SOLVED PAPER 2024 (CDS) (I) (General Knowledge)

Total Questions: 120

71. Which of the following statements with regard to the Report of Tendulkar Committee (2009) on poverty estimates is/are correct?

1. The committee had used an All-India Uniform poverty line basket as a reference to derive both rural and urban poverty levels.
2. The committee had anchored the poverty line to the official food calorie norms.

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Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:Both statements 1 and 2 are correct regarding to the Report of Tendulkar Committee on poverty estimates. The committee had used an All-India Uniform Poverty Line Basket as a reference to derive both rural and urban poverty levels. The committee shift away from poverty line to a calorie least norm.

72. Which of the following components of Central Government taxes on petroleum products is/are not shareable with the States?

1. Basic Excise Duty
2. Additional Excise Duty
3. Special Additional Excise Duty

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Correct Answer: (c) Only 3
Solution:Only Special Additional Excise Duty is not shareable with the states among the given taxes. Basic Excise Duty is shareable with states and Additional Excise Duty is partially shareable depending on the specific duty.

73. Level of per capita GDP depends upon which of the following?

1. Proportion of Population in the working age.
2. Work participation rate.
3. Per worker productivity.

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Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution:Level of per capita GDP depends upon the factors such as proportion of population in the working age, work participation rate and per worker productivity.

A higher proportion of the working age population can lead to a higher potential labour force which if employed, enhances the nation's productivity and its per capita GDP.

A higher work participation rate indicates a more significant portion of the population contributing to the economy, thus potentially increasing the per capita GDP.

Per worker productivity measures the average output per employed person. Higher productivity means more goods and services are produced per worker, leading to a higher overall economic output and, consequently, a higher per capita GDP.

74. Which of the following are included in M1 definition of money for the Indian economy?

1. Reserves
2. Currency
3. Time deposits
4. Demand deposits

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Correct Answer: (c) 2 and 4
Solution:Statements 2 and 4 are correct.

M₁ is defined as the money supply that is composed of currency, demand deposit, other liquid deposits.
M₀ = total amount of paper money, coins in circulation + current amount of central bank reserves.
M₁ = Currency with public + Demand deposits with the banking (Saving account + Current account)
M₂ =M₁ + Saving deposits of post office saving bank.

M₃ =M₁ + time deposits with banking system..

75. Which one of the following statements is not correct for National Income Accounting for India ?

Correct Answer: (d) Inventories are included in Gross Domestic Capital Formation.
Solution:Statement (d) is not correct regarding National Income. National Income Accounting is an equation which shows relationship between income and expenses of an economy. Mathematically it is Y₁ = C + I + G + (X - M) Y is National Income, C is Personal Consumption Expenditure, I = Private Investment, G is Government Spending, X is Net Export and M is Net Import.

76. Under Normal downward sloping demand curve and fully elastic supply curve of a commodity, an exogenous decrease in demand would lead to

Correct Answer: (b) decrease in equilibrium price and quantity
Solution:Under the Normal downward sloping demand curve and fully elastic supply curve of a commodity, an exogenous decrease in demand would lead to decrease in equilibrium price and quantity.

If simultaneous shifts in demand and supply cause equilibrium price and quantity to move in same direction, the equilibrium price or quantity move in same direction.

If the shift in one curve cause equilibrium price or quantity to rise while, other curve cause equilibrium price or quantity falls.

77. The correct order of atomic radius of Li, Na, Be and O is

Correct Answer: (a) Na > Li > Be > 0
Solution:Na belongs to 3rd period while other Li, BR and O belongs to 2nd period.

Therefore Na have larger atomic radius. Li, Br and O belongs to same period. In a period Lithium is in extreme left and oxygen is almost extreme right. Hence Li, Br, O atomic size decrease over all Na > Li > Br > 0 Hence answer (a) is correct.

78. Which of the following catalytic systems is used for the reduction of unsaturated hydrocarbon to saturated hydrocarbon?

Correct Answer: (d) Nickel and H₂
Solution:Unsaturated carbon have double/triple bond while in saturate hydrocarbon all carbon do not have any multiple bond between carbon atoms.

When unsaturated hydrocarbons are reduced by H₂ in presence of Ni, This carbon-carbon multiple bonds changes into C-H bonds.

Here Ni powder is used as catalyst which provides the site to reactant molecules. Hydrogen, and unsaturated hydrocarbons will adsorb over the surface of Ni and now they can easily react.

79. Which one of the following has the highest ionic character?

Correct Answer: (d) K₂S
Solution:lonic character of any compound depends upon the difference of electronegativity of two atoms.

In K₂S electronegativity difference of K and S is maximum hence K₂S has highest ionic character. In other three molecule due to less difference electronegativity. They have less ionic character.

80. Which of the following statements regarding ice-cap climate is/are correct?

1. In the Koeppen climate classification, the ice-cap climate is signified by the letters EF.
2. It is the Earth's most severe climate, where the mean monthly 0° C.
3. This climate is found in the Pir Panjal and the Great Himalayas.

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Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution:All the statements are correct. In the Keoppen climate classification, the ice-cap climate is signified by the letters EF. This climate type is characterised by permanent ice and snow cover, with extremely cold temperatures throughout the year. It is typically found in polar regions, such as Antarctica and Greenland. The 'E' indicates that the climate is polar and the 'F' signifies that it is ice-covered.

It is the Earth's most severe climate, where the mean monthly temperature is never above 0-degree celsius. This climate is found in the Pir Panjal and Great Himalayas. Precipitation in this area is mostly snow-dependent and there are few glaciers.