Which of the following Princely States were reluctant to sign the Instrument of Accession with India?

Hyderabad, Junagadh, Kashmir

The correct answer is Option (4) → Hyderabad, Junagadh, Kashmir

Before 15 August 1947, peaceful negotiations had brought almost all states whose territories were contiguous to the new boundaries of India, into the Indian Union. The rulers of most of the states signed a document called the ‘Instrument of Accession’ which meant that their state agreed to become a part of the Union of India. Accession of the Princely States of Junagadh, Hyderabad, Kashmir and Manipur proved more difficult than the rest. The issue of Junagarh was resolved after a plebiscite confirmed people’s desire to join India.