Q. During the integration and merger of states after India’s independence, the firman of which of the following rulers was rejected by the Government of India terming it a “legalistic claim of doubtful validity”?
Answer: Nizam of Hyderabad
Notes: Nizam Osman Ali Khan was the ruler of Hyderabad. The Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen, demanded Hyderabad must remain an independent state. The firman issued by Nizam was rejected by the Government of India declaring it as a “legalistic claim of doubtful validity”.

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