Mission CDS-2013

Mission CDS -2013

1.         Which of the following are true regarding Indo-Bhutan relation in electoral field?

            A. The Chief Election Commission of Indian and Bhutan have signed a MoU to facilitate exchange of knowledge and experience, information , material, expertise and technical knowhow, training of personnel and development of human resource in electoral matters and also for taking up joint initiative and providing assistance to others.

            B. The memorandum of Understanding is for a period of ten years.

            C. The Chief Election Commissioner of India offered to create a SAARC Resource Centre at the Indian International Institute of Democracy and Election Management.

            D. The Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan is Dasho Kunzang Wangdi.

            a) A, B and C                              b) B, C and D                          c) A, C and D                          d) All of these

2.         Which of the following statement about Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is/ are true?

            1. Since 1995, Transparency International (TI) publishes the corruption perception index (CPI) annually.

            2. The CPI ranks 178 countries “on a scale from 0 (very clean) to 10  (highly corrupt).”

            3. India has fallen three places to 87^th in Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index with a score of 3.3.

            4. Denmark, Sweden and Singapore have jointly occupied the number one position.

            a) 1 and 2 only                            b) 1, 3 and 4 only    c) 2 and 4 only                        d) 1, 2 and 3 only

3.         The Indian navy on 20^th August Commissioned its new stealth frigate, built indigenously at mazagon dockyard Ltd. Mumbai under project-17. It’s name is

            a) Ins Shyadari                            b) Ins Shiwalit                         c) Ins Satpura                          d) None of these

4.         In the draft lokpal bill, the lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha unanimously resolved to endorse key ideas that social activist Anna Hazare had insisted to be included in the draft Lokpal bill. Which among the following ideas are included:

            1. Citizen charter

            2. Lower bureaucracy also to be lokpal through appropriate mechanism.

            3. Established of a Lokayukta in the states.

            Which Correct option is

            a) 1 and 2 only                            b) 1 and 3 only                        c) 2 and 3 only                        d) 1, 2, and 3

5.         Name of State of Orissa changed to Odisha, and Oriya language change to Odia by a constitutional amendment. The amendment is

            a) 111^th constitutional amendment bill                        b) 112^th constitutional amendment bill

            c) 113^th constitutional amendment bill                        d) 114^th constitutional amendment bill

6.         Consider the following statement.

            1. Swabhiman Scheme is Launched in which 5 crore, zero balance. Saving bank account will be opened.

            2. ‘Kolkata Metro’ became the 17^th zone of Indian Railway.

            Select the correct answer

            a) Only 1                                     b) only 2                                 c)Both 1 and 2                        d) Niether 1, nor 2

7.         Match column I with column II

            Column I (Scheme)

            A. SABLA (Rajiv Gandhi Scheme Empowerment of Adolescent Girls or RESEAG).

            B. SWADHAR

            C. JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission)

            D. Bharat Nirman

            Column II (Department)

            1. Ministry of Women and Child Development

            2. Ministry of Human Resource Development

            3. Ministry of Urban Development

            4. Ministry of Rural Development

            Codes:

                A             B             C             D

            a) 1              2              3              4

            b) 4              3              2              1

            c) 1              4              3              2

            d) 2              3              1              4

8.         Recently Election Commission has added one more clause to the existing clause for the recognition of a state party.

            Which one of the following is correct?

            a) Even if a party fails to win any seat in a State in a general election to the Lok Sabha, the party will still be eligible for recognition as State Party if it secures 8% or more of the total valid votes polled.

            b) Even if a party fails to win any seat in a State in a general election to the Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly of the State, the party will still be eligible for recognition as State Party if it secures 10% or more of the total valid votes polled in the State.

            c) Even if a party fails to win any seat in a State in a general election to the Legislative Assembly of the State, the party will still be eligible for recognition as State Party if it secures 10% or more of the total valid votes polled in the State.

            d) Even if a party fails to win any seat in a State in a general election to the Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly of the State, the party will still be eligible for recognition as State Party if it secures 8% or more of the total valid votes polled in the State.

9.         Which one of the following military exercise has been matched correctly?

            a) Shakti;                                     Indo-France

            b) Eastern Bridge:                       Indo-Oman

            c) Sudarshan Shakti                     India-USa

            d) Indra                                       India-Russia

10.       Which among the following statement are correct?

            1. Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban-Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear explosions in all environment for civil and nuclear purposes. It was signed on September 10, 1996. India, North Korea and Pakistan have no signed it.

            2. India, Pakistan and Israil did not sign on NPT (Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty) while north Korea acceded to the Treaty violated it and in 2003 withdraw from it.

            Select the correct answer

            a) 1 only                                      b) 2 only                                 c) Both 1 and 2                       d) Neither 1 nor 2

11.       Match the column I with Column II

            Column I (organization)

            A. Asia Development Bank (ADB)

            B. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

            C. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

            D. BIS (Bank of International Settlement)

            Column II (Headquarters)

            1. Manadaluyong (Philippines)  2. Kathmandu (Nepal)            3. Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)        4. Basil (Switzerland)

            (a) A-1,  B-2, C-3,  D-4              (b) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1            (c) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4            (d) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

12.       Cabinet recently approved the increase in India’s quata International Monetary find. In this context consider the following statements.

            1. All the BRIC countries will now be among the 10 largest quota shareholders at the IMF.

            2. India’s gain in terms of quota share is the seventh largest.

            3. India’s quota share now stands at 2.75% making it the 10^th largest quota holding country at the IMF.

            Select the correct code

            a) 1 and 2                                    b) 1 and 3                                c) 1 and 3                                                d) All of these

13.       The Task Force set up for direct transfer of subsidies under National Nilekani has submitted the recommendation.

            Which of the following is not one of the recommendations?

            1. Constitution of a National Information Utility which will be called the Public Distribution system Network (PSDN).

            2. Participation of the State in the PDSN would be mandatory and would help create a common integrate platform to monitor the PDS network.

            3. The IT strategy need to be implemented in two phases – phase I: Information visibility transparency and Phase II: Core subsidy Management system.

            Select the correct code

            a) 1 and 2                                    b) 1 and 3                                c) 2 and 3                                                d) All of these

14.       Consider the following statement

            1. Credit risk guarantee  fund scheme (CGFS) seeks to address the issue of credit to the MSME sector during the period of stress.

            2. Officer Training Academy’s third branch inaugurated at Nalanda

            Which is/are correct?

            a) 1 only                                      b) 2 only                                 c) Both 1 and 2                       d) Neither 1 nor 2

15.       Consider the following recommendations of Ashoke Chawla Committee on pricing on natural resources

            1. Create a National Data Repository for petroleum exploration.

            2. Future telecom license should floated as differentiated license and spectrum should be inherent part of suchj license.

            3. Need to create a comprehension national legislation to deal with all water related issue.

            4. Competitive and transparent e-auctioning of land.

            Select the correct code:

            a) 1, 2 and 3                                                b) 2, 3 and 4                            c) 1, 3 and 4                            d) All of the above

16.       This ‘Fertile Crescent’ comprised of

            1. Egypt                                      2. Syria                                    3. Iraq                                      4. Jordan 5. Lebanon

            a) 1, 2, 3 and 5                            b) 1, 2, 4 and 5                        c) 1, 3, 4 and 5                        d) All

17.       “Sense of Ending” is a book by

            a) Carol Birch                              b) Amitabh Ghosh                  c) Julian Barnes                       d) Lance Ghose

18.       The Election Commission its landmark verdict on “paid news” disqualified Umlesh Yadav, an MLA from Bisaulti. The verdict has potential consider the following statement.

            1. It will help restore the credibility of the news media and motivate jouralist

            2. It will help empower the public as it now has recourse against the abuse of money power.

            3. It will act as a deterrent against obscene spending during elections.

            a) 1 and 2                                    b) 1 and 3                                c) 2 and 3                                                d) all

19.       “Snow White” is

            a) A movement initiated in Siberia to save the white tigers.

            b) The name of the third research station of India at Antartica.

            c) A dwarf planet laying in Kuiper belt which belived to have atmosphere.

            d)  The name of an avalanche which created havoc in the Wellington city of New Zealand

20.       Which country recently won the Rugby World Cup?

            a) England                                   b) South Africa                       c) New Zealand                       d) Australia

Ancient History

1. The crops cultivated by the Harappans included
a) wheat, barley and mustard b) barley, groundnut and rice
c) wheat, rice and sugarcane d) wheat, cotton and sugarcane
2. Consider List I and List II
List I List II
A. Ropar Easternmost site
B. Bhagatrav Southernmost site
C. Alamgirpur Northernmost site
D. Sutkagendor Westernmost site
Which of the above are correctly matched? Choose the answer from the code given below:
a) A, B and C b) B, C and D d) A and D d) C and D
3. Correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I List II
(Ancient name of river) (Modern name of river)
A. Vitasta 1. Chenab
B. Askini 2. Beas
C. Parushin 3. Jhelum
D. Vipas 4. Sutlej
5. Ravi
Codes
A B C D
a) 3 5 4 2
b) 2 1 5 3
c) 3 1 5 2
d) 2 5 4 3
4. The God with three heads and horns, surrounded by animal, represented on a seal from Mohenjodaro is said to be
a) Varuna b) Indra c) Vishnu d) Pasupati
5. Match List I with List II and select the answer using the codes given below
List I List II
I. Male Torso A. Harappa
II. Red sandstone B. Mohenjodaro
III. Terracotta cart C. Mehrgarh
IV. Copper rhinoceros D. Daimabad
Codes
a) I – A, II – B, III – C, IV – D b) I – B, II – A, III – D, IV – C
c) I – D, II – C, III – B, IV – A d) I – A, II – B, III – D, IV – C
6. Which of the following characterized the later Vedic Period?
A. Extensive burning of forest B. Manufacture of iron artifacts
C. Knowledge of Season C. Large scale irrigation
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
a) A, B and C b) A, B and D c) A, C and D d) B, C and D
7. Consider the following statement about the Rig Vedic age:
A. There was no purdah system B. Women often performed sati
C. Girls were given in marriage only after puberty
D. Girls sometime had on their own chosen their husbands
a) A and B only are true b) B and C only are true c) A, B and C are true d) A, C and D are true
8. Which of the following is an Upanishad?
a) Aitreya b) Vijasena c) Chandogya d) Krishna Karnamruta
9. Match the following
List I List II
A. Rig Veda I. Gopatha Brahmana
B. Yajur Veda II. Aitaraya Brahmana
C. Sama Veda III. Satapata Brahmana
D. Atharva IV. Chandogya Veda Brahmana
Codes
A B C D
a) I II III IV
b) III IV II I
c) II III IV I
d) IV I III II
10. Match the following:
List I List II
A. Manu Smiriti 1. Explanatory notes on Vedic mantras
B. Sutras 2. Secular subjects
C. Upvedas 3. Customs and rituals
D. Brahmanas 4. Code of law
A B C D
a) 4 3 2 1
b) 2 3 4 1
c) 4 2 1 3
d) 2 1 4 3
11. Ashoka’s contemporary Greek King of Syria mentioned in his edicts, was
a) Antiochus II theos b) Ptolemy II c) Antigonas d) Alexander
12. Which of the following are mentioned in Asokan inscriptions?
a) Cholas, Cheras, Pandyas and Pallavas b) Cholas, Satyaputras, Cheras and Pandyas
c) Pandyas, Satyaputras, Andhras and Cheras d) Cholas, Pandyas, Bhojas and Andhras
13. In the Mauryan Period, free labourers working for a regular wage in guilds were known as
A. Bhritakas or bhatakas B. Kupyas C. Karamkaras D. Jethakas
Choose the answer from code given below
a) A and B c) A and C c) C and D d) C only
14. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effect is
a) Girnar Rock Edict b) Minor Rock Edict III c) Minor Rock Edict IV d) Minor Rock Edict XIII
15. The name of the mother-goddess Uma appears on the coins of’
a) Kunindas b) Indo-Greeks c) Kushanas d) Gupta
16. King Kanishka held a great Buddhist Council under whose presidentship?
a) Asvaghoshla b) Sangharaksha c) Nagasena d) Vasu Mitra
17. The Gupta gold and silver issue were initially based on the coins of the
a) Roman and the Saka Kshatrapas b) Kushana and Yaudheyas
b) Kushana and Saka Kshatrapas d) Roman and Kushanas
18. The post-Gupta social structure in north India was marked by the
a) growing importance of women b) lessening of untouchability
c) proliferation d) revival of slavery
19. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
a) the cultivator b) the village community c) the king d) the joint family
20. Navanitakam of the Gupta period was a book on
a) astronomy b) mathematics c) medicine d) metallurgy
21. The exploits of Samudragupta are record on the
a) Mehrauli iron pillar inscription b) Allahabad iron pillar inscription
c) Gaya copper plate inscription d) Hathi Gumpha inscription
22. The Gupta coins give us information about the
a) chronology and territory of the Guptas b) personal lives, tastes and hobbies of the Guptas
c) script and science of metallurgy of the Guptas d) economic condition of the Gupta period
Choose the answer from the codes below
a) A, B and C b) B, C and D c) A, C and D d) All of these
23. Which of the following non-Gupta inscription give us information about the Gupta?
A. Inscription of Kadambas B. Those of the Verman dynasty
C. Those of Hunas D. Those of the Chalukyas
E. Those of the Rashtrakutas
Choose the answer from the codes below
a) All of them b) A, B and C c) A, B, C and E d) B, C, D and E
24. During the period of Harshavardhana , the field were watered by the post of the ghati-yantra. This is known the writings of
a) Hiuen Tsang b) Bana c) Subhandhu d) Dandin
25. Hiuen Tsang found Jainism flourishing in
a) Orissa b) Kashmir c) Bengal d) Bihar
26. The first Tamil Sangam is said to have been instituted by
a) Tiruvalluvar b) Parasurama c) Mamulanar d) Agastya
27. Which of the following is correctly matched?
List I List II
Dynasties Rulers
a) Chera KIarikala
b) Chola Simuka
c) Pandya Nedunchezhian
d) Satavahna Senguttuvan
28. Which of the following were epics in early Tamil literature?
a) Tolkappiyam and Tirrukkural b) Ahananuru and Purananuru
c) Padirruppattu and Maduraikkanchi d) Silappadikaram and Manimekhalai
29. Consider the following administrative units of Chola Kingdom
1. Kottam 2. Uru 3. Valanadu
In terms of their size, which is the correct sequence of these in descending order
a) 1 – 3 – 2 b) 3 – 1 – 2 c) 2 – 1 – 3 d) 3 – 2 – 1
30. The literature of the Sangam Age was written mostly in the form of
a) prose b) poetry c) drama d) All of these






Answers
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (d)
8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (b)
15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (d) 21. (d)
22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (d) 27. (c) 28. (d)
29. (b) 30. (c)

Mission CDS 2013

GK -6

General Knowledge

Model Test Paper – 6

Q1.       The significant rise in production of which commodity is referred as `Yellow Revolution’ ?
            (A) Grains                    (B) Pulses                     (C) Oilseeds                  (D) Fruits and Vegetables
Q2.       What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets ?
            (A) 18 yards                 (B) 20 yards                  (C) 22 yards                  (D) 24 yards
Q3.       Which associate of Mahatma Gandhi founded Paunar Ashram near Wardha in Maharashtra ?
            (A) Baba Amte             (B) C.Rajagopalachari   (C) C.F.Andrews          (D) Vinoba Bhave
Q4.       Where is the headquarters of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ?
            (A) New Delhi              (B) Mumbai                  (C) Chennai                  (D) Kolkata
Q5.       Gayatri Mantra is addressed to which Hindu god ?
            (A) Surya                     (B) Brahma                  (C) Vishnu                    (D) Shiv
Q6.       What is the name of India’s first electric Car ?
            (A) Rewa                     (B) Arjun                      (C) Chetak                    (D) Shaktiman
Q7.       In which battle was Prithviraj Chauhan, the ruler of Delhi, decisively defeated by Afghan ruler Muhammad      Ghori ?
            (A) Battle of Buxar (1764)                                 (B) Battle of Plassey (1757)
            (C) Third Battle of Panipat (1761)                      (D) Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
Q58.     Which element is necessarily present in all acids ?
            (A) Carbon                   (B) Oxygen                   (C) Hydrogen                (D) Nitrogen
Q9.       Which IT entrepreneur authored the book `Business at the speed of thought’ ?
            (A) Bill Gates                (B) Larry Ellison           (C) Michael Dell           (D) Sergey Brin
Q10.     In which mountain range is the Siachen Glacier, the world’s longest glacier, located ?
            (A) Himalayas              (B) Karakoram (C) Hindu Kush             (D) Tien Shan
Q11.     In human body, Bile is produced by which organ ?
            (A) Liver                      (B) Spleen                    (C) Pancreas                (D) Stomach
Q12.     What was the original name of Mughal empress Noor Jahan ?
            (A) Bhagmati                (B) Mehrunnisa (C) Manikarnika            (D) Arjumand Banu Begum
Q13.     Which among the following is not a Prime number ?
            (A) 5                            (B) 7                            (C) 9                            (D) 11
Q14.     Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC) ?
            (A) Dubai                     (B) London                   (C) Monaco                  (D) Sharjah
Q15.     Graphite and Diamond are allotropes of which element ?
            A) Arsenic                    (B) Carbon                   (C) Selenium                 (D) Germanium

Q16.     In 1905, who founded the Servants of India Society in Pune ?
            (A) Lala Lajpat Rai                                           (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

            (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale                                (D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q17.     Who is the only Indian cricketer to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings ?
            (A) Kapil Dev               (B) Bishen Singh Bedi   (C) Narendra Hirwani   (D) Anil Kumble
Q18.     In which Indian state is the Keibul Lamjao, world’s only floating National Park, situated ?
            A) Kerala                     (B) Karnataka               (C) Manipur                  (D) West Bengal
Q19.     In 1995, who became first recipient of the International Gandhi Peace Prize ?
            (A) Julius Nyerere         (B) Nelson Mandela      (C) Gerhard Fischer      (D) John Hume
Q20.     ’My Music, My Life’ and ‘Raga Mala’ books are the autobiographies of which music maestro ?
            (A) Zakir Hussain         (B) Amjad Ali Khan      (C) Pt.Shiv Kuamr Sharma (D) Pt.Ravishankar
Q21.     What is the minimum age limit to become the President of India ?
            (A) 25 years                 (B) 30 years                  (C) 35 years                  (D) 40 years
Q22.     Who created fictional character Harry Potter ?
            (A) Ruskin Bond           (B) J.K.Rowling            (C) Enid Blyton             (D) R.K.Narayan
Q23.     In humans, the deficiency of Vitamin C leads to which disease ?
            (A) Beriberi                  (B) Scurvy                    (C) Rickets                   (D) Nyctalopia (Night Blindness)
Q24.     Which freedom fighter was popularly known as `Deshbandhu’ ?
            (A) Lala Lajpat Rai       (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Chittaranjan Das (D) C.F.Andrews
Q25.     On 7th April 1875, in which city did Swami Dayanand Saraswati found the Arya Samaj ?
            (A) Rajkot                    (B) Ahmedabad                        (C) Mumbai                  (D) Lahore
Q26.     What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand ?
            (A) Raghupati Sahay                                         (B) Dhanpatrai Srivastava

            (C) Akhtar Hussain Rizvi                                   (D) Sampooran Singh Kalra
Q27.     In the Mahabharat, who killed Bhima’s son Ghatotkacha ?
            (A) Karna                     (B) Dronacharya           (C) Ashwathama           (D) Shalya
Q28.     Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress ?
            (A) Dadabahi Naoroji    (B) Badruddin Tyabji     (C) Pherozeshah Mehta (D) Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
Q29.     Who wrote ‘Ashtadhyayi’, the earliest existing grammar of Sanskrit ?
            (A) Charak                   (B) Sushruta                 (C) Patanjali                  (D) Panini
Q30.     Which among the following is the motto of the Asian Games ?
            (A) Ever Onward                                              (B) Friendship Through Sport

            (C) Humanity – Equality – Destiny                     (D) Swifter, Higher, Stronger
Q31.     What is the approximate playing time of full version of ‘Jana Gana Mana’, the National Anthem of India ?
            (A) 42 seconds              (B) 52 seconds              (C) 62 seconds              (D) 72 seconds
Q32.     Which city is famous for Chikankari embroidery ?
            (A) Srinagar                  (B) Hyderabad              (C) Lucknow                (D) Jodhpur

Q33.     In terms of population, which is the smallest state in India ?
            (A) Goa                        (B) Sikkim                    (C) Mizoram                 (D) Arunachal Pradesh
Q34.     Phobos and Deimos are two moons (natural satellite) of which planet ?
            (A) Mars                      (B) Venus                     (C) Mercury                 (D) Jupiter
Q36.     Mossad is the national intelligence agency of which country ?
            (A) China                     (B) Russia                    (C) Israel                      (D) Pakistan
Q37.     Situated on the banks of Vaigai river, which city was the capital of Pandya Dynasty ?
            (A) Madurai                  (B) Thanjavur               (C) Warangal                (D) Vijayanagar
Q38.     Which constituent of human blood is responsible for blood clotting ?
            (A) Plasma                                                       (B) Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)
            (C) White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)                   (D) Platelets (Thrombocytes)
Q39.     Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections ?
            (A) Finland                   (B) Norway                  (C) Australia                 (D) New Zealand
Q40.     What is the name of world’s first Personal Supercomputer, which is upto 250 times faster than standard PCs ?
            (A) Eka                                    (B) Tesla                      (C) Param                    (D) Deep Blue
Q41.     Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces ?
            (A) President                (B) Prime Minister        (C) Defence Minister    (D) Chief of Army Staff
Q42.     Which among the following is not a parasite ?
            (A) Hookworm             (B) Tapeworm              (C) Ringworm               (D) Roundworm
Q43.     Who authored the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ ?
            (A) Jawaharlal Nehru                                        (B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
            (C) Subhash Chandra Bose                                (D) C.Rajagopalachari
Q44.     Jatiyo Sansad is the parliament of which country ?
            (A) Nepal                     (B) Pakistan                  (C) Bangladesh (D) Japan
Q45.     According to Hindu mythology, twin sisters Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of which God ?
            (A) Surya                     (B) Vishnu                    (C) Shiva                      (D) Ganesh
Q46.     In 1612, where did the British establish their first factory (trading post) in India ?
            (A) Surat                      (B) Mumbai                  (C) Chennai                  (D) Kolkata
Q47.     Velodrome is an arena for which sporting event ?
            (A) Ice Hockey             (B) Lawn Tennis           (C) Sumo Wrestling       (D) Track Cycling
Q48.     Which scientist was known as ‘Wizard of Menlo Park’ ?
            (A) Isaac Newton         (B) Albert Einstein        (C) Louis Pasteur          (D) Thomas Alva Edison
Q49.     On the banks of river Ganga, which ruler of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (modern Patna) ?
            (A) Bimbisara               (B) Ajatashatru (C) Chandragupta Maurya (D) Bindusara
Q50.     On 6th April 1909, who became the first person to reach the North Pole ?
            (A) Richard E. Byrd      (B) Robert Edwin Peary (C) Roald Amundsen    (D) Lincoln Ellsworth