Which of the following statements is/are correct? I. Laik Ali was the President of the Nizam's Executive Council. II. 'Operation Polo' against Hyderabad lasted for 48 hours. III. The state of Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession on 15-08-1947. IV. Shah Nawaz Bhutto was the last Diwan of Junagadh State. V. K.M. Munshi was appointed by the Government of India as its agent in Hyderabad.

Explanation

Mir Laik Ali was the President of the Nizam’s Executive Council (the last Prime Minister of Hyderabad during the Nizam’s rule). ‘Operation Polo’ for Hyderabad’s merger with India took about five days in September 1948. The Maharaja of Kashmir, Hari Singh, signed the Instrument of Accession with India on 26 October 1947. Shah Nawaz Bhutto was the last Diwan of the Junagadh State. K.M. Munshi was appointed by the Government of India as its Agent General in the Hyderabad State. Thus, among the given statements, only I, IV and V are correct.