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GK QUESTION#2890

Consider the following statements regarding the annexation of Hyderabad into India: 1. Operation Polo was the code name of the Hyderabad "police action" launched in September 1948. 2. The princely state of Hyderabad voluntarily merged into the Indian Union without any military intervention. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A1 onlyCorrect answer
  2. B2 only
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2
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A. 1 only

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Only statement 1 is correct. Operation Polo was the Indian military action in Hyderabad in September 1948. The state’s integration therefore involved military intervention, contrary to statement 2.

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