CDS Exam 2010

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge


39. Which one of the following countries has recently tested a two-stage satellite launch rocket named Safir-e-Omid or the Ambassador of Peace?

  1. Israel
  2. Iran
  3. Pakistan
  4. Turkey

40. Consider the following statements about Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)

  1. The treaty comes into force only if and when all nuclear capable countries sign it
  2. Iraq and India have not signed the treaty

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

41. In appreciation of his environmental research and campaigns, space agency NASA has recently named a minor planet after whom among the following?

  1. Sainudeen Pattazhy
  2. Anil Agarwal
  3. Sunita Narayan
  4. R.K. Pachauri

42. Who among the following issued the coin rupee for the first time?

  1. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
  2. Alauddin Khilji
  3. Sher Shah
  4. Akbar

43. Which one of the following was the original name of Tansen, the famous musician in the court of Akbar?

  1. Mahananda Pande
  2. Lal Kalawant
  3. Baz Bahadur
  4. Ramtanu Pande

44. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?

  1. Sir Stafford Cripps
  2. A.V. Alexander
  3. Radcliffe
  4. Pethwick Lawrence

45. What is the correct sequence of the following events?

  1. Rowlatt Act
  2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
  3. Morley-Minto Reforms
  4. Ilbert Bill

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

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

46. Under which one of the following systems of assessment, the British Government collected revenue directly from the farmers?

  1. Zamindari
  2. Ryotwari
  3. Annawari
  4. Desaiwari

47. Who among the following started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848?

  1. Lord William Bentick
  2. Lord Dalhousie
  3. Lord Wellesley
  4. Lord Cornwallis

48. Who among the following was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress?

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji
  2. Surendranath Banerjee
  3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  4. Shankaran Nair

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

List-I List-II
A. G.K. Gokhale 1. Servants of India Society
B. M.M. Malaviya2. Benaras Hindu University
C. C. Rajagopalachari 3. Free India Society
D. V.V. Savarkar 4. Swantantra Party

Code:

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

50. Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference?

  1. Faiz Ahmad Faizi
  2. Josh Malihabadi
  3. Muhammad Iqbal
  4. Firaq Gorakhpuri

51. What is the correct sequence of the following events?

  1. Bardoli Satyagraha
  2. Rajkot Satyagraha
  3. Champaran Satyagraha
  4. Nagpur Satyagraha

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

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

52. In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid?

  1. 1853
  2. 1854
  3. 1856
  4. 1858

53. Who among the following was not a part to the league that was defeated by the British in the Battle of Buxar?

  1. Shuja-ud-daulah
  2. Shah Alam
  3. Mir Jafar
  4. Mir Kasim

54. In Buddhism, what does Patimokkha stand for?

  1. A description of Mahayana
  2. A description of Hinayana
  3. The rules of the Sangha
  4. The questions of king Menander

55. Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League?

  1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  2. Shaukat Ali
  3. Nawab Salimullah
  4. Aga Khan

56. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita?

  1. Ramnujacharya
  2. Shankaracharya
  3. Nagarjuna
  4. Vasumitra

57. Consider the following Vice-Presidents of India :

  1. V.V. Giri
  2. M. Hidyatullah
  3. B.D. Jatti
  4. G.S. Pathak

Which one of the following is the correct chronology of their tenures?

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

58. In which one of the following Ministries has the census organisation been functioning on a permanent footing since 1961?

  1. Health and Family Welfare
  2. Home Affairs
  3. Social Justice and Empowerment
  4. Human Resource Development

59. Which of the following is not a recommendation of the Ashok Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj?

  1. Open participation of political parties in Panchayati Raj affairs
  2. Creation of a three-tier system
  3. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
  4. Compulsory powers of taxation to Panchayati Raj institution

60. With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

SubjectList
(a) Stock Exchanges The State List
(b) Forests The Concurrent List
(c) Insurance The Union List
(d) Marriage and Divorce The Concurrent List

61. The head of a district (Ahara), the principal coordinator of the revenue and the officer in charge of general and military functions in his jurisdiction during Mauryan Empire was known as

  1. Krori
  2. Rajuka
  3. Foujdar
  4. Chirastadar

62. Which one among the following States has the highest gender disparity?

  1. Orissa
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Haryana
  4. Maharashtra

63. Who among the following recommends to the Parliament for the abolition of the Legislative Council in a State?

  1. The President of India
  2. The Governor of the concerned State
  3. The Legislative Council of the concerned State
  4. The Legislative Assembly of the concerned State

64. Nail polish remover contains

  1. acetone
  2. benzene
  3. petroleum
  4. acetic acid

65. Who among the following had moved the objectives resolution which the formed the basis of the Preamble of the Constitution of India in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946?

  1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

66. Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament?

  1. The Public Accounts Committee
  2. The Estimates Committees
  3. The Committee on Public Underatakings
  4. The Committee on Petitions

67. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly?

  1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. Acharya J.B. Kriplani
  3. Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan
  4. K.M. Munshi

68. In which of the following years the Fundamental Duties have been added to the existent Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India?

  1. 1965
  2. 1976
  3. 1979
  4. 1982

69. Consider the following statements with respect to Attorney General of India:

  1. He is appointed by the President .
  2. He must have the same qualification as are required by a judge of High Court .
  3. In the performance of his duties he shall the right of audience in all courts of India

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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

List-I (Provision of the Constitution of India) List-II (Source)
A. Amendment of the Constitution 1. Constitution of Germany
B. Directive Principles 2. Constitution of Canada
C. Emergency Power of the President 3. Constitution of South Africa
D. The Union-State Relations 4. Irish Constitution

Code:

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

71. Who among the following was elected as the President of All-India Khilafat Conference met at Delhi in 1919?

  1. Motilal Nehru
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. M.A. Jinnah
  4. Shaukat Ali

72. According to Article 164(1) of the Constitution of India, in three States there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be incharge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. Which one of the following States is not covered by the Article?

  1. Jharkhand
  2. Punjab
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Orissa

73. In which of the following years was the All-India Trade Union Congress formed in Bombay?

  1. 1918
  2. 1919
  3. 1920
  4. 1921

74. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the tenures of the following Presidents of Indian National Congress?

  1. Jagjivan Ram
  2. K. Kamraj
  3. P.D. Tandon
  4. U.N. Dhebar

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

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

75. Who among the following was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

  1. M.A. Ayyangar
  2. G.V. Mavalankar
  3. Sardar Hukam Singh
  4. N. Sanjiva Reddy

76. In which of the following years was the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) absorbed into the World Trade Organisation (WTO)?

  1. 1991
  2. 1995
  3. 2000
  4. 2005