The Combined Defence Service (CDS) Examination 2017 is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Through CDS Exam, candidates get admission to the courses at Indian Naval Academy, Indian Military Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers Training Academy. Combined Defence Services (CDS) complete solved exam paper 2 (General Knowledge) available here.
CDS Exam held on 19-11-2017, Paper 2 (General Knowledge)
Combined Defence Services (CDS) Exam Paper 2 – 2017
Paper 2 (General Knowledge)
1. A person is standing on a frictionless horizontal ground How can he move by a certain distance on this ground ?
(A) By sneezing
(B) By jumping
(C) by running
(D) Byrolling
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2. In the reaction between hydrogen sulphate ion and water
HSO4–,+ H2O H3O+ + SO42-
the water acts as
(A) an acid
(B) a base
(C) a salt
(D) an inert medium
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3. How many hydrogen atoms are Contained in 1.50g of glucose (C6H12O6) ?
(A) 3.01 x 1022
(B) 1.20 x 1023
(C) 2.40 x 1023
(D) 6.02 x 1022
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4. The paste of a white material in water is used to maintain a fractured bone fixed in place. The white material used is called—
(A) bleaching powder
(B) plaster of paris
(C) powder of zinc oxide
(D) lime powder
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5. Which one of the following types of glasses is used for making optical instruments?
(A) Pyrex glass
(B) Soft glass
(C) Hard glass
(D) Flint glass
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6. Most ozone gas (about 90) is located in the atmospheric layer of
(A) ionosphere
(B) troposphere
(C) stratosphere
(D) mesosphere
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7. What are the main Constituents of bio-gas ?
(A) Methane and sulphur dioxide
(B) Methane and carbon dioxide
(C) Methane, hydrogen and nitric Oxide
(D) Methane and nitric Oxide
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8. In which two Indian States of the four mentioned below, it is necessary to hold certain Minimum educational qualifications to be eligible to contest Panchayat Elections ?
1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. Karnataka 4. Rajasthan
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(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 2 and 3
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9. Which of the following statements about ‘delegation’ is/are Correct ?
1.It is the abdication of respossibility.
2. It means conferring of specified Authority by a lower authority to a higher one.
3 It is subject to supervision and review.
4. It is a method of dividing authority in the organization.
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(A) 3 only
(B) 2 and 4 only
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 4
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10. Which of the following features were borrowed by the Constitution of India from the British Constitution ?
1. Rule of Law
2. Law-making Procedure
3. Independence of Judiciary
4. Parliamentary System
Select the correct answer Listing the code given below
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2,3 and 4
(C) 1 and 4 only
(D) 1,2 and 4
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11. Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India has fived the number of Members of the Rajya Sabha to be elected from each State ?
(A) Fifth Schedule
(B) Third Schedule
(C) Sixth Schedule
(D) Fourth Schedule
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12. Which one of the following state Inents about various horticulture crops of India for the year 2016-17 is not correct ?
(A) The area under horticulture Crops has increased over previous year
(B) Fruit production during the Current year is higher than the previous year
(C) Rate of increase in onion production is more than potato production in the current year in Comparison to the previous year
(D) The major tomato-growing States are Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and Gujarat
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13. The phenomenon of “demographic dividend’ of a country relates to
(A) a sharp decline in total population
(B) an increase in working age population
(C) a decline in infant mortality rate
(D) an increase in sex ratio
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14. Arrange the following events in sequential order as they happened in India
1. Mahalanobis Model
2. Plan Holiday
3. Rolling Plan
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(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 3, 2, 1
(C) 2, 3, 1
(D) 1, 3, 2
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15. The Onetary policy in India uses which of the following tools?
1. Bank rate
2. Open market operations
3. Public debt
4. Public revenue
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(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 4 only
(D) 1,2,3 and 4
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16. Devaluation of currency will be more beneficial if prices of—
(A) domestic gods Teman constant
(B) Exports become cheaper to Importers
(C) imports remain constant
(D) exports rise proportionately
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Direction (Q. 17-21) The Following five (5) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.
Codes :
(A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
(B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the Correct explanation of Statement I
(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(D) StatETIIent lis false but Statement II is true
17. Statements :
I. Skin cancer is generally caused by the ultraviolet radiation
II. Stratosphere allows ultraviolet radiation to enter the earth from the sun.
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18, Statements :
I. The interior part of Maharashtra does not receive adequate rain in the summer season
II. The interior part of Maharashtra lies in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats.
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19. Statements :
I. Global warning signifies the rise in global surface temperature.
II. The increase of concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere Causes the rise in global surface temperature.
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20. Statements :
I. The Communists left the All India Trade Union Congress in 1931.
II. By 1928, the Communists were no longer working with the mainstream national movement.
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