CDS GK SQP-1 - Practice
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Gestión Comercial (Grupo ATU)
, Sample Question General
CDS Pap
Knowledge
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er
Combined Defence
Services
Time Allowed : 2 Hours M.M. : 100
Important Instructions :
This Test Booklet contains 120 items (questions). Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select the response
which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response
which you consider the best. In any case, choose OnLY OnE response for each item.
You have to mark all your responses OnLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions in the Answer Sheet.
All items carry equal marks.
Penalty for wrong answers :
THERE WILL BE PENALTy fOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED By A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIvE TyPE
QuESTION PAPERS.
There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the
candidate, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be
correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question.
If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Directions:
Statement II : The outward movement of wind
The following items consists of two statements, from the high-pressure centre keeps limited
one labelled as the ‘Statements (I)’ and the other scope for disturbance.
as ‘Statement (II)’. You are to examine these two
3. Statement I : Annie Besant worked together
statements carefully and select the answers to these
with the Congress and the Muslim League
items using the codes given below:
during the Home Rule Movement.
Code:
Statement II : Annie Besant felt that this was
(a) Both the statements are individually true
and statement II is the correct explanation necessary to get the support of the masses for
of Statement I. the Home Rule Movement.
(b) Both the statements are individually 4. Statement I : Deficit financing does not lead
true and statement II is not the correct to inflation if adopted in small does
explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but statement II is false. Statement II : Deficit financing is an often
(d) Statement I is false but statement II is true used tool for financing budgetary deficits.
1. Statement I : El Nino is a temperature rising 5. Statement I : Oxides of sulfur and nitrogen
phenomenon over the Pacific Ocean and usually present in high concentration in air are
causes dry monsoon in South Asia. dissolved in rain drops.
Statement II : Tsunamis are usually not noticed Statement II : Oxyacids of sulfur and nitrogen
as the massive ocean waves move silently make rain water acidic
but assume destructive form as these travel 6. Statement I: On mixing with water, Plaster of
through shallow waters of continental shelves. Paris hardens.
2. Statement I : Anticyclone, which is a high- Statement II: By combining with water, Plaster
pressure wind system, does not bring about of Paris is converted into Gypsum.
significant change in weather condition
7. Statement I : All liquids are conductors of
, Sample Question Paper - I 237
electricity.
correct with regard to Millennium Development
Statement II : Under the condition of low Goals?
pressure and high voltage, liquids can be (a) It was started by World Health Organization.
made conducting. (b) There were eight international development
8. Name the continents that form a mirror image goals for the year 2015.
of each other. (c) They were succeeded by Sustainable
(a) North America and South America Development Goals (SDGs).
(b) Asia and Africa (d) One of the goals was to reduce the reduce
child mortality.
(c) Africa and South America
(d) Europe and Asia 16. The broken hills famous for zinc and lead are
9. Approximately how many kilometres are located in
represented by 1 degree of latitude? (a) Turkey (b) France
(c) Germany (d) Australia
(a) 421 km (b) 111 km
(c) 91 km (d) 211 km 17. Kanha National Park belongs to which one
10. Which of the following rivers does not flow among the following biogeographical areas in
into the Bay of Bengal? the world?
(a) Godavari (b) Mahanadi (a) Tropical Sub-Humid Forests
(c) Tapti (d) Cauvery (b) Tropical Humid Forests
(c) Tropical Dry Forests
11. Which of the following cities will never get the (d) Tropical Moist Forests
vertical rays of the Sun?
18. El Nino associated with the formation of the
(a) Chennai (b) Mumbai
South-West monsoon of India is .
(c) Kolkata (d) Srinagar
(a) an abnormally warm ocean current
12. Climate change resulting in the rise of (b) a periodic warm airmass
temperature may benefit which of the (c) a periodic warm wind
countries/ regions? (d) a periodic low-pressure centre
(a) South Africa
19. The thermal equator is found-
(b) East Indies islands comprising of Java,
(a) At the equator
Sumatra and Borneo
(b) South of the geographical equator
(c) The western coasts of South America
(c) North of the geographical equator
(d) Russia and Northern Europe.
(d) At the tropic of cancer
13. Which of the following statements regarding
20. A nautical mile is equal to
ozone layer within the atmosphere is/are
(a) 5060 feet (b) 5280 feet
correct?
(c) 6060 feet (d) 6080 feet
1. It absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation
found in the Sun’s rays. 21. Horse latitudes lie within the atmospheric
2. Chlorofluorocarbons are serious threat to pressure belts of
the ozone layer. (a) Polar high (b) Equatorial high
Select the correct answer using the code given (c) Sub-tropical high (d) Sub-polar high
below: 22. The warm and dry winds that blow down the
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only steep valleys in Japan are called
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) Zonda (b) Yamo
14. When we consider 15° meridian on a world (c) Tramontane (d) Santa Ana
map or globe and count them in an Eastward 23. Which of the following statements regarding
direction starting with Greenwich Meridian red soils of India is/are correct?
(0o) we find that the time of this meridian is 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric
. oxide content.
(a) As Greenwich (b) 1 hour fast 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and
(c) 1 hour slow (d) 12 hours fast potash.
3. They are porous and have friable structure.
15. Which one among the following statements is
not Select the correct answer using the code given
Aplicaciones Informáticas en la
Gestión Comercial (Grupo ATU)
, Sample Question General
CDS Pap
Knowledge
I
er
Combined Defence
Services
Time Allowed : 2 Hours M.M. : 100
Important Instructions :
This Test Booklet contains 120 items (questions). Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select the response
which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response
which you consider the best. In any case, choose OnLY OnE response for each item.
You have to mark all your responses OnLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions in the Answer Sheet.
All items carry equal marks.
Penalty for wrong answers :
THERE WILL BE PENALTy fOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED By A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIvE TyPE
QuESTION PAPERS.
There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the
candidate, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be
correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question.
If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Directions:
Statement II : The outward movement of wind
The following items consists of two statements, from the high-pressure centre keeps limited
one labelled as the ‘Statements (I)’ and the other scope for disturbance.
as ‘Statement (II)’. You are to examine these two
3. Statement I : Annie Besant worked together
statements carefully and select the answers to these
with the Congress and the Muslim League
items using the codes given below:
during the Home Rule Movement.
Code:
Statement II : Annie Besant felt that this was
(a) Both the statements are individually true
and statement II is the correct explanation necessary to get the support of the masses for
of Statement I. the Home Rule Movement.
(b) Both the statements are individually 4. Statement I : Deficit financing does not lead
true and statement II is not the correct to inflation if adopted in small does
explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but statement II is false. Statement II : Deficit financing is an often
(d) Statement I is false but statement II is true used tool for financing budgetary deficits.
1. Statement I : El Nino is a temperature rising 5. Statement I : Oxides of sulfur and nitrogen
phenomenon over the Pacific Ocean and usually present in high concentration in air are
causes dry monsoon in South Asia. dissolved in rain drops.
Statement II : Tsunamis are usually not noticed Statement II : Oxyacids of sulfur and nitrogen
as the massive ocean waves move silently make rain water acidic
but assume destructive form as these travel 6. Statement I: On mixing with water, Plaster of
through shallow waters of continental shelves. Paris hardens.
2. Statement I : Anticyclone, which is a high- Statement II: By combining with water, Plaster
pressure wind system, does not bring about of Paris is converted into Gypsum.
significant change in weather condition
7. Statement I : All liquids are conductors of
, Sample Question Paper - I 237
electricity.
correct with regard to Millennium Development
Statement II : Under the condition of low Goals?
pressure and high voltage, liquids can be (a) It was started by World Health Organization.
made conducting. (b) There were eight international development
8. Name the continents that form a mirror image goals for the year 2015.
of each other. (c) They were succeeded by Sustainable
(a) North America and South America Development Goals (SDGs).
(b) Asia and Africa (d) One of the goals was to reduce the reduce
child mortality.
(c) Africa and South America
(d) Europe and Asia 16. The broken hills famous for zinc and lead are
9. Approximately how many kilometres are located in
represented by 1 degree of latitude? (a) Turkey (b) France
(c) Germany (d) Australia
(a) 421 km (b) 111 km
(c) 91 km (d) 211 km 17. Kanha National Park belongs to which one
10. Which of the following rivers does not flow among the following biogeographical areas in
into the Bay of Bengal? the world?
(a) Godavari (b) Mahanadi (a) Tropical Sub-Humid Forests
(c) Tapti (d) Cauvery (b) Tropical Humid Forests
(c) Tropical Dry Forests
11. Which of the following cities will never get the (d) Tropical Moist Forests
vertical rays of the Sun?
18. El Nino associated with the formation of the
(a) Chennai (b) Mumbai
South-West monsoon of India is .
(c) Kolkata (d) Srinagar
(a) an abnormally warm ocean current
12. Climate change resulting in the rise of (b) a periodic warm airmass
temperature may benefit which of the (c) a periodic warm wind
countries/ regions? (d) a periodic low-pressure centre
(a) South Africa
19. The thermal equator is found-
(b) East Indies islands comprising of Java,
(a) At the equator
Sumatra and Borneo
(b) South of the geographical equator
(c) The western coasts of South America
(c) North of the geographical equator
(d) Russia and Northern Europe.
(d) At the tropic of cancer
13. Which of the following statements regarding
20. A nautical mile is equal to
ozone layer within the atmosphere is/are
(a) 5060 feet (b) 5280 feet
correct?
(c) 6060 feet (d) 6080 feet
1. It absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation
found in the Sun’s rays. 21. Horse latitudes lie within the atmospheric
2. Chlorofluorocarbons are serious threat to pressure belts of
the ozone layer. (a) Polar high (b) Equatorial high
Select the correct answer using the code given (c) Sub-tropical high (d) Sub-polar high
below: 22. The warm and dry winds that blow down the
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only steep valleys in Japan are called
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) Zonda (b) Yamo
14. When we consider 15° meridian on a world (c) Tramontane (d) Santa Ana
map or globe and count them in an Eastward 23. Which of the following statements regarding
direction starting with Greenwich Meridian red soils of India is/are correct?
(0o) we find that the time of this meridian is 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric
. oxide content.
(a) As Greenwich (b) 1 hour fast 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and
(c) 1 hour slow (d) 12 hours fast potash.
3. They are porous and have friable structure.
15. Which one among the following statements is
not Select the correct answer using the code given
