CDS General Knowledge Exam Paper – 08 September 2013

91. The saudi arabia government has recently dicided to strictly implement a law called nitaqat law. As a result –
A. 10% jobs in saudi should be reserved for saudi nationals
B. 50% jobs in saudi should be reserved for saudi nationals
C. a foreigner will be allowed to work in saudi arabia for a maximum period of 10 years
D. foreigners job contracts in saudi arabia will be on year-to-year basis

92. Which one among the following was major decision taken at the fifth BRICS summit held recently ?
A. establishment of a new development bank
B. reformation of the united nations
C. common military exercise
D. cultural exchange among the BRICS countries

93. With which one among the following countries, did india sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of election management and administration (on april 12, 2013 in new delhi) ?
A. japan
B. mauritius
C. thailand
D. sri lanka

94. Which one among the following indian scientists has been awarded the ‘2012 award for international science cooperation’ by chinese academy of acience ?
A. K.S. srinivasan
B. sreekumar banerjee
C. D.D. bhawalkar
D. C.N.R. rao

95. Which one among the following countries has won the ICC women’s world cup, 2013 held in india ?
A. india
B. west indies
C. australia
D. sri lanka

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96. Which legendary actor has been awarded the dada sahshi phalke award,2012 ?
A. shashi kapoor
B. pran krishan
C. anupam kher
D. soumitra chatterjee

97. The ‘thomas cup’ is associated with –
A. table tennis
B. lawn tennis
C. badminton
D. billiards

98. Consider the following statements :
1. ISRO has recently given clearance for using the frequency from KU band for using the
satellite for internet in trains in india.
2. KU frequency range is allocated to be exclusively used by satellite communication system.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2

99. which one among the following was the main demand of the ‘2013 shahbag protests’ ?
A. employment for all above eighteen years
B. equal rights for men and women
C. capital punishment for those convicted of crimes against humanity during 1971 bangladesh liberation war
D. introduction of urdu and arabic languages as compulsory subjects in primary education

100. Which one among the following was the primary reason behind the failure of the young bengal movement in bengal ?
A. it did not appeal to educated people
B. its economic programme was not popular
C. it was too radical
D. it did not have good leaders

101. Which of the following statements is/are not correct about bhakti tradition in south india ?
1. Earliest bhakti movements in india were led by alvar and nayanar saints.
2. Nalayira divyaprabandham, frequently described as tamil veda is an anthology of compositions by the alvars.
3. Karaikkal ammaiyar, women alvar saints, supported patriarchal norms.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below –
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 3 only
D. 2 only

102. Sangam literature formed a very important source for the reconstructions of the history of south india. it was written in –
A. tamil
B. kannada
C. telugu
D. malayalam

103. Which of the following are true of matrilineal societies ?
1. Newly married couple stays with the woman’s parents.
2. As per the rules of inheritance, the property passes from mother to daughter.
3. Women play a dominant role in the family.
4. Examples of matrilineal societies are those of the khasi and jaintia tribes of meghalaya.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below –
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 4 only
D. 1, 2 and 4 only

104. The mansabdari system of the mughals was a complex system. Its efficient functioning depended upon :
1. The practice of offering the title of ‘mansabdar’ to military personnel only.
2. Proper functioning of the dagh (branding) system
3. Proper functioning of the jagirdari system
Select the correct answer using the codes given below –
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

105. Consider the following :
“India would be far more reliable as a base for operations. Moreover, the prospect of a settlement will be greatly enhanced by the disappearance of gandhi, who had for years torpedoed every attempt at a settlement.”
The above statement was made by the british in the context of –
A. kheda satyagraha
B. civil disobedience movement
C. quit india movement
D. non-cooperation movement

106. Which bank is limited to the needs of agriculture and rural finance ?
A. SBI
B. NABARD
C. IFC
D. RBI

107. The effect of a government surplus upon the equilibrium level of NNP (net national product) is substantially the same as –
A. An increase in investment
B. An increase in consumption
C. An increase in saving
D. A decrease in saving

108. The value of money varies –
A. directly with the interest rate
B. directly with the price level
C. directly with the volume of employment
D. inversely with the price level

109. Corporation tax is imposed by –
A. state government
B. Central government
C. Local government
D. State as well as central government

110. The government of india and reserve bank of india have decided to introduce I billion pieces of ₹10 notes in polymer/plastic on a field trial basis. Which of the following is/are the objectives behind this move ?
1. Increase of the lifetime of the notes.
2. Combating counter feiting.
3. Reducing the cost of minting of currency.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below –
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 only
C. 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

111. Which indian musician has recently been awarded with lifetime achievement grammy award ?
A. A.R. rahman
B. pt. Ravi shankar
C. ustad amjad ali khan
D. lata mangeshkar

112. Well known film ‘chittagong;, directed by bedabrata pain, is mainly based on the life of-
A. subodh roy
B. binod bihari chowdhury
C. preetilata wadedar
D. ganesh ghosh

113. Which of the following factors is/are responsible for recent rapid slowdown of indian economy despite recovering from the global financial crisis ?
1. The boost to demand given by monetary and fiscal stimulus following the crisis was large.
2. Starting in 2011-12, corporate and infrastructure investment started slowing both as a result of investment bottlenecks as well as the tighter monetary policy.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below –
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2

114. In india, the price of petroleum products has been deregulated mainly to –
A. reduce the burden of subsidies given to the oil companies
B. discourage the exploration of oil reserve in the country
C. discourage the demand for private vehicles
D. curb the use of black money in the economy

115. Consider the following statements :
1. The recent decision of government of india to partially decontrol the sugar industry gives the millers the freedom to sell sugar in open market and removes their obligation to supply sugar at subsidized rates to ration shops.
2. C. rangarajan panel also suggested decontrolling of sugar industry in india.
Which of the statements gives above is/are correct ?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2

116. British scientists roberts edwards, winner of nobel prize for physiology and medicine, passed away on april 10, 2013. What was so important about him ?
A. he was the pioneer in the field of cloning
B. he led the human genome project
C. his pioneering works led to the birth of the first test tube baby
D. he discovered the artificial heart

117. ‘Silent spring’, considered by many as one among the greatest science books of all time, is written by rachel carson. The book deals with –
A. wild life preservation
B. protection of the environment
C. pollution of the water body
D. none of the above

118. On march 8, 2013 president of india has released a commemorative postage stamp on late sahir ludhianvi at rashtrapati bhawan. Ludhianvi was –
A. the translator of the omar khayyam’s rubaiyat into hindi
B. an eminent social activist of india

C. one of the top urdu dramatists and actor
D. widely acclaimed as a people’s poet

119. V.S. ramadevi, who died in bengaluru on april 17, 2013 was the governor of karnataka and himachal pradesh. What was more specific about her ? she was the –
A. governor of the two states simultaneously
B. only female chief election commissioner of india
C. only female indian high commissioner to united kingdom
D. governor of reserve bank of india

120. The pulitzer prize for fiction in the year 2013 has been announced for the book –
A. ‘the orphan master’s son’ authored by adam johnson
B. ‘what we talk about when we talk about anne frank’ authored by nathan englander
C. ‘the snow child’ authored by eowyn ivey
D. none of the above

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