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The 'United States of Rajasthan' (3rd phase of integration) was inaugurated on 18 April 1948 at Udaipur by:

Correct answer: (D) Jawaharlal Nehru.

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the United States of Rajasthan at Udaipur on 18 April 1948, when Udaipur joined the Rajasthan Union.

  1. (A)

    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

  2. (B)

    V.P. Menon

  3. (C)

    Sardar Patel

  4. (D)

    Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation

The third phase matters because Udaipur's inclusion reconstituted the Rajasthan Union on 18 April 1948, rather than merely adding another name to an existing list. The Nehru Archive identifies Nehru's speech, "The Union of Rajasthan", as a speech delivered at the inauguration of the Union at Udaipur on that date. With Udaipur included, the Maharana of Udaipur became Rajpramukh for life. The inaugurator was Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, while the administrative significance of the phase was Mewar's entry into the Union and the Maharana's elevation as Rajpramukh.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is not connected to this Udaipur inauguration or to the Nehru Archive entry for the event.
  • (B) V.P. Menon was the Secretary of the Ministry of States, but Nehru's 18 April 1948 speech belongs to the Udaipur inauguration.
  • (C) Sardar Patel is associated with the fourth phase, not the third-phase inauguration at Udaipur.

Concept

This tests the phased political integration of Rajasthan, especially the sequence of unions, inaugurators and Rajpramukhs. RAS repeats this area because a small change in date, place or office-holder changes the answer.

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