CDS 2013 (2) ( held on 08.09.2013 )

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

61. Which bank is limited to the needs of agriculture and rural finance?

  1. SBI
  2. NABARD
  3. IFC
  4. RBI

62. The effect of a government surplus upon the equilibrium level of NNP (Net National Product) is substantially the same as :

  1. an increase in investment
  2. an increase in consumption
  3. an increase in saving
  4. a decrease in saving

63. The value of money varies :

  1. directly with the interest rate
  2. directly with the price level
  3. directly with the volume of employment
  4. inversely with the price level

64. Corporation tax is imposed by :

  1. State Government
  2. Central Government
  3. Local Government
  4. State as well as Central Government

65. The Government of India and Reserve Bank of India have decided to introduce 1 billion pieces of Rs. 10 notes in polymer/plastic on a field trial basis. Which of the following is/are the objectives behind this move?

  1. Increase of the lifetime of the notes
  2. Combating counterfeiting
  3. Reducing the cost of minting of currency

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

66. Which Indian musician has recently been awarded with lifetime achievement Grammy award?

  1. A R Rahman
  2. Pt. Ravi Shankar
  3. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
  4. Lata Mangeshkar

67. Well known film ‘Chittagong’, directed by Bedabrata Pain, is mainly based on the life of :

  1. Subodh Roy
  2. Binod Bihari Chowdhury
  3. Preetilata Wadedar
  4. Ganesh Ghosh

68. Which of the following factors is/are responsible for recent rapid slowdown of Indian economy despite recovering from the global financial crisis?

  1. The boost to demand given by monetary and fiscal stimulus following the crisis was large
  2. Starting in 2011-12, corporate and infrastructure investment started slowing both as a result of investment bottlenecks as well as the tighter monetary policy

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

69. In India, the price of petroleum products has been deregulated mainly to :

  1. reduce the burden of subsidies given to the oil companies
  2. discourage the exploration of oil reserves in the country
  3. discourage the demand for private vehicles
  4. curb the use of black money in the economy

70. Consider the following statements :

  1. The recent decision of government of India to partially decontrol the sugar industry gives the millers the freedom to sell sugar in open market and removes their obligation to supply sugar at subsidized rates to ration shops
  2. C Rangarajan panel also suggested decontrolling of sugar industry in India

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

71. British Scientist Robert Edwards, winner of Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine, passed away on 10 April 2013. What was so important about him?

  1. He was the pioneer in the field of cloning
  2. He led the human genome project
  3. His pioneering works led to the birth of the first test tube baby
  4. He discovered the artificial heart

72. Silent Spring, considered by many as one among the greatest science books of all time, is written by Rachel Carson. The book deals with :

  1. wild life preservation
  2. protection of the environment
  3. pollution of the water body
  4. none of the above

73. On 8 March 2013 President of India has released a commemorative postage stamp on late Sahir Ludhianvi at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Ludhianvi was :

  1. the translator of the Omar Khayyan’s Rubaiyat into Hindi
  2. an eminent social activist of India
  3. one of the top Urdu dramatists and actor
  4. widely acclaimed as a people's poet

74. V. S. Ramadevi, who died in Bengaluru on 17 April, 2013, was the Governor of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh. What was more specific about her? She was the :

  1. Governor of the two States simultaneously
  2. Only female Chief Election Commissioner of India
  3. Only female Indian High Commissioner to United Kingdom
  4. Governor of Reserve Bank of India

75. The Pulitzer Prize for fiction in the year 2013 has been announced for the book :

  1. The Orphan Master’s Son authored by Adam Johnson
  2. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank authored by Nathan Englander
  3. The Snow Child authored by Epwyn Ivey
  4. None of the above

76. The Saudi Arabia Government has recently decided to strictly implement a law called Nitaqat law. As a result :

  1. 10% jobs in Saudi should be reserved for Saudi nationals
  2. 50% jobs in Saudi should be reserved for Saudi nationals
  3. A foreigner will be allowed to work in Saudi Arabia for a maximum period of 10 years
  4. Foreigners’ job contracts in Saudi Arabia will be on year to year basis

77. Which one among the following was a major decision taken at the fifth BRICS summit held recently?

  1. Establishment of a new development bank
  2. Reformation of the United nations
  3. Common military exercise
  4. cultural exchange among the BRICS countries

78. With which one among the following countries, did India sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Co-operation in the field of Election Management and Administration (on 12 April 2013 in New Delhi)?

  1. Japan
  2. Mauritius
  3. Thailand
  4. Sri Lanka

79. Which one among the following Indian scientists has been awarded the 2012 award for International Science Co-operation by Chinese Academy of Science?

  1. K S Srinivasan
  2. Sreekumar Banerjee
  3. D D Bhawalkar
  4. C N R Rao