Question

There were more than six hundred small and big ______ in India.

पर्याय

• States 

• Villages 

• Princely States 

• Cities 

Answer 1

There were more than six hundred small and big princely states in India.

Explanation:

Princely states/native states were subsidiary states under a regional ruler during the British Empire in India. It was not directly ruled by the British rulers but by a local leader. The British had indirect control over these states. During the time of independence, there were 565 princely states officially recognized in India, constituting 48% of the area and 28% of the population of the pre-independent India.