2406: The Nagara style of temple architecture is associated with:
(a) North India
(b) South India
(c) East India
(d) None of the above
2407: Lord Buddha's image is sometimes shown with the hand gesture called 'Bhumisparsha Mudra'. It symbolizes
(a) Buddha's calling of the Earth to watch over Mara and to prevent Mara from disturbing his meditation
(b) Buddha's calling of the Earth to witness his purity and chastity despite the temptations of Mara
(c) Buddha's reminder to his followers that they all arise from the Earth and finally dissolve into the Earth, and thus this life is transitory
(d) Both the statements (a) and (b) are correct in this context
2408: In India, Judicial Review implies
(a) the power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of laws and executive orders.
(b) the power of the Judiciary to question the wisdom of the laws enacted by the Legislatures.
(c) the power of the Judiciary to review all the legislative enactments before they are assented to by the President.
(d) the power of the Judiciary to review its own judgements given earlier in similar or different cases.
2409: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I -------------- List II
(Article of the Constitution) ------ (Content)
I. Article 54 (A) Election of the President of India
II. Article 75 (B) Appointment of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
III. Article 155 (C) Appointment of the Governor of a State
IV. Article 164 (D) Appointment of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of a State
(E) Composition of Legislative Assemblies
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(b) I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-E
(c) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-E
(d) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
2410: In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing "The Climate Change Accountability Bill"?
(a) Germany
(b) Canada
(c) Australia
(d) Japan