Integration of Rajasthan MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

The integration of Rajasthan took place in stages. The second stage, known as the Rajasthan Union in this question, was formed on 25th March 1948. The March 1948 date before it belongs to an earlier phase of integration, while 18th April 1948 is linked with a later development in the integration sequence. 30th March 1949 is famous for the formation of Greater Rajasthan and is observed as Rajasthan Day, so it is not the second-stage Rajasthan Union date. The official key therefore selects 25th March 1948.

The fourth phase of Rajasthan's integration is associated with the formation of Greater Rajasthan, when Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Jaisalmer joined the union on 30 March 1949. Kota, Tonk, Bundi and Jhalawar belonged to the earlier United Rajasthan grouping. Pratapgarh, Dungarpur, Kishangarh and Shahpura are linked with earlier integration stages, not the fourth phase. Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli formed the Matsya Union, so they do not answer the specific question about Greater Rajasthan.

The official key gives 19, matching the usual Rajasthan formation account that counts 19 princely states of Rajputana as integrated into the Indian Union. The figures 17 and 18 fall short of this recognised count. The figure 20 overstates the number asked in the question. The item is not asking for the number of phases of Rajasthan’s formation or for associated chiefships separately; it asks for the states of Rajputana, so the retained answer is 19.