The question (6 marks)
Write a short note on the lapse of paramountcy and the integration of the princely States after 1947, naming the States that did not accede at once. (6 marks)
MU Module IV, integration of the princely States; pack ch. 04.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 4 · Partition and Post-Independence India of History.
Authorities you will need
- Indian Independence Act 1947, section 7
- Article 370 of the Constitution of India
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