CDS 2011 (2) ( held on 18.09.2011 )

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

1. Name the continents that form a mirror image of each other?

  1. North America and South America
  2. Asia and Africa
  3. Africa and South America
  4. Europe and Asia

2. How many kilometers are represented by 1o of latitude?

  1. 321
  2. 211
  3. 111
  4. 91

3. Which of the following rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?

  1. Mahanadi
  2. Cauvery
  3. Tapti
  4. Godavari

4. Which one of the following cities never get the vertical rays of the sun all through the year?

  1. Chennai
  2. Mumbai
  3. Kolkata
  4. Srinagar

5. Climate change resulting in rise of temperature may benefit which of the following countries/regions?

  1. South Africa
  2. East Indies islands comprising of Java, Sumatra and Borneo
  3. The western coasts of South America
  4. Russia and Northern Europe

6. Which of the following statements regarding ozone layer within the atmosphere is/are correct?

  1. It absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation found in the Sun's rays.
  2. Chloroflourocarbons are serious threat to the ozone layer.

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

7. When we consider 15o meridian on a world map or globe and count them in an eastward direction starting with Greenwich meridian (0o), we find that the time of this meridian is

  1. same as Greenwich
  2. 1 hour fast
  3. 1 hour slow
  4. 12 hours fast

8. What is the target of the Millennium Developemnt Goal of the United Nations with respect to Universal Primary Education?

  1. All children both boys and girls would complete a full course primary schooling by 2015
  2. All children both boys and girls are to be literate by 2050
  3. All boys should go to shool to complete a full course of primary schooling by 2025
  4. All girls should be enrolled in primary school by 2015.

9. The broken hills famous for zinc and lead are located in

  1. Turkey
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Australia

10. Kanha National Park belongs to which one among the following biogeographical areas in the world?

  1. Tropical Sub-humid Forests
  2. Tropical Humid Forests
  3. Tropical Dry Forests
  4. Tropical Moist Forests

11. 'El Nino' associated with the formation of the South West Monsoon of India is

  1. an abnormally warm ocean current
  2. a periodic warm air-mass
  3. a periodic warm wind
  4. a periodic low pressure centre

12. The thermal equator is found

  1. at the equator
  2. south of the geographical equator
  3. north of geographical equator
  4. at the tropic of cancer

13. A nautical mile is equal to

  1. 5060 feet
  2. 5280 feet
  3. 6060 feet
  4. 6080 feet

14. Horse latitudes lie within the atmospheric pressure belts of

  1. Polar high
  2. Equatorial low
  3. Sub-tropical high
  4. Sub-polar low

15. The warm and dry winds that blow down the steep valleys in Japan are called

  1. Zonda
  2. Yamo
  3. Tramontane
  4. Santa Ana

16. Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct?

  1. The colour of the soil is red due to ferric oxide content.
  2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash
  3. They are porous and have friable structure.
  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 3 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

17. According to the Census 2011, which one among the following Union Territories has the least population?

  1. Daman and Diu
  2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  3. Lakshadweep
  4. Puducherry

18. Arrange the following oil refineries of India from west to east

  1. Koyali
  2. Bongaigaon
  3. Mathura
  4. Haldia

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
  2. 1 - 3 - 4 - 2
  3. 3 - 1 - 2 - 4
  4. 2 - 4 - 3 - 1

19. Which one among the following creeks is not associated with the state of Gujarat?

  1. Kori creek
  2. Godai creek
  3. Kajhar creek
  4. Sir creek

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

List – I (Local Wind)List – II (Area of prevalence)
A. Chinook1. North African desert
B. Foehn2. Rocky mountain slopes of the USA
C. Sirocco3. Northern slopes of Alps
D. Mistral4. Southern slopes of Alps
  1. A - 2, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4
  2. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4
  3. A - 4, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4
  4. A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2