1. How many princely states existed in India at the time of independence?
2. Which of the following was one of the four princely states that did not merge with the Indian Union immediately after independence?
3. What was the code name given to the military action for merging Hyderabad state with the Indian Union?
4. Why was the Hyderabad military action officially termed a "Police Action" rather than a military operation?
5. Under which government department's accounts were the expenses of the Hyderabad operation booked?
6. Who gave the Hyderabad military action the name "Police Action"?
7. Who headed the Hyderabad State Congress Committee, which belonged to the Andhra Rashtriya Congress?
8. On what date was the "Hyderabad Sahayaka Samithi" (Hyderabad Aid Committee) formed in Madras?
9. Who chaired the Hyderabad Sahayaka Samithi formed in Madras?
10. Who chaired the June 1946 conference of princely-state representatives at which Hyderabad State Congress and Andhra Maha Sabha members expressed intent to merge Hyderabad with India?
11. Consider the following pairs:
(I) Swamy Ramananda Tirtha – Hyderabad State Congress
(II) Raavi Narayana Reddy – Andhra Maha Sabha
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
12. At a public meeting in Guntur on 21st June, 1948, which leader declared that there was no way to resolve Hyderabad's problems except through war?
13. Who undertook a fast unto death in Vijayawada to protest Razakar atrocities in Telangana?
14. On what date did Jayaprakash Narayan visit Hyderabad and address a public meeting at Karbala Garden calling for merger with the Indian Union?
15. Which labour leaders addressed the public meeting at Karbala Garden alongside Jayaprakash Narayan?
16. Who led the committee formed by the Hyderabad State Congress to oppose the Nizam government's expulsion of Jayaprakash Narayan?
17. On which date did Nizam Osman Ali Khan declare himself a sovereign, independent ruler?
18. On which date did the Nizam again declare Hyderabad state to be an independent state?
19. Which of the following did the Nizam send for negotiations with Mountbatten?
20. Hyderabad State Congress leaders observed "Join India Union Day" on which date?
21. On what date did the Indian government and the Nizam sign the Standstill Agreement?
22. Who signed the Standstill Agreement on behalf of the Indian government?
23. Who was appointed as the Indian Government's Agent-General in Hyderabad under the Standstill Agreement?
24. Who was appointed as the Hyderabad Agent-General in Delhi under the Standstill Agreement?
25. Consider the following statements regarding the terms of the Standstill Agreement:
(I) Hyderabad's defence, foreign affairs, and communications would come under Indian government control.
(II) A democratic government was to be formed in Hyderabad within one year of the agreement.
(III) Hyderabad was required to support India in the event of a war with Pakistan.
Which of the above is/are correct?
26. On 4th December, 1947, who attacked Nizam Osman Ali Khan with a bomb at King Kothi, Hyderabad?
27. Who was the seventh accused in the case of the bomb attack on the Nizam at King Kothi?
28. Who resigned as the Nizam's prime minister on the day the Standstill Agreement was signed?
29. On 18th December, 1947, the Nizam abolished the Council of Ministers and formed a new cabinet under Laiq Ali. Who served as Deputy Prime Minister in this cabinet?
30. Which of the following actions marked the breach of the Standstill Agreement by the Nizam government?
31. Whom did the Nizam send to Europe to purchase weapons after the breach of the Standstill Agreement?
32. Which Australian arms dealer illegally supplied weapons to the Nizam from Goa?
33. Who brought Sydney Cotton's illegal arms trade to the notice of the Indian government?
34. With whom did the Nizam's government make a separate ammunition deal, described as a former British army officer?
35. From which foreign power did Prime Minister Laiq Ali attempt to purchase Goa?
36. In breach of the treaty's foreign-affairs clause, how much did the Nizam lend to Pakistan out of Indian securities?
37. At which of the following places did the Nizam set up ordinance factories to manufacture arms?
38. Which place in Hyderabad state did the Indian army take control of, in response to the Nizam's breach of the Standstill Agreement?
39. Which airline of Hyderabad was banned by the Indian government, cutting off the state's transport links?
40. Which two banking institutions had their relations severed, worsening ties between Hyderabad and the Indian government?
41. Whom did Governor-General Mountbatten send to Hyderabad to mediate between the Indian government and the Nizam?
42. Consider the following statements regarding the Indian government's restrictions on Hyderabad:
(I) Export of gold, diamonds, and coins from Hyderabad state was banned.
(II) Telephone lines were disrupted.
(III) Indian currency was declared the sole legal tender in Hyderabad state.
Which of the above is/are correct?
43. Why did the Nizam refuse to give K.M. Munshi the Residency building?
44. What did K.M. Munshi urge the Nizam to do, either immediately holding one or forming a democratic government?
45. On the Nizam government's Deccan Radio, which commander warned the people of Hyderabad to be prepared for all circumstances?
46. Who established the secret Bhagya Nagar Radio station to counter false news spread by Deccan Radio?
47. Which socialist leader arranged the radio apparatus for Paaga Pulla Reddy in Bombay?
48. Consider the following pairs regarding Bhagya Nagar Radio broadcasts:
(I) Telugu broadcasts – Ramakrishna Sharma
(II) Urdu broadcasts – T. Nagappa
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
49. What eventually happened to the Bhagya Nagar Radio station as a result of its broadcasts against the Nizam and Razakars?
50. Under whose presidentship was the Lawyers' Protest Committee formed in February 1948?
51. Which committee, formed under Ganapathi Lal, wrote to the Nizam demanding a boycott of court duties?
52. Under whose leadership did a group of Muslims write to the Nizam urging merger of Hyderabad with India, resulting in his house arrest?
53. Who described Hyderabad as "an ulcer in the heart of India which needed to be removed surgically"?
54. As Indian Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ordered which Southern Commander-in-Chief to prepare a plan for police action on Hyderabad?
55. Who led the satyagraha camp established at Bejawada (Vijayawada)?
56. Who led the satyagraha camp established at Sholapur?
57. Who led the satyagraha camp established at Chanda?
58. To whom did Qasim Razvi write asking for ₹5 crore to enable him to flee to a safe region of the country?
59. Under whose leadership did Qasim Razvi send a delegation to Karachi to meet Jinnah?
60. Why was Razvi's delegation to Karachi not granted an interview with Jinnah?
61. To whom did Qasim Razvi entrust overall command of the Razakar forces, despite not enjoying the army's confidence himself?
62. According to Deccan Radio's propaganda, the capture of which port would allow Hyderabad to establish direct relations with foreign countries?
63. Deccan Radio's propaganda under Qasim Razvi was described as surpassing the propaganda of which historical dictator?
64. Who headed the Nizam government's committee before the UN Security Council?
65. On what date did the Nizam government send a complaint against the Indian government via cablegram to the UN Security Council?
66. Under which Article did the Nizam government's complaint to the UN Security Council fall?
67. Who was engaged to assist the Nizam's case before the UN Security Council?
68. Who was the president of the UN Security Council at the time of Hyderabad's case?
69. Who led the Indian delegation to the UN Security Council in the Hyderabad matter?
70. The Nizam wrote personally seeking support from all of the following EXCEPT:
71. Which British Opposition Leader did the Nizam write to for support against the merger?
72. Who read out foreign press reports of the Indian police action to the UN Security Council while Hyderabad's case was pending?
73. Before which body was the Hyderabad case still under consideration when the Indian government carried out its Police Action?
74. What argument did Sir Ramaswamy Mudaliar make before the UN Security Council regarding Hyderabad?
75. On what date was the Police Action completed while discussions at the UN Security Council were still continuing?
76. Whose death, two days before the start of the Police Action, is described as removing the Nizam's biggest supporter?
77. Who was the Indian Army Chief during Operation Polo?
78. Who was the Indian Defence Minister during Operation Polo?
79. Who served as the Indian Secretary of Princely States during Operation Polo?
80. Who was Hyderabad's Army Commander-in-Chief during Operation Polo?
81. Who was Hyderabad's Police Commissioner during Operation Polo?
82. Under whose leadership as Southern Commander was Operation Polo conducted?
83. Which officer commanded the Solapur sector force during Operation Polo?
84. Which officer commanded the Vijayawada sector force during Operation Polo?
85. Which airbase, under the command of Mukherjee, supported Operation Polo with aircraft?
86. Who planned Operation Polo?
87. Which city was the first to be annexed as part of Operation Polo?
88. On which date did the Indian army occupy Doulatabad, Jalna, Manikhed, and Kanegao?
89. On which date did forces led by Major General Rudra enter Old Suryapet village?
90. Which of the following towns was occupied by the Indian army on 16th September, 1948?
91. Which Hyderabad military commander secretly passed updates to the Indian army and ordered Nizam forces to fall back rather than fight?
92. Whom did Mir Laiq Ali instruct to transfer the funds of his Pakistan office to his own account?
93. Laiq Ali sent a telegram instructing which official to credit £5,000 to his account?
94. On what date did Nizam Osman Ali Khan meet K.M. Munshi at the Lake View Guest House and agree that Hyderabad would merge with the Indian Union?
95. In whose name did the Nizam make his radio announcement of merger on 17th September, 1948?
96. At which two locations did the Nizam agree Indian army camps could be stationed?
97. Whose immediate release did the Nizam order in his 17th September radio announcement?
98. Who was the first Director of Deccan Radio, the Nizam government's official radio station?
99. On 18th September, 1948, before whom did Hyderabad Commander-in-Chief El Edroos and his troops surrender?
100. Why was J.N. Chaudhari appointed Hyderabad's Military General under military rules?
101. Where was Razakar leader Qasim Razvi imprisoned after his arrest on 18th September, 1948?
102. Whom did Nizam Osman Ali Khan welcome at Begumpet Airport on 18th September, 1948?
103. On what date did the Nizam formally withdraw his complaint against the Indian government from the United Nations?
104. In Maharashtra, 17th September is observed as which of the following?
105. In which case was Qasim Razvi given a seven-year prison sentence?
106. Why was the State Congress not immediately handed administrative authority in Hyderabad after the Police Action, despite holding a majority and public confidence?
107. Who was appointed Hyderabad's Military Governor after the Police Action, since the State Congress could not immediately take over administration?
108. From where, mostly, did the police and military administration bring in officers to fill official posts in Hyderabad, rather than from the local population?
109. On what date did J.N. Chaudhari take charge as Hyderabad's Military Governor, in the presence of Jawaharlal Nehru?
110. Who served as Chief Civil Administrator under Military Governor J.N. Chaudhari?
111. J.N. Chaudhari served as Indian Army Chief during the war with Pakistan in which year?
112. On what date did J.N. Chaudhari issue the Farmana concerning currency, Nizam's personal lands, and government holidays?
113. What was the Nizam's currency, which Chaudhari's Farmana ordered to be banned, known as?
114. What were the Nizam's personal lands, taken over by the government under the Farmana, known as?
115. Under Chaudhari's Farmana, government institutions in Hyderabad state were given holidays on which day, replacing Friday?
116. In which year was the "Hyderabad State Abolition of Jagirdars & Regulation Act" passed?
117. Who brought the indiscriminate attacks on Communists and Muslims during and after Operation Polo to Nehru's notice?
118. In which month did Nehru appoint the Sundarlal Committee to investigate the attacks on Communists and Muslims?
119. Who chaired the Sundarlal Committee?
120. On what date did the Sundarlal Committee begin its investigation in Hyderabad?
121. Where is the Sundarlal Committee's report, which the government did not release in full, currently held?
122. Who separately studied the conditions of Muslims in Hyderabad, alongside the Sundarlal Committee's work?
123. Which magazine's reporter, Ramesh Thapar, visited Hyderabad during Operation Polo and wrote the book "Hyderabad Toofan"?
124. After the Sundarlal Committee's report, who was appointed Chief Minister of Hyderabad state in place of J.N. Chaudhari?
125. From which state did the ICS officer M.K. Vellodi hail?
126. M.K. Vellodi ruled Hyderabad state from 26th January, 1950 to which date?
127. On 26th January, 1950, Nizam Osman Ali Khan was appointed to which position?
128. In which years did Nizam Osman Ali Khan contest and win Lok Sabha elections?
129. Nizam Osman Ali Khan's tomb at King Kothi Palace is named after which mosque?
130. Who held the Education, Revenue, and Excise portfolios in M.K. Vellodi's government?
131. Who held the Home, Communication, and Law portfolios in M.K. Vellodi's government?
132. Who was India's representative at the UNO in 1949 who announced that a civil administration had been formed in Hyderabad and that the Nizam stood only as its constitutional head?
133. Who stated that, since a civil administrative government had been formed, the "Hyderabad Dominion" no longer existed and the UNO should drop the question of Hyderabad's independence?
134. Which two languages replaced Urdu as Hyderabad state's official languages under Vellodi's administration?
135. In which month and year were the Hyderabad and Secunderabad Municipal Corporations formed?
136. Who became Hyderabad's first Mayor?
137. In which year were Hyderabad's first general elections held, in which Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was elected Chief Minister?
138. Which of the following books on Hyderabad's integration was written by K.M. Munshi?
139. Who authored the book "Hyderabad Swatantra Porata Smruthulu"?
