SOLVED PAPER 2023 (CDS) (I) (General Studies)

Total Questions: 120

31. Consider the following statements.

After forming the Indian National Army, Subhash Chandra Bose

1. recruited a large number of soldiers from the Indian prisoners of war in Japanese camp.
2. introduced a women's detachment named after the Rani of Jhansi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:Both the statements (1) and (2) are correct. The second phase of INA began with arrival of Subhash Chandra Bose to Singapore on 1943. Bose returned to Singapore after going to Tokyo to meet PM of Japan and set up provisional government of free India in 1943. Subhash Chandra Bose recruited a large number of soldiers from the Indian Prisoners of war in Japanese camp.

INA headquarters was shifted to Rangoon and Singapore. Rani Jhansi a women regiment was formed in 1944.

32. Which one of the following. pairs denoting various forms of 'Bhakti' is not correctly matched?

Correct Answer: (c) Alvars : Believed in devotion of Shakti
Solution:Pair (c) is not correctly matched. The Alvars were the Tamil poet-saints of South India who espoused bhakti (devotion) to the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu (not Skakti). They are venerated in Vaishnavism, which regards Vishnu as the Ultimate Reality.

33. Which two rivers flow in the region between Gulbarga and Vijayanagara Hampi?

Correct Answer: (d) Krishna and Tungabhadra
Solution:Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers flow in the region between Gulbarga and Vijayanagara Hampi. Under the rule of Harihara I, the Vijayanagara empire stretched from the Konkan coast in the West to Nellore and Kadapa in the East; and from the Krishna river in the North to the Kaveri river in the South. The many rivers flowing in this region (Krishna, Tungabhadra and Godavari, etc) made this region very fertile.

34. Which of the following is the only paramilitary force with a dual control structure?

Correct Answer: (b) Assam Rifles
Solution:Assam Rifles is the only paramilitary force with a dual control structure.

The administrative control of the Assam Rifles is with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the operational control of Assam Rifles rests with the Ministry of Defence (MoD). This duality of administrative control and operational control leads to problems of coordination.

35. Which one of the following is an ethnic community of Assam?

Correct Answer: (c) Ahom
Solution:The Ahom were the non-Hindu, adopted the local religion, Hinduism, during the reign of Sudangpha. He was the first Ahom king to formally accept Hinduism. They were not the Indegenious to Assam, they came from outside India in 12us century. They were descendant of Thai race. Some Ahom people also followed Buddhism.

36. The Chevrons is the name of the cricket team of which one of the following countries?

Correct Answer: (d) Zimbawe
Solution:Chevrons refers to a pattern of line, which are in the shape of V arranged in a zig-zag manner. As result Zimbabwe cricket team is named as chevrons. Zimbabwe cricket team was banned by ICC due to the anti-white racist policies of Robert Mugabe's Government.

37. Cheetahs, brought from Namibia, were introduced in India to which one of the following National Parks?

Correct Answer: (d) Kuno National Park
Solution:Cheetah are translocated under the project Cheetah Initiative. They were brought from the forest of South Africa and Namibia to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Since last year, there are 20 Cheetah brought to India. The objective behind the project to restoring the population of Cheetah, which were declared extinct in the country in 1952.

The Cheetah introducing in India are African Cheetah. There is another species of Cheetah has Asian Cheetah. Both are different in their physical appearance.

38. Who among the following is not a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2022?

Correct Answer: (c) Klous Hasselmann
Solution:Klaus Hasselmann won Nobel Prize for Physics in 2021 not in 2022. Alain Aspect, John F Clauser and Anton Zeilinger won Nobel Prize for Physics for experiment with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell's inequalities and pioneering quantum information science. This experiment will confirm that quantum mechanics is correct and pave the way for quantum computers, quantum networks and quantum encrypted communication.

39. Reflex arcs are evolved in animals for quick and efficient responses. Which one of the following sequences correctly represents a reflex arc?

Correct Answer: (b) Receptor-Sensory neuron-Brain -Relay neuron in spinal cord-Motor neuron-Effector
Solution:Sequence (b) correctly represents a reflex arc. The four stages of a reflex arc are The receptor detects the stimulus. A sensory nerve carries the impulse to the spinal cord, where it is transmitted to an interneuron.

The response is passed to the motor nerve that connects to the target hormone. The target organ, which could be muscles or glands is called an effector.

40. Which one of the following is essential for thyroid gland to make thyroxin?

Correct Answer: (d) Iodine
Solution:Iodine is an essential for thyroid gland to make thyroxin.

The production of thyroxine is hindered in the absence of iodine and leads to the condition known as goitre.