Indian Civil Services Examination Handbook/Post‐independence consolidation

Books

 * India Since Independence by Bipan Chandra et al
 * India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha
 * NCERT Class 12 Political Science, Indian Politics Since Independence

1987-2012
How did Patel succeed in avoiding the evil consequences of the doctrine of lapse of paramountcy and in integrating Indian States? (About 150 words)

What was the role of the states' people's movement in the integration of Indian states?

Was Jawaharlal Nehru justified in adopting the principle of non-alignment as the corner-stone of India's foreign policy?