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C. Answer in one or two sentences.
1. How did the Government of India rehabilitate the
refugees from Pakistan?
2. Which were the three princely states that refused
to join India after independence?
3. Why did Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir agree to
join India?
4. Why did Jawaharlal Nehru oppose the creation of
states based on language?
5. Why was the Planning Commission set up in
independent India?
Answers
Answer:
1.India does not have a refugee law, and all refugees are considered illegal migrants under The Foreigners Act of 1946. However, India treats its refugees very ambiguously, based on its relations with the country from where refugees are coming in and based on the domestic politics of India itself.
2.At the time of the British withdrawal, 565 princely states were officially recognised in the Indian subcontinent, apart from thousands of zamindari estates and jagirs. In 1947, princely states covered 40% of the area of pre-independence India and constituted 23% of its population.
3.Partition and accession
In 1947, after India gained independence from British rule, Jammu and Kashmir could have joined India, joined Pakistan, or remained independent. Hari Singh originally manoeuvred to maintain his independence by playing off both India and Pakistan.
5.The Planning Commission was set up by a Resolution of the Government of India in March 1950 in pursuance of declared objectives of the Government to promote a rapid rise in the standard of living of the people by efficient exploitation of the resources of the country, increasing production and offering opportunities.