Soon after India's independence, which Indian leader persuaded the princely…

2016

Soon after India's independence, which Indian leader persuaded the princely states to integrate into India?

  1. A.

    Dadabhai Naoroji

  2. B.

    Mahatma M. K. Gandhi

  3. C.

    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  4. D.

    Bipin Chandra Pal

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Correct answer: C

After India's independence in 1947, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, persuaded and integrated more than 560 princely states into the Indian Union with the help of V. P. Menon. Therefore, the correct answer is (C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

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