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

Total Questions: 120

31. Which of the following statements regarding constitutional amendment is/are correct?

1. The procedure for amendment to the Constitution is provided in Article 368.
2. A Bill to amend the Constitution can be introduced in either House of the Parliament.
3. The special procedure in Article 368 vests constituent powers upon the ordinary legislation.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

All 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Article 368 (1) of the Constitution of India grants constituent power to make formal amendments and empowers Parliament to amend the Constitution by way of addition, variation or repeal of any provision according to the procedure laid down therein, which is different from the procedure for ordinary legislation. Article 368 of Part XX of Indian Constitution provides for two types of amendments. Viz, By a special majority of Parliament and By a special majority of the Parliament with the ratification by half of the total states.

32. Which one of the following is not a circumstance for proclamation of Emergency by the President of India under Article 352 of the Constitution of India ?

Correct Answer: (c) Internal disturbance
Solution:

Among the given options, internal disturbance is not a circumstance for proclamation of Emergency by the President of India. After 44th Amendment Act, 1978, National Emergency can only be declared on grounds of ‘‘External aggression or war’’, also called as External Emergency and on the ground of ‘‘armed rebellion’’, also called as Internal Emergency.

33. Akbar issued a Farman in 1598 permitting in the city of Cambay (Khambat), Gujarat, the construction of a

Correct Answer: (b) Church
Solution:

Akbar issue a Farman in 1598 permitting in the city of Cambay(Khambat), Gujarat, the construction of a Church. Akbar permits the Jesuit order to build a church in the city of Cambay, Gujarat. The date given in the farman is: ‘‘written on the 25th day of the month of Farvardin, year 42 of the Ilahi era.’’

34. Domingo Paes, the medieval traveller, has described the city of

Correct Answer: (b) Vijayanagara
Solution:

Domingo Paes was a Portuguese traveller who visited the Vijayanagara Empire, located in the Deccan in southern India, around 1520. He went there as part of a group of traders from the then colony of Goa. His visit took place during the rule of King Krishna Deva Raya and Paes  recorded his impressions of Vijayanagara state in his Chronica dos reis de Bisnaga (‘‘Chronicle of the Vijayanagar kings’’).

35. The extent of damage caused by earthquake is not influenced by which one of the following ?

Correct Answer: (d) Climate of the area
Solution:

The extent of damage caused by earthquake is not influenced climate of the area. When an earthquake strikes, the intensity of earthquake shaking determines the severity of damage. In turn, the main factors affecting earthquake shaking intensity are earthquake depth, proximity to the fault, population density, the underlying soil, and building characteristics particularly height.

36. An avalanche is a type of which one of the following disasters?

Correct Answer: (b) Terrestrial
Solution:

An Avalanche is a Terrestrial type of disaster. An avalanche (also called a snow slide) is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain. Terrestrial disasters include earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, avalanches, subsidence, etc.

37. An infection constantly maintained at a baseline level in a geographic area without external input is known as

Correct Answer: (a) Endemic
Solution:

Endemic (of a disease) persisting in a population or region, generally having settled to a relatively constant rate of occurrence. Thus, an infection constantly maintained at a baseline level in a geographic area without external input is called Endemic. Endemic describes a disease that is present permanently in a region or population.

38. Streams and rivers coming from the mountains deposit heavy materials of rocks and boulders in

Correct Answer: (c) Bhabar
Solution:

Streams and rivers coming from the mountains deposit heavy materials of rocks and boulders in Bhabar. Bhabar is a region located to south of the Lower Himalayas and the Sivalik Hills in Uttarakhand state of India. It is the alluvial apron of sediments washed down from the Sivaliks along the northern edge of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. In Bhabar, streams and rivers comes from the mountains deposit heavy materials of rocks and boulders.

39. Which of the following statements regarding the electoral rolls is/are correct?

1. There is one general electoral roll for every territorial constituency.
2. No person is ineligible for inclusion in the electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or any of them.
3. A citizen of India, not less than 18 years of age, can cast his/her vote unless disqualified under a law of an appropriate legislature.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

All statements 1,2 and 3 are correct. Right to equality provides that there cannot be any ineligibility for inclusion in the electoral roll on grounds if religion, race, caste, sex or any of them.
Requirements for registering to vote:- You can enroll as a Voter if you:

  • are an Indian citizen.
  • have attained the age of 18 years on the qualifying date i.e. 1st of January of the year of revision of electoral roll.
  • are ordinarily resident of the part/polling area of the constituency where you want to be enrolled.
  • are not disqualified to be enrolled as an elector.

40. Which one of the following statements is not correct about ‘Totalitarianism’?

Correct Answer: (b) It usurps political freedom of the individuals, but it doesn’t usurp personal freedoms.
Solution:

Totalitarianism is a form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual opposition to the State and its claims, and exercises an extremely high degree of control and regulation over public and private life. It usurps political freedom of the individuals as well as the personal freedoms.