GK Practice questions For UPSC CDS Exam

GK Practice questions For UPSC CDS Exam
General Knowledge for Entrance Exams UPSC CDS
Combined Defence Services CDS Model Questions
1. Independence movement of Vietnam was headed by—
(A) Ngo Dinh Diem
(B) Zhou Enlai
(C) Pol Pot
(D) Ho Chi Minh
Ans. (D)

2. Tear gas is—
(A) Chloropicrin
(B) Carbonyl chloride
(C) Nitrous oxide
(D) Bleaching powder
Ans. (A)


3. Which of the following processes is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan?
(A) Wind erosion
(B) Erosion by water
(C) Wind deposition
(D) Mechanical weathering
Ans. (A)

4. The solar radiation coming to Earth is called—
(A) Radiant energy
(B) Insolation
(C) Sunshine
(D) Terrestrial radiation
Ans. (B)

5. Hailstorms are caused due to—
(A) Condensation
(B) Convection
(C) Sublimation
(D) Freezing
Ans. (B)

6. The term ‘boat people’ refers to the migrants from—
(A) Sri Lanka to India
(B) China to USA
(C) Vietnam to Thailand
(D) Vietnam to USA
Ans. (C)
7. The Security Council of UN consists of—
(A) 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent members
(B) 10 permanent and 5 non-permanent members
(C) 15 permanent members
(D) 15 non-permanent members
Ans. (A)

8. Which one of the following group of thinkers influenced Fascism?
(A) Plato, Machiavelli and Herbert Spencer
(B) Aristotle, St. Augustine and T.H. Green
(C) Kant, Fichte, Hegel and Rosenberg
(D) Karl Marx, Engels and Lenin
Ans. (C)

9. Mahatma Gandhi owed his inspiration for civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes to
(A) Thoreau
(B) Leo Tolstoy
(C) John Ruskin
(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans. (A)

10. Which one of the following is described as the Fourth Estate?
(A) Judiciary
(B) Media
(C) Legislature
(D) Executive
Ans. (B)

11. Who is eligible to cast the deciding vote over a bill in a joint Parliamentary session?
(A) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(B) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(D) Prime Minister
Ans. (C)

12. Representation of any state in Rajya Sabha is according to—
(A) Area of the state
(B) Population of the state
(C) Number of representatives of Lok Sabha from that state
(D) Fixed number of candidates from each state
Ans. (D)

13. The Electoral college that elects the President of India consists of-—
(A) Elected members of all the State Legislatures
(B) Members of the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
(C) Elected members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Assemblies
(D) Elected members of the Rajya Sabha and state Legislatures
Ans. (C)

14. The Basic Structure of our Constitution was proclaimed by the Supreme Court in—
(A) Keshvananda Bharati Cast
(B) Golak Nath Case
(C) Minerva Mills Case
(D) Gopalan Case
Ans. (A)

15. Which one of the following is used to restore the colour of old-paintings ?
(A) Ozone
(B) Hydrogen peroxide
(C) Barium peroxide
(D) Sodium peroxide
Ans. (C)

16. Which one of the following is used to restore the colour of old-paintings ?
(A) Ozone
(B) Hydrogen peroxide
(C) Barium peroxide
(D) Sodium peroxide
Ans. (B)







17 . Work done upon a body is
(A) a vector quantity
(B) scalar quantity
(C) always positive
(D) always negative
Ans. (B)


18. The speed of a motor car becomes six times, then the kinetic energy becomes
(A) 6 times
(B) 36 times
(C) 12 times
(D) 24 times
Ans. (B)

19. Two bullets P and Q, masses 10 and 20 g, are moving in the same direction
towards a target with velocities of 20 and 10 m/s respectively. Which one
of the bullets will pierce a greater distance through the target?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) Both will cover the same distance
(D) Nothing can be decided
Ans. (A)

20. The moon revolves around the earth because the earth exerts a radial force
on the moon. Does this perform work on the moon?
(A) No
(B) Yes, sometimes
(C) Yes, always
(D) Cannot be decided
Ans. (A)