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unification of rajasthan (old before partition) 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

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george thomas

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

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19
jaipur
jodhpur
mewar
bikaner
kota
bundi
jhalawar
bharatpur
dholpur
karauli
alwar
banswara
pratapgarh
doongarpur
sirohi
tonk
jaiselmer
kishangarh
shahpura

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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 thikanas
lawa
neemrana
kushalgarh

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5
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which union territory was merged in rajasthan

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on 1 november 1956 ajmer merwada was merged in rajasthan

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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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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

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goi act 1935
attempts by lord linlithgo in 1939
cripps mission of 1942
cabinet 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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what was the rajasthan union in the mind of mewar king bhupal singh when he called the meeting in june 1946

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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
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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, 1947

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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 jodhpur

the 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

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sawai mansingh 2nd

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17
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who was the diwan of jaipur

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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

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bhim singh

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20
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who was the king of dungarpur

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maharaval laxman singh

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21
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who did the dungarpur king tried to merge after the failed attempt by bhupal singh for united rajasthan

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laxman singh tried to merge banswara and pratapgarh

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22
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when was the princely state secretariat formed by the indian government

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on 4 july, 1947

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23
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which committee was formed by the indian government before mergers began and when

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the princely states secretariat on 5 july, 1947

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24
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who was the chairman of princely state secretariat

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sardar vallabh bhai patel

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25
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who was the secretary of the princely state secretariat

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VP Menon

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26
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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

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27
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which were the princely states which fulfilled the independence conditions of the princely states committee

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jaipur
jodhpur
bikaner
mewar

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28
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who was the first to accept the union and when

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bikaner king shardul singh on 7th august 1947

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29
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who was the last to accept the union offer and when

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dholpur king udaibhan singh on 14 august 1947

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30
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who did the bikaner king shardul singh sent to constituent assembly

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KM Pannikar

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31
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when did the british parliament passed the freedom of india act

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on 18 july, 1947

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32
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which section of the freedom of india act forsaked the british territories in the princely state

A

section 8

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

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33
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state the problems in the merger of rajasthani princely states

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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

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34
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when did bappa rawal estt mewar

A

yr 728 ad

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35
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name of the first stage of unification

A

matsya sangh

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36
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who suggested matsya sangh to be the name of first stage

A

KM Munshi

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37
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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.

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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

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39
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when did the indian government take alwar under itself

A

on 7 feb 1948

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40
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who was the ruler of bharatpur

A

brajendra singh

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41
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who did the indian government appoint as the administrator of bharatpur after brajendra singh surrendered

A

SN Sapru

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42
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when did the indian government have bharatpur under its control

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on 14 feb 1948

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43
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which princely states and chiefships were merged in matsya sangh

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bharatpur
alwar
dholpur
karauli

chiefship: neemrana

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44
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what was the capital of matsya sangh

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alwar

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45
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when was matsya sangh inaugurated

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18 march 1948

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46
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who inaugurated matsya sangh

A

NV Gadgil

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47
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where was matsya sangh inaugurated

A

matsya sangh bharatpur

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48
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NV Gadgil who inaugurated the matsya sangh had which ministries in center

A

energy
mines
PWD

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49
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who was the rajpramukh of matsya sangh

A

dholpur king udaybhan singh

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50
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who was the deputy rajpramukh of matsya sangh

A

ganeshpal the king of karauli

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51
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who was the PM of matsya sangh

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alwar PM Shobharam Kumawat

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52
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the PM of matsya sangh was the PM of which princely state previously

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alwar PM shobharam kumawat

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53
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who was the deputy PM of matsya sangh

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jaugalkishor chaturvedi

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54
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who was aka rajasthan ka nehru

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jugalkishor chaturvedi who was made the deputy PM of matsya sangh

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55
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who was given the max and min privy purse. put in descending order

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alwar max at 5.2 lakh. then bharatpur, then dholpur, then karauli at 1.05 lakh

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56
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what was the situation of jaiselmer during the unification process

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jaiselmer king girdhar singh decided to follow jodhpur and its decision

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57
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what was jodhpur’s plan that worried the nation during unification

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jodhpur king hanwant singh was in talks with jinnah to merge with pakistan and jaiselmer king was to follow him

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58
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which district of rajasthan did sardar patel want to merge with gujrat/bombay state and why

A

sirohi to have abu delwara for the hill station and jain mandirs to give gujrat tourism

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59
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which princely states and chiefships were merged in the second stage?

A

9 states
kota bundi jhalawar
dungarpur banswara pratapgarh
tonk
kishangarh shahpura
thikana: kushalgarh

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60
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which rulers ruled the kushalgarh thikana

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rathores

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61
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which states were to be merged with ajmer-merwada but they requested to become a part of the rajasthan union

A

kishangarh and shahpura

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62
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who was the king of shahpura

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sudarshandeo

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63
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which was the smallest princely state of rajasthan

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shahpura

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64
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who established the first responsible government in rajasthan

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shahpura ruler sudarshan dev in shahpura

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65
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name of the second stage of unification?

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rajasthan union

(eastern rajasthan)

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66
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when was the rajasthan union second stage inaugurated

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25 march, 1948

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67
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who inaugurated rajasthan union and where

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NV Gadgil in kota

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68
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who was the rajpramukh of second stage of unification

A

maharav bhim singh of kota

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69
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who were the deputy rajpramukhs of second stage

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sr dep rajpramukh: bahadur singh of bundi
jr dep rajpramukh: laxman singh of doongarpur

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70
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why was bundi king bahadur singh dissatisfied with bhim singh being the rajpramukh in rajasthan union

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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

71
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who was the PM of rajasthan union

A

gokullal asawa of shahpura

72
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which was the capital of rajasthan union

A

kota

73
Q

who was the diwan of mewar

A

rammurti

74
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who was the king of mewar during unification of rajasthan

A

bhupal singh

75
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what did bahadur singh of bundi do in reaction to kota maharav bhim singh becoming the rajpramukh of rajasthan union

A

he went to bhupal singh of mewar to convince him to join the rajasthan union just so that kota maharav cannot become rajpramukh

76
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hen did mewar raja bhupal singh accept and made a call to join the rajasthan union and what happened then

A

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

77
Q

who said, “it feels like I am signing on my death warrant”

A

chardraveer singh the king of banswara

78
Q

when was the firing in udaipur which killed two freedom fighters between second and third stage of unification

A

on 5 apr 1948

79
Q

which freedom fighters were killed in 5 april 1948 firing in udaipur

A

shantilal and anandilal

80
Q

who did bhupal singh call accepting the unification offer and when

A

VP Menon on 23 march 1948

81
Q

when did the mewar maharana sign the unification offer after accepting it on ___?

A

on 11 april 1948 after pre accepting on 23 march

82
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name of the third stage of unification?

A

united stage of rajasthan

83
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who joined in the third stage

A

mewar joined the rajasthan union

84
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who was the rajpramukh of USR

A

bhupal singh of mewar

85
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who were the dep rajpramukhs in USR

A

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)

86
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which was the capital of USR

A

udaipur

87
Q

who showed dissatisfaction after udaipur was made the capital of USR

A

bhim singh of kota

88
Q

how was bhim singh of kota given a compromise after taking away the capital status of kota in USR

A

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

89
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when was the third stage inaugurated

A

USR was inaugurated on 18 april 1948

90
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who inaugurated USR

A

jawaharlal nehru

91
Q

how much mewar maharana bhupal singh demand as privy purse

A

20 lakh

92
Q

what happened to the 20 lakh demanded by the mewar maharana as privy purse at the time of unification

A

accepted
10 lakh privy purse
5 lakh rajpramukh salary
5 lakh religious charity

93
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who was the pm of USR

A

manikyalal verma

94
Q

when was the post of deputy pm used for the first time in rajasthan unification

A

in 3rd phase i.e. USR

gokilal asawa became first deputy pm

95
Q

who was the deputy pm of usr

A

gokulal asawa

96
Q

in which stage mohanlal sukhadia first added as a cabinet minister

A

3rd stage USR

97
Q

who was known as wagad ka gandhi

A

bhogilal pandya
a minister in 3rd stage

98
Q

in which stage did ministers try to add feudal lords as ministers too

A

in 3rd stage i.e. USR

99
Q

lawa was added to which princely state

A

jaipur

100
Q

when was lawa chiefship added to jaipur princely state

A

on 19 july 1948

101
Q

what was the difference in rulers of lawa and jaipur

A

jaipur was ruled by kachhwahas and lawa by a branch naruka-kachchhwaha

102
Q

who suggested to merge the states on international boundary fast and considered them as risks

A

JP narayan and ram manohar lohiya

103
Q

who gave the slogan of complete revolt (sampoorna kranti)?

A

JP narayan

104
Q

which committee was made by ram manohar lohhiya

A

rajasthan andolan samiti

105
Q

in which magazine did the story about jodhpur king hanwant singh wanting to merge with pakistan was printed

A

riyasati by sumnesh joshi

106
Q

who publish riyasati

A

sumnesh joshi

107
Q

who did the jodhpur king threatened with a pen pistol and who cooled the situation down

A

hanwant singh threatened VP Menon
cooled down by lord mountbatten

108
Q

inauguration of greater rajasthan?

A

30 march 1949

109
Q

when was the greater rajasthan stage announced by sardar patel before its inauguration on 30 march

A

14 january 1949

110
Q

which states were added in 4th stage

A

united states of rajasthan was joined by jaipur, jodhpur and bikaner

111
Q

who was the diwan of jaipur

A

VT krishnamachari

112
Q

who was the diwan of bikaner

A

venkatachari

113
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what did vt krishnamachari suggested to be made into rajasthan state during the 4th stage

A

1 united staes of rajasthan
2 jodhpur+jaiselmer+bikaner (intnl boundary states)
3 jaipur+karauli+alwar (bharatpur and dholpur to be given to UP)

114
Q

which districts did krishnamachari suggested to give to UP

A

bharatpur and dholpur

115
Q

capital of greater rajasthan?

A

jaipur

116
Q

how was maharana bhupal singh of mewar given compensation when jaipur king was made rajpramukh in 4th stage

A

he was mede maharajpramukh

117
Q

who was the rajpramukh of greater rajasthan

A

man singh 2nd of jaipur

118
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who were the deputy rajpramukh of greater rajasthan

A

sr dep rajpramukhs: hanwant singh of jodhpur and bhim singh of kota

jr dep rajpramukhs: bahadur singh of bundi and laxman singh of dungarpur

119
Q

role of hanwant singh of jodhpur in 4th phase?

A

sr dep rajpramukh

120
Q

role of bhim singh of kota in 4th phase?

A

sr dep rajpramukh

121
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role of bahadur singh of bundi in 4th phase?

A

jr dep rajpramukh

122
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role of laxman singh of dungarpur in 4th phase

A

jr dep rajpramukh

123
Q

which committee was set up to resolve the issue of capital status to jaipur vs jodhpur

A

BR Patel committee

124
Q

who were the other members of BR Patel committee

A

TC puri and SP sinha

125
Q

what department was given to udaipur by BR Patel committee

A

mining

126
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what department was given to kota by BR Patel committee

A

forest and cooperative

127
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what department was given to jodhpur by BR Patel committee

A

high court

128
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what department was given to bikaner by BR Patel committee

A

education

129
Q

what department was given to bharatpur by BR Patel committee

A

agriculture

130
Q

who was the PM of greater rajasthan

A

hiralal shastri

131
Q

which leaders of rajasthan were in protest of hiralal shastri becoming PM of greater rajasthan

A

jai narayan vyas and manikyalal verma

132
Q

how much privy purse did jaipur king sms2 get in 4th phase

A

18 lakhs

133
Q

who was the king of jaiselmer during unification process

A

raghunath singh

134
Q

why was march 30, 1949 chosen as inauguration day for greater rajasthan?

A

it was chaitra shukla ekam i.e. hindu new year on 30 march 1949

135
Q

name of 5th phase of unification

A

united greater rajasthan

136
Q

which parts of rajasthan were merged in 5th phase

A

5=1+4
greater rajasthan plus matasya sangh

137
Q

when was the united greater rajasthan inaugurated

A

15 may, 1949

138
Q

which minister was added to the cabinet of hiralal shastri in 5th phase

A

shobharam kumawat

139
Q

during the 5th phase, which districts of matsya union wanted to join UP

A

dholpur and bharatpur

140
Q

which district initially wanted to join UP from the matsya union changed their stance and decided to join rajasthan first

A

bharatpur
then dholpur

141
Q

which committee was formed to resolve the issue of bharatpur and dholpur wanting to join UP

A

shankar rao dev committee

142
Q

who were the other members of shankar rao dev committee

A

RK sidhwa and prabhudayal

143
Q

which district was added in 6th stage

A

sirohi

144
Q

why did rajasthan fight for sirohi

A

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.

145
Q

when did the name rajasthan was finalised

A

on 26 january, 1950. 6th stage

146
Q

in which stage was sirohi partitioned

A

6th stage of unification

147
Q

who said, “the wanted gokul bhai bhatt, I gave them.”

A

patel in reply to why he took abu delwara to gujrat (bombay state)

148
Q

how many villages did rajasthan lose from sirohi in partition

A

abu delwara with 89 villages in an area of 304 mile2

149
Q

who was the first nominated CM of rajasthan and in which stage

A

6th stage, pt hiralal shastri

150
Q

which incident triggered the 7th stage

A

death of sardar patel on 15 dec 1950

151
Q

when did sardar patel die

A

15 dec 1950

152
Q

who was the chairman of state reorganisation commission

A

fazal ali

153
Q

who were the other members of state reorganization commission

A

KM palekar and Hridyanath Kunjru

154
Q

which leader from rajasthan took to the state reorganisation committee to talk about the unfair partition of sirohi

A

Muni jinvijay suri with dashrath sharma

155
Q

who is the author of early chouhan dynasty

A

dashrath sharma

156
Q

which part of sirohi which was partitioned was merged back with rajasthan in 6th phase

A

abu delwara

157
Q

who suggested to merge ajmer merwada with rajasthan to the fazal ali commission

A

VP menon

158
Q

why was merger of ajmer merwada fastracked

A

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

159
Q

which areas of MP and rajasthan were exchanged in 6th stage

A

sunel tappa from MP was merged in rajasthan (jhalawar)
sironj from kota was merged with MP (vidisha distt)

160
Q

which was the final day of unification of rajasthan

A

1 november 1956

161
Q

for how long did the unification of rajasthan took place

A

8 years 7 months and 14 days
from 18 march 1948 to 1 november 1956

162
Q

by which constitution amendment was the post of rajpramukh was replaced with the post of governor

A

by 7th constitutional amendment 1956

163
Q

who was the first governor of rajasthan

A

gurumukh nihal singh

164
Q

what did nehru respond to sms2 when he objected for 7 caa 1956

A

that the constitution cannot be set in stone (pashaan nahi ho sakta)

165
Q

with which caa were the privy pursed ended

A

26th caa,, 1971

166
Q

what was the name of the cabinet that ajmer merwada chiefship had

A

dhaara sabha

167
Q

how many members did the dhara sabha of ajmer merwada have

A

30

168
Q

who was the CM of dhara sabha of ajmer merwada

A

haribhau upadhyay

169
Q

who was against the merger of ajmer merwada in rajasthan in 7th stage

A

haribhau upadhyay who was the CM of ajmer merwada dhara sabha

170
Q

where was the hq of ajmer zone

A

jaipur

171
Q

which was the 26th distt of rajasthan

A

ajmer

172
Q

which committee was set up to resolve the capital dispute jaipur vs ajmer

A

P Satyanarayan Rao committee

173
Q

who were the other members of P satyanarayan rao committee

A

PK guha and v vishwanath

174
Q

what did the p satyanarayan rao committee offer to ajmer in exchange of jaipur being made the capital

A

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