In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: The prospects of democracy for the people in the princely states looked bleak after the Independence of India.
Reason: In most of the princely states, governments were run in a non-democratic manner and the rulers were unwilling to give democratic rights to their populations.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The response of the rulers of the Princely States meant that after Independence there was a very real possibility that India would get further divided into a number of small countries. The prospects of democracy for the people in these states also looked bleak. This was a strange situation since the Indian Independence was aimed at unity, self-determination as well as democracy. In most of these princely states, governments were run in a non-democratic manner and the rulers were unwilling to give democratic rights to their populations.