1426: Which one of the following was the cause of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?

(a) War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb

(b) Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali

(c) Revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs, etc.

(d) All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire
1427: The reorganisation of Indian States on a linguistic basis took place in:

(a) 1947

(b) 1950

(c) 1956

(d) 1962
1428: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I -- List II

(Books) -- (Authors)

I. The First Indian War of Independence -- (A) Rabindranath Tagore
II. Anand Math -- (B) Sri Aurobindo
III. Life Divine -- (C) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
IV. Sadhana -- (D)Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Codes:

(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(d) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
1429: Which one of the following is an artificial lake ?

(a) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
(b) Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
(c) N ainital (Uttarakhand)
(d) Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)
1430: When a ship enters a sea from a river, its portion under water will:

(a) Increase

(b) Decrease

(c) Show no change

(d) Increase and decrease alternately