CDS 2013 (1) ( held on 17.02.2013 )

61. Which one among the following has been included as a parameter for the first time under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) based on Central Pollution Control Board and IIT-Kanpur research, WHO guidelines and European Union limits and practices?

  1. Sulphur dioxide
  2. Oxides of nitrogen
  3. Ozone
  4. Carbon monoxide

62. Which of the following was/were not related to Buddha’s life?

  1. Kanthaka
  2. Alara Kalama
  3. Channa
  4. Goshala Maskariputra

63. Global Dimming means

  1. gradual increase of the temperature of ionosphere
  2. gradual loss of biodiversity hot spots
  3. gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the earth surface
  4. gradual increase in the melting of ice in polar regions

64. Which of the following gases in the atmosphere is/are responsible for acid rains?

  1. Oxides of sulphur
  2. Oxides of nitrogen
  3. Oxides of carbon

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1 and 3
  3. Only 2
  4. 1, 2 and 3

65. Which of the following statements regarding recycling is/are correct?

  1. Recycling is just the collection and separation of the waste materials.
  2. Recycling is the collection and separation of the materials from the waste stream and their subsequent processing to produce a marketable product.
  3. Recycling leads to reduction of waste disposal cost.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. Only 1
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 1 and 3

66. The Government of India has recently made it mandatory for oil marketing companies to blend 5% ethanol with petrol. Which of the following is/are the likely consequence/ consequences of the policy?

  1. Lower India’s dependence on fossil oil.
  2. Reduce fuel import bill.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

67. Which one among the following statements with regard to the National Security Council (NSC) of India is not correct?

  1. It is a three-tiered organization.
  2. The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission is its member.
  3. It is the apex body looking exclusively the security concerns of the country.
  4. RAW and Intelligence Bureau (India) report to NSC.

68. Which one among the following Committees of the Parliament of India has no members of the Rajya Sabha?

  1. Public Accounts Committee
  2. Estimates committee
  3. Public Undertakings Committee
  4. Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Finance

69. Which one among the following is not a constitutional body in India?

  1. CAG
  2. National Commissioner Linguistic Minorities
  3. National Commission for Scheduled Castes
  4. National Human Rights Commission

70. Which one among the following statements is not correct?

  1. The right conferred by Article 32 cannot be suspended except by virtue of Article 359 (1) of the Constitution of India.
  2. The enforcement of Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended.
  3. Punishments can be prescribed by a State legislation for offences under Part-III of the Constitution of India.
  4. The Fundamental Rights can be abrogated by law made by the Parliament with regard to members of the forces charged with the maintenance of public order.

71. Which one among the following is a Fundamental Duty of citizens under the Constitution of India?

  1. To provide friendly cooperation to the people of the neighbouring countries.
  2. To visit the monuments of national importance.
  3. To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.
  4. To know more and more about the religions of India.

72. Besides representation, the Parliament of India is also a deliberative body with diverse functions. Which one among the following is not a function of the Parliament of India?

  1. Ventilating the grievances of the people
  2. Executing major policy decisions
  3. Holding the government accountable for its actions and expenditure
  4. Amending the Constitution

73. The Government of India Act, 1919

  1. established a bicameral legislature at the Centre.
  2. introduced dyarchy in the provincial executive.
  3. introduced a federal system of government in India.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

  1. 1 and 3
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. 1 and 2

74. Consider the following statements regarding e-courts, launched recently in India :

  1. They will facilitate hearing of cases via video conferencing.
  2. They will follow the same procedures that are laid out for the bench for hearing appeals in an open court.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

75. The Constituent Assembly of India convened to prepare the Constitution of India appointed a sub-committee headed by Gopinath Bordoloi. Which of the following recommendations was/were made by the Committee?

  1. Fifth Schedule for the North-East Frontier (Assam) Tribal and Excluded Areas.
  2. Constitution of District Councils in all autonomous districts of Assam.
  3. Sixth Schedule for the North-East Frontier (Assam) Tribal and Excluded Areas.
  4. right
  5. Demarcation of territories in North-East India.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. Only 1
  2. 1, 2 and 3
  3. 2 and 3
  4. Only 4

76. How does participatory-budgeting seek to make the functioning of local governance institutions more transparent and accountable?

  1. By allowing citizens to deliberate and negotiate over the distribution of public resources.
  2. By allowing citizens to play a direct role in deciding how and where resources should be spent.
  3. By allowing historically excluded citizens with access to important decision-making venues

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. Only 3
  4. 1, 2 and 3

77. Consider the following statements :

  1. The anti-defection law bans an elected member from voting against the explicit mandate of his/her party.
  2. The anti-defection provisions do not apply if one-third of the members of a party disobey the mandate of the party and constitute themselves as a separate party.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2