unification of rajasthan (old before partition) Flashcards
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1
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who gave the name of rajasthan to rajasthan
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col james todd
2
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who called our state rajputana
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george thomas
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
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
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
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
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.
8
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who tried to convince the princely states to merge in british territory in 1939
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governor general lord linlithgo
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
10
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who called the meeting on 25th and 26th june, 1946 as an attempt to create united rajasthan
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mewar maharana bhupal singh
11
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who was the constitutional advisor to mewar maharana bhupal singh
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KM Munshi
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
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rajasthan+gujrat+malwa
13
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how many kings attended the meeting of mewar maharana bhupal singh
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22
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
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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who was the king of jaipur
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sawai mansingh 2nd
17
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who was the diwan of jaipur
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VT Krishnamachari
18
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who did kota maharav tried to merge against mewar king’s attempt in 1947
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bundi and jhalawar
19
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who was the king of kota
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bhim singh
20
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who was the king of dungarpur
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maharaval laxman singh
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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
22
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when was the princely state secretariat formed by the indian government
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on 4 july, 1947
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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who was the chairman of princely state secretariat
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sardar vallabh bhai patel
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who was the secretary of the princely state secretariat
VP Menon
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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
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which were the princely states which fulfilled the independence conditions of the princely states committee
jaipur
jodhpur
bikaner
mewar
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who was the first to accept the union and when
bikaner king shardul singh on 7th august 1947
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who was the last to accept the union offer and when
dholpur king udaibhan singh on 14 august 1947
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who did the bikaner king shardul singh sent to constituent assembly
KM Pannikar
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when did the british parliament passed the freedom of india act
on 18 july, 1947
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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
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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
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when did bappa rawal estt mewar
yr 728 ad
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name of the first stage of unification
matsya sangh
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who suggested matsya sangh to be the name of first stage
KM Munshi
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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.
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who were from alwar arrested in 1948 relating to gandhi's murder
alwar PM NB Khare and alwar king tej singh
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when did the indian government take alwar under itself
on 7 feb 1948
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who was the ruler of bharatpur
brajendra singh
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who did the indian government appoint as the administrator of bharatpur after brajendra singh surrendered
SN Sapru
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when did the indian government have bharatpur under its control
on 14 feb 1948
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which princely states and chiefships were merged in matsya sangh
bharatpur
alwar
dholpur
karauli
chiefship: neemrana
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what was the capital of matsya sangh
alwar
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when was matsya sangh inaugurated
18 march 1948
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who inaugurated matsya sangh
NV Gadgil
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where was matsya sangh inaugurated
matsya sangh bharatpur
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NV Gadgil who inaugurated the matsya sangh had which ministries in center
energy
mines
PWD
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who was the rajpramukh of matsya sangh
dholpur king udaybhan singh
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who was the deputy rajpramukh of matsya sangh
ganeshpal the king of karauli
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who was the PM of matsya sangh
alwar PM Shobharam Kumawat
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the PM of matsya sangh was the PM of which princely state previously
alwar PM shobharam kumawat
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who was the deputy PM of matsya sangh
jaugalkishor chaturvedi
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who was aka rajasthan ka nehru
jugalkishor chaturvedi who was made the deputy PM of matsya sangh
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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
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what was the situation of jaiselmer during the unification process
jaiselmer king girdhar singh decided to follow jodhpur and its decision
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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
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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
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which princely states and chiefships were merged in the second stage?
9 states
kota bundi jhalawar
dungarpur banswara pratapgarh
tonk
kishangarh shahpura
thikana: kushalgarh
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which rulers ruled the kushalgarh thikana
rathores
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which states were to be merged with ajmer-merwada but they requested to become a part of the rajasthan union
kishangarh and shahpura
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who was the king of shahpura
sudarshandeo
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which was the smallest princely state of rajasthan
shahpura
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who established the first responsible government in rajasthan
shahpura ruler sudarshan dev in shahpura
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name of the second stage of unification?
rajasthan union
(eastern rajasthan)
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when was the rajasthan union second stage inaugurated
25 march, 1948
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who inaugurated rajasthan union and where
NV Gadgil in kota
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who was the rajpramukh of second stage of unification
maharav bhim singh of kota
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who were the deputy rajpramukhs of second stage
sr dep rajpramukh: bahadur singh of bundi
jr dep rajpramukh: laxman singh of doongarpur
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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
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who was the PM of rajasthan union
gokullal asawa of shahpura
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which was the capital of rajasthan union
kota
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who was the diwan of mewar
rammurti
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who was the king of mewar during unification of rajasthan
bhupal singh
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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
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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
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who said, "it feels like I am signing on my death warrant"
chardraveer singh the king of banswara
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when was the firing in udaipur which killed two freedom fighters between second and third stage of unification
on 5 apr 1948
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which freedom fighters were killed in 5 april 1948 firing in udaipur
shantilal and anandilal
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who did bhupal singh call accepting the unification offer and when
VP Menon on 23 march 1948
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when did the mewar maharana sign the unification offer after accepting it on ___?
on 11 april 1948 after pre accepting on 23 march
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name of the third stage of unification?
united stage of rajasthan
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who joined in the third stage
mewar joined the rajasthan union
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who was the rajpramukh of USR
bhupal singh of mewar
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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)
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which was the capital of USR
udaipur
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who showed dissatisfaction after udaipur was made the capital of USR
bhim singh of kota
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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
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when was the third stage inaugurated
USR was inaugurated on 18 april 1948
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who inaugurated USR
jawaharlal nehru
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how much mewar maharana bhupal singh demand as privy purse
20 lakh
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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
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who was the pm of USR
manikyalal verma
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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
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who was the deputy pm of usr
gokulal asawa
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in which stage mohanlal sukhadia first added as a cabinet minister
3rd stage USR
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who was known as wagad ka gandhi
bhogilal pandya
a minister in 3rd stage
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in which stage did ministers try to add feudal lords as ministers too
in 3rd stage i.e. USR
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lawa was added to which princely state
jaipur
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when was lawa chiefship added to jaipur princely state
on 19 july 1948
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what was the difference in rulers of lawa and jaipur
jaipur was ruled by kachhwahas and lawa by a branch naruka-kachchhwaha
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who suggested to merge the states on international boundary fast and considered them as risks
JP narayan and ram manohar lohiya
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who gave the slogan of complete revolt (sampoorna kranti)?
JP narayan
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which committee was made by ram manohar lohhiya
rajasthan andolan samiti
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in which magazine did the story about jodhpur king hanwant singh wanting to merge with pakistan was printed
riyasati by sumnesh joshi
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who publish riyasati
sumnesh joshi
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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
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inauguration of greater rajasthan?
30 march 1949
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when was the greater rajasthan stage announced by sardar patel before its inauguration on 30 march
14 january 1949
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which states were added in 4th stage
united states of rajasthan was joined by jaipur, jodhpur and bikaner
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who was the diwan of jaipur
VT krishnamachari
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who was the diwan of bikaner
venkatachari
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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)
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which districts did krishnamachari suggested to give to UP
bharatpur and dholpur
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capital of greater rajasthan?
jaipur
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how was maharana bhupal singh of mewar given compensation when jaipur king was made rajpramukh in 4th stage
he was mede maharajpramukh
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who was the rajpramukh of greater rajasthan
man singh 2nd of jaipur
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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
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role of hanwant singh of jodhpur in 4th phase?
sr dep rajpramukh
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role of bhim singh of kota in 4th phase?
sr dep rajpramukh
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role of bahadur singh of bundi in 4th phase?
jr dep rajpramukh
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role of laxman singh of dungarpur in 4th phase
jr dep rajpramukh
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which committee was set up to resolve the issue of capital status to jaipur vs jodhpur
BR Patel committee
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who were the other members of BR Patel committee
TC puri and SP sinha
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what department was given to udaipur by BR Patel committee
mining
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what department was given to kota by BR Patel committee
forest and cooperative
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what department was given to jodhpur by BR Patel committee
high court
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what department was given to bikaner by BR Patel committee
education
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what department was given to bharatpur by BR Patel committee
agriculture
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who was the PM of greater rajasthan
hiralal shastri
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which leaders of rajasthan were in protest of hiralal shastri becoming PM of greater rajasthan
jai narayan vyas and manikyalal verma
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how much privy purse did jaipur king sms2 get in 4th phase
18 lakhs
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who was the king of jaiselmer during unification process
raghunath singh
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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
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name of 5th phase of unification
united greater rajasthan
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which parts of rajasthan were merged in 5th phase
5=1+4
greater rajasthan plus matasya sangh
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when was the united greater rajasthan inaugurated
15 may, 1949
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which minister was added to the cabinet of hiralal shastri in 5th phase
shobharam kumawat
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during the 5th phase, which districts of matsya union wanted to join UP
dholpur and bharatpur
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which district initially wanted to join UP from the matsya union changed their stance and decided to join rajasthan first
bharatpur
then dholpur
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which committee was formed to resolve the issue of bharatpur and dholpur wanting to join UP
shankar rao dev committee
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who were the other members of shankar rao dev committee
RK sidhwa and prabhudayal
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which district was added in 6th stage
sirohi
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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.
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when did the name rajasthan was finalised
on 26 january, 1950. 6th stage
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in which stage was sirohi partitioned
6th stage of unification
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who said, "the wanted gokul bhai bhatt, I gave them."
patel in reply to why he took abu delwara to gujrat (bombay state)
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how many villages did rajasthan lose from sirohi in partition
abu delwara with 89 villages in an area of 304 mile2
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who was the first nominated CM of rajasthan and in which stage
6th stage, pt hiralal shastri
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which incident triggered the 7th stage
death of sardar patel on 15 dec 1950
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when did sardar patel die
15 dec 1950
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who was the chairman of state reorganisation commission
fazal ali
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who were the other members of state reorganization commission
KM palekar and Hridyanath Kunjru
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which leader from rajasthan took to the state reorganisation committee to talk about the unfair partition of sirohi
Muni jinvijay suri with dashrath sharma
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who is the author of early chouhan dynasty
dashrath sharma
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which part of sirohi which was partitioned was merged back with rajasthan in 6th phase
abu delwara
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who suggested to merge ajmer merwada with rajasthan to the fazal ali commission
VP menon
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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
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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)
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which was the final day of unification of rajasthan
1 november 1956
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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
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by which constitution amendment was the post of rajpramukh was replaced with the post of governor
by 7th constitutional amendment 1956
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who was the first governor of rajasthan
gurumukh nihal singh
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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)
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with which caa were the privy pursed ended
26th caa,, 1971
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what was the name of the cabinet that ajmer merwada chiefship had
dhaara sabha
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how many members did the dhara sabha of ajmer merwada have
30
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who was the CM of dhara sabha of ajmer merwada
haribhau upadhyay
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who was against the merger of ajmer merwada in rajasthan in 7th stage
haribhau upadhyay who was the CM of ajmer merwada dhara sabha
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where was the hq of ajmer zone
jaipur
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which was the 26th distt of rajasthan
ajmer
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which committee was set up to resolve the capital dispute jaipur vs ajmer
P Satyanarayan Rao committee
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who were the other members of P satyanarayan rao committee
PK guha and v vishwanath
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what did the p satyanarayan rao committee offer to ajmer in exchange of jaipur being made the capital
revenue board
