bhupal singh

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KM Munshi

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12
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what was the rajasthan union in the mind of mewar king bhupal singh when he called the meeting in june 1946

A

rajasthan+gujrat+malwa

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13
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how many kings attended the meeting of mewar maharana bhupal singh

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22

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14
Q

when did KM Munshi adviced to have the meeting for united rajasthan to bhupal singh after his desire in june 1946?

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23-May-47

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15
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which kings refused to come to the united rajasthan meeting by bhupal singh

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jaipur, bikaner and jodhpurthe other 3 big princely states which did not want to look smaller than mewar

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16
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who was the king of jaipur

A

sawai mansingh 2nd

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17
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who was the diwan of jaipur

A

VT Krishnamachari

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18
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who did kota maharav tried to merge against mewar king’s attempt in 1947

A

bundi and jhalawar

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19
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who was the king of kota

A

bhim singh

20
Q

who was the king of dungarpur

A

maharaval laxman singh

21
Q

who did the dungarpur king tried to merge after the failed attempt by bhupal singh for united rajasthan

A

laxman singh tried to merge banswara and pratapgarh

22
Q

when was the princely state secretariat formed by the indian government

A

on 4 july, 1947

23
Q

which committee was formed by the indian government before mergers began and when

A

the princely states secretariat on 5 july, 1947

24
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who was the chairman of princely state secretariat

A

sardar vallabh bhai patel

25
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who was the secretary of the princely state secretariat

A

VP Menon

26
Q

what was the condition kept by the princely state secretariat for a state to be independent

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minimum population of 10 lakh AND minimum income of rs 1 crore

27
Q

which were the princely states which fulfilled the independence conditions of the princely states committee

A

jaipurjodhpurbikanermewar

28
Q

who was the first to accept the union and when

A

bikaner king shardul singh on 7th august 1947

29
Q

who was the last to accept the union offer and when

A

dholpur king udaibhan singh on 14 august 1947

30
Q

who did the bikaner king shardul singh sent to constituent assembly

A

KM Pannikar

31
Q

when did the british parliament passed the freedom of india act

A

on 18 july, 1947

32
Q

which section of the freedom of india act forsaked the british territories in the princely state

A

section 8the freedom of india act was passed in the british parliament on 18 july 1947

33
Q

state the problems in the merger of rajasthani princely states

A

1 communal disputes: mainly in alwar and bharatpur2 jodhpur, bikaner and jaiselmer on international boundary since the mountbatten plan of 3 june, 1947 and could act as buffer states (like j&k is now)3 personal ambitions of rulers4 mewar maharana in particular recalling their glorious history was not interested in merging with the union

34
Q

when did bappa rawal estt mewar

A

yr 728 ad

35
Q

name of the first stage of unification

A

matsya sangh

36
Q

who suggested matsya sangh to be the name of first stage

A

KM Munshi

37
Q

who was the PM of alwar who was stripped of his power in first stage of unification and why

A

NB Khare was considered to be involved in murder of mahatma gandhi with godse and perchure as they were from a village there. a man named pannalal testified. later although, he was named non guilty.

38
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who were from alwar arrested in 1948 relating to gandhi’s murder

A

alwar PM NB Khare and alwar king tej singh

39
Q

when did the indian government take alwar under itself

A

on 7 feb 1948

40
Q

who was the ruler of bharatpur

A

brajendra singh

41
Q

who did the indian government appoint as the administrator of bharatpur after brajendra singh surrendered

A

SN Sapru

42
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when did the indian government have bharatpur under its control

A

on 14 feb 1948

43
Q

which princely states and chiefships were merged in matsya sangh

A

bharatpuralwardholpurkaraulichiefship: neemrana

44
Q

what was the capital of matsya sangh

A

alwar

45
Q

when was matsya sangh inaugurated

A

18-Mar-48

46
Q

who inaugurated matsya sangh

A

NV Gadgil

47
Q

where was matsya sangh inaugurated

A

matsya sangh bharatpur