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GK QUESTION#2865

Which provision concerning the princely states was made by the Indian Independence Act, 1947?

  1. ACompulsory annexation into the Indian Union based on border proximity
  2. BBritish paramountcy ended, and the states could accede to India or PakistanCorrect answer
  3. CDirect transition into United Nations Trust Territories
  4. DMandatory conversion into strictly British-governed provinces
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B. British paramountcy ended, and the states could accede to India or Pakistan

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Section 7 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947 ended British suzerainty over the princely states and the associated treaties and obligations. Section 2 also made clear that the Act did not prevent their accession to either new Dominion.

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