CDS General Knowledge(2) Questions and answers

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These are the questions asked in previous year CDS General Knowledge exam. You can practice these questions as real time exam in this link.


11). Which one of the following statements about Rig ,Veda is not correct?
A). Deities were worshipped through prayer and sacrificial rituals
B). The Gods are presented as powerful, who could be made to intervene in the world of men via the performance of sacrifices
C). The Gods were supposed to partake of the offerings as they were consumed by the fire
D). The sacrifices were performed in the temples
12). Classification of an enterprise into public or private sector is based on
A). number of employees in the enterprise
B). Ownership of assets of the enterprise
C). employment conditions for workers in the enterprise '
D). nature of products manufactured by the enterprise
13). Consider the following statements about Democracy:
1. It consists with the formation of government elected by the people.
2. In democracy, those currently in power have a fair chance of losing.
3. Each vote has one value.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A). 1 and 2 only
B). 1, 2 and 3
C). 1 only
D). 2 and 3 only
14). Which of the following nations were recently suspended with regard to the voting rights by the UNESCO for not paying their dues to it?
1. USA .
2. Israel
3. Iran
4. Iraq
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A). 1, 2, 3 and 4
B). 1 and 2 only
C). 2 and 3 only
D). 3 and 4 only
15). Which one of the following statements about ancient Indian Mahajanapadas is correct?
A). All Mahajanapadas were oligarchies where power was exercised by a group of people
B). All Mahajanapadas were located in eastern India
C). No army was maintained by the Mahajanapadas
D). Buddhist and Jaina texts list sixteen Mahajanapada


16). Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List I( (Person)   List II(Role in making of the Constitution of India)
A)Rajendra Prasad  1. Member, Drafting Prasad Committee
B)T.T.Krishnamachari  2. Chairman, Constituent Assembly
C)H.C.Mookherjee  3. Chairman, Drafting Committee
D)B.R. Ambedkar  4. Vice-Chairman, Constituent Assembly

A). 2 1 4 3
B). 2 4 1 3
C). 3 4 1 2
D). 3 1 4 2
17). Heena Sidhu, who recently won a World Cup Gold Medal for India, is associated with
A). Shooting
B). Archery
C). Weightlifting
D). Boxing
18). The only inscribed stone portrait of Emperor Ashoka has been found at
A). Sanchi
B). Amaravati
C). Kanaganahalli
D). Ajanta
19). The citizenship means
1. full civil and political rights of the citizens.
2. the right of suffrage for election to the House of the People (of the Union) and the Legislative Assembly of every State.
3, the right to become a Member of the Parliament and Member of Legislative Assemblies.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A). 1 and 2 only
B). 1 and 3 only
C). 2 and 3 only
D). 1, 2 and 3
20). The Committee on Public Accounts under the Constitution of India is meant for
1. the examination of accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by the House for the expenditure of the Government of India
2. scrutinizing the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General .
3. suggesting the form in which estimates shall be presented to the Parliament
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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