Integration of Princely States
Integration of Princely States is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2014, 2020). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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जुलाई 1947 पर्यंत काही संस्थानांचा भारतीय संघराज्यात विलीन होण्यास विरोध होता त्यात पुढील संस्थाने होती : The princely states that were unwilling to join the Indian Union until July 1947 included :
(a)बडोदा / Baroda
(b)त्रावणकोर / Travancore
(c)बिकानेर / Bikaner
(d)भोपाळ / Bhopal
By July 1947, princely states like Travancore (under Sir C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer) and Bhopal (under Nawab Hamidullah Khan) strongly resisted joining the Indian Union, declaring independent status initially.
जोड्या जुळवा : (a) मयूरभंज (i) मध्यवर्ती राज्यकारभार (b) कोल्हापूर (ii) मुंबई प्रांतात विलीन (c) रामपूर (iii) ओरिसात विलीन (d) भोपाळ (iv) उत्तर प्रदेशात विलीन
(a)मयूरभंज - मध्यवर्ती राज्यकारभार / Central Administration
(b)कोल्हापूर - मुंबई प्रांतात विलीन / Merged into Bombay Province
(c)रामपूर - ओरिसात विलीन / Merged into Orissa
(d)भोपाळ - उत्तर प्रदेशात विलीन / Merged into Uttar Pradesh
Mayurbhanj was integrated into central administration initially before merging with Orissa, Kolhapur was merged into the Bombay province, Rampur into Uttar Pradesh, and Bhopal into the central administration (though listed here as matching options). Based on standard merger matching, Mayurbhanj goes to Orissa (iii), Kolhapur to Bombay (ii), Rampur to UP (iv), and Bhopal to central administration (i).