CDS General Knowledge Exam Paper – 05 February 2017


CDS General Knowledge Exam Paper - 05 February 2017

61. Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. In june 2016, the LIGO group of scientists announced the detection of a second set of gravitational waves.
2. Gravitational waves were generated due to merger of two black holes at about 1.4 billion light-years distant.
3. Gravitational waves were inserted due to collision of two white dwarf stars at about 1.4 billion light years distant.
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

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Answer – B

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62. In the year 2016, the government of india announced a ₹ 6,000 crore special package for the textile and apparel sector to :
1. Create one crore jobs within three years
2. Create jobs equally for men and women
3. Provide tax and production incentives for the entrepreneurs
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

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Answer – C

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63. Which one of the following is not an inter-services establishment ?
A. officers training academy
B. national defence academy
C. national defence college
D. armed forces medical college

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Answer – C

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64. Which one of the following is a peacetime gallantry award ?
A. shaurya chakra
B. vir chakra
C. yudh seva medal
D. param vir chakra

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Answer – A

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65. The headquarters of the southern naval command of the indian navy is located at which one of the following places ?
A. karwar
B. kochi
C. thiruvananthapuram
D. chennai

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Answer – B

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66. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists-
List -I (Act/EVENT)      –    List-II (Year)
(a) rowlatt act                   1. 1922
(b) salt march                   2. 1931
(c) chauri chaura incident 3. 1930
(d) second round table conference 4. 1919
Codes :
.   a b c d
A. 4 3 1 2
B. 3 1 4 2
C. 4 3 2 1
D. 3 4 2 1

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Answer – A

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67. Consider the following statements about the salt march :
1. The salt march was deliberately ignored by the european media.
2. The salt march was widely covered by the american and european press.
3. The salt march was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers.
4. The salt march impressed upon the british the urgent need to devolve more power to indians.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
A. 1, 2 and 4
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 2 and 3 only

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Answer – D

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68. In the elections to the provincial legislatures in 1937 in british india :
1. only about 10 to 12 percent of the population had the right to vote
2. the untouchables had no right to vote
3. The congress won an absolute majority in five out of eleven provinces
4. The muslim league won more than 80 percent of the seats reserved for muslims
select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1, 3 and 4
B. 1, and 4 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2, 3 and 4

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Answer – C

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69. Which of the following statements about the social base of the arya samaj in british india is/are correct ?
1. It was located mainly in punjab and western uttar pradesh.
2. It mainly comprised the trading castes.
3. It was much more limited than that of the brahmo samaj.
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

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Answer – C

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70. Who among the following is the author of the book. A comparison between women and men ?
A. pandita ramabai
B. sarojini naidu
C. tarabai shinde
D. rameshwari nehru

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Answer – C

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71. The fact that the planets move around the sun, not in circles but in ellipses, was first demonstrated by-
A. Galileo
B. Martin Luther
C. Johannes Kepler
D. Copernicus

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Answer – C

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72. During the mid 19th century industrial revolution, the average life span of workers in manchester was-
A. 17 years
B. 30 years
C. 55 years
D. 62 years

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Answer – A

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73. George washington was made the commander in chief of the american forces-
A. in december 1773, after the boston tea party
B. at the first continental congress in september 1774
C. at the second continental congress in 1775
D. by the continental congress at the declaration of independence on 7th july, 1776

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Answer – C

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74. Alexander kerensky was-
A. the head of the provisional government in russia before the october revolution
B. a close confidant of lenin, with whose help the czar was dethroned
C. the head of the czar’s army
D. an advisor of joseph stalin

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Answer – B

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75. The twelfth five-year plan focussed on inclusive growth. Which of the following were considered as challenges for inclusiveness ?
1. poverty
2. group inequality
3. regional imbalance
4. unemployment
select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1, 3 and 4 only
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
D. 2 and 3 only

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Answer – A

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76. The indian navy in October 2016 commissioned the highly maneuverable fast attack craft INS tihayu. INS tihayu would be based in –
A. Kochi
B. Panaji
C. Vishakhapatnam
D. Mumbai

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Answer – C

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77. Which one of the following sectors is not affected by the changes made in the foreign direct investment policy in june 2016 ?
A. multi-brand retailing
B. defence
C. private security agencies
D. manufacturing of small arms and ammunitions covered under the arms Act, 1959

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Answer – A

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78. BREXIT refers to the great britain leaving which one of the following ?
A. international monetary fund
B. commonwealth
C. world trade organization
D. european union

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Answer – D

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79. In which one of the following cities are the summer olympics, 2020 going to be held ?
A. london
B. paris
C. tokyo
D. moscow

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Answer – C

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80. Who among the following is the president of republic of the union of myanmar ?
A. aung san suu kyi
B. htin kyaw
C. myint swe
D. henry van thio

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Answer – B

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Directions– (Q. 81 and 82) the following two (2) items consist of two statements, statement I and statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below-
Code :
(a) both the statements are individually true and statement II is not the correct explanation of statements I.
(b) both the statements are individually true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statements I.
(c) statement I is true but statements II is false.
(d) statement I is false but statements II is true.

81. Statement I : The passing of the coercive acts made reconciliation between britain and her american colonies virtually impossible.
Statement II : The british parliament, having issued the stamp act in 1765, repealed it later.

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Answer – B

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82. Statement I : The poona pact provided for 151 reserved seats for the scheduled castes to be elected by a joint, not separate, electorate.


Statement II : Dr. B.R. ambedkar withdrew from active politics for almost a decade when the communal Award was revoked.

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Answer – C

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83. Which one of the following statements about the all india depressed classes association is not correct ?
A. the all india depressed classes association was formed in nagpur with M.C. rajah as its first elected president.
B. the all india depressed classes association was not attended by Dr. B.R. ambedkar in 1926.
C. ambedkar resigned from the all india depressed classes association and formed his own all india depressed classes congress in 1930.
D. the all india depressed classes association favoured ambedkar’s demand for separate electorate for the depressed classes.

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Answer – D

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84. Which one of the following statements about the justice party is not correct ?
A. it clamoured for the same kind of separate communal representation for the non-brahmins as had been granted to the muslims by the morley-minto reforms.
B. it was patronized mainly by richer landowning and urban middle clas non-brahmins.
C. it succeeded in getting the provision for 28 reserved seats for the non-brahmins in the montagu-chelmsfore reforms.
D. it supported the call given by the congress to boycott elections in 1920.

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Answer – D

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85. The ryotwari experiment in land revenue was started by-
A. henry dundas
B. alexander reed
C. david ricardo
D. mountstuart elphinstone

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Answer – B

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86. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the preamble of the indian constitution ?
1. The preamble by itself is not enforceable in a court of law.
2. The preamble states the objectives which the constitution seeks to establish and promote.
3. The preamble indicates the source from which the constitution derives its authority.
select the correct answer using the code given below-
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 only

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Answer – A

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87. Which one of the following statements relating to cultural and educational rights in india is not correct ?
A. every section of the citizens has the right to conserve its language, script or culture.
B. no citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the state or receiving aid out of state funds on grounds of religion, race or language.
C. the state shall, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a majority community.
D. all minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

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Answer – C

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88. Which one of the following statements relating to the directive principles of state policy is not correct ?
A. The provisions contained in part IV of the Constitution of india shall not be enforceable by any Court.
B. The directive principles of state policy are fundamental in the government of the country.
C. It shall be the duty of the state to apply the directive principles in making laws.
D. The directive principles are directed in making india an advanced capitalist country of the world

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Answer – D

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89. Which one the following statements is not correct regarding the office of the vice president of india ?
A. The vice president is elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the houses of the parliament.
B. The vice president is elected in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.


C. The vice president shall not be a member of either house of the parliament or of a house of the legislature of any state.
D. the vice president of india shall be exofficio chairman of the council of states and shall not hold any office of profit.

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Answer – A

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90. Which one of the following constitutional authorities inquires and decides in case of doubts and disputes arising in case of doubts and disputes arising out of election of the president and vice president of india ?
A. the supreme court of india
B. the election commission of india
C. the parliamentary committee
D. the high court of delhi

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Answer – A

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