The Indian Government annexed ______ in 1948 under the code name 'Operation Polo'.

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  1. Mysore
  2. Gwalior
  3. Hyderabad
  4. Baroda

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Option 3 : Hyderabad
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The correct answer is Hyderabad

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  • Operation Polo was the code name of the Hyderabad "police action" in September 1948.
  • Indian armed forces ended the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad and led to the incorporation of the princely state of Hyderabad in Southern India, into the Indian Union.
  • The ruler of the most powerful princely state Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, was an aristocratic ruler and maintained an irregular army of Razakars.
  • By Sardar Patel’s plan, Army and Police led by Maj Gen J N Chaudhuri attacked and covered Hyderabad.
  • Mir Osman later signed Instrument of Accession.
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