CDS General Knowledge Exam Paper – 01 November 2015

31. A bill deemed to be a “Money Bill” if it has any provisions dealing with-
1. imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax
2. appropriation of money from the consolidated fund of india
3. imposition of fines or other pecuniary penalties
4. Payment of fee for licences or fee for service rendered
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 2 only

32. Consider the following statements about alauddin khalji’s market policy :
1. He placed markets under the control of a high officer called ‘shahna’ for strictly controlling the shopkeepers and prices.
2. In order to ensure a regular supply of cheap food grains, he ordered the land revenue from doab region to be paid directly to the state.
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

33. Which one of the following is not a part of service sector in india ?
A. transport
B. construction
C. hotels and restaurants
D. insurance

34. Which of the following is/are not central features(s) of article 343 of the constitution of india ?
1. Hindi in devanagari script shall be the national language of the union.
2. The official language of the union shall be hindi in devanagari script.
3. English language shall continue to be used for official purposes within states.
4. If two or more states agree, hindi language should be the official language of communication between the states.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1, 3 and 4
B. 2 and 4 only
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 2 only

35. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I (Term)
(a) mihrab
(b) mimbar
(c) khutba
(d) kibla
List-II (Meaning)
1. Stepped pulpit
2. Direction towards the kaba for prayer
3. Arch
4. Sermon
Codes :
.    a b c d
A. 2 1 4 3
B. 2 4 1 3
C. 3 1 4 2
D. 3 4 1 2

36. Under flexible exchange rate system, the exchange rate is determined-
A. predominantiy by market mechanism
B. by the central bank
C. as a weighted index of a group of currencies
D. by the world trade organization

37. After the general elections, the protem speaker is-
A. elected by the lok sabha
B. appointed by the president of india
C. appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court
D. the senior most member of the lok sabha

38. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
LIst-I (Person)         List-II (Work)
(a). uddanda           1. Sudhanidhi
(b). sayana              2. mallikamarutaT
(c). yadavaprakasa 3. malatimadhava
(d). bhavabhuti       4. vaijayanti
Codes :
.     a b c d
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 3 1 4 2

39. Which one of the following is not correct in the context of industrial clusters development in india ?
A. industrial clusters play an important role for the MSME participants in their inclusiveness, technology absorption and efficiency improvement
B. industrial clusters are visible in traditional handloom, handicrafts and modern SME
C. industrial clusters programmes in india are administered by various ministries
D. industrial clusters lead to promotion of monopoly in the market

40. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I (Leader)
(a) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
(b) Minoo Masani
(c) S.A. Dange
(d) Ashok Mehta

List-II (party)
1. communist party of India
2. Bharatiya jana sangh
3. Swatantra party
4. Praja socialist party
Codes :
.    a b c d
A. 2 3 1 4
B. 4 1 3 2
C. 2 1 3 4
D. 4 3 1 2

41. The rihla was written in-
A. arabic in the fourteenth century by Ibn battuta
B. persian in the fifteenth century by abdur razzaq
C. persian in the thirteenth century by Ibn battuta
D. italian in the thirteenth century by marco polo

42. Contribution of the manufacturing sector to environmental degradation primarily occurs during :
1. Procurement and use of natural resources
2. Industrial processes and activities
3. Product use and disposal
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 only 2 only
D. 1 , 2 and 3

43. Which of the following is/are not central tenet(s) of the constitution of india ?
1. Prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
2. Gives official status to certain religions.
3. Provides freedom to profess any religion.
4. Ensures equality of all citizens within religious communities.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 3 and 4 only
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 2 only

44. The ‘Sur Sagar’ is-
A. a medieval treatise on music composed by tansen
B. a poetic work of surdas
C. memories of bahadur shah zafar
D. none of the above

45. Private investment in indian agriculture is mostly on labour-saving mechanization. This could be a response to-
A. rising productivity of agricultural sector
B. rising inequality in agricutlure
C. rising wages and tighter labour market
D. debt write-off by the government

46. Which one of the following is not a recommendation of the fourteenth finance commission ?
A. share of states in central divisible pool in increased from 32 per cent to 42 per cent
B. area under forest cover is an important variable in distribution of states’ share among states
C. fiscal discipline is dropped as a variable in distribution of states’ share among states
D. sector specific grant is recommended as in the previous finance commissions

47. Khan shaheb osman ali stadium is located at-
A. karachi
B. dhaka
C. fatullah
D. chittagong

48. May 31 is celebrated as ‘World No Tobacco Day’ by the world health organization. Which one of the following was the theme of the ‘World No Tobaco Day, 2015’ ?
A. raise taxes on tobacco
B. stop illicit trade of tobacco products
C. ban tobaco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
D. tobacco-free youth

49. Government of which one of the following states has (in May 2015) decided to withdraw the armed forces (special powers) Act from the state ?
A. tripura
B. assam
C. nagaland
D. arunachal pradesh

50. Which of the following statements with regard to New development bank BRICS, formerly referred to as the BRICS Development bank, is/are correct ?
1. The headquarters of the bank is situated at moscow, russia.
2. K. V. kamath is the first president of the bank.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2

51. Weibo is a social media platform popularly used in-
A. south korea
B. china
C. thailand
D. japan

52. Who is the current vice chairperson of NITI aayog ?
A. Raghuram Rajan
B. Arvind Panagariya
C. Bibek Debroy
D. V. K. Saraswat

53. Which one of the following is not provided regular budgetary support by the ministry of defence ?
A. himalayan mountaineering institute, darjeeling
B. institute for defence studies and analyses, new delhi
C. armed forces tribunal
D. united service institution of india, new delhi

54. In april 2015, india and france agreed to conclude an inter-governmental agreement in respect of which one of the following platforms ?
A. rafale medium multirole combat aircraft
B. scorpene submarines
C. infantry mobility vehicles
D. precision guided munitions system

55. Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?
A. india is the third largest importer of the defence equipment
B. india meets more than 50 per cent of its requirement of the defence equipment though imports
C. defence budget for 2015-16 accounts for less than 2 per cent of the GDP
D. certain financial powers are delegated to the vice chief army staff for capital acquisitions

56. ‘Arihant’ is the name of-
A. an infantry combat vehicle
B. a ballistic missile
C. an attack helicopter
D. a nuclear powered submarine

57. Where was the 14th asia security summit (Shangri-La Dialogue) help in may 2015 ?
A. beijing
B. Bangkok
C. jakarta
D. singapore

58. Which one of the following is not correct about the defence research and development organization (DRDO) ?
A. DRDO was formed in the year 1958
B. it is a network of 10 laboratories engaged in developing defence technologies
C. DRDO operates under the ministry of defence
D. some of its major products include development missiles, armaments, light combat aircrafts, etc.

59. ‘Red Flag’ is the name of a joint exercise between india and which one of the following countries ?
A. china
B. saudi arabia
C. USA
D. japan

60. In november 2014, which one of india’s neighbouring countries allowed a chinese submarine to dock at one of its ports ?
A. bangladesh

B. sri lanka
C. maldives
D. pakistan

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