CDS 2013 (2) ( held on 08.09.2013 )

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

91. Who among the following was not associated with the art of painting?

  1. Abanindranath Tagore
  2. Abdur Raham Chaghatai
  3. Nandlal Bose
  4. Satish Chandra Mukherjee

92. Which one among the following statements about Civil Disobedience Movement is correct?

  1. It started with Gandhiji’s march to Champaran
  2. Under Gandhi-Irwin agreement Congress agreed to give up Civil Disobedience Movement
  3. The British Government was quite soft towards the movement from the beginning
  4. There was no violence during the movement

93. Which one among the following events was associated with American War of Independence?

  1. Tennis Court Oath
  2. Boston Tea Party
  3. Fall of Bastille
  4. Reign of Terror

94. Which one among the following events was not associated with French Revolution?

  1. Calling of the Estates general
  2. Guillotine
  3. Battle of Concord
  4. Tennis Court Oath

95. Consider the following statements about Satyagraha :

  1. It was first experimented by Gandhiji in South Africa
  2. It was first experimented in India at Champaran

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

96. Who among the following first used the word Swarajya in its political sense and accepted Hindi as the national language of India?

  1. Rammohan Roy
  2. Swami Vivekananda
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

97. Which of the following factors was not a reason behind the occurrence of the Industrial Revolution in England first

  1. No part of the country was far from the sea
  2. Navigable rivers made inland transport easier
  3. In England machines could be operated by wind or water power due to favourable climate condition
  4. England had coal, iron and other necessary mineral resources

98. Consider the following statements about the causes of success of the American Revolution :

  1. The remoteness of the American continent and British ignorance of the American continent led to the success of the Americans
  2. The fierce spirit of liberty drove the Americans to success
  3. The American military forces were superior to the British

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

99. Consider the following statements about the UNO :

  1. The creation of the UNO was a reflection of the ongoing quest for international peace during the Second World War
  2. The Charter of the UN explicitly mentions two vital objectives of the organization : (1) the quest for international peace and (2) all round welfare of the people of the world
  3. The UN has resolved all the major global disputes including the Palestine dispute

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

100. Consider the following statements about scientific Socialism :

  1. Karl Marx put forward the theory of Scientific Socialism in Communist Manifesto (1848)
  2. According to this theory economic conditions can never determine the cause of human history

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

101. Rajtarangini, authored by Kalhan, describes the history of :

  1. Gujarat
  2. Bengal
  3. Kashmir
  4. Punjab

102. Which of the following did not constitute part of the army reforms of Sher Shah?

  1. Keeping a large army at the centre
  2. Introduction of a swiftly moving artillery
  3. Cash payment to soldiers
  4. Introduction of the practice of branding horses

103. Among the precious stones, the most extensive foreign trade during the Gupta age was that of :

  1. Diamonds
  2. Ruby
  3. Pearl
  4. Sapphire

104. Which one among the following statements about the Swadeshi and Revolutionary movements in Bengal is not correct?

  1. It gave a great push forward to the Indian nationalist movement
  2. It gave a great stimulus to indigenous business and industry or swadeshi enterprise
  3. The Government of East Bengal and Assam became sympathetic to the revolutionaries
  4. It gave a great stimulus to the development of vernacular literature and revolutionary literature in particular

105. The Judge of the High Courts in India is administered oath of office by :

  1. The Chief Justice of the High Court
  2. The Governor of the State
  3. The President of India
  4. The Chief Justice of India

106. The Governor may recommend the imposition of the President’s rule in the State :

  1. on the recommendation of the State legislature
  2. on the recommendation of the President
  3. on the recommendation of the Chief Minister
  4. if he is convinced that the government of the State cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of India

107. Which one among the following thinkers argued that Maratha rule in general and Shivaji in particular represented early nationalist consciousness in India?

  1. Pandita Ramabai
  2. M G Ranade
  3. Bipin Chandra Pal
  4. Gopalkrishna Gokhale

108. The Planning Commission of India has been constituted :

  1. under constitutional provision with specific mention for it
  2. through an Act of Parliament
  3. through a cabinet decision in his regard
  4. through constitutional amendment

109. In the S R Bommai v. Union of India case, which one among the following features of the Constitution of India was upheld by the Supreme Court as a basic structure?

  1. Liberalism
  2. Secularism
  3. Dignity of the human person
  4. Freedom of religion