CDS General Knowledge Exam Paper – 23 October 2016

61. Which one of the following statements about reusable space vehicle of ISRO is not correct ?
A. in june 2016, ISRO successfully launched india’s first reusable space vehicle.
B. the space vehicle was launched from satish dhawan space centre at sri-harikota in andhra pradesh.
C. the reusable launch vehicle climbed to a height of 65 km before automatically steering back for landing.
D. the vehicle was initially boosted by a rocket that contained liquid fuel.

62. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
A. BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile made by india and russian federation.
B. the name BrahMos came from two rivers, brahmaputra of india and moskva of russia.
C. indian military scientists were capable of integrating BrahMos cruise missile with sukhoi-30 MKI fighter.
D. defence research and development organization is the manufacturer of sukhoi-30 MKI fighter.

63. Which one of the following sources tells us about women protesting against the infidelity of their husbands or the neglect of the wife and children by the male head of the household ?
A. the kitab-ul-hind

B. documents belonging to the village panchayats of rajasthan, gujarat and maharashtra
C. sculptures from mandor
D. the ain-i-akbari of abul fazl

64. The all india census was –
1. first attempted in 1872
2. regularly undertaken since 1881
3. always undertaken as a five-year exercise
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C.1 and 2 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

65. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists –
list-I (historian)     list-II (book)
a. Sumit sarkar    1. The rise and growth of economic nationalism in india
b. Shahid amin    2. A rule of property for bengal
c. ranajit guha     3. The swadeshi movement in bengal, 1903-1908
d. Bipan chandra 4. Event, metaphor, memory-chaurichaura, 1922-1992
Code :
.   a b c d
A. 3 4 2 1
B. 3 2 4 1
C. 1 2 4 3
D. 1 4 2 3

66. What form of shiva is most prominent in the brihadeshvara temple built by the chola dynasty ?
A. harihara
B. bhairava
C. rudra
D. tripurantaka

67. The basic structure doctrine with regard to the constitution of india relates to –
1. The power of judicial review
2. The judgement in kesavananda bharati case (1973)
3. The constraints on article 368 of the constitution of india
4. The judgement in golaknath case (1967)
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 4 only

68. Which of the following fundamental rights as enshrined in the constitution of india belong only to the citizens ?
1. Article 19 (protection of right to freedom of speech)
2. Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty)
3. Article 15 (prohibition of discrimination)
4. Article 16 (equality of opportunity)
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 1 and 4 only

69. A citizen of india will lose his or her citizenship if he or she –
1. Renounces indian citizenship
2. Voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country
3. Marries a citizen of another country
4. Criticizes the government
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 1 and 4

70. Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to protection of individuals being tried for offences ?
A. a confession can never be used as evidence against the accused.
B. the accused must have violated an existing law.
C. an accused cannot be tried and punished for the same offence again.
D. the quantum of punishment must be provided in law as it existed on the date of commission of an offence.

71. Neil o’brien, who died recently, was a famous –
A. journalist
B. billiards player
C. dramatist
D. quiz master

72. Consider the following statement –
‘If you feel you are trapped in a black hole don’t give up. There is a way out”
Who among the following made the above statement ?
A. albert einstein
B. stephen hawking
C. C. V. raman
D. abdus salam

73. Recently the government of india cleared the proposal for the production of 18 indigenous ‘dhanush’ artillery guns to be produced in india by –
A. indian army
B. US army
C. indian ordinance factory board
D. indian and US army jointly

74. Who among the following won the men’s singles title in the australian open tennis tournament, 2016 ?
A. jamie murray
B. bruno soares
C. novak djokovic
D. andy murray

75. Which of the following statements about the philosopher shankara is/are true ?
1. Shankara espoused a form of vedanta called advaita.
2. He elaborated on the philosophy of gaudapada.
3. Shankara tried to demonstrate that the upanishads and brahmasutras contain a unified, systematic philosophy.
4. Shankara founded the amanaya mathas.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 4 only

76. Which of the following statements about the deccan riots of 1875 is/are true ?
1. The deccan riots resulted in protection for peasants through the deccan agriculturalists relief act of 1879.
2. The riots did not spread to the whole of maharashtra because of prompt suppression by the british.
3. The british were unable to contain the riots and they spread throughout maharashtra.
4. The cotton boom in the deccan that had been caused by the artificial demand generated by the american civil war caused the impoverishment of the peasants.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 4 only
D. 1, 2 and 4

77. Why are the gypsies regarded as of indian origin ?
1. They follow indian religious practices.
2. Their language, called romani, is an indo-aryan language.
3. They believe that they came from india.
4. Epigraphic evidence locates their original home in uttar pradesh.
A. 1 and 4 only
B. 2 only
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 2 and 3

78. The term upari refers to which one of the following ?
A. a category of proprietary tenure under the mughal rule
B. a category of tenancy tenure under the maratha rule
C. a soldier in the maratha army
D. a village headman in the mughal period Answer. B

79. The ‘water frame’ of richard arkwright was a device for –
A. producing a new type of painting
B. irrigating fields for rice cultivation
C. producing strong threads of yarn
D. the faster movement of steamships

80. The ‘four great needs’ of the people as identified by the guomindang were –
A. clothing, food housing and transportation
B. education, food housing and health care
C. food, housing, education and employment
D. employment, housing, education and health care

81. Which one of the following was the earlier name of tokyo ?
A. osaka
B. kyoto
C. samurai
D. edo

82. The epic, silappadikaram refers to the –
A. story of rama
B. jaina elements in the storyline
C. culture of sri lankan buddhists
D. cult of shakti worship

83. Rakshasa type of marriage is –
A. marriage by purchase
B. marriage by capture
C. marriage by giving dowry
D. marriage by seduction

84. Who among the following was defeated by chile to won the copa america football championship, 2016 ?
A. colombia
B. argentina
C. ecuador
D. peru

85. Which one of the following is the highest altitude zoo in the world ?
A. cheyenne mountain zoo
B. pandit G.B. pant high altitude zoo
C. himalayan zoological park, gangtok
D. padmaja naidu himalayan zoological park

86. Which one of the following statements about the missile technology. Control regime is not correct ?
A. the missile technology control regime is an informal and voluntary partnership initially formed among G-7 countries.
B. members of the missile technology control regime prevent the proliferation of missile and unmanned aerial vehicle technology capable of carrying above 500 kg payload for more than 300 km.
C. china applied to join the regime but members did not offer the membership.
D. no other country outside the membership follows the regime rules.

87. The first tejas squadron of indian air force consists of –
A. 20 aircrafts with 4 in reserve
B. 100 aircrafts with 10 in reserve
C. 20 aircrafts with no reserve
D. 25 aircrafts with 5 in reserve

88. The headquarters of ‘economic and social commission for asia and the pacific’ is located at –
A. singapore
B. manila
C. bangkok
D. hong kong

89. Which of the following with regard to the term ‘bank run’ is correct ?
A. the net balance of money a bank has in its chest at the end of the day’s business
B. the ratio of bank’s total deposits and total liabilities
C. a panic situation when the deposit holders start withdrawing cash from the banks
D. the period in which a bank creates highest credit in the market

90. Which of the following will be the outcome if an economy is under the inflationary pressure ?
1. Domestic currency heads for depreciation.
2. Exports become less competitive with imports getting costlier.
3. Cost of borrowing decreases.
4. Bondholders get benefitted.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 3 and 4

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