upsc.gov.in Combined Defense Services I Exam General Knowledge Question Paper : Union Public Service Commission
Organization : Union Public Service Commission
Exam : Combined Defence Services Exam
Subject : General Knowledge
Document Type : Previous Question Papers
Location : India
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General Knowledge Question Paper :
Time Allowed : Two Hours
Marks : 100
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INSTRUCTIONS :
1. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF .THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT THIS-TEST BOOKLET DOES‘ NOT HAVE ANY UNPRINTED OR TORN OR MISSING PAGES 011- ITEMS, ETC. IF so, GET IT REPLACED BY A COMPLETE
2. ENCODE CLEARLY THE TEST BOOKLET SERIES A, B, C, OR D AS THE CASE. MAY I BE IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE IN THE ANSWER SHEET.
3. You have’ to enter your Roll Number-on the Test Booklet in the Box provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet;
4. This Test Booklet contains ‘120 items (questions). Each item comprises four responses In (answers). You will select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In ease you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the= response which you consider the ‘best. In‘an’y case, choose ONLY ONE response for each item;
5. You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions in the Answer Sheet.
6. All items carry equal marks.
7. BefOre you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet’the response to various items in the Test Booklet, you have to ?ll in some particulars in the Answer Sheet as-per instructions sent to you .with your Admission Certi?cate.
8. After you have completed ?lling in all your responses on the Answer Sheet and the examination has concluded, you should hand over to “the Invigilator only the Answer Sheet. You are permitted to take away with you the Test Booklet.
9. Sheets for rough work are appended in the Test Booklet at the end.
10. Penalty for wrong answers
THERE WILL BE PENALTY ‘FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS.
(1) 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 i will be deducted as penalty.
(ii) 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.
(iii) If a question is left blank, ile., no answer is given’by the candidate,- there will be no penalty for that question.
DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOUARE ASKED TO DO so
Directions :
The following seven items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items 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 If 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
1. Statement I :
In Vietnam War, Americans used powerful defoliants such as Agent Orange over large areas of dense forest and agricultural ?elds.
Statement II : Defoliants are very dangerous war weapons which leave the forests and agricultural fields barren.
2. Statement I : Gandhiji failed to realize that the Khilafat was an extra-territorial issue.
Statement II : The cause of Khiiafat was discredited by 1923 as Mustafa Kemal Pasha set up a secular republican government in Turkey.
3. Statement I : In north-western India, the Civil Disobedience Movement took a mass character under the leadership of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
Statement II : The Nehru Report (1928) had argued that the ‘next immediate step’ for India must be Dominion Status.
4. Statement I : Adjournment is a short recess within the session of the Parliament ordered by the Presiding Officer of the House.
Statement II : When the Presiding Officer adjoums the House without fixing any date or time of the next meeting of the House, it is known as adjournment sine die.
5. Statement I : By virtue of a law passed by the Parliament of India in the year 2003, the people of Indian origin residing in 16 countries enjoy dual citizenship status.
Statement II : This law enables them to participate in economic activities, cast their vote or get elected to various legislative bodies in India
6. Statement I : The fundamental rights protect the rights and liberties of the people against encroachment by the legislative and executive wings of the government.
Statement II : The fundamental rights guarantee the rights of the citizens.
7. Statement I : The principle of equality before the law is not applicable to the President of India.
Statement 11 : The President of India enjoys some special privileges under the Constitution of India.
8. A close bottle containing water at room temperature was taken to the Moon and then the lid is opened. The water will
(a) freeze
(b) boil
(c) decompose into oxygen and hydrogen
((1) not change at all
9. Which one among the following statements regarding the constitutionally guaranteed Right to Education in India is correct?
(a) This right covers both child and adult illiteracy and therefore universally guarantees education to all citizens of India
(b) This right is a child right covering the age group of 6 to 14 years and becomes operational from the year 2015
(c) This right has been taken from the British Constitution which was the ?rst Welfare State in the world
(d) This right has been given to all Indian children between the ages of 6 to 14 years under the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act
10. Which of the following statements regarding writ of certiorari is/are correct?
1. There should be court, tribunal or an of?cer having legal authority to determine the questions of deciding funda- mental rights with a duty to act judicially.
2. Writ of certiorari is available during the tendency of pro- ceedings before a subordinate court.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Code :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
{c} Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2