711: The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain-child of
(a) W. Churchill
(b) M. A. Jinnah
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) V. P. Menon
Explanation:
British Government authorised Lord Mountbatten to resolve the situation as early as possible. It is he who felt that the situation had deteriorated so much, that the creation of Pakistan appeared inevitable.
712: Which of the following were the causes for the rapid dissolution of the Mughal empire?
I. Degeneration of the Mughal nobility
II. The absence of the Law of Succession
III. Foreign invasion
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) II and III only
(b) I and III only
(c) III only
(d) I, II and III
713: Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage in the:
(a) Neolithic Age
(b) Mesolithic Age
(c) Chalcolithic Age
(d) Palaeolithic Age
714: Lothal is
(a) A closed water system
(b) A poisonous gas
(c) A place in Gujarat where excavations have established a link with the Indus Valley civilisation
(d) Legal action taken against defectors
715: Which of the following was not the outcome of Jallianwalah Bagh massacre?
(a) Suspension of Gen. Dyer
(b) Change in Gandhiji's outlook towards Britishers
(c) Temporary peace in Punjab
(d) Renunciation of British titles and positions by many Indians