CDS General Knowledge(2) Questions and answers

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      1. CDS General English(1)
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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.


71). Which of the following is/are the stage(s) of A demographic transition?
1. High death rate and birthrate, low growth rate
2. Rapid decline in death rate, continued low birthrate, very low growth rate.
3. Rapid decline in birthrate, continued decline in death rate.
4. Low death rate and birthrate, low growth rate.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A). 1 only
B). 1, 2 and 3
C). 3 and 4.
D). 1 and 4
72). In a forest, animals like voles and wood lice feed on plant roots and barks respectively. Among the other carnivores, foxes, shrews and owls are present in that forest. Following predictions are made by a group of observers who have visited the forest:
1. If the roots of the tree develop a disease, then voles and foxes will starve and not the owls.
2. Population of voles is dependent on wood lice population through food web.
3. If owl population declines, it will indirectly affect wood lice population.
4. If barks of tree are affected due to a disease, then reduction of wood lice will affect the shrew population forcing owls to eat more voles.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A). 1, 2 and 4
B). 2 only
C). 1 and 2 only
D). 3
73). Which of the following is/are direct source(s) of information about the interior of the earth?
1. Earthquake wave
2. Volcano
3. Gravitational force
4. Earth magnetism
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A). 1 and 2 only
B). 2 only
C). 3 and 4 only
D). 1, 2, 3 and 4
74). what causes dough (a mixture of flour, water, etc.) to rise when yeast is added to it?
A). An increase in the temperature
B). An increase in the amount of the substance
C). An increase in the number of yeast cells
D). Release of carbon dioxide gas
75). Which of the following are the two main constituents of granite?
A). Iron and silica
B). Iron and silver
C). Silica and aluminium
D). Iron oxide and potassium


76). In cricket match, while catching a fast-moving ball, a fielder in the ground gradually pulls his hands backwards with the moving ball to reduce the velocity to zero. The act represents
A). Newton's first law of motion
B). Newton's second law of motion
C). Newton's third law of motion
D). law of conservation of energy
77). Two strands of DNA are held together by
A). hydrogen bonds
B). covalent bonds
C). electrostatic force
D). van der Waals' forces
78). Which one of the following dams is constructed across Krishna River?
A). Ukai Dam
B). Krishnaraja Sager Dam
C). Srisailam Dam
D). Mettur Dam
79). A metal screw top on a galss bottle which appears to be stuck could be opened by using the fact that
A). the metal expands more than the glass when both are heated
B). the metal and glass expand identically when heated
C). the metal shrinks when heated
D). both metal and glass shrink when cooled
80). Among the following animals, choose the one having three pairs of legs.
A). Spider
B). Scorpion
C). Bug
D). Mite
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