CDS General Knowledge(2) Questions and answers

  1. Exams
    1. TNPSC
    2. Bank Exams
    3. CDSE
      1. CDS General English(1)
      2. CDS General Knowledge(1)
      3. CDS Maths(1)
      4. CDS General English(2)
      5. CDS General Knowledge(2)
      6. CDS Maths(2)
      7. CDS GK(3)
      8. CDS GK(4)
    4. SSC Exams

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


61). Which of the following structures of a plant is responsible for transpiration?
A). Xylem
B). Root
C). Stomata
D). Bark
62). Which of the following methods is/are suitable for soil conservation in hilly region?
1. Terracing and contour bunding.
2. Shifting cultivation.
3. Contour ploughing.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A). 1 and 3 only
B). 2 only
C). 3 only
D). 1, 2 and 3
63). A mobile phone charger is
A). an inverter
B). a UPS
C). a step-down transformer
D). a step-up transformer
64). Which one of the following is depositional landform?
A). Stalagmite
B). Lapis
C). Sinkhole
D). Cave
65). Which of the following solutions will not change the colour of blue litmus paper to red?
1. Acid solution
2. Base solution
3. Common salt solution
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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


66). Biodiversity is richer in
A). tropical regions
B). polar regions
C). temperate regions
D). oceans
67). Which of the following does not possess a specialized conducting tissue for transport of water and other substances in plants?
A). Marchantia
B). Marsilea
C). Cycas
D). Fern
68). Which one of the following is the example of subsistence farming?
A). Shifting cultivation
B). Commercial farming
C). Extensive and intensive farming
D). Organic farming
69). Deficiency of which of the following elements is responsible for weakening of bones?
1. Calcium
2. Phosphorus
3. Nitrogen
4. Carbon
Select the correct answer using the code given below

A). 1 and 2 only
B). 1 only
C). 1, 2 and 3
D). 4
70). Two layers of a cloth of equal thickness provide warmer covering than a single layer of cloth with ' double the thickness. Why?
A). Because of the air encapsulated between two layers
B). Since effective thickness of two layers is more
C). Fabric of the cloth plays the role
D). Weaving of the cloth plays the role
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