Identify the part of speech of the underlined word 'pointed' in the given context: 'The message for Russia and China was made even more pointed at the subsequent NATO Summit.'

Which of the following territories was annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the pretext of misgovernance, and not directly through the Doctrine of Lapse?

What was the primary stated reason for the Partition of Bengal in 1905 by Lord Curzon?