SOLVED PAPER 2021 (CDS) (I) (General Awareness)

Total Questions: 120

31. Which one of the following statements with regard to ryotwari settlement is not correct?

Correct Answer: (d) In principle, it strengthened the former elite, the zamindars and weakened the peasantry.
Solution:Ryotwari settlement strengthened the former elite, the zamindars and weakened the peasantry. This system of land revenue was instituted in the late 18th century by Sir Thomas Munro, Governor of Madras in 1820. Ryot means peasant cultivators. This was practiced in the Madras and Bombay areas, as well as Assam and Coorg provinces. In this system, the peasants or cultivators were regarded as the owners of the land. They had ownership rights, could sell, mortgage or gift the land.

The taxes were directly collected by the government from the peasants.
Here there were no middlemen as in the Zamindari system.

32. Which one of the following statements about the British Indian Medical Service (IMS) is not correct?

Correct Answer: (c) Indians were never admitted to IMS.
Solution:The Indian Medical Service (IMS) was a military medical service in British India, which also had some civilian functions. It served during the two World Wars, and remained in existence until the independence of India in 1947.

The first three surgeons to have served were John Banester on the Leicester, Lewis Attmer on the Edward and Rober on the Francis. The first indian natives to join was Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty on 24th January, 1855, followed by Rajendra Chandra on 27th January, 1858.

33. When was the monopoly of China trade lost by East India Company?

Correct Answer: (b) 1833
Solution:In 1833, the monopoly of China trade was lost by East India company. In the late seventeenth century the East India Company shifted its attention in East Asia to China. Tea, silk, and porcelain were the main exports from China; silver, Bengal cotton, and, eventually, opium (traded indirectly) were the company's principal exports. The Charter Act, 1813, with the rising demand of English traders in share of Indian trade the company was deprived with trade monopolies, however was allowed to enjoy the monopoly of trade with China and trade in tea. With the Act of 1833 there was a complete abolishment of companies trade monopoly.

34. National Disaster Management Authority is headed by

Correct Answer: (a) the Prime Minister
Solution:National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is headed by the Prime Minister. It is an Apex body of Government of India. It was established through the Disaster Management Act enacted by the government on 23rd December, 2005. NDMA mandate is to lay down policies for disaster management.

35. Which of the following statements regarding the 'casting vote' in the Parliament is/are correct?

1. It is cast by the speaker or a person acting as such.
2. It is cast in addition to voting in the first instance.
3. It is cast in the case of equality of votes.
4. It is always cast to maintain the status quo.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 3
Solution:A Speaker uses his/her power to vote, in order to resolve a deadlock. That is, when the House initiates a voting procedure, the speaker does not cast a vote in the first instance. It is only when the two sides receive equal number of votes that the Speaker's vote breaks the deadlock, making his/her position impartial.

36. Equality before the law or equal protection of the laws within the territory of India is guaranteed under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?

Correct Answer: (a) Article 14
Solution:According to the Constitution of India Article 14 states that the State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the Territory of India, on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.

37. 'Legal Positivism' theory was developed by

Correct Answer: (c) John Austin
Solution:Legal positivism is one of the leading philosophical theories of the nature of law, and is characterised by two theses: (1) the existence and content of law depends entirely on social facts (e.g., facts about human behaviour and intentions), and (2) there is no necessary connection between law and morality-more precisely, the existence and content of a law do not depend on its merits or demerits.

38. Who among the following said that Democracy means a system of 'Government by Consent'?

Correct Answer: (a) John Locke
Solution:The statement 'Democracy means a system of Government by consent' was made by John Locke. He was a British philosopher and medical researcher. Two treatises of Government (1689), An Essay concerning Human Understanding (1689) are some of his notable books.

39. Milpa and Ladang are different names for

Correct Answer: (a) shifting cultivation
Solution:Milpa and Ladang are different names for shifting cultivation. Shifting cultivation in Mexico is called Milpa and shifting cultivation in Indonesia is called Ladang. Shifting cultivation is an agricultural method in which a person uses a piece of land just a short time later to abandon or change the initial use. This method also involves. Clearing piece of land before the soil loses fertility, followed by several years of wood harvesting or farming.

40. Which one of the following approaches of human development was initially proposed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and emphasised on health, education, food, water supply, sanitation and housing?

Correct Answer: (b) Basic needs approach
Solution:Basic Needs approach of human development was initially proposed by the International Labour Organisation (OLO) in 1976 and it emphasised on health, education, food water supply, sanitation and housing. The basic needs approach is one of the major approaches to the measurement of absolute poverty in developing countries.