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(Paper) CDS: General Knowledge Solved Exam Paper (II): 2005

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:22 PM PDT

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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
List-I                                     List-II
(Person)                               (Position)
A. A. M. Damodaran          1. Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
B. M.K. Narayanan            2. Head, Nuclear Command Authority
C. R. Chidambaram            3. National Security Advisor
D. S.R. Hashim                   4. Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
                                           5. Election Commissioner, Election Commission
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 4 5 3
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 2 3 5 4

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                                     List-II
(Indian Scientist)                    (Area)
A. S. K. Vasal                    1. Agriculture
B. C. N. R. Rao                  2. Medical Science
C. P. Venugopal                  3. Physics
D. B. V. Rao                       4. Poultry
Codes:
A B C D
(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                                         List-II
(Institution)                             (Location)
A. Indian Institute                    1. Agra
of Astrophysics
B. Central Leather                   2. Chennai
Research Institute
C. National Institute                 3. Bangalore
for the Mentally
Handicapped
D. National Institute of             4. Secundrabad
Immunology
                                                5. New Delhi
Codes:
A B C D
(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                                           List-II
(Person)                                     (Area)
A. Vir Sanghvi                           1. Dance
B. Zohra Sehgal                         2. Sculpture
C. Satish Gujral                         3. Film acting
D. Geeta Chandran                    4. Journalism
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 2 3 1

8. Match List-I (Person) with List-II (Organisation) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists
List-I                                                 List-II
(Person)                                         (Organisation)
A. Sarthak Behuria                        1. Gas Authority of India Ltd.
B. Proshanto                                  2. Indian Oil Corporation Banerjee Ltd.
C. Venugopal Dhoot                      3. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation D. Subir Raha
                                                      4. Videocon Group
Codes:
A B C D
(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. India's 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                                             List-II
(Temple)                                       (State)
A. Chaumukha                             1. Maharashtra
Jain Temple
B. Jageshwar                                 2. Rajasthan
C. Kailasanatha                             3. Uttarakhand
                                                     4. Uttar Pradesh
Codes:
A B C
(a) 2 1 3
(b) 2 3 1
(c) 4 1 3
(d) 4 3 1

14. Match List-I (Dance) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists
List-I                                             List-II
(Dance)                                        (State)
A. Garia                                       1. Manipur
B. Garba                                      2. Gujarat
C. Jhummar                                  3. Punjab
D. Thabal Chongba                       4. Tripura
Codes:
A B C D
(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

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(Paper) CDS: English Fill in the Blanks Solved Exam Paper (II): 2005

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:09 PM PDT

Combined Defence Services

General English Solved Paper II: 2005

(FILL IN THE BLANKS)

Directions (For the 10 items which follows): Each of the following ten sentences has a blank space and four words/group of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word/group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and mark your choice on the Answer Sheet.

1. The columnist was very gentle when he mentioned his friends, but was bitter and even .......... when he discussed people who irritated him.
(a) laconic (b) remorseful
(c) acerbic (d) stoical

2. Whereas off-Broadway theatre over the past several seasons has clearly ........... a talent for experimentation and improvisation, one deficiency in the commercial stage of late has been its marked incapacity for spontaneity.
(a) cultivated (b) lampooned
(c) spotted (d) disavowed

3. Her true feelings ............ themselves in her sarcastic asides; only then was her bitterness revealed.
(a) manifested (b) developed
(c) concealed (d) grieved

4. Although he was aware of the .......... of his plans, he insisted on their implementation.
(a) nature (b) futility
(c) exactness (d) usefulness

5. The newest fibre-optic cables that carry telephone calls across the country are made of glass so ........... that a piece 100 miles thick is clearer than a standard window-pane.
(a) fragile (b) transparent
(c) tangible (d) immaculate

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