UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) conducted the CDS (Combined Defence Services) I Exam – 2023. CDS I 2021 Paper held on 03 September, 2023. This paper is General Knowledge Section. UPSC CDS (2) 2023 General Knowledge Paper Answer Key available here.
Exam – UPSC CDS (2) 2023
Organized by – UPSC
Subject – General Knowledge
Date of Exam – 03 September, 2023
Number of Question – 120
PART – 0
81. Which one of the following set of trees does not belong to Temperate Floral Zone of himalaya?
- (a) Cashewnut and Magnolia
- (b) Oak and Maple
- (c) Rhododendrons
- (d) Birch and Laurels
Show Answer Answer – (A)
82. Which one of the following statements about plantation agriculture is not correct ?
- (a) Plantation farm estates are scientifically managed.
- (b) Plantation farming requires heavy capital outlay.
- (c) Plantation farm lands have mainly foreign ownership and local labour.
- (d) Plantation farmers rear the animals for sale.
Show Answer Answer – (D)
83. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
| List I
(Name of Shifting Cultivation) |
List II (Country) | |
| A. Roca | 1. Sri Lanka | |
| B. Chena | 2.Thailand | |
| C. Masole | 3. Brazil | |
| D. Tamarai | 4. Zaire |
Code :
A B c D
| (a) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| (b) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| (c) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| (d) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Show Answer Answer – (D)
84. Consider the following statements with reference to Paleolithic tools :
1. Isampur was a well-known center of stone tool manufacture located in Gulbarga district of Karnataka and was situated along a small seasonal stream known as Kamta Halla.
2. A Paleolithic blade is a flake tool, the length of which is more than twice its width.
Which of the statements given above is/are corrected?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Show Answer Answer – (D)
85. Consider the following statements about science in medieval South India :
1. The Katapayadi system of numerals, which was invented by Vararuchi of Kerala, the author of Chandra Vakyas, was used for calculating the position of Moon on any day of the year.
2. Achyuta Pisharati (1550 – 1621) wrote Uparagakriyakrama, a text on eclipses.
3. Ravi Varma of Mahodayapuram set up an observatory and is also said to have inaugurated the Kollam era.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- (a) 1 and 3 only
- (b) 3 only
- (c) 1 and 2 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Show Answer Answer – (D)
86. Which of the following dynasties of South India issued their documents first in Prakrit and later in Sanskrit ?
- (a) The Cholas of Tamil Nadu
- (b) The Pandyas of the post-Sangam Age
- (c) The Pallavas of Tondaimandalam
- (d) The Gangas of Kalinganagara
Show Answer Answer – (C)
87. Who was the author of the Gwalior Prashasti of Mihira Bhoja ?
- (a) Nagabhata
- (b) Vatsaraja
- (c) Baladitya
- (d) Kakkuka
Show Answer Answer – (C)
88. The Sahajiya Cult, .which can be traced back to 10th and 11th centuries, is usually associated with :
- (a) early Bhakti traditions
- (b) a kind of early Sufism
- (c) early Upanishadic philosophy
- (d) Buddhism
Show Answer Answer – (A)
89. The landmark Supreme Court judgment in the case Subhash Sharma v. Union of India (1991) refers to which one of the following basic features of the Constitution oflndia ?
- (a) Judicial Review
- (b) Rule of Law
- (c) Free and fair elections
- (d) Fundamental Rights
Show Answer Answer – (A)
90. Which of the following statements about the Panchayats in India, as per the Constitution oflndia is/are correct ?
1. There is a provision for reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
2. Panchayats are not authorised to collect taxes.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Show Answer Answer – (A)
91. Which one of the following statements about Mission lndradhanush, launched by the Government of India in 2014, is correct ?
- (a) It relates to provisions for Child Health Screening and Early Intervention Services.
- (b) It meets the diverse health needs of adolescents.
- (c) It aims to increase the full immunisation coverage for children.
- (d) Its objective is to achieve universal access to equitable, affordable, and quality healthcare services.
Show Answer Answer – (C)
92. Which one of the following amendments to the Constitution of India has introduced reservations in education and in public employment for people from the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of society ?
- (a) The Constitution (101st Amendment) Act
- (b) The Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act
- (c) The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Act
- (d) The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act
Show Answer Answer – (d)
93. Which among the following Fundamental Rights is not suspended when an Emergency is declared ?
- (a) Protection in respect of conviction for offences
- (b) Right to constitutional remedies
- (c) Right to move frE:ely throughout the territory of India
- (d) Equality before law
Show Answer Answer – (A)
94. Any question pertaining to the disqualification of a member of the Lok Sabha on the ground of defection is decidd by :
- (a) The President oflndia
- (b) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- (c) The Supreme Court oflndia
- (d) The concerned Political Party
Show Answer Answer – (B)
95. Which one of the following statements about Indian Maritime University (IMU) is not correct ?
- (a) It was established through an Act of Parliament as a Central University.
- (b) It was established primarily to support the Indian Navy.
- (c) It is located in Chennai.
- (d) It was established to extend the benefits of knowledge and skill for development of individuals and society by associating closely with local, regional and national issues of development.
Show Answer Answer – (B)
96. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ?
Plateau ………………….Continent
- Abyssinian : Africa
- Patagonian : Australia
- Anatolian : Asia
- Iberian : North America
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 1 and 3 only
- (c) 2, 3 and 4 only
- (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Show Answer Answer – (B)
97. Which of the following pairs of Isolines and its properties are correctly matched ?
- Isonif : Snowfall
- lsohel : Sunshine
- Isohaline : Salinity
- Isohypse : Cloudiness
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Show Answer Answer – (A)
98. Which of the following is the correct order of clouds in ascending order (lowest to highest) of height from surface ?
1. Cirrocumulus
2. Nimbostratus
3. Cirrus
4. Altostratus
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- (a) 1, 2, 4, 3
- (b) 2, 4, 3, 1
- (c) 3, 2, 1, 4
- (d) 2, 4, 1, 3
Show Answer Answer – (D)
99. Which of the following pairs of revolution in agriculture sector and its production are correctly matched?
1. Pink revolution Shrimp production
2. Yellow revolution Oilseeds production
3. Black revolution Biodiesel production
4. Golden revolution Egg production
Select the correct answer using the code given below
- (a) 1, 2 and 3
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1and 3 only
- (d) 2 and 4 only
Show Answer Answer – (B)
100. Which one among the following statements about National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is not correct ?
- (a) NHAI collects fees on the National Highway.
- (b) NHAI conducts training of Highway Engineers at entry level and in-service.
- (c) NHAI provides consultancy and construction services in India and abroad.
- (d) NHAI regulates and controls the plying of vehicles for its proper management.
Show Answer Answer – (D)
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