CDS General Knowledge Exam Paper – 23 October 2016

91. According to the classical theory of employment, deviations from the state of full employment are –
A. purely temporary in nature
B. permanent in nature
C. imaginary situations
D. normal situations

92. Capital deepening refers to –
A. going for more fixed capital per worker
B. emphasis in social overhead capital
C. constant capital-output ratio
D. increasing capital-output ratio

93. Which one of the following statements is not correct with the respect to article 32 of the constitution of india ?
A. it provides remedies to citizens for the enforcement of fundamental rights.
B. it is a part of fundamental rights.
C. the supreme court cannot refuse a writ petition under article 32 on the ground of delay.
D. protection under article 32 also applies to the enforcement of ordinary law which has nothing to do with the fundamental rights.

94. Which one of the following writs is issued by the supreme court to secure the freedom of a person upon unlawful arrest ?
A. habeas corpus
B. mandamus
C. certiorari
D. quo warranto

95. According to the provision of the constitution of india, which one of the following is not a fundamental duty ?
A. to respect the national flag
B. to defend the country
C. to provide education to one’s child
D. to promote village and cottage industries

96. Under article 352 of the constitution of india, an emergency can be declared if security of any part of india is threatened by
1. war
2. External aggression
3. Armed rebellion
4. Internal disturbance
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 1 and 2 only

97. Which one of the following statements is not true of the protection of women from domestic violence act, 2005 ?
A. this act provides civil remedies to protect a woman subjected to domestic violence.
B. only women can make a complaint under this legislation.
C. relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.
D. the act includes not just wives but also women in marriage-like relationships.

98. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
A. creation of national investment and infrastructure fund (NIIF) was announced in the union budget, 2015-16
B. NIIF is a fund for enhancing infrastructure facility in the country
C. NIIF and NIF (national investment fund) are the names of the same organization
D. NIIF can have more than one alternative investment fund

99. Which one of the following is not correct in respect of andaman and nicobar command ?
A. it is the first integrated theatre command in india.
B. its headquarters is at port blair.
C. it is commanded by a three-star officer.
D. it was set up by the british during the second world war.

100. Who is the chairman of the chiefs of staff committee ?
A. the chief of army staff
B. the chief of naval staff
C. the chief of air staff
D. the member who has been the longest on the committee

101. Jammu and kashmir rifles is –
A. an infantry regiment of the indian army
B. a battalion of the rashtriya rifles
C. the name of the armed police of the state of jammu and kashmir
D. a paramilitary force under the ministry of home affairs

102. Which one of the following is correct ?
A. infantry regiment is also known as the mechanized infantry regiment.
B. corps of electrical and mechanical engineers is subsumed in the corps of engineers.
C. army medical corps and army dental corps are two divisions of the army service corps.
D. army has its own corps of air defence.

103. Which one of the following is not one command of the indian army ?
A. south western command
B. north eastern command
C. central command
D. army training command (ARTRAC)

104. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
A. the rank of second lieutenant has been abolsihed.
B. the chief of army staff carries the rank of field marshal.
C. all officers posted to andaman and nicobar islands wear the ranks of the indian navy.
D. the rank of major general is higher than the rank of lieutenant general.

105. Which one of the following is not an air defence missile system ?
A. akash
B. trishul
C. tatra
D. astra

106. Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the composition of national income in india ?
A. the share of manufacturing sector has declined.
B. the share of services sector has increased sharply.
C. the share of agriculture has remained static.
D. the share of services sector has declined.

107. In india, the term ‘hot money’ is used to refer to –
A. currency + reserves with the RBI
B. net GDR
C. net foreign direct investment
D. foreign portfolio investment

108. Which of the following is/are credit rating agency/agencies in india ?
A. CRISIL
B. CARE
C. ICRA
D. all of these

109. Who among the following is the chairman of the fourteenth finance commission ?
A. C. rangarajan
B. vijay kelkar
C. Y. V. reddy
D. rakesh mohan

110. The members of NAFTA are –
A. USA, canada and mexico
B. USA, canada and india
C. USA, canada and japan
D. USA, UK and india

111. Which of the following are constitutional provisions and laws for the protection of the rights of the scheduled castes in india ?
1. Article 17 of the constitution of india
2. The protection of civil rights act, 1955
3. The scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes (prevention of atrocities) act, 1989
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 2 and 3 only

112. Which one of the following is not true about the powers of the supreme court ?
A. the supreme court has original and exclusive jurisdiction in inter-governmental disputes.
B. the supreme court has advisory jurisdiction on a question of law or fact which may be referred to it by the president of india.
C. the supreme court has the power to review its own judgement or order.
D. the supreme court has the exclusive power to issue writs to protect the fundamental rights of the people.

113. The sixth schedule of the constitution of india pertains to the administration of tribal areas in which of the following states ?
A. assam, meghalaya, tripura and mizoram
B. meghalaya, tripura, manipur and mizoram
C. assam, manipur, meghalaya and tripura
D. manipur, meghalaya, tripura and mizoram

114. Which one of the following statements with regard of the ninth schedule of the constitution of india is not correct ?
A. it was inserted by the constitution (first amendment) act, 1951.
B. the acts and regulations specified in the ninth schedule shall become void on the ground that it violates a fundamental right in part III f the constitution.
C. the supreme court has the power of judicial review of an act included in the ninth schedule on the doctrine of basic structure.
D. the appropriate legislature can repeal or amend an act specified in the ninth schedule.

115. Consider the following statements about harappan cities –
1. Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles.

2. A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city walls.
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

116. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists –
list-I (term) list-II (meaning)
a. kurinchi 1. Pastoral region
b. palai      2. Seashore
c. neytal    3. Arid region
d. mullai    4. Mountainous region
Code :
.    a b c d
A. 1 2 3 4
B. 1 3 2 4
C. 4 3 2 1
D. 4 2 3 1

117. Which of the following statements with regard to the conduct of elections in india is/are not correct ?
1. The responsibility for the preparation of the electoral rolls is vested in the election commission of india.
2. The model code of conduct comes into existence as soon as the date of the election is announced.
3. The laws relating to delimitation of constituencies are made by the election commission of india.
4. No election shall be called in question except by an election petition.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
A. 3 only
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 4 only

118.which one of the following statements with regard to the national commission for scheduled tribes is not correct ?
A. the union and every state government shall consult the commission on all major policy matters affecting scheduled tribes.
B. all the reports of the commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before lok sabha.
C. the commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a civil court.
D. the commission has the power to regulate its own procedures.

119. The right to form associations and unions is a right –
A. guaranteed to everybody
B. to freedom guaranteed to citizens only
C. the equality before law
D. the life and personal liberty

120. Some indian territory was transferred in 2015 to bangladesh by following which procedure ?
A. by an agreement between the government of india and the government of bangladesh
B. by a legislation passed by the parliament amending schedule 1 to the constitution of india
C. by amending schedule 1 to the constitution of india by exercising amending power of the parliament
D. by amending schedule 1 to the constitution of india by exercising amending power of the parliament and ratification by sixteen state legislatures

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