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In Phase 3, the United States of Rajasthan was formed on 18 April 1948 by adding which major state?

Correct answer: (B) Udaipur (Mewar).

The United States of Rajasthan was formed on 18 April 1948 by adding Udaipur (Mewar) to the Rajasthan Union.

  1. (A)

    Jaipur

  2. (B)

    Udaipur (Mewar)

  3. (C)

    Bikaner

  4. (D)

    Jodhpur

Explanation

Phase 3 is the Udaipur step in Rajasthan's integration. The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly page first lists the Rajasthan Sangh, or Rajasthan Union, dated 23 March 1948, and then records that the King of Udaipur, Maharana Bhupal Singh, agreed to join the Rajasthan Federation. The next listed formation is the Sanyukta Rajasthan Sangha, translated there as the United State of Rajasthan, dated 18 April 1948. That sequence is why the major state added in this phase was Udaipur (Mewar), not one of the later large princely states. In the standard account, Maharana Bhupal Singh became Rajpramukh and Udaipur became the capital of this United State of Rajasthan.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Jaipur was not the Phase 3 addition; it joined later in Phase 4, after the United State of Rajasthan had already been formed with Udaipur.
  • (C) Bikaner belongs to Phase 4, so it cannot explain the 18 April 1948 formation of the United State of Rajasthan.
  • (D) Jodhpur also joined in Phase 4, whereas Phase 3 specifically added Udaipur (Mewar) to the Rajasthan Union.

Concept

This tests the chronology of Rajasthan's political integration after Independence. RAS repeats this theme because dates, phases and princely-state accessions are a compact way to check factual command over Rajasthan history.

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