Combined Defence Services (CDS) Solved Exam Paper 2 – 2017

101. Constitutional safeguards available to Civil Servants are ensured by—
(A) Article 310
(B) Article 311
(C) Article 312
(D) Article 317

102. A writ issued to secure the release of a person found to be detained illegally —
(A) Mandartus
(B) Habeas Crpus
(C) Certiorari
(D) Prohibition

103. Which one of the following cannot be introduced first in the Rajya Sabha ?
(A) Constitutional Amendment
(B) CAG Report
(C) Annuual Financial Statement
(D) Bill to alter the boundaries of any State

104. The National Commission for Women was created by
(A) an amendment in the Constitution of India
(B) a decision of the Union Cabinet
(C) an Act passed by the Parliament
(D) an order of the President of India

105. Who among the following was the Chief Justice of India when Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was introduced in the Indian Judicial System ?
(A) M. Hidayatullah
(B) A.S. Armand
(C) A M. Aknadi
(D) P.N Bhagwati

106. The foul smell of urine of a healthy man having healthy food, when spilled on floor, is mainly due to the bacterial decomposition of
(A) urea int sulphur dioxide
(B) Sugar into carbon diodde
(C) lipids into methane
(D) urea into ammia

107. Desalination of seawater is done by using reverse osmosis. The pressure applied to the solution is
(A) larger than osmotic pressure
(B) SIImaller than osmotic pressure
(C) equal to osmotic pressure
(D) equal to atmospheric pressure

108. Which one of the following polymers does not contain glucose units ?
(A) Glycogers
(B) Starch
(C) Cellulose
(D) Rubber

109. Tincture of iodine is an antiseptie for fresh wounds. It is a dilute solution of elemental iodine, which does not contain—
(A) water
(B) acetone
(C) alcohol
(D) potassium iodide

110. The Fundamental Rights Kuaranteed in the Constitution of India can be suspended only by—
(A) a proclamation of National Emergency
(B) an Act passed by the ParliaIIIent
(C) an amendment to the constitution of India
(D) the judicial decisions of the Supreme Court

111. Which of the following statements about the 73rd and 14th Constitution Amendment Act is/are corect ?
1. It makes it mandatory for all States to establish a three tier System of Government.
2 Representatives should be directly elected for five years.
3. There should be mandatory reservation of one-thurd of all seats in all Panchayats at all levels for Women.
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 conly
(C) 1, 2, and 3
(D) 3 only

112. A Joint Sitting of the Parliament is resorted to, for resolving the deadlock between two Houses of the Parliament for passing which of the following Bills ?
1. Money Bill
2. Constitutional Amendment Bill
3. Ordinary Bill
Select the correct answer Using the code given below:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

113. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The Directive Principles of State Policy are meant for promoting Social and economic democracy in India.
2. The Fundamental Rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution of India are ordinarily subject to reasonable restrictions.
3. Secularism is one of the basic features of Constitution of any country.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 2 only
(D) 1,2 and 3

114. The President of India is elected by an electoral College comprising of elected members of which of the following ?
1. Both the Houses of the Parliament
2. The Legislative Assemblies of States
3. The Legislative Councils of States
4. The Legislative Assemblies of NCT of Delhi and Puducherry
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 3 and 4

115. Consider the following stateIments about the scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under the provisions of the Constitution of India
1. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the Government educational institutans.
2. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions aided by the State.
3. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions not aided by the State.
4. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the minority educational institutions as described im Artide 30.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 3 and 4 only
(C) 1, 2 and 3 only
(D) 1,2,3 and 4

116. Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes:
1 Rights of transgenders
2. Rights of Craniopagus twins
3 Rights of mentally retarded
women to bear a child Select the correct answer using the code given below
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

117. Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly ?
(A) NG Ayyangar
(B) KM Munshi
(C) B.N. Rau
(D) Muhammad Sadulah

118. Due to which of the following factors, the Industrial Revolution took place in England in the eighteenth century ?
1. The discovery of Coal and iron deposits
2. The discovery of steam power
3. The introduction of railways
4. The regular supply of raw materials
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2, 3 and 4 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

119. Which of the following indicators have been used by the World Economic Forum to calculate Global Competitive ness Index for 2016-17?
1. Efficiency enhancer subindex
2. Innvation and sophistication factors subindex
3. Life expectancy enhancer subindex
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only

(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

120. In India, the base rear of the new GDP series has been shifted from 2004-05 to—
(A) 2007-08
(B) 2008-09
(C) 2010-11
(D) 2011-12

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