4051: In the given figure, all line segments of the shaded portion are of the same length and at right angles to each other. The same can be cut out of a board of side 10 cm. What is the area of the shaded portion ?


(a) 36 cm2
(b) 48 cm2
(c) 52 cm2
(d) 64 cm2
4052: Assertion (A) :

Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari.

Reason (R) :

At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
4053: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Well known Company : Major Area of Work

(a) Adobe Systems India : Software

(b) Sasken : Communication technology

(c) Genpact : Power Generation

(d) Synthite : Export of spices
4054: Which of the following is the most important cause for the decline of Buddhism after Ashoka ?

(a) Non patronage by the kings

(b) Condemnation of animal sacrifices

(c) Growth of licentious practices in Buddhist centres

(d) Allegiance to the middle path
4055: Which one of the following is considered to be the world's greatest iconographical creations made by the sthapatis of south India, particularly during the Chola period?

(a) Mahishasuramardini

(b) Nataraja

(c) Rama

(d) Somaskanda