CDS GK(4) Questions and answers

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51). Which one among the following is a fixed cost to a manufacturing firm in the short run?
A). Insurance on buildings
B). Overtime payment to workers
C). Cost of energy
D). Cost of raw materials
52). The government can influence private sector expenditure by
1. taxation
2. subsidies
3. macroeconomic policies
4. grants
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A). 1, 2, 3 and 4
B). 1, 2 and 4 only
C). 1, 2 and 3 only
D). 3 and 4 only
53). Which of the following occupations are included under secondary sector as per the national income accounts?
1. Manufacturing
2. Construction
3. Gas and water supply
4. Mining and quarrying
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A). 1, 2, 3 and 4
B). 1, 2 and 4 only
C). 1, 2 and 3 only
D). 3 and 4 only
54). The sharp depreciation of rupee in the Forex market in the year 2011 was due to
1. flight to safety by foreign investors
2. meltdown in European markets
3. inflation in emerging market economies
4. lag effect of monetary policy tightening
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A). 1, 2 and 3 only
B). 1, 2 and 4 only
C). 3 and 4 only
D). 1 2 and 4
55). The lower growth of coal production in India during 2011-2012 was primarily due to
1. environmental restrictions
2. non-availability of forestry clearance
3. poor law and order situation in coal producing States
4. excessive rainfall in coalmining areas
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A). 1, 2, 3 and 4
B). 1, 2 and 3 only
C). 2, 3 and 4 only
D). 1 and 4 only


56). Human Poverty Index (HPI) developed by UNDP is based on which of the following deprivations?
1. Income deprivation
2. Literacy deprivation
3. Social services deprivation
4. Employment deprivation
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A). 1, 2, 3 and 4
B). 1, 2 and 3 only
C). 1, 3 and 4 only
D). 2 and 4 only
57). In the Gupta age, Varahamihira wrote the famous book, Brihat Samhita. It was a treatise on
A). Astronomy
B). Statecraft
C). Ayurvedic system of medicine
D). Economics
58). The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of
A). Chunar near Mirzapur
B). Lauriya in Nandangarh
C). Sarnath near Varanasi
D). Udayagiri near Bhubaneswar
59). Which one among the following statements with regard to the National Security Council (NSC) of India is not correct?
A). It is a three-tiered organization
B). The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission is its member
C). It is the apex body looking exclusively the security concerns of the country
D). RAW and Intelligence Bureau (India) report to NSC.
60). The fortification of Calcutta by the British in 1756 was regarded by the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daulah, as
A). growth of large-scale British trade
B). an attack upon his sovereignty
C). insecurity of the British in India
D). British control over Bengal
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