SOLVED PAPER 2022 (CDS) (II) (General Studies)

Total Questions: 120

31. Which one of the following forms of money supply is considered as the most widely used in the Indian Monetary System?

Correct Answer: (c) M3
Solution:M3 is the form of money supply which is considered as the most widely used in the Indian Monetary System.

The total stock of money in circulation among the public at a particular point of time is called Money supply. The circulating money involves the currency, printed notes, money in the deposit accounts and in the form of other liquid assets. M1 and M2 are known as Narrow money. M3 and M4 are known as Broad money. M3 is the most commonly used measure of money supply. It is also known as Aggregate Monetary resources.

32. Which one of the following is the first state in India to have 100 percent households with tap water connection?

Correct Answer: (b) Goa
Solution:Goa is the first state in India to have 100 percent households with tap water connections.

According to Jal Shakti Ministry, "Goa has become the first state to provide 100 percent tap water in rural areas covering 2.30 lakh households". The government's Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide piped water to all rural households by 2024. Jal Jeevan Mission also mandates training five persons in every village, especially women, in using field test kits so that water can be tested there.

33. Which one of the following Labour Codes notified by the Government of India incorporated various provisions of the Central Labour Acts such as the Factories Act, 1948 and Plantations Labour Act. 1951?

Correct Answer: (a) The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Solution:The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 notified by the Government of India incorporated various provisions of the Central Labour Acts such as Factories Act, 1948 and Plantations Labour Act, 1951.

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, is a code to consolidate and amend the laws regulating the Occupational Safety and Health and Working Conditions of the persons employed in an establishment. The Act replaces. 13 old Central Laws. It amalgamated The Factories. Act 1948, the Plantations Labour Act 1951, The Mines Act 1952, The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees Act 1955, etc. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 22nd September, 2020, and the Rajya Sabha on 23rd September, 2020.

34. If you were to browse a table of a recent period showing life expectancy at birth for all categories of rural-urban and male-female divisions for all states of India, you are not likely to observe that

1. Urban life expectancy is higher than the rural one.
2. Male life expectancy is higher than the female one.

 

Correct Answer: (b) Only 2
Solution:Only statement 2 is correct.

If one were to browse a table of a recent period showing life expectancy at birth for all categories of rural-urban and high male-female divisions for all states of India, one is not likely to observe male life expectancy is higher than the female one.

In the present, female human life expectancy is greater than that of males, despite females having higher. morbidity rates. Women outlive men in almost every society. In more developed countries, the average life expectancy at birth is 79 years for women, 72 years for men. In less developed countries, where high maternal mortality reduces the difference in longevity, women can expect to live an average of 66 years, compared with 63 years for men.

35. Consider the following statements. The government is promoting the 'Kisan Drone' for

1. spraying weedicides
2. digitisation of land records
3. crop assessment

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (b) 2 and 3
Solution:The government is promoting the Kisan Drone for digitisation of land records and crop assessment.

The government is promoting the use of 'Kisan Drone' for crop assessment, digitisation of land records, spraying of pesticides and nutrients for which provision has also been made in the budget. Modernisation of the country's agricultural sector is one of the agenda of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

36. Recently launched 'Jan Samarth' portal

Correct Answer: (d) provides link to Government credit schemes
Solution:Recently launched 'Jan Samarth' portal provides link to Government credit schemes.

Jan Samarth is a first-of-its-kind digital platform for the government's credit-linked schemes which is aimed to make several government initiatives more accessible to all beneficiaries. Beneficiaries can check their eligibility digitally in a few simple steps, apply online under the appropriate scheme and receive digital approval. The portal is a one-stop digital platform that ensures a simple, quick and hassle free lending process for the borrowers.

37. Recently India commissioned its first liquid mirror telescope at

Correct Answer: (b) Uttarakhand
Solution:Recently India commissioned its first liquid mirror telescope at Uttarakhand.

The telescope has been installed at Devasthal observatory complex owned by Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital. It is the world's first liquid-mirror telescope developed for astronomy research. It is the only telescope of its kind to be commissioned anywhere in the world.

38. National Tribal Research Institute is situated at

Correct Answer: (d) New Delhi
Solution:National Tribal Research Institute is situated at New Delhi.

Shri Amit Shah Minister inaugurated the National Tribal Research Institute in New Delhi today. As a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, inaugurated the National Tribal Research Institute today in New Delhi. The NTRI is a premier and apex National Level Institute and will become the cynosure of tribal concerns, issues and matters in academic, executive and legislative fields. It will collaborate and network with other reputed research institutes, universities, organisations as well as academic bodies and resource centers.

39. Avani Lekhara excels in which one of the following sports?

Correct Answer: (c) Shooting
Solution:Avani Lekhara excels in shooting. She is an Indian Paralympian and rifle shooter. She won a gold medal în 10m air rifle standing and a bronze medal in 50m rifle 3 positions at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. She has been supported by Go Sports Foundation through Para Champions Programme. She is also the first Indian woman to win multiple medals in a single Paralympic Games.

40. The atmosphere of Planet Venus is made up of thick and yellowish clouds of

Correct Answer: (b) sulphuric acid
Solution:The atmosphere of Planet Venus is made up of thick and yellowish clouds of sulphuric acid. Sulphuric acid makes the atmosphere of Venus have thick white and yellowish clouds. The Venus atmosphere is the layer of gasses that cover Venus. This consists mainly of carbon dioxide and is much denser and hotter than the Earth atmosphere. The concentration of sulphuric acid in the "haze layer" is about 35.68 metric. tons per cubic kilometer.