CDS (II) 2019, General Knowledge question paper

1. A.
   Unity and Discipline
2. B.
   Unity and Integrity
3. C.
   Unity and Command
4. D.
   Unity and Service

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1. A.
   Department of Official Languages
2. B.
   Department of Border Management
3. C.
   Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs
4. D.
   Department of Legal Affairs

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   2 only
3. C.
   Both 1 and 2
4. D.
   Neither 1 nor 2

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1. A.
   Article 110
2. B.
   Article 111
3. C.
   Article 112
4. D.
   Article 113

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1. A.
   Colombo
2. B.
   Islamabad
3. C.
   Kathmandu
4. D.
   Dhaka

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1. A.
   Brazil
2. B.
   Canada
3. C.
   Russia
4. D.
   India

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1. A.
   Department of Financial Services
2. B.
   Institute of Government Accounts and Finance
3. C.
   Controller General of Accounts
4. D.
   National Institute of Financial Management

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

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   2 only
3. C.
   Both 1 and 2
4. D.
   Neither 1 nor 2

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1. A.
   Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2. B.
   Ministry of Science and Technology
3. C.
   Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
4. D.
   Ministry of Home Affairs

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1. A.
   6 phases
2. B.
   7 phases
3. C.
   8 phases
4. D.
   9 phases

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1. A.
   Its permanent Secretariat is located at Jeddah.
2. B.
   It endeavours to safeguard and protect interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among various people of the world.
3. C.
   It is the largest inter-governmental organization of the world.
4. D.
   It has consultative and cooperative relations with the UN.

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1. A.
   Karolina Pliskova
2. B.
   Johanna Konta
3. C.
   Naomi Osaka
4. D.
   Serena Williams

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1. A.
   1, 2 and 3
2. B.
   1 and 2 only
3. C.
   2 and 3 only
4. D.
   1 only

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1. A.
   Boxing
2. B.
   Judo
3. C.
   Chess
4. D.
   Badminton

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1. A.
   H.R. Khan
2. B.
   Nandan Nilekani
3. C.
   N.R. Narayana Murthy
4. D.
   Sanjay Jain

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1. A.
   Disaster Reduction
2. B.
   Peace Keeping
3. C.
   Health Services
4. D.
   Poverty Alleviation

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1. A.
   She was the first Indian to play cricket for an English County Club.
2. B.
   She became the first female ICC match referee.
3. C.
   She was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for the year 2019.
4. D.
   She was the recipient of the Booker Prize in the year 2019.

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1. A.
   Joko Widodo
2. B.
   Prabowo Subianto
3. C.
   Sandiaga Uno
4. D.
   Jusuf Kalla

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1. A.
   NRI Day
2. B.
   National Youth Day
3. C.
   National Technology Day
4. D.
   National Anti-Terrorism Day

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

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1. A.
   Nagaland
2. B.
   Mizoram
3. C.
   Sikkim
4. D.
   Manipur

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1. A.
   Eight
2. B.
   Seven
3. C.
   Six
4. D.
   Five

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1. A.
   Article 53
2. B.
   Article 74
3. C.
   Article 361
4. D.
   Article 363

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1. A.
   Article 145 of the Constitution of India
2. B.
   Article 348 of the Constitution of India
3. C.
   The Supreme Court Rules, 1966
4. D.
   An Act passed by the Parliament

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1. A.
   10% of the total number of members of the Parliament
2. B.
   15% of the total number of members of the Parliament
3. C.
   10% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha
4. D.
   15% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha

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1. A.
   Limited geographical extent
2. B.
   Dry summer
3. C.
   Dry winter
4. D.
   Moderate temperature

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1. A.
   Ganga
2. B.
   Tista
3. C.
   Barak
4. D.
   Brahmaputra

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1. A.
   The Working Committee of the Indian National Congress decided that Congress should play a crucial role in realising the independence of India
2. B.
   The Socialist party decided to play foremost part in anti-imperialist struggle
3. C.
   Revolutionary socialist Batukeshwar Dutt put forth a ten-point plan to work for the success of anti-imperialist front
4. D.
   It was a Communist party document, according to which the National Congress could play a great part and a foremost part in realising the anti-imperialist people's front

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1. A.
   Bundelkhand
2. B.
   Karnataka
3. C.
   Chota Nagpur
4. D.
   Madras Presidency

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1. A.
   William H. McNeill
2. B.
   W.I. Thomas
3. C.
   Rachel Carson
4. D.
   David Cannadine

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1. A.
   Lord Curzon
2. B.
   William Bentinck
3. C.
   Lord Minto
4. D.
   Lord Rippon

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1. A.
   Sanskrit
2. B.
   Tamil
3. C.
   Bengali
4. D.
   Oriya

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1. A.
   Khrushchev
2. B.
   Bulganin
3. C.
   Suslov
4. D.
   Malenkov

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   2 only
3. C.
   Both 1 and 2
4. D.
   Neither 1 nor 2

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1. A.
   Karnataka
2. B.
   Telangana
3. C.
   Jammu and Kashmir
4. D.
   Arunachal Pradesh

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1. A.
   Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds
2. B.
   Study Webs of Active-Learning for Youth Aspiring Minds
3. C.
   Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiration Minds
4. D.
   Study Webs of Active-Learning for Youth of Aspiration Minds

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1. A.
   To safeguard public property
2. B.
   To protect and improve the natural environment
3. C.
   To develop the scientific temper and spirit of inquiry
4. D.
   To promote international peace and security

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1. A.
   James Burnham
2. B.
   Robert Michels
3. C.
   Gaetano Mosca
4. D.
   Vilfredo Pareto

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1. A.
   The office must be public and it must be created by a Statute
2. B.
   The office must be a substantive one
3. C.
   There has been a contravention of the Constitution or a Statute in appointing such person to that office
4. D.
   The appointment is in tune with a statutory provision

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1. A.
   Personal Income - Direct taxes paid by households and miscellaneous fees, fines, etc.
2. B.
   Private Income - Saving of Private Corporate Sectors - Corporation Tax
3. C.
   Private Income - Taxes
4. D.
   Total expenditure of Households - Income Tax - Gifts received

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1. A.
   The interplay of the forces of demand and supply
2. B.
   Determination of the inflation rate in the economy
3. C.
   Determination of the economy's propensity to consume
4. D.
   Determination of the economy's full employment output

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1. A.
   Controlling inflation
2. B.
   Nominal GDP estimation
3. C.
   Measurement of savings rate
4. D.
   Fixing of wage compensation

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1. A.
   zero
2. B.
   a non-zero constant
3. C.
   a non-zero but not a constant
4. D.
   None of the above

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1. A.
   0.085 km
2. B.
   0.85 km
3. C.
   0.17 km
4. D.
   1.7 km

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1. A.
   1
2. B.
   10
3. C.
   30
4. D.
   300

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1. A.
   It relates to the special provision for administration of certain areas in the States other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
2. B.
   Tribal advisory councils are to be constituted to give advice under the Fifth Schedule.
3. C.
   The Governor is not authorized to make regulations to prohibit or restrict the transfer of land by, or among members of the Scheduled Tribes.
4. D.
   The Governors of the States in which there are scheduled areas have to submit reports to the President regarding the administration of such areas.

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1. A.
   1 and 2
2. B.
   2 and 3
3. C.
   3 and 4
4. D.
   4 only

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   2 only
3. C.
   Both 1 and 2
4. D.
   Neither 1 nor 2

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1. A.
   Unitary
2. B.
   Federal
3. C.
   Quasi-Federal
4. D.
   Quasi-Unitary

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1. A.
   Bihar
2. B.
   Chhattisgarh
3. C.
   Uttarakhand
4. D.
   Meghalaya

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1. A.
   Agra
2. B.
   Bhagalpur
3. C.
   Bhopal
4. D.
   Kanpur

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1. A.
   Jharkhand
2. B.
   Bihar
3. C.
   Assam
4. D.
   West Bengal

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1. A.
   Diurnal range of temperature is less
2. B.
   Annual range of temperature is less
3. C.
   Temperature is high throughout the year
4. D.
   Extreme climatic conditions are found

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1. A.
   In some countries, sex ratio is expressed as number of males per thousand females.
2. B.
   In India, sex ratio is expressed as number of females per thousand males.
3. C.
   At world level, sex ratio is about 102 males per 100 females.
4. D.
   In Asia, there is high sex ratio.

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1. A.
   Amartya Sen
2. B.
   Mahbub-ul-Haq
3. C.
   Sukhamoy Chakravarty
4. D.
   G.S. Chaddha

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1. A.
   Equatorial region
2. B.
   Mediterranean region
3. C.
   Desert region
4. D.
   Sub-humid region

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1. A.
   Those who were immersed in devotion to Vishnu
2. B.
   Those who were devotees of Buddha
3. C.
   Leaders who were devotees of Shiva
4. D.
   Leaders who were devotees of Basveshwara

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

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1. A.
   Babur
2. B.
   Humayun
3. C.
   Akbar
4. D.
   Jahangir

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1. A.
   It extended the practice of communal representation.
2. B.
   It made the Central Executive responsible to the Legislature.
3. C.
   It is also known as the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms.
4. D.
   It paved the way for federalism by clearly separating the responsibilities of the Centre and the Provinces.

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1. A.
   Lala Lajpat Rai
2. B.
   Ram Manohar Lohia
3. C.
   Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. D.
   Subash Chandra Bose

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1. A.
   Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour
2. B.
   Prohibition of employment of children in factories
3. C.
   Participation of workers in management of industries
4. D.
   Practice any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business

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1. A.
   Temperature reaching 25°C or more in summer
2. B.
   Moderate to light rainfall
3. C.
   Medium loam soil with good drainage
4. D.
   A growing period of at least 100 frost free days

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1. A.
   They are characterized by very little undergrowth.
2. B.
   They have a growing period of 50 to 100 days in a year.
3. C.
   There is low variation in annual temperature.
4. D.
   There is high range in spatial distribution of annual precipitation.

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

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1. A.
   Lakshadweep Islands
2. B.
   Gulf of Kachchh
3. C.
   Gulf of Mannar
4. D.
   Gulf of Cambay

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1. A.
   Assam
2. B.
   West Bengal
3. C.
   Odisha
4. D.
   Andhra Pradesh

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   2 only
3. C.
   1 and 2
4. D.
   1 and 3

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1. A.
   Bharukachchha
2. B.
   Karur
3. C.
   Arikamedu
4. D.
   Anuradhapura

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1. A.
   Backwaters of Kerala
2. B.
   Sunderbans
3. C.
   Narmada
4. D.
   Godavari

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1. A.
   Euclid
2. B.
   Plato
3. C.
   Eratosthenes
4. D.
   Clio

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1. A.
   Todar Mal
2. B.
   Narayana Bhatta
3. C.
   Chaitanya
4. D.
   Rupa Goswami

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1. A.
   solid state of matter
2. B.
   fifth state of matter
3. C.
   plasma
4. D.
   state of condensed matter

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1. A.
   temperature
2. B.
   its surface area exposed to the atmosphere
3. C.
   its mass
4. D.
   humidity

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1. A.
   electron
2. B.
   proton
3. C.
   atomic nucleus
4. D.
   neutron

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1. A.
   relationship between autotrophic organisms
2. B.
   exchange of genetic material between two organisms
3. C.
   passage of food (and thus energy) from one organism to another
4. D.
   modern entrepreneur establishment providing food outlets

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1. A.
   It is the movement of a substance against a diffusion gradient with the use of energy from respiration.
2. B.
   It is the movement of a substance against a diffusion gradient without the use of energy.
3. C.
   It is the movement of a substance against a diffusion gradient with the use of energy from photosynthesis.
4. D.
   It is the movement of a substance along a diffusion gradient with the use of energy from respiration.

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1. A.
   plastids
2. B.
   membranous vesicles
3. C.
   nucleoids
4. D.
   chromosomes

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1. A.
   A rise in the rate of economic growth due to a higher share of working age people in a population
2. B.
   A rise in the rate of literacy due to development of educational institutions in different parts of the country
3. C.
   A rise in the standard of living of the people due to the growth of alternative livelihood practices
4. D.
   A rise in the gross employment ratio of a country due to government policies

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1. A.
   Leishmania
2. B.
   Trypanosoma
3. C.
   Ascaris
4. D.
   Helicobacter

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1. A.
   Ureters
2. B.
   Iris of eye
3. C.
   Bronchi of lungs
4. D.
   Biceps

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1. A.
   It is the time period between two cropping seasons.
2. B.
   It is growing of two or more crops in random mixture.
3. C.
   It is growing of two or more crops in definite row patterns.
4. D.
   It is growing of different crops on a piece of land in a pre-planned succession.

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1. A.
   actual size of specimen / observed size
2. B.
   observed size of specimen / actual size
3. C.
   actual size of specimen $-$ observed size
4. D.
   actual size of specimen $\times$ observed size

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1. A.
   Lysosomes
2. B.
   Plastids
3. C.
   Endoplasmic reticulum
4. D.
   Mitochondria

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1. A.
   They involve simplification of complex processes.
2. B.
   They represent the whole or a part of a theory.
3. C.
   They can be expressed only through equations.
4. D.
   They help in gaining an insight into cause and effect.

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1. A.
   positive
2. B.
   negative
3. C.
   zero
4. D.
   infinity

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1. A.
   Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Jowar in India
2. B.
   Subsidy given to farmers to buy fertilizers
3. C.
   Price paid by people to buy goods from ration shops
4. D.
   Maximum Retail Price (MRP) printed on the covers/packets of goods sold in India

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1. A.
   Cost of production
2. B.
   Price trends in international and domestic markets
3. C.
   Cost of living index
4. D.
   Inter-crop price parity

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1. A.
   A long and healthy life
2. B.
   Knowledge
3. C.
   Access to banking and other financial provisions
4. D.
   A decent standard of living

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1. A.
   Rate of inflation
2. B.
   Poverty index
3. C.
   Income inequality
4. D.
   Personal income

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   2 only
3. C.
   Both 1 and 2
4. D.
   Neither 1 nor 2

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1. A.
   an increase of surface area
2. B.
   an increase in humidity
3. C.
   a decrease in wind speed
4. D.
   a decrease of temperature

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1. A.
   is vertical
2. B.
   is horizontal
3. C.
   has 45° positive slope
4. D.
   has 45° negative slope

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   2 only
3. C.
   Both 1 and 2
4. D.
   Neither 1 nor 2

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1. A.
   Elements are defined by the number of protons they possess.
2. B.
   Isobars are atoms having the same atomic number but different mass number.
3. C.
   The mass number of an atom is equal to the number of nucleons in its nucleus.
4. D.
   Valency is the combining capacity of an atom.

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1. A.
   increases
2. B.
   decreases
3. C.
   reverses
4. D.
   remains the same

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1. A.
   375
2. B.
   750
3. C.
   1000
4. D.
   2000

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1. A.
   1 and 2 only
2. B.
   3 and 4 only
3. C.
   1, 2 and 3
4. D.
   1, 3 and 4

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1. A.
   creation of new States
2. B.
   declaring a war
3. C.
   financial emergency
4. D.
   authorizing Parliament to legislate on a subject in the State List

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1. A.
   Soil erosion
2. B.
   Soil deposition
3. C.
   Soil getting very deficient in plant nutrients
4. D.
   Soil getting enriched with plant nutrients

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1. A.
   Migration, Reaction, Stabilization and Nudation
2. B.
   Migration, Stabilization, Reaction and Nudation
3. C.
   Nudation, Migration, Reaction and Stabilization
4. D.
   Reaction, Migration, Stabilization and Nudation

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

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1. A.
   Urals
2. B.
   Caucasus
3. C.
   Carpathians
4. D.
   Balkan mountains

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1. A.
   Kalbaisakhi
2. B.
   Mango showers
3. C.
   Loo
4. D.
   Cherry blossoms

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1. A.
   Chilika
2. B.
   Loktak
3. C.
   Dal
4. D.
   Wular

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1. A.
   Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
2. B.
   Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.
3. C.
   Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
4. D.
   Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

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1. A.
   Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
2. B.
   Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.
3. C.
   Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
4. D.
   Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

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1. A.
   Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
2. B.
   Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.
3. C.
   Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
4. D.
   Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

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1. A.
   Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
2. B.
   Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.
3. C.
   Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
4. D.
   Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

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1. A.
   Those who immersed in devotion to Vishnu
2. B.
   Devotees of Shiva
3. C.
   Those who worshipped abstract form of God
4. D.
   Devotees of Shakti

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1. A.
   Hydrogen
2. B.
   Sulphur
3. C.
   Phosphorus
4. D.
   Helium

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1. A.
   forming a three-dimensional structure
2. B.
   in the same plane giving a hexagonal array
3. C.
   in the same plane giving a square array
4. D.
   in the same plane giving a pentagonal array

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1. A.
   refract light
2. B.
   scatter light
3. C.
   diffract light
4. D.
   polarize light

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1. A.
   good absorbers of water
2. B.
   good conveyors of heat
3. C.
   good radiators of heat
4. D.
   good absorbers of heat

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1. A.
   radio-isotopes
2. B.
   colours from a dye
3. C.
   pigments from a natural colour
4. D.
   drugs from blood

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1. A.
   Dmitri Mendeleev
2. B.
   Henry Moseley
3. C.
   J.J. Thomson
4. D.
   Ernest Rutherford

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1. A.
   Methanoic acid
2. B.
   Ascorbic acid
3. C.
   Lactic acid
4. D.
   Tartaric acid

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1. A.
   Free ribosomes
2. B.
   Mitochondria
3. C.
   Nucleolus
4. D.
   Cell wall

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1. A.
   Pteridophyta
2. B.
   Bryophyta
3. C.
   Gymnosperms
4. D.
   Angiosperms

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