CDS 2022 (1) (held on 10.04.2022)

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

61. Infant mortality ratio of which one of the following countries is comparable to that of India?

1. China
2. United States of America
3. Sri Lanka
4. None of the above

62. Which of the following factors signify monopolistic competition?

1. Differentiated products
2. Large number of buyers and sellers
3. Barriers to entry
4. Homogeneous products

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

63. Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India, as it stands amended, includes which of the following?

1. Freedom of speech and expression
2. Assemble peaceably and without arms
3. To acquire and dispose property
4. To move freely throughout the territory of India

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

64. Which one of the following statements with regard to the Election Commission is not correct?

1. It conducts elections to the office of the Vice President of India
2. An Election Commissioner can be removed from his office without the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner
3. Election Commissioners are appointed by the President of India
4. Governor of a State is constitutionally bound to provide support staff to the Election Commission, if required

65. Which of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India is/are correct?

1. Equality of status and equality of opportunity find mention in the Preamble.
2. The expression 'unity and integrity of the Nation' was not there in the Preamble since the beginning.

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

66. In Part-IVA of the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not mentioned as a duty of every citizen of India?

1. To render national service when called upon to do so
2. To renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women
3. To value and preserve a unitary national culture
4. To develop the spirit of inquiry and reform

67. Which of the following terms were used in the Indo-Persian source of the Mughal period to denote a peasant?

1. Raiyat
2. Asami
3. Muzarian
4. Majur

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

68. Who among the following pioneering Bengali women serialised her autobiography Amar Katha between 1910 and 1913?

1. Binodini Dasi
2. Rashsundari Debi
3. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
4. Kailashbashini Debi

69. Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest:

1. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
2. Champaran Satyagraha
3. Foundation of the Satyagraha Sabha
4. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

70. The year 1916 is important in Indian history for:

1. Lucknow Session of the Congress
2. Congress-League Pact
3. Formation of Home Rule League

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

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

List I (Railway Zone)	List II (Headquarters)
A. South-Eastern	1. Secunderabad
B. South-Central	2. Kolkata
C. South-Western	3. Bilaspur
D. South-East-Central	4. Hubli

Code:

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

72. Ten Degree Channel is found between:

1. North Andaman and Middle Andaman.
2. South Andaman and Little Andaman.
3. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar.
4. Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar.

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

List I (Waterfall)	List II (State)
A. Barkana	1. Tamil Nadu
B. Dudhsagar	2. Odisha
C. Duduma	3. Karnataka
D. Kiliyur	4. Goa

Code:

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

74. Which one of the following is not a resultant of the El Nino effect?

1. Distortion of equatorial atmospheric circulation
2. Flow of the South-East Trade Winds towards the Indian Ocean
3. Irregularities in the evaporation of sea water
4. Reduction in the amount of planktons which reduces the number of fish in the sea

75. According to the Constitition of India, which one of the following statements is not correct?

1. The executive powers of the Union shall be vested in the President of India.
2. Parliament, by law, can confer functions on authorities other than the President of India.
3. The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of all Members of Parliament and all Members of all State Legislatures
4. A person, having held office as the President, shall be eligible for election to that office for the second term.

76. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India requires the Prime Minister of India to furnish information related to decisions of the Council of Ministers to the President of India?

1. Article 78
2. Article 74
3. Article 75
4. Article 81

77. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

1. All executive actions of the Government of India are taken in the name of the President of India
2. The President of India appoints a person as Attorney General of India provided she/he is qualified to be a Judge of the Supreme Court or a High Court
3. The total number of Ministers in the Council of Ministers cannot exceed ten percent of the total number of members of the House of People
4. The President of India is bound to act as per the advice tendered by the Council of Ministers

78. The issue, 'whether Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is violative of Articles 21, 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India' was decided in which of the following cases?

1. Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India
2. Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan
3. Shayara Bano vs. Union of India
4. Naz Foundation vs. Government of NCT of Delhi and others

79. Which one of the following writs mean 'you may have the body'?

1. Habeas Corpus
2. Mandamus
3. Certiorari
4. Quo Warranto

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