State any two provisions of the Indian Independence Act of 1947 that was to decide the fate of the Princely States.

(1) British PARAMOUNTCY over the Princely States would LAPSE from 15 August 1947, and all treaties and agreements made with them by the British would come to an end. Paramountcy would not be transferred to either Dominion. (2) Each Princely State was FREE TO ACCEDE either to India or to Pakistan, having regard to its geographical position and the wishes of its people; none would be granted Dominion Status of its own.

One mark each. The question narrows to the PRINCELY STATES, so provisions about the two Dominions or the Constituent Assemblies earn nothing here. The lapse of paramountcy is the crucial constitutional point — it left over 560 States technically independent, which is why Sardar Patel’s work in integrating them was so urgent. Mentioning that consequence shows understanding.