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Name the document which was signed between the Union of India and princely states to become the part of India:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Instrument of Accession
The rulers of most of the princely states signed a document called the ‘Instrument of Accession’, which meant that their state agreed to become a part of the Union of India.
NCERT (2026-27): “Government’s approach … 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.…” |