unification of rajasthan (old before partition) Flashcards
who gave the name of rajasthan to rajasthan
col james todd
who called our state rajputana
george thomas
how many princely states were in rajasthan when mergers were to begin
19
jaipur
jodhpur
mewar
bikaner
kota
bundi
jhalawar
bharatpur
dholpur
karauli
alwar
banswara
pratapgarh
doongarpur
sirohi
tonk
jaiselmer
kishangarh
shahpura
how many chiefships were in rajasthan at when the merger begin
3 thikanas
lawa
neemrana
kushalgarh
which union territory was merged in rajasthan
on 1 november 1956 ajmer merwada was merged in rajasthan
why was ajmer merwada a union territory
since prithviraj chouhan lost the 2nd battle of tarain in 1192, ajmer was usually controlled by whoever was in delhi
when did british offered to merge princely states and why did it fail?
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.
who tried to convince the princely states to merge in british territory in 1939
governor general lord linlithgo
which attempts were made to merge the princely states in british territory pre independence
goi act 1935
attempts by lord linlithgo in 1939
cripps mission of 1942
cabinet mission plan 1946
who called the meeting on 25th and 26th june, 1946 as an attempt to create united rajasthan
mewar maharana bhupal singh
who was the constitutional advisor to mewar maharana bhupal singh
KM Munshi
what was the rajasthan union in the mind of mewar king bhupal singh when he called the meeting in june 1946
rajasthan+gujrat+malwa
how many kings attended the meeting of mewar maharana bhupal singh
22
when did KM Munshi adviced to have the meeting for united rajasthan to bhupal singh after his desire in june 1946?
23 may, 1947
which kings refused to come to the united rajasthan meeting by bhupal singh
jaipur, bikaner and jodhpur
the other 3 big princely states which did not want to look smaller than mewar
who was the king of jaipur
sawai mansingh 2nd
who was the diwan of jaipur
VT Krishnamachari
who did kota maharav tried to merge against mewar king’s attempt in 1947
bundi and jhalawar
who was the king of kota
bhim singh
who was the king of dungarpur
maharaval laxman singh
who did the dungarpur king tried to merge after the failed attempt by bhupal singh for united rajasthan
laxman singh tried to merge banswara and pratapgarh
when was the princely state secretariat formed by the indian government
on 4 july, 1947
which committee was formed by the indian government before mergers began and when
the princely states secretariat on 5 july, 1947
who was the chairman of princely state secretariat
sardar vallabh bhai patel
who was the secretary of the princely state secretariat
VP Menon
what was the condition kept by the princely state secretariat for a state to be independent
minimum population of 10 lakh AND minimum income of rs 1 crore
which were the princely states which fulfilled the independence conditions of the princely states committee
jaipur
jodhpur
bikaner
mewar
who was the first to accept the union and when
bikaner king shardul singh on 7th august 1947
who was the last to accept the union offer and when
dholpur king udaibhan singh on 14 august 1947
who did the bikaner king shardul singh sent to constituent assembly
KM Pannikar
when did the british parliament passed the freedom of india act
on 18 july, 1947
which section of the freedom of india act forsaked the british territories in the princely state
section 8
the freedom of india act was passed in the british parliament on 18 july 1947
state the problems in the merger of rajasthani princely states
1 communal disputes: mainly in alwar and bharatpur
2 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 rulers
4 mewar maharana in particular recalling their glorious history was not interested in merging with the union
when did bappa rawal estt mewar
yr 728 ad
name of the first stage of unification
matsya sangh
who suggested matsya sangh to be the name of first stage
KM Munshi
who was the PM of alwar who was stripped of his power in first stage of unification and why
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.
who were from alwar arrested in 1948 relating to gandhi’s murder
alwar PM NB Khare and alwar king tej singh
when did the indian government take alwar under itself
on 7 feb 1948
who was the ruler of bharatpur
brajendra singh
who did the indian government appoint as the administrator of bharatpur after brajendra singh surrendered
SN Sapru
when did the indian government have bharatpur under its control
on 14 feb 1948
which princely states and chiefships were merged in matsya sangh
bharatpur
alwar
dholpur
karauli
chiefship: neemrana
what was the capital of matsya sangh
alwar
when was matsya sangh inaugurated
18 march 1948
who inaugurated matsya sangh
NV Gadgil
where was matsya sangh inaugurated
matsya sangh bharatpur
NV Gadgil who inaugurated the matsya sangh had which ministries in center
energy
mines
PWD
who was the rajpramukh of matsya sangh
dholpur king udaybhan singh
who was the deputy rajpramukh of matsya sangh
ganeshpal the king of karauli
who was the PM of matsya sangh
alwar PM Shobharam Kumawat
the PM of matsya sangh was the PM of which princely state previously
alwar PM shobharam kumawat
who was the deputy PM of matsya sangh
jaugalkishor chaturvedi
who was aka rajasthan ka nehru
jugalkishor chaturvedi who was made the deputy PM of matsya sangh
who was given the max and min privy purse. put in descending order
alwar max at 5.2 lakh. then bharatpur, then dholpur, then karauli at 1.05 lakh
what was the situation of jaiselmer during the unification process
jaiselmer king girdhar singh decided to follow jodhpur and its decision
what was jodhpur’s plan that worried the nation during unification
jodhpur king hanwant singh was in talks with jinnah to merge with pakistan and jaiselmer king was to follow him
which district of rajasthan did sardar patel want to merge with gujrat/bombay state and why
sirohi to have abu delwara for the hill station and jain mandirs to give gujrat tourism
which princely states and chiefships were merged in the second stage?
9 states
kota bundi jhalawar
dungarpur banswara pratapgarh
tonk
kishangarh shahpura
thikana: kushalgarh
which rulers ruled the kushalgarh thikana
rathores
which states were to be merged with ajmer-merwada but they requested to become a part of the rajasthan union
kishangarh and shahpura
who was the king of shahpura
sudarshandeo
which was the smallest princely state of rajasthan
shahpura
who established the first responsible government in rajasthan
shahpura ruler sudarshan dev in shahpura
name of the second stage of unification?
rajasthan union
(eastern rajasthan)
when was the rajasthan union second stage inaugurated
25 march, 1948
who inaugurated rajasthan union and where
NV Gadgil in kota
who was the rajpramukh of second stage of unification
maharav bhim singh of kota
who were the deputy rajpramukhs of second stage
sr dep rajpramukh: bahadur singh of bundi
jr dep rajpramukh: laxman singh of doongarpur
why was bundi king bahadur singh dissatisfied with bhim singh being the rajpramukh in rajasthan union
since kota was ruled by hada chouhans which was a branch of chouhans which ruled bundi, they were technically born out of them which made bahadur singh consider them inferior and thus, unhappy
who was the PM of rajasthan union
gokullal asawa of shahpura
which was the capital of rajasthan union
kota
who was the diwan of mewar
rammurti
who was the king of mewar during unification of rajasthan
bhupal singh
what did bahadur singh of bundi do in reaction to kota maharav bhim singh becoming the rajpramukh of rajasthan union
he went to bhupal singh of mewar to convince him to join the rajasthan union just so that kota maharav cannot become rajpramukh
hen did mewar raja bhupal singh accept and made a call to join the rajasthan union and what happened then
bhupal singh accepted and called vp menon of 23 march 1948, i.e. 2 days before the inauguration. kota maharav bhim singh requested to do it in next phase as he was the rajpramukh this stage and it would be disrespectful to be stripped of his title 2 days before he is supposed to be. thus, in the third stage i.e. united states of rajasthan, mewar king was made rajpramukh and bhim singh of kota made sr dp rajpramukh
who said, “it feels like I am signing on my death warrant”
chardraveer singh the king of banswara
when was the firing in udaipur which killed two freedom fighters between second and third stage of unification
on 5 apr 1948
which freedom fighters were killed in 5 april 1948 firing in udaipur
shantilal and anandilal
who did bhupal singh call accepting the unification offer and when
VP Menon on 23 march 1948
when did the mewar maharana sign the unification offer after accepting it on ___?
on 11 april 1948 after pre accepting on 23 march
name of the third stage of unification?
united stage of rajasthan
who joined in the third stage
mewar joined the rajasthan union
who was the rajpramukh of USR
bhupal singh of mewar
who were the dep rajpramukhs in USR
sr dep was bhim singh of kota (demoted from rajpramukh in 2nd phase)
jr dep was laxman singh of dungarpur along with bahadur singh of bundi (oh so petty)
which was the capital of USR
udaipur
who showed dissatisfaction after udaipur was made the capital of USR
bhim singh of kota
how was bhim singh of kota given a compromise after taking away the capital status of kota in USR
that one session every year of vidhan sabha in capital of udaipur (wah) will be held in kota with special efforts to be made for development of kota
when was the third stage inaugurated
USR was inaugurated on 18 april 1948
who inaugurated USR
jawaharlal nehru
how much mewar maharana bhupal singh demand as privy purse
20 lakh
what happened to the 20 lakh demanded by the mewar maharana as privy purse at the time of unification
accepted
10 lakh privy purse
5 lakh rajpramukh salary
5 lakh religious charity
who was the pm of USR
manikyalal verma
when was the post of deputy pm used for the first time in rajasthan unification
in 3rd phase i.e. USR
gokilal asawa became first deputy pm
who was the deputy pm of usr
gokulal asawa
in which stage mohanlal sukhadia first added as a cabinet minister
3rd stage USR
who was known as wagad ka gandhi
bhogilal pandya
a minister in 3rd stage
in which stage did ministers try to add feudal lords as ministers too
in 3rd stage i.e. USR
lawa was added to which princely state
jaipur
when was lawa chiefship added to jaipur princely state
on 19 july 1948
what was the difference in rulers of lawa and jaipur
jaipur was ruled by kachhwahas and lawa by a branch naruka-kachchhwaha
who suggested to merge the states on international boundary fast and considered them as risks
JP narayan and ram manohar lohiya
who gave the slogan of complete revolt (sampoorna kranti)?
JP narayan
which committee was made by ram manohar lohhiya
rajasthan andolan samiti
in which magazine did the story about jodhpur king hanwant singh wanting to merge with pakistan was printed
riyasati by sumnesh joshi
who publish riyasati
sumnesh joshi
who did the jodhpur king threatened with a pen pistol and who cooled the situation down
hanwant singh threatened VP Menon
cooled down by lord mountbatten
inauguration of greater rajasthan?
30 march 1949
when was the greater rajasthan stage announced by sardar patel before its inauguration on 30 march
14 january 1949
which states were added in 4th stage
united states of rajasthan was joined by jaipur, jodhpur and bikaner
who was the diwan of jaipur
VT krishnamachari
who was the diwan of bikaner
venkatachari
what did vt krishnamachari suggested to be made into rajasthan state during the 4th stage
1 united staes of rajasthan
2 jodhpur+jaiselmer+bikaner (intnl boundary states)
3 jaipur+karauli+alwar (bharatpur and dholpur to be given to UP)
which districts did krishnamachari suggested to give to UP
bharatpur and dholpur
capital of greater rajasthan?
jaipur
how was maharana bhupal singh of mewar given compensation when jaipur king was made rajpramukh in 4th stage
he was mede maharajpramukh
who was the rajpramukh of greater rajasthan
man singh 2nd of jaipur
who were the deputy rajpramukh of greater rajasthan
sr dep rajpramukhs: hanwant singh of jodhpur and bhim singh of kota
jr dep rajpramukhs: bahadur singh of bundi and laxman singh of dungarpur
role of hanwant singh of jodhpur in 4th phase?
sr dep rajpramukh
role of bhim singh of kota in 4th phase?
sr dep rajpramukh
role of bahadur singh of bundi in 4th phase?
jr dep rajpramukh
role of laxman singh of dungarpur in 4th phase
jr dep rajpramukh
which committee was set up to resolve the issue of capital status to jaipur vs jodhpur
BR Patel committee
who were the other members of BR Patel committee
TC puri and SP sinha
what department was given to udaipur by BR Patel committee
mining
what department was given to kota by BR Patel committee
forest and cooperative
what department was given to jodhpur by BR Patel committee
high court
what department was given to bikaner by BR Patel committee
education
what department was given to bharatpur by BR Patel committee
agriculture
who was the PM of greater rajasthan
hiralal shastri
which leaders of rajasthan were in protest of hiralal shastri becoming PM of greater rajasthan
jai narayan vyas and manikyalal verma
how much privy purse did jaipur king sms2 get in 4th phase
18 lakhs
who was the king of jaiselmer during unification process
raghunath singh
why was march 30, 1949 chosen as inauguration day for greater rajasthan?
it was chaitra shukla ekam i.e. hindu new year on 30 march 1949
name of 5th phase of unification
united greater rajasthan
which parts of rajasthan were merged in 5th phase
5=1+4
greater rajasthan plus matasya sangh
when was the united greater rajasthan inaugurated
15 may, 1949
which minister was added to the cabinet of hiralal shastri in 5th phase
shobharam kumawat
during the 5th phase, which districts of matsya union wanted to join UP
dholpur and bharatpur
which district initially wanted to join UP from the matsya union changed their stance and decided to join rajasthan first
bharatpur
then dholpur
which committee was formed to resolve the issue of bharatpur and dholpur wanting to join UP
shankar rao dev committee
who were the other members of shankar rao dev committee
RK sidhwa and prabhudayal
which district was added in 6th stage
sirohi
why did rajasthan fight for sirohi
haathal, the village of gokul bhai bhatt was in sirohi. even pt hiralal shastri wrote to patel after mewar merger to merge sirohi into rajasthan.
when did the name rajasthan was finalised
on 26 january, 1950. 6th stage
in which stage was sirohi partitioned
6th stage of unification
who said, “the wanted gokul bhai bhatt, I gave them.”
patel in reply to why he took abu delwara to gujrat (bombay state)
how many villages did rajasthan lose from sirohi in partition
abu delwara with 89 villages in an area of 304 mile2
who was the first nominated CM of rajasthan and in which stage
6th stage, pt hiralal shastri
which incident triggered the 7th stage
death of sardar patel on 15 dec 1950
when did sardar patel die
15 dec 1950
who was the chairman of state reorganisation commission
fazal ali
who were the other members of state reorganization commission
KM palekar and Hridyanath Kunjru
which leader from rajasthan took to the state reorganisation committee to talk about the unfair partition of sirohi
Muni jinvijay suri with dashrath sharma
who is the author of early chouhan dynasty
dashrath sharma
which part of sirohi which was partitioned was merged back with rajasthan in 6th phase
abu delwara
who suggested to merge ajmer merwada with rajasthan to the fazal ali commission
VP menon
why was merger of ajmer merwada fastracked
because robbers would hide in ajmer merwada and it was a hassle catching them as it was under union control. fazal ali commission accepted and merged it
which areas of MP and rajasthan were exchanged in 6th stage
sunel tappa from MP was merged in rajasthan (jhalawar)
sironj from kota was merged with MP (vidisha distt)
which was the final day of unification of rajasthan
1 november 1956
for how long did the unification of rajasthan took place
8 years 7 months and 14 days
from 18 march 1948 to 1 november 1956
by which constitution amendment was the post of rajpramukh was replaced with the post of governor
by 7th constitutional amendment 1956
who was the first governor of rajasthan
gurumukh nihal singh
what did nehru respond to sms2 when he objected for 7 caa 1956
that the constitution cannot be set in stone (pashaan nahi ho sakta)
with which caa were the privy pursed ended
26th caa,, 1971
what was the name of the cabinet that ajmer merwada chiefship had
dhaara sabha
how many members did the dhara sabha of ajmer merwada have
30
who was the CM of dhara sabha of ajmer merwada
haribhau upadhyay
who was against the merger of ajmer merwada in rajasthan in 7th stage
haribhau upadhyay who was the CM of ajmer merwada dhara sabha
where was the hq of ajmer zone
jaipur
which was the 26th distt of rajasthan
ajmer
which committee was set up to resolve the capital dispute jaipur vs ajmer
P Satyanarayan Rao committee
who were the other members of P satyanarayan rao committee
PK guha and v vishwanath
what did the p satyanarayan rao committee offer to ajmer in exchange of jaipur being made the capital
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