On September 1948 the Indian army intervened and took control of which princely state?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Hyderabad
The newly formed Republic of India's police operation against the Princely State of Hyderabad in September 1948 was known by the code name Operation Polo.
- After hostilities broke out, the Indian Army marched into Hyderabad, overpowering the Hyderabadi forces and annexing Hyderabad into the Indian Union.
- The Subsidiary Alliance arrangement, which granted the British authority over their exterior affairs, continued to apply to the princely states even after India was divided into independent nations in 1947.
- While the majority of the Princely States had joined India by 1948, Hyderabad had decided to remain independent of both Pakistan and India.