CDS General Knowledge Exam Paper – 16 September 2012

61. Which one among the following was the theme of world environment day, 2012 ?
A. your planet needs you-unite to combat
B. many species. One planet. One future
C. forests- nature at your service
D. green economy : does it include you ?

62. Consider the following statement about Rahul Bhattacharya, who won the prestigious royal society of literature Ondaatje prize, 2012 –
1. He was awarded the ondaatje prize for his book, the sly company of people who care.
2. He is a cricket journalist.
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

63. Which one among the following popular cartoon characters has recently completed 50 years of creation ?
A. chota bheem
B. mowgli
C. ‘utterly butterly’
D. the common man

64. Industrial revolution, in its early phase form C.1760 to C.1850, was largely dependent for its success on –
A. machine power that replaced the labour on a large scale
B. elaborate road network for transportation of industrial products
C. network of electric power stations
D. organization of labour under factory system

65. Consider the following statement about the european travelers to india-
1. Sir thomas roe, the representative to the east india company, was granted the permission by jahangir to open a factory at surat.
2. Captain hawkins was driven out from agar by the mughals at the instigation of the portuguese.
3. Father monserrate traveled with akbar on his journey to kashmir.
Which of the given statement is/are correct ?
A. 2 and 3
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 2
D. 1 and 3
Answer.

66. Dalhousie has been regarded as the maker of modern india because he brought about reforms and made a beginning in many fields. Which one among the following was not one of his schemes of reforms ?
A. educational reforms
B. construction of railways and introduction of telegraph and postal services
C. establishment of a public works department
D. factories act to improve the condition of indian labour

67. The suppression of indian language newspapers under the vernacular press act of 1878 was caused by the criticism of –
A. lavish lifestyle of the of the english officials
B. ill-treatment given to indigo workers by their english masters
C. inhuman approach of english officials towards the victims of the famine of 1876-77
D. misuse of religious places of india by english officials

68. A ‘rectifier’ is an electronic device used to convert –
A. AC voltage into DC voltage
B. DC voltage into AC voltage
C. sinusoidal pulse into square pulse
D. none of the above

69. In step-down transformer, the AC output given the –
A. current more than the input current
B. current less than input current
C. current equal than the input current
D. voltage more than the input voltage

70. When ice melts, its –
A. volume decreases
B. volume increases
C. volume and mass both decreases
D. volume decreases while mass increases

71. The riverbank is weakest where the river turns. This is because water –
A. gets concentrated on the inner bank of the turn, making it denser
B. effectively bounces off the outer bank as it turns, exerting an extra pressure on the bank
C. flows faster as it turns
D. reacts more effectively with the bank at a turn

72. Why do we have a leap year every four years ?
A. the earth gets shifted out of orbit every four years
B. the revolution slows down a little once every four years
C. the length of a year is not an integer number of days
D. it is a convention

73. Rain-bearing clouds look black because –
A. all light is scattered by them
B. the large number of water droplets in them absorb all the sunlight
C. they reflect the sunlight back into the atmosphere
D. there is a lot of dust condensed on the water vapour in such clouds

74. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists –
list-I (tribal group)    list-II (state where predominantly located)
a. Reang                  1. Arunachal pradesh
b. Dimasa                2. Nagaland
c. Konyak                3. Tripura
d. Mishmi                4. Assam
Codes :
.    a b c d
A. 1 2 4 3
B. 1 4 2 3
C. 3 2 4 1
D. 3 4 2 1

75. Which one among the following sequences of water bodies, from lower to higher salinity concentration, is correct ?
A. gulf of california-baltic sea-red sea-arctic sea
B. baltic sea-arctic sea-gulf of california-red sea
C. red sea-gulf of california-arctic sea- baltic sea
D. arctic sea-gulf of california-baltic sea-red sea

76. The main aim of watershed management strategy of india is –
A. promoting silviculture
B. hillslope management
C. arid land management
D. soil conservation

77. In absorption of insolation, the most significant part is played by –
A. carbon dioxide
B. ozone
C. oxygen
D. haze

78. Which among the following cities of india will have mid-day sun exactly overhead only once a year ?
A. delhi and chennai
B. srinagar and darjeeling
C. hyderabad and kohima
D. nagpur and kolkata

79. The speaker of the lok sabha may be removed from office by –
A. the majority party in the house adopting a no- confidence motion
B. a resolution passed by not less than half of the total membership of the house
C. a resolution passed by at least two-thirds of the total membership of the house
D. a resolution passed by a majority of all the members of the house

80. What is/are the major difference/differences between a written and an unwritten constitution ?
1. A written constitution is the formal source of all constitutional laws in the country and the unwritten constitution is not the formal source.
2. A written constitution is entirely codified whereas an unwritten constitution is not.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below –
Codes :
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2

81. In the rajya sabha, the states have been given seats –
A. in accordance with their population
B. equally
C. on the basis of population and economic position
D. on the basis of present economic status

82. The preamble is useful in constitutional interpretation because it –
A. uses value-loaded words
B. contains the real objective and philosophy of the constitution makers
C. is a source of power and limitation
D. gives an exhaustive list of basic features of the constitution

83. Which one among the following is not an attribute of sustainability of indian democratic model ?
A. unity in diversity in socio-cultural patterns
B. sustained economic growth specially after the 1990s
C. regular elections in the centre and states since 1950s
D. a strong one industrial base with a vibrant federal structure

84. Which one among the following was the immediate cause of attack by nawab siraj-ud-Daullah on calcutta in 1756 ?
A. refusal of the english company to pay the overdue trade tax
B. the english conspired against the nawab with a view to depose him from the throne
C. siraj-ud-daullah wanted to drive out the english form bengal
D. refusal of the english to demolish the fortification of calcutta

85. Which among the following materials were used for minting coins during the rule of the mauryas ?
A. gold and silver
B. silver and copper
C. copper and bronze
D. gold and copper

86. What was kutagarashala- literally, a hut with a pointed roof ?
A. a place where animals were kept
B. a place where intellectual debates among buddhist mendicants took place
C. a place where weapons were stored
D. a place to sleep

87. The ‘dhamma’,propagated by ashoka,was-
A. the tenets of buddhism
B. a mixture of the philosophies of ajivikas and charvakas
C. a system of morals consistent with the tenets of most of the sects of the time
D. the religious policy of the state

88. Which one among the following pairs is not properly matched ?
A. megasthenes – indica
B. ashvaghosa – buddhacharita
C. panini – mahabhashya
D. vishakhadatta – mudrarakshasa

89. In an atomic explosion,release of large amount of energy is due to conversion of –
A. chemical energy into nuclear energy
B. nuclear energy into heat
C. mass into energy
D. chemical energy into heat

90. Soaps cannot be used in acidic condition because they lose their cleansing effect due to formation of insoluble –
A. esters
B. alcohols

C. hydrocarbons
D. long-chain fatty acids

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