CDS Exam (II)- 2017 - General Knowledge Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (II)- 2017 - General Knowledge

CDS Exam (II)- 2017 - General Knowledge Defence Questions

31.
Devaluation of currency will be more beneficial if prices of
A.
domestic goods remain constant
B.
exports become cheaper to importers
C.
imports remain constant
D.
exports rise proportionately
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ANSWER :
A. domestic goods remain constant
32.
Directions (Next 5 Questions): The following five (5) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.
Code:
(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Statement I:
Skin cancer is generally caused by the ultraviolet radiation.
Statement II:
Stratosphere completely blocks ultraviolet radiation from reaching the earth from the sun.
A.
Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B.
Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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ANSWER :
C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
33.
Statement I:
The interior part of Maharashtra does not receive adequate rain in the summer season.
Statement II:
The interior part of Maharashtra lies in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats.
A.
Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B.
Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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ANSWER :
A. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
34.
Statement I:
Global warming signifies the rise in global surface temperature.
Statement II:
The increase of concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere causes the rise in global surface temperature.
A.
Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B.
Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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ANSWER :
A. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
35.
Statement I:
The Communists left the All India Trade Union Congress in 1931.
Statement II:
By 1928, the Communists were no longer working with the mainstream national movement.
A.
Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B.
Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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ANSWER :
A. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
36.
Statement I:
The early Aryans, who were essentially pastoral, did not develop any political structure which could measure up to a State in either ancient or modern sense.
Statement II:
Kingship was the same as tribal chiefship; the term Rajan being used for tribal chief who was primarily a military leader and who ruled over his people and not over any specified area.
A.
Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B.
Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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ANSWER :
A. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
37.
Which one of the following peasant struggles was an outcome of British opium policy?
A.
Phulaguri Dhawa (1861)
B.
Birsaite Ulgulan (1899-1900)
C.
Pabna Revolt (1873)
D.
Maratha Peasant Uprising (1875)
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ANSWER :
A. Phulaguri Dhawa (1861)
38.
Which one of the following statements about the Sayyid brothers during the period of Later Mughals is not true?
A.
They brought Jahandar Shah to power.
B.
They wielded administrative power.
C.
They followed a tolerant religious policy.
D.
They reached an agreement with King Shahu.
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ANSWER :
A. They brought Jahandar Shah to power.
39.
Which of the following statements with regard to the heterodox sect between sixth and fourth century BC are correct?
1. The Jain ideas were already being circulated in the seventh century BC by Parshva.
2. Although Buddhism, and to a lesser extent Jainism, took account of the changes in material life and reacted against orthodoxy, neither of these sought to abolish the caste system.
3. The first female disciple of Mahavira is said to have been a captured slave woman.
4. Buddha held that nuns could attain spiritual liberation just like a monk and granted them an equal status in the mendicant order.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A.
1, 2, 3 and 4
B.
1, 2 and 3 only
C.
1, 2 and 4 only
D.
3 and 4 only
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ANSWER :
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
40.
Which one of the following combinations of year and event concerning the French Revolution is correctly matched?
A.
1789 : Napoleonic Code
B.
1791 : Tennis Court Oath
C.
1792 : National Convention
D.
1804 : New Constitution of France
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ANSWER :
C. 1792 : National Convention
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