CDS General Knowledge Exam Paper – 16 September 2012

91. Farmers are requested to mix lime with soil while farming their. This is because –
A. lime is very helpful in maintaining the water content in the soil
B. lime decreases the acidity of soil
C. lime decreases the basicity of soil
D. high concentration of lime is necessary for the plant growth

92. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists –
list-I (river)   list-II (tributaries)
a. Ganga     1. Chambal and ken
b. Indus       2. Wainganga and indravati
c. Yamuna   3. Chenab and sutlej
d. Godavari 4. Gomti and kosi
Codes :
.    a b c d
A. 4 1 3 2
B. 4 3 1 2
C. 2 1 3 4
D. 2 3 1 4

93. Tank irrigation is practised mainly in peninsular india because :
1. Undulating relief and hard rocks make it difficult to dig canals and wells
2. Rivers are rain-fed
3. Of compact nature of population and agricultural fields
Select the correct answer using the codes giver below –
Codes :
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

94. Consider the following statement :
1. Rural forestry aims to raise the trees on community land and on privately owned land
2. Farm forestry encourages individual farmers to plant trees on their own farmland to meet the domestic need of the family.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct ?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2

95. Which of the following are responsible for decrease of per capita holding of cultivated land in india ?
1. Low per capita income
2. Rapid rate of increase of population
3. Practice of dividing land equally among the heirs
4. Use of traditional techniques of ploughing
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
Codes:
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 4
D. 2, 3 and 4
Answer. B

96. Surface water resources are highest in –
A. ganga plains
B. north-eastern india
C. peninsular india
D. indue plains

97. Which one among the following cities is called the ‘zero-mile centre’ of india ?
A. kanpur
B. allahabad
C. nagpur
D. new delhi

98. Which one among the following statements is/are correct ?
1. High growth will lead inflation.
2. High growth will lead to deflation.
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

99. The right to information means and includes –
1. Inspection of documents
2. Taking out files from office to any place desired by the applicant

3. Taking photograph of files
4. Obtaining information in tapes
Select the correct answer using the codes given below –
Codes :
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 3 and 4 only
D. 2 and 4 only

100. Which one among the following statements about ‘revolution’ is not correct ?
A. revolution implies change of the system itself
B. revolution implies change within the system’s rules
C. attempts at revolution often produce violence
D. no type of political system is immune to revolution

101. Which of the following statements about features of sanskritization is/are correct ?
1. It refers to a process whereby members of a caste attempt to raise their own social status by adopting the rituals, domestic and social practices of a caste ho higher status.
2. The practices which were usually chosen for emulation were adopting vegetarianism, wearing of sacred thread, specific prayers, religious ceremonies and so on.
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

102. The ‘instrument of instructions’ contained in the government of india act, 1935 has been incorporated in the constitution of india in the year 1950 as –
A. fundamental rights
B. directive principles of state policy
C. extent of executive power of state
D. conduct of business of the government of india

103. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists –
list-I (act)                                            list-II (feature)
a. The Indian councils act, 1892        1. Introduction of provincial autonomy
b. The Indian councils act, 1909        2. Introduction of the principle of election
c. the government of india act, 1919 3. Introduction of diarchy in provinces
d. the government of india act, 1935 4. Introduction of separate electorate for the muslims
Codes :
.    a b c d
A. 2 4 3 1
B. 1 3 4 2
C. 2 3 4 1
D. 1 4 3 2

104. Silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world. Which one among the following is not true of silk routes ?
A. historians have identified several silk routes over land and by sea
B. silk routes have linked asia with europe and northern africa
C. silk routes existed before the christian century
D. as a result of silk route trade, precious metals like gold and silver. Flowed from asia to europe

105. Which one among the following correctly describes Gandhiji’s attitude towards the swarajist leaders ?
A. he was not opposed to their entry into council
B. he had full trust in their bona fides and considered them most valued and respected leaders
C. he was not in favour of maintaining warm personal relations with them
D. he was neutral to government’s offensive against the swarajists and did not defend them

106. Which one among the following depicts the correct meaning of the term jins-i-kamil concerning crops in mughal india ?
A. paddy crop
B. cash crop
C. coarse crop
D. crop grown in the arid zone

107. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists –
list-I (mineral)
a. copper
b. mica
c. chromite
d. lignite
list-II (producing centre in map)

Codes :
.    a b c d
A. 2 4 1 3
B. 2 1 4 3
C. 3 1 4 2
D. 3 4 1 2

108. Sargasso sea is characterized by –
A. very old water
B. very warm water
C. highly saline water
D. typical marine vegetation

109. Ozone holes are more pronounced at the –
A. equator
B. tropic of cancer
C. tropic of capricorn
D. poles

110. In india, the ‘effective literacy rates’ are calculated from –
A. total population
B. child population
C. adult population
D. population above 7 years of age

111. In the parlance of financial investment, the term ‘bear’ denotes –
A. an investor who feels that the price of a particular security is going to fall
B. an investor who expects the price of a particular share to rise
C. a shareholder who has an interest in a company, financially or otherwise
D. any lender, whether by making a loan or buying a bond

112. Which one among the following is an appropriate description of ‘deflation’ ?
A. it is a sudden fall in the value of a currency against other currencies
B. it is persistent recession in the economy
C. it is a persistent fall in the general price level of goods and services
D. it is a fall in the rate of inflation over a period of time

113. With reference to lok adalats, which one among the following statements is correct ?
A. lok adalats have the jurisdiction to settle the matters at pre-litigative stage and not those matters pending before any court
B. lok adalats can deal with matters which are civil and not criminal in nature
C. the lok adalat has not been given any statutory status so far
D. no appeal line in a civil court against the order of the lok adalat

114. Which among the following provisions of the constitution of india is/are fulfilled by the national social assistance programme launched by the government of india ?
1. Fundamental rights
2. Fundamental duties
3. Directive principles of state policy
Select the correct answer using the codes given below –
Codes :
A.. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 3 only
D. 1 and 2 only

115. Consider the following statements –
1. In india, only two union territories have legislative assemblies.
2. Mizoram, nagaland and states of india, have only one seat each in the lok sabha.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct ?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2

116. Consider the following diagram –

In the diagram given above, what does a denote ?
A. doldrums
B. trade winds
C. westerlies
D. easterlien

117. There are three distinct characters of temperature stratification of atmosphere around the earth. Which one among the following is the correct arrangement of the layers (from the earth’s surface upwards) ?
A. thermosphere-stratosphere-troposphere
B. troposphere-thermosphere-stratosphere
C. troposphere-stratosphere-thermosphere
D. thermosphere-troposphere-stratosphere

118.which one of the following statements regarding chinook winds is not correct ?
A. these are local winds
B. they descend along the eastern slopes of the rocky mountain in mid-latitudes
C. they bring lots of rain with them
D. they benefit agriculture

119. Which one among the following statements is not true of the jajmani system ?
A. it was non-market exchange system
B. it was practised in many villages and region during the pre-colonial period
C. it was introduced under pressure from the colonial regime
D. it was incorporated into wider networks of exchange through which agricultural products and other goods circulated

120. Which one among the following books was authored by a lady of the mughal royal house ?
A. akbar nama
B. babur nama

C. humayun nama
D. badshah nama

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