CDS General Knowledge Exam Paper – 15 February 2015

91. Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. Professor kamal bawa was conferred with the midori prize (2014) for biodiversity for his research on climate change in the himalayas.
2. Midori prize is an annual international prize given to an individual for outstanding contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at global, regional or local levels.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 or 2

92. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
A. the central government is empowered to issue a notification to specify any service in a state as a service of vital importance to the community
B. such a notification remains valid for six months

C. every command given by a superior officer casts a duty on all persons subject to the army act,1950, the air force act,1950 or navy act,1957 to obey the command when such a notification is in force
D. the provisions of the armed forces (emergency duties) act,1947 are applicable in connection with vital services imposed in an emergency on the armed forces
Answer.B

93. The central industrial security force is under the administrative control of which of the following ministries ?
A. ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises
B. headquarters of the integrated joint staff
C. ministry of home affairs
D. PMO
Answer.C

94. Which of the following features of the state of arcot in 18th century south india are correct ?
1. The founders of the dynasty that ruled arcot were daud khan panni and sa’adatullah khan.
2. Arcot became the site of a protracted struggle between the english and dutch east india companies from the 1740s.
3.decentralization was a key feature of the state of arcot in the 18th century.
4.the other major state to emerge in south india at this time was mysore.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 2 and 4 only

95. Which of the following statements about the musical culture in 18th and 19th century north india/is/are not correct –
1. The period was marked by the growing eminence of of sadarang neamat khan who introduced the khayal form.
2. A large number of musicians moved out of regional centres to delhi where they hoped they would receive more employment and patronage.
3. The period was marked by the formation of specific region based gharanas.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 1 only
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 2 only
D. 2 and 3 only

96. Which of the following is/are not the characteristic(S) of the first past the post system (FPTP) ?
1. Its is a majoritarian system where minorities are likely to remain unrepresented.
2. A candidate may win an election even if he/she less than the majority of the votes cast.
3. It generates proportionality between the votes cast and the seats won.
4. It always leads to a two party system and a stable and accountable government.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 3 and 4
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. 4 only
Answer.B

97. Which of the following statements is/are not true for the category of the overseas citizens of india (OCI) inserted by the amendment to the citizenship act of india in 2003 ?
1. It given dual citizenship to persons of indian origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country.
2. It given persons of indian origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country, an OCI card without citizenship.
3. It permits the OCI to vote in general elections in india.
4. It allows the OCI to travel to india without visa.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 3 only
D. 2 and 4

98.which of the following is/are the objective (s)of national AYUSH mission, approved by the union cabinet recently ?
1. Improvement of AYUSH education through enhancement institutions.
2. Better access to AYUSH services through increase in the AYUsh hospitals and dispensaries, availability of drug and manpower.
3. Providing sustained availability of quality raw material for AYUSH system of medicine.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 1,2 and 3
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 only
D. 1 and 2 only

99. Which of the following statement (s) with regard to the armed forces (special powers) act, 1958 is/are correct ?
1. The act is applicable only to the states of manipur,tripura and nagaland.
2. A person taken into custody under the above act must be handed over to the officer-incharge of the nearest police station with least possible delay.
3. An area can be declared as a disturbed area under the above act only when the state government is of the opinion that the use of the armed forces in aid of civil power is necessary to contain a dangerous condition in the concerned area.
Select the correct answer by using the code given below –
A. 1,2 and 3
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 3 only
D. 2 only

100. Indian coast guard is –
A. a branch of the indian navy
B. an organization under the central board of excise and customs
C. an organization under the ministry of defence
D. a paramilitary force under the ministry of home affairs

101. Which of the following statements about the musical cultire in 18th and 19th century south india is/are correct ?
1. Musical development were spearheaded by the arcot count.
2. Tanjavur replaced madras as the cultural capital of classical music in the second half of the nineteenth century.
3. There great composers, tyagaraja,diksitar and syama sastri experimented with the kriti form to set the foundations for modern carnatic music.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A 1 and 3 only
B. 2 only
C. 3 only
D. 1,2 and 3

102. Which of the following statement about visual culture in 18th and early 19th century north india is/are correct ?
1. Painters from patna and murshidabad flocked to calcutta an produced water colours in the english mode.
2. Landscape and portraiture became extremely important at this time.
3. The artists zayan-al-din, bhawani das and ram das were adopted by the english east india company to produce albums of indian birds and animals.
4. While indians were influenced by european artistic styles. European artists did not visit regional courts.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 4 only

103. The power to decide the date of an election to a state legislative assembly rests with the –
A. president of india
B. chief minister and his/her cabinet
C. election commission of india
D. parliament

104. Which among the following is not an aspect of gender mainstreaming (GM) ?
A. GM was established as a global strategy for achieving gender equality by the united nations
B. it was adopted in 1995 in the beijing platform of action
C. it requires a review of government policy in all sectors for eliminating gender disparity
D. GM was followed by the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW)

105. The 3rd meeting of the SAARC culture ministers, convened in new delhi on september 25, 2014, unanimously resolved –
1. To declare 2015-16 as the SAARC year of cultural heritage.
2. That bamiyan will be the SAARC cultural capital for 2015-16
3. The promote SAARC culture online by launching a dedicated SAARC website on culture, with emphasis on digitization of rare manuscripts, rare books and other articles of intangible cultural value.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 2 only

106. Which one among the following was not an outcome of the fifth BRICS summit held in durban in south africa in march 2013 ?
A. signing of two agreements on extending credit facility in local currencies and BRICS multilateral letter of credit confirmation facility
B. proclamation of establishment of BRICS-led new development bank
C. creation of a safety net through a contingent reserve arrangement (CRA) among BRICS countries
D. setting up of BRICS business council and BRICS think tank council

107. Seeking revive historic ties, the indian air force has gifted a vintage dakota aircraft from its museum to (september 2014) –
A. the pakistan air force
B. the bangladesh air force
C. the chinese air force
D. the sri lankan air force

108. Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?
A. the armed forces tribunal has the power to adjudicate disputes relating to conditions of service of persons subject to the army act; 1950
B. findings and sentences of court martial can be challenged before the armed forces tribunal
C. the chairperson and members of the armed forces tribunal shall be appointed only after consultation with the chief justice of india
D. the chairperson and members of the armed forces tribunal can be removed only after consultation with the chief justice of india

109. In recent plans, certain words/phrases were used in the title of the plan along with ‘growth’ they are –
1. inclusive
2. faster
3. More inclusive
4. sustainable
5. More sustainable
Which combination is true of the twelfth five year plan (2012-17) ?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 4 and 5
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 4

110. Which of the following statements about the social reformer, raja rammohan roy, is false ?
A. Rammohan roy belonged to the gentry class whose power had been diminished because of the imposition of the permanent settlement.
B. He studied both vadantic monism and christian unitarianism
C. He translated the upanishads into bengali
D. His first organization was the atmiya sabha, founded in calcutta in 1815

111. Which of the following characteristics about the state of travancore in 18th century kerala is/are correct ?
1. travancore was ruled by marthanda varma from 1729 to 1758.
2. travancore built a strong army and defeated the dutch in 1741.
3. travancore was important centre of learning.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 1 only

112. A parliamentary democracy is one where –
1. A balance of popular participation and elite rule takes place.
2. The government is responsible not to the public, but to the elected representatives.
3. The Parliamentarians are delegated the responsibility of thinking and acting on behalf to their constituents.
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 only

113. Which of the following is not a central tenet of socialism ?
A. Historical materialism
B. dialectical materialism
C. Alienation and class struggle
D. Individual freedom

114. ‘and then one day : a memoir’ is an autobiography of –
A. Kamal hasan
B. Shahrukh khan
C. Naseeruddin shah
D. Karan johar

115. Inclusion strategy does not focus on –
A. Reduction of inequality
B. Reduction of poverty
C. Diversifying livelihood for tribal population
D. Getting poorer countries closer

116. When martial law is imposed, parliament cannot make law in respect of which one of the following matters ?
A. Idemnity any person in respect of any act done by him in connection with the maintenance of order in the area where martial law was in force
B. Parliament can by law validate any sentence passed when martial law was in force in the area
C. A law of parliament can validate forfeiture ordered when martial law was in force in the area
D. Any act done under martial law can be validate by parliament by law

117. Uapri refers to which one of the following ?
A. a form of marathi poetry that emerged during the maratha period
B. a category of tenancy tenure held under the maratha regime
C. a court official during maratha rule
D. a group of peasants who rebelled against their oppressive landlords under maratha rule

118.which of the following is/are the characteristic(s) of the sannyasi and fakir uprisings ?

1. These uprisings refer to a series of skirmishes between the english east india company and a group of sannyasis and fakirs.
2. Once reason for the uprisings was the ban on free movement of the sannyasis along pilgrimage routes.
3. In the course of the uprisings in 1773, warren hastings issued a proclamation banishing all sannyasis from bengal and bihar.
4. Are contemporaneous with the non-cooperation movement
Select the correct answer using the code given below –
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 2 and 4 only

119. Which among the following features of a federal system is not found in the indian political system ?
A. dual citizenship
B. distribution of powers between the federal and the stste governments
C. supremacy of the constitution
D. authority of the courts to interpret the constitution

120. Which of the following is not true of a article 32 of the indian constitution ?
A. it gives the supreme court and the high courts the power to issue writs for the enforcement of fundamental rights
B. it is included in part-III of the indian constitution and is therefore, itself a fundamental right
C. dr. ambedkar called it the ‘very soul of the indian constitution’
D. an aggrieved person has no right to complain under article 32 where a fundamental right has not been violated

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