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

Total Questions: 120

31. Since 2014-15, India has consistently run trade surplus with which one among the following countries?

Correct Answer: (d) Germany
Solution:Since 2014-15, India has consistently run trade surplus with USA.

32. Arrange the following countries in descending order as per the Global Human Development Index, 2019 :

1. Germany
2. USA
3. South Africa
4. India

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 3, 2, 4
Solution:Countries in descending order as per the Global Human Development Index, 2019 are- Germany (4) USA (15), South Africa (113) and India (129). In HDI 2019, Norway, Switzerland, Ireland and Germany topped the HDI ranking of 189 countries and territories, while Niger, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Burundi have the lowest scores in the Index. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ranks countries into four tiers of human development by combining measurements of life expectancy, education and per-capita income into the Human Development Index (HDI) in its annual Human Development Report.

33. As per the use-based classification of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the maximum weight has been assigned to

Correct Answer: (a) primary goods
Solution:The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index that indicates the performance of various industrial sectors of the Indian economy. It is calculated and published by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), every month. The maximum weight has been assigned to primary goods.Weights of the different sectors under the used based classification (2011-12 series)

34. Normally, there will not be a shift in the demand curve when

Correct Answer: (a) price of a commodity falls.
Solution:The demand curve is a graphical representation of the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded for a given period of time. If the price of a commodity falls then there will be no shift in the demand curve.

35. A market, in which there are a large number of firms, homogeneous product, infinite elasticity of demand for an individual firm and no control over price by firms, is termed as

Correct Answer: (d) perfect competition
Solution:Perfect competition is a market form in which there are a large number of firms, homogenous product, infinite elasticity of demand for an individual firm and no control over price rise. Perfect competition provides both allocative efficiency and productive efficiency.

In oligopoly, small group of large sellers (oligopolists) dominate the market. Monopolistic competition occurs when an industry has many firms offering products that are similar but not identical. Imperfect competition refers to a situation where the characteristics of an economic market do not fulfil all the necessary conditions of a perfectly competitive market.

36. Which one of the following statements with regard to ozone is not correct?

Correct Answer: (c) 16th November is celebrated as the International Day for the
Solution:September 16 was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This designation had been made on December 19, 2000, in commemoration of the date, in 1987, on which nations signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone layer. The theme for 2020 World Ozone Day was ‘Ozone for Life: 35 years of Ozone Layer Protection’.

37. Sea of Azov is connected to

Correct Answer: (a) Black Sea
Solution:The Sea of Azov is a sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about 4 km) Strait of Kerch, and is sometimes regarded as a Northern Extension of the Black Sea. The sea is bounded in the North-West by Ukraine, in the south-east by Russia. The Don River and Kuban River are the major rivers that flow into it. There is a constant outflow of water from the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea. The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world, with the depth varying between 0.9 and 14 m (2 ft 11 in and 45 ft 11 in).

38. Climax Mine, the largest producer of Molybdenum, is located in

Correct Answer: (b) USA
Solution:The Climax mine, located in Climax, Colorado, United States, is a major Molybdenum mine. Shipments from the mine began in 1915. At its highest output, the Climax mine was the largest Molybdenum mine in the world, and for many years It supplied three-fourths of the world's supply of Molybdenum. The mine is owned by Climax Molybdenum Company, a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan. Molybdenum is a chemical element with the symbol Mo and atomic number 42.

39. Which one among the following Union Territories of India is the smallest in geographical area?

Correct Answer: (d) Lakshadweep
Solution:The Union Territory of Lakshadweep is smallest in area. It has total area of 32 km2 . It is an archipelago, situated in Arabian Sea (Indian Ocean). Its capital is Kavaratti. It is divided into two group of islands i.e. Amindivi (Northern group of islands) and Cannanore (Southern group of Islands).

The Islands are made up of coral reef. The geographical areas of other given territories are

Chandigarh - 14 km²
Puducherry - 483 km²
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu - 603 km²

40. Buenos Aires and Montevideo are situated across the banks of

Correct Answer: (a) River Plate
Solution:Buenos Aires, the capital and most populous city of Argentina, located on the western bank of the River Plate. Buenos Aires is one of the safest cities to visit In South America. Montevideo is situated on the Southern coast of the country, on the North-Eastern bank of the River Plate. Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region.