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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges of nation Building

Question:

In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: The Nizam of Hyderabad never negotiated with India. They never wanted to become a part of India.
Reason: The Nizam wanted an independent status for Hyderabad.

Options:

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Correct Answer:

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

Explanation:

Hyderabad was the largest Princely state & was surrounded entirely by Indian territory.
It was ruled by the Nizam (one of the world’s richest men), Mir Osman Ali Khan.
Hyderabad had a majority Hindu population but was ruled by a Muslim ruler.
The Nizam wanted an independent status for Hyderabad.
He entered into Standstill Agreement with India in November 1947 for a year while negotiations with the Indian government were going on.

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