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HOW MANY PRINCELY STATES WERE THERE IN INDIA BEFORE INDEPENDENCE?

  1. 550

  2. 28

  3. 552

  4. 25
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Explanation

At the time of India's independence in 1947, there were 552 princely states that had not been part of directly British-ruled India. These states were given the option to join either India or Pakistan, and through the efforts of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon, almost all merged with India.

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