Integration of Princely States in India Quiz

What was the annual amount of privy purse received by the ruler of Mysore?

• 10 lakhs

• 15 lakhs

• 20 lakhs

• 26 lakhs

Who worked meticulously to solve the problems of integrating princely states without much bloodshed?

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Sardar Patel

• Indira Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

Which article of the Indian constitution granted customary privileges and official recognition to the princely rulers?

• Article 370

• Article 395

• Article 362

• Article 291

Who brought the 26th Amendment act in 1971 to abolish the privileges, titles, and privy purses of the princely rulers?

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Rajendra Prasad

• Sardar Patel

• Indira Gandhi

What was the total amount of privy purses in 1970 approximately?

• 58 crore rupees

• 40 crore rupees

• 30 crore rupees

• 50 crore rupees

Which state had the lowest amount of privy purse received by the ruler?

• Jodhpur

• Kotadia

• Jaipur

• Mysore

Who signed the merger agreement with India post-independence, handing over all authority of the states to the Indian government?

• Rajendra Prasad

• Indira Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Sardar Patel

Which act abolished all the privileges, titles, and privy purses of the princely rulers?

• 28th Amendment act

• 25th Amendment act

• 26th Amendment act

• 27th Amendment act

What did the 26th Amendment act state about the concept of rulership with privy purses and special privileges?

• It is not necessary to abolish it

• It is essential for the progress of the nation

• It is unrelated to any current functions and social purposes

• It is compatible with an egalitarian social order

Which Indian Prime Minister brought the ten-point socialist program in 1967?

• Rajendra Prasad

• Indira Gandhi

• Sardar Patel

• Jawaharlal Nehru