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The integration of Rajasthan into the Indian Union was completed in how many phases?

Correct answer: (B) 7.

The integration of Rajasthan into the Indian Union was completed in seven phases.

  1. (A)

    8

  2. (B)

    7

  3. (C)

    6

  4. (D)

    5

Explanation

Rajasthan's integration is counted as a seven-phase process because the post-Independence merger did not happen in one administrative act. The Rajasthan Foundation page states that all 19 states and three chiefships of Rajputana moved towards the Indian Union and that the integration took seven stages to form Rajasthan. The process ran from 18 March 1948 to 1 November 1956, taking 8 years, 7 months, and 14 days. It included the merger of 19 princely states, 3 chiefships, and the Chief Commissioner's province of Ajmer-Merwara. The seventh stage, Re-organised Rajasthan, completed the state's formation on 1 November 1956 under the State Re-organisation Act of 1956.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Eight is too high because the official Rajasthan Foundation account lists seven stages, ending with Re-organised Rajasthan on 1 November 1956.
  • (C) Six omits the final Re-organised Rajasthan stage, which completed the formation of Rajasthan as a state.
  • (D) Five stops before the United Rajasthan and Re-organised Rajasthan stages, so it does not cover the full integration process.

Concept

This tests the Rajasthan History topic of post-Independence political integration and state formation. It recurs in RAS because the sequence, dates, and administrative mergers are core facts in Rajasthan's modern history.

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