SOLVED PAPER 2020 (CDS) (I) (General Studies)

Total Questions: 120

41. Which one of the following rivers joins Ganga directly?

Correct Answer: (b) Son
Solution:Among the following rivers, Son river directly joins river Ganga. Son river originates near Amarkantak in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh and joins Ganga river near Patna (Bihar). Chambal, Betwa and Ken rivers join Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh. Yamuna then joins Ganga at Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh).

42. Which one of the following is not a type of commercial agriculture?

Correct Answer: (b) Grain farming
Solution:Among the following, intensive subsistence agriculture is not a type of commercial agriculture.

Commercial agriculture is a cropping method in which crops and livestock are raised in order to sell the products in the market for remuneration. It is capital intensive agriculture in which crops are grown on large farms, using modern technologies like farm machinery, fertilizers, insecticides, high yeilding variety of seeds, etc. Dairy farming, grain farming, livestock ranching, plantation agriculture, etc. are few examples of this type of agriculture.

Intensive subsistence agriculture is practiced in areas where farmers have small fields. The crops are grown to be consumed by farmers themselves.

43. Which one of the following is not a land use category?

Correct Answer: (d) Barren and wasteland
Solution:Among the following Barren and wasteland is not a land use category. Barren and wastelands include mountains and hill slopes, deserts and rocky areas. These areas cannot be brought under plough except at a high input cost with possible low returns.

44. Which one of the following is not an objective of the MGNREGA?

Correct Answer: (b) Creation of productive assets
Solution:Creation of productive assets is not an objective of the MGNREGA. It is an accronym of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. It was enacted in the year 2005.

The objectives of MGNREGA include 

  • Ensuring social protection for the most vulnerable in rural India.
  • Ensuring livelihood security for poor through creation of durable assets.
  • Strengthening drought proofing and flood management in rural India.
  • Aiding in empowerment of the marginalised communities, especially women, SCs and STs, through the rights based legislation.
  • Strengthening decentralisation etc.

45. Which one of the following statements with regard to the functioning of the Panchayats is not correct?

Correct Answer: (b) A person who has attained the age of 25 years will be eligible to be a member of a Panchayat.
Solution:Among the given options, only option (b) is not correct. According to Article-243 of the Indian Constitution, a person who has attained the age of 21 years (and not 25 years) will be eligible to be a member of a Panchayat. Rest of the statements are correct.

46. Which one of the following is the earliest launched scheme of the Government of India?

Correct Answer: (b) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Solution:Among the given schemes of the Government of India, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana was launched earliest. The correct order of the launch dates of the schemes is given below
  • Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (December, 2000)
  • Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (June, 2011)
  • Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (September, 2014).
  • Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (October, 2014) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana was launched with an objective to provide single all–weather road connectivity to eligible unconnected habitation of designated population of 500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North–East, hill, tribal and desert areas.

47. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)?

Correct Answer: (a) Members of the Parliament (MPs) sanction, execute and complete works under the scheme
Solution:Under MPLADS, the MPLAD division is responsible for the implementation of the scheme. Under the scheme, each MP has the choice to suggest to the District Collector for works to the tune of  ₹5 crore per annum to be taken up in his/her constituency.

48. Saubhagya, a Government of India scheme, relates to which of the following areas?

Correct Answer: (a) Achieving universal household electrification
Solution:Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Also known as Saubhagya) was launched in September, 2017. Under this scheme, free electricity connections to all households (both APL and BPL) in rural areas and poor families in urban areas was provided. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has been designated as nodal agency for this scheme.

49. The ‘Basel Convention’ is aimed at protecting human health and environment against adverse effects of which of the following?

Correct Answer: (a) Hazardous wastes
Solution:The ‘Basel Convention’ is aimed at protecting human health and environment against adverse effects ‘hazardous waste’. The convention is a multilateral agreement on the control of transboundry movement of hazardous waste and their disposal. It was adopted in 1989 in Basel (Switzerland).

The Stockholm Convention (2001) is related to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). ‘The Minamata convention (2013) on mercury is related to protection of human health and environment from the adverse effects of mercury.

The Rotterdam Convention (2004) is related to protection of human health and environment from adverse effect of chemicals and pesticides.

50. Which one of the following is the biggest cause of incidence of migration of female persons in India?

Correct Answer: (c) Marriage
Solution:The biggest cause of incidence of migration of female persons in India is marriage. According to Census Data of 2011, out of total women migrants, 64.9% migrated due to marriage, 3.2% due to employment, 1.3% due to education and 0.3% due to business.