Question

Several princely states were kept as administrative units for the period from 1947 to 31 October 1956. Hence these states were classified as ___________
A Colonial princely state
B former princely states
C abolished princely states
D all these​

Answer 1

Answer:

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.