Arrange the following events related to Hyderabad and Manipur in a Chronological order:

1) Indian Army entered Hyderabad to counter razakars & made Hyderabad a part of India
2) Nizam of Hyderabad signed a Standstill agreement with India
3) Maharaja Bodhchandra conducted elections in Manipur
4) Maharaja Bodhchandra signed a 'Merger agreement' with India

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

2-3-1-4

The correct answer is Option 2 - 2-3-1-4

2) - (November 1947): Nizam of Hyderabad signed a Standstill agreement with India
3) - (June 1948): Maharaja Bodhchandra conducted elections in Manipur
1) - (September 1948): Indian Army entered Hyderabad to counter razakars & made Hyderabad a part of India
4) - (September 1949): Maharaja Bodhchandra signed a Merger agreement with India

Story of Hyderabad:

Hyderabad, the largest of the Princely States was surrounded entirely by Indian territory. Its ruler carried the title, ‘Nizam’, and he was one of the world’s richest men. The Nizam wanted an independent status for Hyderabad. He entered into what was called the Standstill Agreement with India in November 1947 for a year while negotiations with the Indian government were going on. The peasantry in the Telangana region in particular, was the victim of Nizam’s oppressive rule and rose against him.  The Nizam responded by unleashing a para-military force known as the Razakars on the people. The central government had to order the army to tackle the situation. In September 1948, Indian army moved in to control the Nizam’s forces. After a few days of intermittent fighting, the Nizam surrendered. This led to Hyderabad’s accession to India.

Story of Manipur:

A few days before Independence, the Maharaja of Manipur, Bodhachandra Singh, signed the Instrument of Accession with the Indian government on the assurance that the internal autonomy of Manipur would be maintained. Under the pressure of public opinion, the Maharaja held elections in Manipur in June 1948 and the state became a constitutional monarchy. Thus Manipur was the first part of India to hold an election based on universal adult franchise. In the Legislative Assembly of Manipur there were sharp differences over the question of merger of Manipur with India. While the state Congress wanted the merger, other political parties were opposed to this. The Government of India succeeded in pressurising the Maharaja into signing a Merger Agreement in September 1949, without consulting the popularly elected Legislative Assembly of Manipur.