651: Lord Wellesley greatly extended the British dominion in India through:

(a) Doctrine of Lapse

(b) Subsidiary Alliance

(c) Partitioning of Indian States

(d) Annexing the princely States
652: The term "Fourth Estate" refers to:

(a) A very backward State

(b) Judiciary

(c) Parliament

(d) Press
653: The group of small pieces of rock - revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called

(a) meteors
(b) comets
(c) meteorites
(d) asteroids
654: Total internal reflection can take place when light travels from

(a) diamond to glass
(b) water to glass
(c) air to water
(d) air to glass
655: With reference to the history of Indian rock-cut architecture, consider the following statements:

1. The caves at Badami are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India.

2. The Barabar rock-cut caves were originally made for Ajivikas by Emperor Chandragupta Maurya.

3. At Ellora, caves were made for different faiths.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3