CDS 2011 ( held on 13.02.2011 )

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

69. Brent index is associated with

  1. crude oil prices
  2. copper future prices
  3. gold future prices
  4. shipping rate index

70. Which one of the following is an indigenously built light combat aircraft of India?

  1. Akash
  2. Vikrant
  3. Tejas
  4. Arjun

71. The President of India is elected by a proportional representation system through single transferable vote. This implies that

  1. each elected MP or MLA has an equal number of votes
  2. MPs and MLAs of a State have the same number of votes
  3. all MPs and MLAs have vote each
  4. MPs and MLAs of different States have different numbers of votes

72. Which one among the following statements regarding the social and religious reform ideas of Raja Rammohan Roy is not correct?

  1. His efforts led to the formation of Brahmo Samaj in 1828
  2. He considered different religions as embodiments of universal theism
  3. His Vedantic monism was strengthened after 1815 since an exposure to Christian Unitarianism
  4. He paid attention exclusively to the problems/issues of the emerging middle class of India

73. Consider the following statements and identfy the author of the statement using the code given below:

"I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country, in whose making they have an effective voice, an India in which there shall be no high class and low class of people, an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony."

  1. Baba Saheb Ambedkar
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Gurudev Tagore
  4. Pt. Nehru

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

List-I (Phase of industrial Revolution)List – II (Feature)
A. First phase1. Rise of steel, chemical, electricity industries
B. Third phase2. Rise of cotton mill
C. Second phase3. Rise of steam engine
D. Fourth phase4. Rise of petrochemicals, jet aircraft, computers

Code:

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

75. Global positioning system (GPS) is associated with

  1. Determining latitude and longitude
  2. Constellation of satellites
  3. US systems of GPS and Russian system of GLONASS
  4. Navigation

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

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

76. The velocity- time (u-t) graph shown above illustrates

  1. uniform acceleration of an object
  2. uniform retardation of an object
  3. non-uniform acceleration of an object
  4. non-uniform retardation of an object

77. Which of the following features is/are contrary to the norms of a federal polity?

  1. Common All India Service
  2. Single integrated judiciary

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

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

78. Consider the following statements

  1. The five permanent members of the Security Council are the only countries recognised as nuclear-weapon States under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
  2. The term of non-permanent members of the Council is five years.

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

79. Mr. X has been invited to participate in a conference to be held at Buenos Aires. He has chosen the following shortest flight route:

Mumbai to Frankfurt (non-stop) - Frankfurt to Sao Paulo (non-stop) - Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires (non-stop)

Which one of the following seas will likely to be flown over by Mr. X?

  1. Tasman sea
  2. Labrador sea
  3. Beaufort sea
  4. Black Sea

80. Which among the following statements regarding Lord Ripon’s plan for local selfgovernment in India is/are correct?

  1. The district should be the maximum area served by one Committee or Local Board
  2. The Local Boards should consist of a large majority of nominated official members and be presided over by an official member as Chairman.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

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

81. Consider the following statements regarding India’s advocacy for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council:

  1. India is the largest democracy in the world
  2. India is among the top five largest growing economics in the world
  3. India has been the largest contributor to the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces.
  4. India is one of the top ten contributors of the United Nations Budget.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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