CDS 2015 (1) (held on 15.02.2015)

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

31. Information under the RTI Act, 2005 can be provided in respect of

  1. National Security Council Secretariat
  2. Assam Rifles
  3. Border Road Development Board
  4. Border Road Organisation

32. Who acts as the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee?

  1. The President of India in his capacity as the commander-in-chief
  2. The Prime Minister
  3. The Defence Minister
  4. The senior-most Chief of Staff

33. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List I
(Editor)		List II
(Journal/ Newspaper)
A. S.A. Dange1. Labour-Kisan Gazette
B. Muzaffar Ahmed2. Inquilab
C. Ghulam Hussain3. Navayug
D. M. Singaravelu4. The Socialist

Code :

  1. A - 4; B - 3; C - 2; D - 1;
  2. A - 4; B - 2; C - 3; D - 1;
  3. A - 1; B - 2; C - 3; D - 4
  4. A - 1; B - 3; C - 2; D - 4

34. Which of the following was/were connected primarily to the communist ideology?

  1. Kirti Kisan Party
  2. Labour Swaraj Party

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

35. Which of the following statements is not true?

  1. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) had regulated global trade since 1947.
  2. GATT was replaced by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1995.
  3. The Most Favoured Nation principle under GATT provided that preferential trading agreements reached with one country should be extended to other countries.
  4. The WTO has been able to cover in its agreements the agriculture and textile sectors which are the principal concerns for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

36. Which of the following is not a part of contemporary Indian foreign policy in relationship with its neighbours?

  1. Look East policy for linking up with South-East Asia via Myanmar
  2. Panchsheel
  3. Non-alignment
  4. SAARC

37. Consider the following statements :

  1. The Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is restructured into the Swachh Bharat Mission.
  2. The Swachh Bharat Mission has two sub-missions – Union Territories and States.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

38. Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. The President cannot pardon a person sentenced by a Court Martial.
  2. The supreme command of the defence forces of the Union vests in the President, but its exercise has to be regulated by law.
  3. A person awarded rigorous imprisonment cannot be compelled to do hard work as this would amount to violation of Article 23 of the Constitution of India.
  4. The Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 excludes the powers of the High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in relation to service matters of persons in the armed forces.

39. Demand for a commodity refers to

  1. Desire for that commodity
  2. Need for that commodity
  3. Quantity demanded of that commodity
  4. Quantity demanded at certain price during any particular period of time

40. The interest of the British Government of India in Afghanistan in the nineteenth century came about in order to

  1. Make use of the natural resources of Afghanistan.
  2. ensure that the Russian empire did not have an influence over Afghanistan.
  3. increase the reach of the British Empire.
  4. establish a monopoly over the markets of Afghanistan.

41. What was the common element among (i) G.D. Birla (ii) Ambalal Sarabhai and (iii) Walchand Hirachand?

  1. They were leading members of the socialist movement in India
  2. They were Indian industrialists
  3. They were nationalist leaders
  4. All of the above

42. Which of the following is not true for SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Area)?

  1. It is a step towards a South Asian customs union and common market.
  2. The agreement came into effect in 2006.
  3. The SAFTA is a trade liberalization regime.
  4. The SAFTA agreement takes precedence over any other agreement a member country may have with states outside SAFTA.

43. Which of the following is not a laid down principle of the Panchsheel?

  1. Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity
  2. Mutual non-aggression
  3. Mutual support for each other in world forum
  4. Mutual non-interference in each other’s internal affairs

44. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. ‘Yudh Abhyas 2014’ was an India – USA military exercise.
  2. ‘Yudh Abhyas 2014’ was conducted in Himachal Pradesh.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

45. An exceptional demand curve is one that slopes

  1. downward to the right
  2. upward to the right
  3. horizontally
  4. upward to the left

46. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List I
(Type of Grass)		List II
(Country)
A. Llanos1. Australia
B. Prairies2. Venezuela
C. Pampas3. USA
D. Downs4. Argentina

Code :

  1. A - 1; B - 4; C - 3; D - 2
  2. A - 1; B - 3; C - 4; D - 2
  3. A - 2; B - 4; C - 3; D - 1
  4. A - 2; B - 3; C - 4; D - 1

47. Who among the following proposed that atom is indivisible?

  1. Dalton
  2. Berzelius
  3. Rutherford
  4. Avogadro

48. Tank irrigation is commonly found in South-Central parts of India. What could be the reason?

  1. Insufficient shallow ground water
  2. Rocky plateau with impervious surface depression
  3. Undulating terrain helps in accumulation of rain water in depression or man-made tank

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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