State PCS PYQPrelims 2019

UPPCS · Question 103

Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below: I. Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession. II. The Constitution of India was enforced. III. Accession to India was ratified by the Sovereign Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. IV. The new Constitution of the State of Jammu and Kashmir came into force.

  1. I, III, IV, II
  2. III, IV, I, II
  3. I, II, III, IV
  4. IV, III, II, I
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Answer: (C) I, II, III, IV

Explanation

Instrument of Accession signed (26 October 1947) → Constitution of India in force (26 January 1950) → J&K Constituent Assembly ratifies accession (February 1954) → J&K Constitution in force (26 January 1957). So I, II, III, IV.