Combined Defence Services (CDS) Solved Exam Paper 2 – 2017

61. The Nobel Prize in Physics for the year 2016 was given to
(A) David L Thouless
(B) F. Duncan M. Haldane
(C) J. Michael Kosterlig
(D) All of them

62. Which One of the following political parties was launched by Iron Sharmula in Marupur ?
(A) People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance
(B) Manipur Resistance Alliance
(C) Tribal Resistance Party
(D) Revolutionary People’s Party

63. Which one of the following planets was explored by Cassini Mission launched by NASA, which ended in September 2017?
(A) Sun
(B) Neptune
(C) Saturn
(D) Jupiter

64. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-1                   List-II
(Strait)                (Countries)
(a) Bass Strait    1. UK and France
(b) Davis Strait    2. Australia and Tasmania
(c) Dover Strait    3. USA and Cuba
(d) Florida Strait  4. Canada and Greenland
Codes :
.   (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2   4   1   3
(E) 2   1   4   3
(C) 3   4   1   2
(D) 3   1   4   2

65. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer Using the code given below the Lists :
List-I              List-II
(Pass)           (Place)
(a) Zoji La      1. Himachal Pradesh
(b) Shipli La   2. Uttarakhand
(c) Lipulekh    3. Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Nathu La  4. Sikkim
Codes:
.    (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4   2   1   3
(B) 4   1   2   3
(C) 3   1   2   4
(D) 3   2   1   4

66. Match List with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I            List-II
(concern)    (Product)
(a) TISCO   1. Chemicals
(b) BALCO  2. Iron & Steel
(c) BPCL     3. Electronics
(d) BEL       4. Aluminium
Codes:
.    (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2   1    4   3
(B) 2   4    1   3
(C) 3   4    1   2
(D) 3   1    4   2

67. Match List with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List (National Highway)
(a) NH-2
(b) NH4
(c) NH-7
(d) NH-8
List-II (Route)
1. Delhi – Jaipur – Ahmedabad – Mumbai
2. Thane – Pune – Bengaluru – Chennai
3. Delhi – Agra – Allahabad – Kolkata
4. Varanasi – Jabalpur – Nagpur – Hyderabad – Bengaluru – Madurai – Kanyakumari
Codes:
.   (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3   4   2   1
(B) 1   2   4   3
(C) 1   4   2   3
(D) 3   2   4   1

68. One Carbon credit is accepted as equivalent to
(A) 100 kg of carbon
(B) 100 kg of carbon dioxide
(C) 1000 kg of carbon
(D) 1000 kg of carbon dioxide

69. An emulsion consists of–
(A) One liquid and one solid
(B) One liquid and one gas
(C) two liquids
(D) two solids

70. Which of the following radio active substances enters/enter the human body through food chain and causes/cause many physiological disorders ?
(A) Strontium-90
(B) Iodine-131
(C) Cesium-137
(D) All of the above

71. ‘Xeriscaping’ is a concept related to
(A) landscaping related to save water
(B) landscaping related to save Soil erosion
(C) Weathering of rock surface
(D) All of the above

72. Joule-Thomson process is extremely useful and economical for attaining low temperature. The process can be categorized as
(A) isobaric process
(B) isoenthalpic process
(C) adiabatic process
(D) isochoric process

73. Ultrasonic waves are produced by making use of—
(A) ferromagnetic material
(B) ferrimagnetic Imaterial
(C) piezoelectric material
(D) pyroelectric material

74. A person throws an object on a horizontal frictionless plane surface. It is noticed that there are two forces acting on this object- (i) gravitational pull and (ii) normal reaction of the surface. According to the third law of motion, the et resultant force is zero. Which one of the following can be said for the motion of the object?
(A) The object will move with Acceleration
(B) The object will move with deceleration
(C) The object will move with constant Speed, but varying direction
(D) The object will move with Constant velocity

75. Consider the following statements:

1. The chain reaction process is used in nuclear bombs to release a vast amPunt of energy, but in nuclear reactors, there is no chain reaction.
2. In a nuclear reactor, the reaction is controlled, while in Nuclear bombs, the reaction is
uncontrolled.
3. In a nuclear reactor, all operating reactors are critical”, while there is no question of ‘criticality” in case of a nuclear bamb.
4. Nuclear reactors do not use moderators, while Nuclear bombs Use them, Which of the above statements about operational principles of a nuclear reactor and a nuclear bomb is/are corect? (A) 1 and 3
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 4 only
(D) 1 and 4

76. Which one of the following tribal groups is dominantly found in the ‘Blue Mountains ?
(A) Lanbadas
(B) Gonds
(C) Jarawas
(D) Todas

77. Who amHDng the following geographers is related to ‘primate city’ Concept?
(A) August Losch
(B) Mark Jefferson
(C) Griffith Taylor
(D) W. Christaller

78. Which one of the following islands is the largest ?
(A) Borneo
(B) Madagascar
(C) New Guinea
(D) Sumatra

79. Arrange the following Tiger Reserves of India from North to South
1. Dudhwa
2. Panna
3. Pench
4. Indravati
Select the corect answer using the code given below
(A) 4, 3, 2, 1
(B) 2, 1, 4, 3
(C) 1, 2, 3, 4
(D) 1, 3, 2, 4

80. Which one of the following proteins gives lustrous shiny appearance to silk fibre?
(A) Fibrin
(B) Sericin
(C) Collagen
(D) Nectin

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