SOLVED PAPER 2021 (CDS) (II) (General Studies)

Total Questions: 120

11. Which one of the following is true of a pure voluntary exchange between two parties A and B ?

Correct Answer: (b) Both gain; it is a win-win situation
Solution:

In a pure voluntary exchange between two parties A and B, both gain which is a win-win situation. Voluntary exchange is the act of buyers and sellers freely and willingly engaging in market transactions. Voluntary exchange is a fundamental assumption made by neoclassical economics which forms the basis of contemporary mainstream economics.

12. The provision, ‘‘the State shall take steps to separate the Judiciary from the Executive in the public services of the State’’ is incorporated in which part of the Constitution of India ?

Correct Answer: (a) Part-IV
Solution:

Article 50 contained in Part IV of Constitution of India is a directive principle of state policy . It gives a direction to the State to keep Judiciary separated and independent of the Executive, particularly in judicial appointments.

13. Which of the following statements are correct?

1. Speaker may permit any Member to address the House in his/her mother tongue, if he/she cannot adequately express in either Hindi or English.
2. Business of the Parliamentary Committees is transacted either in Hindi or in English.
3. The minutes of the Parliamentary Committees are prepared invariably in Hindi or English.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 3
Solution:

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Under Article 120 of the Constitution, the business of the House is to be transacted in Hindi or in English, but a member who cannot adequately express himself in either of the two languages can, with the permission of the Speaker, address the House in any of the languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution or in his mother tongue. The minutes and reports of the Parliamentary Committees are invariably prepared and presented to the house both in Hindi and in English.

14. Which one of the following is the correct meaning of the term ‘State’, as defined in Article 12 of the Constitution of India ?

Correct Answer: (d) It refers to the Government of India, Parliament of India, Governments and Legislatures of each State, and all local or other authorities within the Territory of India.
Solution:

According to Article 12 of the Constitution of India, the term ‘State’ denotes the Union and State Governments, the Parliament and state legislatures, and all local or other authorities within the Territory of India or under the control of the Indian Government.

15. Which one among the following is the largest State in terms of seats in the Rajya Sabha ?

Correct Answer: (b) Bihar
Solution:

Among the mentioned states, Bihar with 16 Rajya Sabha seats is the largest state in terms of seats in the Rajya Sabha. Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Karnataka has 11, 10 and 12 Rajya Sabha seats respectively. Uttar Pradesh with 31 seats is the largest states in terms of Rajya Sabha seats

16. Under which Article of the Constitution of India has provision been made for reservation of seats for women in Panchayats ?

Correct Answer: (c) Article 243 D
Solution:

Article 243D clause (3) after the 73rd constitutional amendment ensures participation of women in Panchayati Raj Institutions by mandating not less than one- third reservation for women out of total number of seats to be filled by direct election and number of offices of chairpersons of Panchayats.

17. The painted illustration of the moving of the Ashoka Pillar at Topra is found in

Correct Answer: (a) Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi
Solution:

Tarikh-i Firuz Shahi is the finest specimen of Indo-Persian historiography produced during the Sultanate period in India. It contains the painted illustration of the moving of the Ashokan pillar at Topra. Situated in Pong valley of is the original home of Delhi-Topra Ashokan pillar, one of many pillars of Ashoka, that was moved from Topra to Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi in 1356 CE by Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309-1388 CE).

18. Which one among the following is a temple of the Vaishnavite tradition

Correct Answer: (a) Srirangam
Solution:

Srirangam is a temple of Vaishanvite tradition. Srirangam is the foremost of the eight self-manifested shrines (Swayam Vyakta Kshetras) of Lord Vishnu .It is also considered the first and the most important of the 108 main Vishnu temples (Divyadesams). The Vaishnavite tradition is known for the loving devotion to an avatar of Vishnu (often Krishna), and as such has been key to the spread of the Bhakti movement in South Asia in the 2nd millennium CE. Chidambaram, Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Thanjavur temples are dedicated to lord Shiva.

19. The biography of Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti, authored by Jahanara, is known as

Correct Answer: (a) Munis al Arwah
Solution:

The biography of Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti, authored by Jahanara, is known as Munis al Arwah. Jahanara Begum was a Mughal princess and later became Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire from 1631 to 1658 and again from 1668 until her death. She was the second and the eldest surviving child of Emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.

20. Which one of the following is not a political method of the moderates in the National Movement?

Correct Answer: (a) Overthrow of alien rule
Solution:

The Early Nationalists, also known as the Moderates, were a group of political leaders in India active between 1885 and 1907. Their emergence marked the beginning of the organised national movement in India. Moderates believed in the policy of settlement of minor issues with the government by deliberations. The methods of the moderates were: (i) Sending petitions to the Government officials. (ii) Sending memorandums to the officers. (iii) Passing resolutions.