CDS 2014 (2) ( held on 26.10.2014 )

31. Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. When total product increases at an increasing rate : Marginal product increases
  2. When total product increases at a diminishing rate : Marginal product declines
  3. When total product reaches its maximum : Marginal product becomes zero
  4. When total product begins to decline : Marginal product becomes positive

32. The way total output changes due to change in all inputs in same proportion is known as law of

  1. Returns to scale
  2. Diminishing returns
  3. Increasing returns
  4. Constant returns

33. Which of the following statements is/are true?

  1. If increase in demand and supply are of equal magnitude, the price will remain unchanged, but the equilibrium quantity will increase.
  2. If increase in demand is of greater magnitude than increase in supply, both equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity will increase.
  3. If increase in supply is of greater magnitude than increase in demand, equilibrium price will fall but equilibrium quantity will increase.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

34. A market in which there are large numbers of sellers of a particular product, but each seller sells somewhat differentiated but close products is termed as

  1. Perfect competition
  2. Monopoly
  3. Monopolistic competition
  4. Oligopoly

35. The value of all final goods and services produced by the normal residents of a country and their property, whether operating within the domestic territory of the country or outside in a year is termed as

  1. Gross National Income
  2. Net National Income
  3. Gross Domestic Product
  4. Net Domestic Product

36. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. When marginal revenue is positive, total revenue increases with increase in output.
  2. When marginal revenue is zero, total revenue is maximum.
  3. When marginal revenue becomes negative, total revenue falls with increase in output.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

37. National product at factor cost is equal to

  1. Domestic product + Net factor income from abroad
  2. National product at market prices - indirect taxes + subsidies
  3. Gross domestic product - depreciation
  4. National product at market prices + Indirect taxes + subsidies

38. Which of the following theories form the basis of international trade?

  1. Absolute cost diference
  2. Comparative cost difference
  3. Opportunity cost

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

39. Which one among the following is not a source of tax revenue for the Central Government in India?

  1. Income tax
  2. Customs duties
  3. Service tax
  4. Motor Vehicle tax

40. Which of the following does not form part of current account of Balance of Payments?

  1. Export and import of goods
  2. Export and import of services
  3. Income receipts and payments
  4. Capital recipts and payments

41. Novak Djokovic, who won the Men’s Wimbledon Tennis Open Tournment 2014, is from

  1. Serbia
  2. Spain
  3. Switzerland
  4. England

42. The technique of inducing rain from cloud is called

  1. Cloud computing
  2. Cloud control
  3. Cloud engineeering
  4. Cloud seeding

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

List I
(Founder/ First Director)
List II
(Premier Research Institute)
A. Vikram Sarabhai1. Indian Statistical Institute
B. Homi J Bhabha2. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
C. C N R Rao3. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
D. P C Mahalanobis4. Physical Research Laboratory

Code :

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

44. Which of the following statements about Marrakesh Treaty is/are correct?

  1. The main goal of the treaty is to create a set of mandatory limitations and exceptions for the benefits of the blind and visually impaired.
  2. India has ratified the treaty.
  3. The treaty has come into force from July 2014.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

45. Arrange the following states of India on the basis of conferring statehood (starting from the earliest) :

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Nagaland
  3. Sikkim
  4. Meghalaya

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

46. Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the large scale motions of Earth’s lithosphere. Which one among the following statements regarding Plate tectonics is not correct?

  1. Tectonic plates are composed of Oceanic lithosphere and thicker Continental lithosphere
  2. Tectonic plates are able to move because the Earth’s lithosphere has a higher strength than the underlying asthenosphere
  3. The Earth’s lithosphere is broken up into Tectonic Plates
  4. Along divergent plate boundaries, subduction carries plates into the mantle

47. Consider the diagram given below :

q-47

The above diagram represents the pressure conditions of three different places, viz., A, B and C. Which of the following is the correct direction of movement of winds?

  1. Blow from B towards A and C
  2. Blow from C towards A and B
  3. Blow from B to A and from A to C
  4. Blow from B to C and C to B

48. Consider the following statements regarding ground water in India :

  1. The large scale exploitation of ground water is done with the help of tube-wells.
  2. The demand for ground water started increasing with the advent of green revolution.
  3. The total replenishable ground water reserves is highest in the hilly tracts of Sikkim, Nagaland and Tripura.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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