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Combined Defence Services General Knowledge Solved Paper: 2005

1. Consider the following statements:

1. The United Nations has declared the year 2005 as the International Year of Physics. 2. The 22nd of April every year is observed as the Earth Day.1 Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. Consider the following statements 1. India is a member of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum. 2. Russia is a member of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. Match List-I (Person) with List-ii (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists

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List-I (Person) A. A. M. Damodaran B. M.K. Narayanan C. R. Chidambaram D. S.R. Hashim Codes: ABCD (a) 1 3 2 4 (b) 2 4 5 3 (c) 1 4 2 3 (d) 2 3 5 4 List-II

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(Position) 1. Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) 2. Head, Nuclear Command Authority 3. National Security Advisor 4. Chairman, Union Public Service Commission 5. Election Commissioner, Election Commission

4. Who among the following is the Chairman of the recently constituted National Knowledge Commission ? (a) Deepak Nayyar (b) Sam Pitroda (c) R.A. Mashelkar (d) Yash Pal 5. Match List-I (Indian Scientist) with List-II (Area) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists List-I (Indian Scientist) A. S. K. Vasal B. C. N. R. Rao C. P. Venugopal D. B. V. Rao Codes: ABCD (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 1 3 2 4 (c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 1 4 2 3 6. Match List-I (Institution) with List-II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists List-I (Institution) A. Indian Institute of Astrophysics B. Central Leather Research Institute C. National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped D. National Institute of Immunology 5. New Delhi Codes: ABCD (a) 4 1 5 2 (b) 4 2 1 5 (c) 3 2 4 5 (d) 3 1 5 2 7. Match List-I (Person) with List-II (Area) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists List-I (Person) A. Vir Sanghvi List-II (Area) 1. Dance 4. Secundrabad 3. Bangalore 2. Chennai List-II (Location) 1. Agra List-II (Area) 1. Agriculture 2. Medical Science 3. Physics 4. Poultry

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B. Zohra Sehgal C. Satish Gujral D. Geeta Chandran Codes: ABCD (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4 (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 2 3 1

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2. Sculpture 3. Film acting 4. Journalism

8. Match List-I (Person) with List-II (Organisation) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists List-I (Person) A. Sarthak Behuria B. Proshanto C. Venugopal Dhoot Codes: ABCD (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 3 1 4 2 9. Consider the following statements: 1. Indias GDP growth was higher during the periods of Eighth and Ninth Plan than that in 1980s. 2. In India, more than 90% urban households have access to drinking water in their homes. 3. The growth rate of population in India has declined below 2 per cent during the decade of Nineties. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 10. W ho is the author of the novel The Hungry Tide ? (a) Amitav Ghosh (b) Arundhati Roy (c) Shashi Tharoor (d) Ved Mehta 11. Which one of the following has been adopted by World Wild Life Fund as its mascot ? (a) Bear (b) Tiger (c) Deer (d) Panda 12. Consider the following places 1. Girnar 2. Mount Abu 3. Ranakpur Which of the above places is/are the splendid example (s) of the Jain architecture? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 13. Match List-I (Temple) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists List-I (Temple) A. Chaumukha Jain Temple List-II (State) 1. Maharashtra List-II (Organisation) 1. Gas Authority of India Ltd. 2. Indian Oil Corporation Banerjee Ltd. 3. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation D. Subir Raha 4. Videocon Group

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B. Jageshwar C. Kailasanatha Codes: ABC (a) 2 1 3 (b) 2 3 1 (c) 4 1 3 (d) 4 3 1

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2. Rajasthan 3. Uttarakhand 4. Uttar Pradesh

14. Match List-I (Dance) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists List-I (Dance) A. Garia B. Garba C. Jhummar D. Thabal Chongba Codes: ABCD (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4 (c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 4 3 2 1 15. Who is the author of the book My Presidential Years ? (a) S. Radhakrishnan (b) V.V. Giri (c) R. Venkatraman (d) K. R. Narayanan 16. Match List-I (Person) and List-II (known As) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists List-I (Person) A. Ali Mohammad Khusro Economist B. Ashapurna Devi C. Jayant V. Narlikar D. Verghese Kurian ABCD (a) 1 2 4 3 (b) 1 4 2 3 (c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 3 4 2 1 17. Which of the following tribes are inhabitants of the Andaman and the Nicobar Islands ? 1. Onge 2. Jarawa 3. Sentinalese Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 18. Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre located ? (a) Chandipur-on-sea (b) Sriharikota (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Thumba 19. With reference to the ancient people of Harappan culture of Indus Valley, which one of the following 2. Astrophysicist 3. Promoter of Cooperative Milk Sector 4. Writer Codes List-II (Known As) 1. Agricultural List-II (State) 1. Manipur 2. Gujarat 3. Punjab 4. Tripura

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statements is not correct?

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(a) They used spindle whorls for spinning (b) They practiced boat-making (c) They used metal money (d) They used tools and implements of stone. 20. What is the birth place of Vardhamana Mahavir ? (a) Kusinara (b) Kundagrama (c) Rajgriha (d) Kashi 21. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the invasions of north-west India after the fall of the Mauryas ? (a) Bactrian Greeks - Parthians - Kushans - Hunas (b) Bactrian Greeks -Kushans - Parthians - Hunas (c) Parthians - Bactrian Greeks - Hunas - Kushans (d) Parthians - Hunas - Bactrian Greeks - Kushans 22. Who among the following was the exponent of visistadvaita philosophy ? (a) Vallabhacharya (b) Sankaracharya (c) Ramanujacharya (d) Madhvacharya 23. Who among the following was a weaver by profession ? (a) Kabir (b) Ramdas (c) Ravidas (d) Tukaram 24. Why was the Battle of Buxar fought ? (a) Shah Alam II wanted to chastise the Nawab of Oudh and Nawab of Bengal (b) Mir Kasim joined hands with Shah Alam II and Shuja-ud-daulah against English (c) Marathas wanted to expel the English from Oudh and free Shah Alam II from confinement. (d) Shuja-ud-daulah wanted the help of Mir Kasim and English to be saved from onslaughts of the Marathas 25. Which among the following was the official language in the court of Mughals in Medieval India ? (a) Persian (b) Pushtu (c) Arabic (d) Urdu 26. Who among the following current players is not a regular wicket keeper of his countrys cricket team ? (a) Geraint Jones (b) Brendon McCullam (c) Herchell Gibbs (d) Kamran Akmal 27. Who among the following leading women lawn tennis players are from Belgium ? 1. Kim Clijsters 2. Justine Henin-Hardenne 3. Anastasia Myskina 4. S. Kuznetsova. Select the correct answer using the codes given below (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 4 (d) 3 and 4 28. Who was the Governor General when the Revolt of 1857 took place ? (a) Lord Hardinge (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Lord Canning

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29. The objective of the Sharda Act of 1930 was to discourage the solemnization of marriages of boys and girls respectively under: (a) 21 years and 18 years (b) 18 years and 16 years (c) 18 years and 14 years (d) 16 years and 14 years 30. Consider the following statements: The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for the 1. Establishment of an All-India Federation to be based on the Union of British Indian Provinces and Princely States. 2. Franchise for all the people above 21 years of age. 3. Power to Governors to veto legislative and administrative measures in their provinces. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 31. In Indian history, who among the following is known as Frontier Gandhi ? (a) Maulana Abul Kalain Azad (b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (c) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (d) Khaliquzzaman Chaudhuri 32. Which of the pairs given below is/are correctly matched ? 1. Regulating Act 1773 2. Charter Act 1784 3. Pitts India Act 1793 Select the correct answer using the codes given below (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 33. Where was the first university in modern India founded ? (a) Bombay (b) Calcutta (c) Lahore (d) Madras 34. Who among the following started the Aligarh movement ? (a) Liaquat Ali Khan (b) Sir Sayyad Ahmed Khan (c) Fazl-i-Hussain (d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah 35. Who prescribed the separate electorates for India on the basis of the Communal Award in August 1932 ? (a) Clement Attlee (b) Ramsay MacDonald (c) Stafford Cripps (d) Winston Churchill 36. Match List-I (Event) with List-II (Leader) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List-I (Event) A. Bardoli Satyagraha, B. Champaran C. Bhudan Movement D. Ghadar Movement List-II (Leader) 1. Lala Lajpat Rai 2. Vinoba Bhave Satyagraha 3. Sardar Patel 4. Lala Hardayal 5. Mahatma Gandhi

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Codes: ABCD (a) 3 5 2 1 (b) 5 2 3 4 (c) 3 5 2 4 (d) 5 2 3 1

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37. With reference to World War-II, consider the following statements. In 1939, before the Government of India declared India to be at war with Germany 1. The British Government consulted the Indian National Congress and the elected members of the Central Legislature. 2. Mahatma Gandhi opposed the participation of India in the war. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 38. Consider the following statements: 1. The National Anthem of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 24th January, 1950. 2. The first political occasion when the National Song of India was sung was the 1896 Session of the Indian National Congress. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 39. Consider the following statements 1. The legal transfer of Pondicherry to the Union of India took place in 1954. 2. The then French territories of Chandernagore and Yanam were merged with India by Sardar Patel with police action. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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