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After 1947, the process of integrating princely states into the Indian Union was shaped by multiple pressures. Which of the following factors played the most decisive role in limiting the ability of several princely rulers to sustain claims of separate sovereignty?

1. The absence of international recognition for independent princely states
2. Continued administrative control exercised by the British Crown after independence
3. Popular political mobilization within the states demanding democratic integration with India
4. Economic incentives offered by foreign powers to maintain autonomous rule

Correct answer: Popular political mobilization within the states demanding democratic integration with India

Solution

Popular movements inside many princely states demanded responsible government and merger with India, making it difficult for rulers to sustain separate sovereignty. This internal pressure was a decisive factor alongside political and administrative negotiations.

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