CDS General Knowledge Exam Paper – 05 February 2017

31. Which of the following statements are correct about ‘Saakshar Bharat’ scheme ?
1. it is a centrally sponsored scheme which was launched during the Eleventh Five-Year plan.
2. the scheme applies to women in particular and disadvantaged groups in general.
3. the scheme applies to persons above the age of 10 years.
4. the scheme is anchored with panchayati raj institutions and local self-government.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 1, 3 and 4

32. BRICS Summit, 2016 was held in-
A. brazil
B. china
C. india
D. south africa

33. Which country signed a memorandum of understanding with india for promoting the production of pigeon peas/Tur and other pulses in July 2016 ?
A. south africa
B. syria
C. egypt
D. mozambique

34. Which of the following statements relating to the power of the president of india is/are correct ?
1. The executive power of the union shall be vested in the president.

2. The executive power shall be exercised by the president only through officers subordinate to him.
3. The supreme command of the defence forces of the union shall be vested in the president.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 3 only

35. Which of the following statements regarding article 21 of the constitution of india is/are correct ?
1. Article 21 is violated when the under-trial prisoners are detained under judicial custody for an indefinite period.
2. Right to life is one of the basic human rights and not even the state has the authority to violate that right.
3. Under article 21, the right of a woman to make reproductive choices is not a dimension of personal liberty.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 only

36. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding right to education in india ?
1. Free and compulsory education should be provided to all children of the age of six to fourteen years.
2. The imperative of the provision of the right to education Act, 2009 is that school must have qualified teachers and basic infrastructure.
3. There should be quality education without any discrimination on the ground of economic, social and cultural background.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 3 only

37. Which one of the following statements regarding freedom to manage religious affairs as per the constitution of india is not correct ?
A. every religious denomination shall have the right to manage its own affairs in matters of religion except some minor communities.
B. every religion or any section thereof shall have the right to own an acquire movable and immovable property.
C. every religious community has the right to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes.
D. every community has the right to manage its own affairs in matters of religion.

38. Which one of the following statements relating to protection against arrest and detention of individuals under article 22 is not correct ?
A. no person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed of the grounds for such arrest.
B. no person shall be denied the right to consult and be defended by, a legal practitioner of his/her choice.
C. every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of one week of such arrest.
D. the right to protection against arrest is not available to a person in jail pursuant to a judicial order.

39. Which one of the following intellectual property rights is protected without making any registration ?
A. copyright
B. patent
C. industrial design
D. trademark

40. Which one of the following indices is now used by the reserve bank of india to measure the rate of inflation in india ?
A. NASDAQ index
B. BSE index
C. Consumer price index
D. Wholesale price index

41. The most favoured nation (MFN) clause under WTO regime is based on the principle of-
A. non-discrimination between nations
B. discrimination between nations
C. differential treatment between locals and foreigners
D. uniform tariff across commodities

42. Goods and services Tax likely to be levied in india is not a-
A. gross value tax
B. value-added tax
C. consumption tax
D. destination-based tax

43. Amartya sen was awarded the nobel prize for his contribution to-
A. monetary economics
B. welfare economics
C. environmental economics
D. development economics

44. The rank of captain of the indian navy is equivalent to which one of the following ?
A. captain of the indian army
B. group captain in the indian air force
C. lieutenant colonel of the indian army
D. wing commander of the indian air force

45. Which one of the following statements is correct in relation to the indian air force ?
A. it has bases in many friendly countries.
B. it does not carry out joint exercises with any country.
C. it does not carry out joint exercises with any country.
D. no officer has even been elevated to the rank of marshal of the indian air force.

46. The optical phenomenon that is primarily responsible for the observation of rainbow on a rainy day is-
A. diffraction
B. interference
C. dispersion
D. reflection

47. With regard to ‘Project Tiger’ which one of the following statements is not correct ?
A. it was launched in india in the year 1973.
B. the objective of the project is to preserve the habitals and tigers therein as natural heritage.
C. the project emphasized to ensure viable population of tigers in india.
D. there are no Tiger Reserves in northeastern part of india.

48. Which one of the following is not a biosphere reserve of india ?
A. agasthyamalai
B. nokrek
C. great nicobar
D. great himalayan

49. Which one of the following statements with regard to the indian railways is not correct ?
A. the indian rail networks have been developed throughout the konkan coast.
B. there is very low density of railway lines in the himalayan region.
C. the north indian plain has a dense network of railway.
D. at present, india has the largest railway network in the world.

50. Which of the following statements with regard to the mediterranean agriculture is/are correct ?
1. The mediterranean agriculture is highly specialized commercial agriculture.
2. It is intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy cultivation.
3. It is a primitive subsistence agriculture.
4. Viticulture is a speciality of the mediterranean region.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 4 only
D. 1, 3 and 4

51. Which one of the following statements with regard to the winter solstice is correct ?
A. the south pole experiences 24 hours of darkness.
B. I occurs on june 21.
C. the north pole experiences 24 hours of darkness.
D. the sun is at aphelion.

52. Tropical evergreen rain forest biome provides optimum environmental conditions for the growth of plants and animals. Which one among the following statements regarding this is not correct ?
A. it has heavy rainfall and high temperature throughout the year.
B. the biome is also called megathermal biome.
C. the evergreen rain forest biome extends between 10°N and 10°S latitudes
D. the maximum development of this biome has taken place in central and southern california and north-western coastal lands of africa.

53. Tsunami waves are the undersea occurrence of earthquake exceeding 7.5 on richter scale. Which one of the following statements regarding this is not correct ?
A. it often generates strong waves.
B. the pacific coasts are most vulnerable to tsunami waves.
C. tsunami waves are also called high-energy tidal waves or seismic sea waves.
D. tsunami is a latin word.

54. Which of the following statements with regard to cloudburst is/are correct ?
1. It is defined as sudden localized very heavy downpour with cloud thunder and lightning.
2. It mostly occurs in the hilly areas.
3. It results into very high intensity of rainfall, i.e., 250mm-300mm in a couple of hours.
4. It occurs only during daytime.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 2 only

55. Which one of the following with regard to aridisol, one of the soil orders, is not correct ?
A. lack of water for plants during most part of the year
B. high organic matter
C. large accumulation of carbonates at depth
D. absence of deep wide cracks

56. What is the maximum number of states of matter ?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. variable

57. The chemical properties of an element depend upon-
A. the number of isotopes of the element
B. the mass number of the element
C. the total number of neutrons in the element
D. the number of electrons in the outermost shell of the element

58. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

A. the cathode rays originate from cathode and proceed towards the anode in a cathode-ray discharge tube.
B. the television picture tubes are nothing but cathode-ray tubes.
C. the cathode rays themselves are not visible
D. the characteristics of cathode rays depend upon the nature of the gas present in the cathode-ray tube.

59. The molecular mass of sulphuric acid is 98. If 49 g of the acid is dissolved in water to make one litre of solution, what will be the strength of the acid ?
A. Two normal
B. One normal
C. 0.5 normal
D. four normal

60. Which one of the following statements with regard to jet stream, an up level tropospheric wave, is not correct-
A. it is a narrow band of high-velocity wind.
B. it follows the wave path near the tropopause at elevations 8 km to 15 km.

C. jet streams are typically continuous over long distances.
D. in summer, the polar front jet achieves its maximum force.

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