unification of rajasthan 1/4

Question 1

who gave the name of rajasthan to rajasthan

Answer 1

col james todd

Question 2

who called our state rajputana

Answer 2

george thomas

Question 3

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

Answer 3

19jaipurjodhpurmewarbikanerkotabundijhalawarbharatpurdholpurkaraulialwarbanswarapratapgarhdoongarpursirohitonkjaiselmerkishangarhshahpura

Question 4

how many chiefships were in rajasthan at when the merger begin

Answer 4

3 thikanaslawaneemranakushalgarh

Question 5

which union territory was merged in rajasthan

Answer 5

on 1 november 1956 ajmer merwada was merged in rajasthan

Question 6

why was ajmer merwada a union territory

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

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

Answer 8

governor general lord linlithgo

Question 9

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

Answer 9

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

Question 10

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

Answer 10

mewar maharana bhupal singh

Question 11

who was the constitutional advisor to mewar maharana bhupal singh

Answer 11

KM Munshi

Question 12

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

Answer 12

rajasthan+gujrat+malwa

Question 13

how many kings attended the meeting of mewar maharana bhupal singh

Answer 13

22

Question 14

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

Answer 14

23-May-47

Question 15

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

Answer 15

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

Question 16

who was the king of jaipur

Answer 16

sawai mansingh 2nd

Question 17

who was the diwan of jaipur

Answer 17

VT Krishnamachari

Question 18

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

Answer 18

bundi and jhalawar

Question 19

who was the king of kota

Answer 19

bhim singh

Question 20

who was the king of dungarpur

Answer 20

maharaval laxman singh

Question 21

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

Answer 21

laxman singh tried to merge banswara and pratapgarh

Question 22

when was the princely state secretariat formed by the indian government

Answer 22

on 4 july, 1947

Question 23

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

Answer 23

the princely states secretariat on 5 july, 1947

Question 24

who was the chairman of princely state secretariat

Answer 24

sardar vallabh bhai patel

Question 25

who was the secretary of the princely state secretariat

Answer 25

VP Menon

Question 26

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

Answer 26

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

Question 27

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

Answer 27

jaipurjodhpurbikanermewar

Question 28

who was the first to accept the union and when

Answer 28

bikaner king shardul singh on 7th august 1947

Question 29

who was the last to accept the union offer and when

Answer 29

dholpur king udaibhan singh on 14 august 1947

Question 30

who did the bikaner king shardul singh sent to constituent assembly

Answer 30

KM Pannikar

Question 31

when did the british parliament passed the freedom of india act

Answer 31

on 18 july, 1947

Question 32

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

Answer 32

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

Question 33

state the problems in the merger of rajasthani princely states

Answer 33

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

Question 34

when did bappa rawal estt mewar

Answer 34

yr 728 ad

Question 35

name of the first stage of unification

Answer 35

matsya sangh

Question 36

who suggested matsya sangh to be the name of first stage

Answer 36

KM Munshi

Question 37

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

Answer 37

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.

Question 38

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

Answer 38

alwar PM NB Khare and alwar king tej singh

Question 39

when did the indian government take alwar under itself

Answer 39

on 7 feb 1948

Question 40

who was the ruler of bharatpur

Answer 40

brajendra singh

Question 41

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

Answer 41

SN Sapru

Question 42

when did the indian government have bharatpur under its control

Answer 42

on 14 feb 1948

Question 43

which princely states and chiefships were merged in matsya sangh

Answer 43

bharatpuralwardholpurkaraulichiefship: neemrana

Question 44

what was the capital of matsya sangh

Answer 44

alwar

Question 45

when was matsya sangh inaugurated

Answer 45

18-Mar-48

Question 46

who inaugurated matsya sangh

Answer 46

NV Gadgil

Question 47

where was matsya sangh inaugurated

Answer 47

matsya sangh bharatpur