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CDS General Knowledge Solved Paper (I) : 2006
1. In November 2005, in which country was Africa's first woman Head of State elected?
(a) Angola
(b) Gabon
(c) Liberia
(d) Mozambique
2.Which one of the following is not a member of Gr eater Mekong Subr egion (GMS) grouping ?
(a) China
(b) Malaysia
(c) Myanmar
(d) Thailand
3. Recently, which Indian industrialist broke the world record for the highest flight in a hot air balloon ?
(a) Anil Ambani
(b) Sunil Mittal
(c) Vijay Mallya
(d) Vijaypat Singhania
4.Which one of the following regions of India'greatly benefits from the north-east trade winds in terms of good rainfall inwinter ?
(a) Coast of Gujarat
(b) Plains of Uttar Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Punjab and Haryana
5.Match the List I (Person) and the List II (Position held) and select the correct-answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
(Person) (Posi tion held)
A. C.N.R. Rao 1. Advisor to the
Election Commission
B. E. Sreedharan 2. Head, Science
Advisory Council to
Prime Minister
C. K.J. Rao 3. Managing Director,
Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation
D. Wajahat 4. Head, Central
Information
Habibullah
Commission
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 4 3 1 2
BBB
List I List I I
(Dance) (E. ponent)
A. Bharatanatyam 1. Yamini Reddy
B. Kuchipudi 2. Alarmel Valli
C. Kathak 3. Madhavi Mudgal
D. Odissi 4. Vaishali Trivedi
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 1 2 3 4
7. Consider the following airports
1. Amritsar 2. Guwahati
3. Thiruvananthapuram 4. Varanasi
Which of the above are designated as International Airports ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
8.What is the name of the spacecraft launched in the year 2004 which would fly by Earth,Venus and Mercury several times and circle the Sun 15 times ?
(a) Marker (b) Messenger
(c) Ranger (d) Rover
9.Match the List I (Chess Player) and the List II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List I I
(Chess Player) (Country)
A. Veselin Topalov 1. Hungary
B. Peter Leko 2. Russia
C. Michael Adams 3. Uzbekistan
D. Peter Svidler 4. England
5. Bulgaria
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 5 1 3 4
(b) 5 1 4 2
(c) 1 5 4 2
(d) 1 5 3 4
10. In which one of the following countries is Maria Sharapova featured on a postage stamp ?
(a) Japan (b) Russia
(c) France (d) USA
11.M.S. Dhoni's knock of 183 runs against Sri Lanka in 2005 at Jaipur is the highest ODI cricket score by a wicket�keeper. Whose record was broken by him ?
(a) A. Flower (b) K.C. Sangakkara
(c) A.C. Gilchrist (d) D.L. Houghton
12. Recently Sahaj Grover has become a world champion. With which one of the following is he associated ?
(a) Chess (b) Carrom
(c) Squash (d) Swimming
13.What are Robinson (R-44), Bell 206 L4, Mi-172, Bell 407, Daulphin SA 365 N ?
(a) Fleet of helicopters operated by Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd.
(b) Tankers used by Indian Army
(c) Fleet of aircrafts operated by Indian Airlines
(d) Submarines of Indian Navy
14. Consider the following statements
1. India is a permanent member of the Board of Governors of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
2. In September 2005, on the issue of Iran's nuclear programme, India voted against the resolut ion of IA EA's Board of Governors.
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
15.Mawsynram, where highest rainfall occurs, is located in
(a) Assam (b) Bangladesh
(c) Meghalaya (d) Tripura
16. In nature, how is nitrogen of the atmosphere made available for the plant growth ?
(a) Through the activity of fungi
(b) Through the activity of viruses
(c) Through the activity of earthworms
(d) Through the activity of bacteria
17.Which one of the following statements is correct ? Transfer of heat energy from a heater coil to the cooking vessel takes place through the process of
(a) convection only.
(b) conduction and convection only.
(c) radiation and convection only.
(d) convection, conduction and radiation.
18.Which of the following is used for writing on glass ?
(a) Silicon
(b) Graphite
(c) Hydrogen fluoride
(d) Hydrogen iodide
19.Which one of the following has the longest wave length ?
(a) Ultraviolet radiation
(b) y-radiation
(c) Visible radiation
(d) Infrared radiation
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Combined Defence Services
CDS General English Solved Paper (I) : 2006
(IDIOMS/PHRASES)
Directions (For the 15 items which follows): In this section, you are given four alternative meanings to each idiom/phrase. Choose the most appropriateone.
1. FABIAN POLICY
(a) Dictatorial policy
(b) Democratic policy
(c) Market policy
(d) Policy of using gradual reforms
2. TO KICK THE BUCKET
(a) To start an account
(b) To start a sea journey
(c) To die
(d) To start agricultural activity
3. TO EAT HUMBLE PIE
(a) To eat slowly
(b) To have an excellent dish
(c) To live in a modest manner
(d) To have to apologise
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