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Which one of the following princely states announced its accession to Pakistan in but was later forced to join India after the plebiscite result?
1. Rampur
2. Junagarh
3. Faridkot
4. Porbander

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Junagarh

The correct answer is Junagarh.

  • Junagadh was a princely state of British India, located in what is now Gujarat, outside but under the suzerainty of British India.
  • In the independence and partition of British India of 1947, the 565 princely states were given a choice to either join the new Dominion of India or the newly formed state of Pakistan.
  • The Nawab of Junagadh, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, a Muslim whose ancestors had ruled Junagadh and small principalities for some two hundred years, decided that Junagadh should become part of Pakistan.
  • The Nawab acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 15 August 1947, against the advice of Lord Mountbatten, arguing that Junagadh joined Pakistan by sea.
  • The principality of Babariawad and Sheikh of Mangrol reacted by claiming independence from Junagadh and accession to India.

  • The capital of Gujarat - Gandhinagar. 
  • The largest city of Gujarat - Ahemdabad.
  • Districts in Gujrat - 33.
  • Governor of Gujarat - Acharya Devvrat.
  • Deputy CM of Gujrat - Nitin Patel.
  • Total Assembly Seats - 182.
  • Members from Gujarat represent in Parliament - 26.

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