Question

Travancore-Cochin integration was visualised on :

• A. 1949 November 1
• B. 1949 June 1
• C. 1949 June 15
• D. 1949 July 1

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 1949 July 1

After several rounds of discussions and negotiations between Sree Chithira Thirunal and V.P. Menon, the King agreed that the Kingdom should accede to the Indian Union in 1949. On 1 July 1949 the Kingdom of Travancore was merged with the Kingdom of Cochin and the short-lived state of Travancore-Kochi was formed.