3606: The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because

(a) the principle of two-Nation theory was then acceptable to them

(b) it was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard

(c) they wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots

(d) India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to attain freedom
3607: The supremacy and sovereignty of Khalifa of Baghdad was strictly observed by Muslim kings in India because:

(a) Khalifa was treated as religious head of the Muslim community.

(b) Khalifa was treated as the legal head of the Muslim community.

(c) All the Muslim States in the world used to pay tributes to him.

(d) He used to decide all the cases efficiently.
3608: A fertile-soil, suitable for growing common crops, is likely to have a pH value of

(a) three

(b) four

(c) six to seven

(d) nine to ten
3609: Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service ?

(a) Satyendranath Tagore

(b) Surendranath Banerji

(c) R. C. Dutt

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
3610: The oldest monarchy in the world is that of

(a) U.K.

(b) Nepal.

(c) Saudi Arabia

(d) Japan