441. Which of the following types of natural hazards have the highest potential to cause damage to humans?

Environmental Science • Natural Hazards • JUNE 2013

442. Marble stone used for the construction of the Taj Mahal was brought from the ancestral domain of Raja Jai Singh. The name of the place where mines of marble is

History • Architectural History • JUNE 2013

443. The popular name Taj Mahal was given by

History • Monument Nomenclature • JUNE 2013

444. Point out the true statement from the following: Marble was not used for the construction of the Taj Mahal Red sandstone is non-visible in the Taj Mahal complex The Taj Mahal is surrounded by a four-quartered garden known as Chahr Bagh The Taj Mahal was constructed to celebrate the ‘Urs ceremony for Mumtaz Mahal’

History • Mughal Architecture • JUNE 2013

445. In contemporary texts the Taj Mahal is known

History • Cultural Nomenclature • JUNE 2013

446. The construction of the Taj Mahal was completed between the period

History • Construction Timeline • JUNE 2013

447. The documents indicating the ownership of land, where the Taj Mahal was built, are known as

History • Legal Terms • JUNE 2013

448. Press censorship in India was imposed during the tenure of the Prime Minister

History • Emergency Period • JUNE 2013

449. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about a Judge of the Supreme Court of India? 1. A Judge of the Supreme Court is appointed by the President of India. 2. He holds office during the pleasure of the President. 3. He can be suspended, pending an inquiry. 4. He can be removed for proven misbehavior or incapacity.

Law • Judicial Governance • JUNE 2013

450. If the statement ‘some men are honest’ is false, which among the following statements will be true. Codes: (i) All men are honest. (ii) No men are honest. (iii) Some men are not honest. (iv) All men are dishonest.

Logic & Reasoning • Categorical Logic • JUNE 2013

451. A definition put forward to resolve a dispute by influencing attitudes or stirring emotions is called

Logic & Reasoning • Definition Types • JUNE 2013

452. Which of the codes given below contains only the correct statements? Statements: (i) Venn diagram is a clear method of notation. (ii) Venn diagram is the most direct method of testing the validity of categorical syllogisms. (iii) In Venn diagram method the premises and the conclusion of a categorical syllogism is diagrammed. (iv) In Venn diagram method the three overlapping circles are drawn for testing a categorical syllogism.

Logic & Reasoning • Venn Diagrams • JUNE 2013

453. In a certain code GALIB is represented by HBMJC. TIGER will be represented by

Logical Reasoning • Coding-Decoding • JUNE 2013

454. Choose the proper alternative given in the codes to replace the question mark. Bee – Honey, Cow – Milk, Teacher – ?

Logical Reasoning • Analogy • JUNE 2013

455. P is the father of R and S is the son of Q and T is the brother of P. If R is the sister of S, how is Q related to T?

Logical Reasoning • Family Relations • JUNE 2013

456. Inductive reasoning presupposes

Logical Reasoning • Induction • JUNE 2013

457. Consider the statement: Should India switch over to a two party system? Arguments: (I) Yes, it will lead to stability of Government. (II) No, it will limit the choice of voters. Which arguments are strong?

Logical Reasoning • Argument Evaluation • JUNE 2013

458. Consider the statement: Should persons with criminal background be banned from contesting elections? Arguments: (I) Yes, it will decriminalise politics. (II) No, it will encourage the ruling party to file frivolous cases against their political opponents. Which arguments are strong?

Logical Reasoning • Argument Evaluation • JUNE 2013

459. If the radius of a circle is increased by 50%, the perimeter of the circle will increase by

Mathematical Reasoning • Geometry • JUNE 2013

460. In a certain cricket tournament 45 matches were played. Each team played once against each of the other teams. The number of teams participated in the tournament is

Mathematics • Round-Robin Combinatorics • JUNE 2013