Select the alternative which best describes the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expression: 'The function did not begin till eight, but they were early birds and got to the hall at six thirty.'

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?