Question

What was the ‘privy purse’ in the context of the history of modern India? 

(a) A purse given privately by one organisation to another 

(b) A purse given by the Government of India to dignitaries for services rendered 

(c) A grant given by the Government of India to the erstwhile Prince of India 

(d) A gift given by an erstwhile Prince of india to the Government of India

Answer 1

(c) Privy Purse in India was a payment that was made to the royal families of the formerprincely states of India. The Privy Purse was created as part of the agreements made by them to merge with Union of India in the year 1947.