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Take a current political map of India (showing outlines of states) and mark the location of the following Princely States.
(a) Junagadh (b) Manipur (c) Mysore (d) Gwalior
(a) Junagadh- A princely state in un-partitioned India, presently in the state of Gujarat was acceded into Indian territory after a plebiscite confirmed people’s desire to join India.
(b) Manipur- It was a princely state and was acceded into India after a lot of chaos held between the parties in the legislative assembly on Manipur.
(c) Mysore- This was in Hyderabad a princely state too, which was acceded into the Indian territory after a fight between Nizams of Hyderbad and Indian Military forces.
(d) Gwalior-This was also a princely state during British Raj and after Independence became the part of Indian territory.
Match the principles with the instances:
(a) Mapping of boundaries on religious grounds | i. Pakistan and Bangladesh |
(b) Mapping of boundaries on grounds of different languages | ii. India and Pakistan |
(c) Demarcating boundaries within a country by geographical zones | iii. Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh |
(d) Demarcating boundaries within a country on administrative and political grounds | iv. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand |