CDS General Knowledge Exam Paper – 01 November 2015

91. The constitution of india guarantees freedom of thought and expression to all its citizens subject to-
1. Implementation of directive principles
2. Fundamental duties
3. Right to equality
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

92. In ancient india, the ‘Yaudheyas’ were-
A. a sect of the buddhism
B. a sect of the jainism
C. a republican tribe
D. vassals of the cholas

93. Which one of the following is an example of a ‘natural monopoly’ ?
A. indian airlines
B. delhi jal board
C. delhi transport corporation
D. steel; authority of india

94. Which one of the following is not a component of the realist theory ?
A. the state is the pre-eminent actor
B. state sovereignty is important for the affirmation of juridical authority over territory
C. the primary objective of all states is survival
D. survival can be assured in co-operation with international organizations

95. The dashakumaracharita or ‘Tales of Ten Princes’ was composed by-
A. bhatti
B. banabhatta
C. bhasa
D. dandin

96. What is meant by price discrimination ?
A. increase in price of a commodity over time
B. a situation where the same product is sold to different consumers for different prices
C. subsidization of a product by the government to sell it at a lower price
D. general decrease in price of a commodity

97. Which one of the following does not form part of immanuel kant’s theory of ‘perpetual peace’ ?
A. republican constitutionalism
B. federal contract among states to abolish war
C. world government
D. transformation of individual consciousness

98. Borobudur is the site of-
A. a huge temple of vishnu and shiva in java, built in the 12th century AD
B. an enormous stupa in java, built in the 8th century AD
C. a magnificent palace of a chola king in tamil nadu
D. a jain monastery in gujarat

99. What is meant by ‘Public Good’ ?
A. a commodity produced by the Government
B. a commodity whose benefits are indivisibly spread among the entire community
C. a government scheme that benefits the poor households
D. any commodity that is very popular among general public

100. Which one of the following statements about the process of the parliament to make new states is not correct ?
A. the parliament may by law form a new state and alter the boundaries or names of existing states
B. a bill to this effect cannot be introduced in the parliament except on the recommendation of the president
C. a bill to this may be referred by the president to the legislature of the affected state
D. such a law will fall under the purview of article 368

101. Which one of the following statements with regard to india’s economy between 1814 to 1860 is not correct ?
A. between 1814 and 1850, four commodities dominated india’s exports-raw silk, opium, cotton and indigo
B. between 1814 and 1860, five commodities dominated india’s exports-raw silk, opium, cotton indigo and jute
C. indigo and raw silk required processing techniques
D. indigo and raw silk were financed by foreign capital

102. In view of the fact that kerosene is an inferior good in india, what is-are its implication(s) ?
1. As households get richer, they consume less kerosene.
2. Over time there is a decline in quality of kerosene.
3. Government needs to stop subsidies on kerosene.
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

103. Which of the following statements with regard to citizenship provisions of the constitution of india is/are correct ?
1. No person shall be a citizen of india by virtue of article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen of india by virtue of article 6 or article 8, if he/she has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign state.
2. The parliament has power to make any provisioin with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.
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

104. The protection against arrest and detention under article 22 of the constitution of india is not available to-
1. an enemy alien
2. a person detained under a preventive detention law
3. a foreigner
4. an overseas citizen of india
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. 3 and 4 only

105. Which of the following statements about the hastings plan of 1770 is/are correct ?
1. Each district was to have a civil and a criminal court.
2. The judges were helped by native assessors who were skilled in hindu and islamic laws.
3. The sadar diwani adalat was mainly meant to settle mercantile cases exceeding ₹10,000 in value.
4. These courts did not put into place any procedural improvements.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1 and 2
B. 3 and 4
C. 2 and 4
D. 2 only

106. Which of the followings facts are related to burma(Myanmar) ?
1. It shares its borders with india, china, bangladesh and vietnam.
2. It is ruled by a military government.
3.the national league for democracy was not allowed to contest the elections held in the year 2010.
4. Myanmar is a member of ASEAN.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 1 and 2 only

107. Who among the following was not a painter at akbar’s court ?
A. daswanth
B. abdus samad
C. kalyan das
D. basawan

108. Which one of the following is the major source of gross tax revenue (GTR) for the government of india ?
A. income tax
B. corporation tax
C. customs duty
D. service tax

109. Which of the following are members of BRICS ?
A. bhutan, russia, india china and sri lanka
B. brazil, russia, india, china and south africa
C. brazil, russia, indonesia, china and singapore
D. bangladesh, republic of korea, indonesia, canada and sri lanka

110. After the death of shivaji, there was a fight for succession between-
A. shambhaji and the window of shivaji
B. shambhaji and bajirao
C. rajaram and shambhaji
D. none of them

111. Which one of the following is a non-renewable resource ?
A. solar energy
B. coal
C. water
D. fisheries

112. The ‘Panchsheel Agreement’ for peaceful coexistence was signed between-
A. india and bhutan
B. india and nepal
C. india and china
D. india and pakistan

113. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I(Author)
(a) somadeva
(b) kalidasa
(c) bhasa
(d) bilhana
List-II (work)
1. malavikagnimitra
2. kathasaritsagara
3. chaurapanchasika
4. svapnavasavadatta
Code :
.   a b c d
A. 2 1 4 3
B. 3 4 1 2
C. 2 4 1 3
D. 3 1 4 2

114. Which one of the following is not an example of externalities ?
A. pollution of air by a cement factory.
B. health hazard caused to the person due to smoking by himself/herself.
C. smoke coming out of neighbour’s vehicle.
D. increase in land price of adjacent plots due to construction of a road by the government.

115. ‘Rio + 20’ is the short name for-
A. millennium development goals
B. united nations conference on sustainable development
C. earth summit
D. post-2015 development agenda

116. Patanjali was-
A. a philosopher of the ‘Yogachara’ school
B. the author of a book on ayurveda
C. a philosopher of the ‘Madhyamika’ school
D. the author of a commentary on panini’s sanskrit grammar

117. Which of the following statements in the context of income-environment relationship is/are correct ?
1. Pollution trends tend to follow an inverse-U shaped relationship across different stages of economic development.
2. In the beginning stage, pollution increases due to urbanization and industrialization.
3. In the later stage, pollution declines due to structural change towards service sector.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1 only
B. 1, and 2 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 2 and 3 only

118. Which one of the following is not a member of MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market) ?
A. argentina
B. paraguay
C. uruguay
D. chile

119. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I(King)                   List-II (Region)
(a). Shashanka            1. Assam
(b). Kharavela              2. Maharashtra
(c). Simuka                  3. Odisha
(d). Bhaskara varman 4. Bengal
Code :
.    a b c d
A. 4 2 3 1
B. 1 3 2 4
C. 4 3 2 1
D. 1 2 3 4

120. Which one of the following represents a progressive tax structure ?
A. tax rate is the same across all incomes.
B. tax rate increases as income increases.
C. tax rate decreases as income increases.
D. each household pays equal amount of tax

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