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GK Chapterwise – CDS Previous Year Papers

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261. Who among the following was not a painter at Akbar’s Court?

(a)Daswanth
(b) Abdus Samad
(c) Kalyan Das
(d) Basawan
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2013

262. The ‘Sur Sagar’ is

(a)a medieval treatise on music composed by Tansen
(b) a poetic work of Surdas
(c) memories of Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d) None of the above
Ans: (d)
CDS Exam (II) 2017

263. The Rihla was written in

(a)Arabic in the Fourteenth Century by Ibn Battuta
(b) Persian in the Fifteenth Century by Abdur Razzaq
(c) Persian in the Thirteenth Century by Ibn Battuta
(d) Italian in the Thirteenth Century by Marco Polo
Ans: (a)

CDS (II) 2015

264. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I List-II
(Person) (Work)
A. Uddanda 1. Sudhanidhi
B. Sayana 2. Mallikamaruta
C. Yadavaprakasa 3. Malatimadhava
D. Bhavabhuti 4. Vaijayanti Code:
A B C D

(a)2 1 4 3
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 3 1 4 2
Ans: (a)

CDS (I) 2019

265. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I List-II
(Term) (Meaning)
A. Mihrab 1. Stepped pulpit
B. Mimbar 2. Direction towards the Kaba for prayer
C. Khutba 3. Arch
D. Kibla 4. Sermon Code:
A B C D

(a)2 1 4 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 4 l 2
Ans: (a)
CDS Exam (I) 2012

266. In ancient India, the ‘Yaudheyas’ were

(a)a sect of the Buddhism
(b) a sect of the Jainism
(c) a republican tribe
(d) Vassals of the Cholas
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (II) 2007

267. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I List-II
(King) (Region)
A. Shashanka 1. Assam
B. Kharavela 2. Maharashtra
C. Simuka 3. Orissa
D. Bhaskara Varman 4. Bengal Code:
A B C D

(a)4 2 3 1
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2009

268. Patanjali was

(a)a philosopher of the ‘Yogachara’ school
(b) the author of a book on Ayurveda
(c) a philosopher of the ‘Madhyamika’ school
(d) the author of a commentary on Panini’s Sanskrit grammar
Ans: (d)

CDS (I) 2018

269. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I List-II
(Author) (Work)
A. Somadeva l. Malavikagnimitra
B. Kalidasa 2. Kathasaritsagara
C. Bhasa 3. Chaurapanchasika
D. Bilhana 4. Svapnavasavadatta Code:
A B C D

(a)2 1 4 3
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 3 1 4 2
Ans: (a)
CDS Exam (I) 2016

270. After the death of Shivaji, there was a fight for succession between

(a)Shambhaji and the widow of Shivaji
(b) Shambhaji and Bajirao
(c) Rajaram and Shambhaji
(d) None of them
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2008

271. Which of the following statements about Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah, who played an important part in the Revolt of 1857, is/ are correct?
1. He was popularly known as Danka Shah or the Maulvi with a drum.
2. He fought in the famous Battle of Chinhat.
3. He was killed by British troops under the command of Henry Lawrence.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a)1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
Ans: (d)

CDS (II) 2010

272. Which of the following statements about Jyotirao Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj Movement in Maharashtra is / are true?
1. The Satyashodhak Samaj was set up in 1873.
2. Phule argued that Brahmins were the progeny of ‘alien’ Aryans.
3. Phule’s focus on the Kunbi peasantry in the 1880s and 1890s led to a privileging of Maratha identity.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (b)

CDS (I) 2015

273. Which of the following statements about the formation of the Indian National Congress are true?
1. The Indian National Congress was formed at a national convention held in Calcutta in December 1885 under the Presidency of Motilal Nehru.
2. The Safety Valve Theory regarding the formation of the Indian National Congress emerged from a biography of A. O. Hume written by William Wedderbrn.
3. An early decision was that the President would be from the same region where the session was to be held.
4. W. C. Banerjee was the first President of the Indian National Congress.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a)1, 2 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1 and 3
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (I) 2011

274. Which of the following statements about the Hastings Plan of 1772 is/ are correct?
1. Each district was to have a civil and a criminal Court.
2. The Judges were helped by native assessors who were skilled in Hindu and Islamic laws.
3. The Sadar Diwani Adalat was mainly meant to settle mercantile cases exceeding ` 10,000 in value.
4. These Courts did not put into place any procedural improvements.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a)1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 2 only
Ans: (a)

CDS (I) 2013

275. The Dashakumaracharita or Tales of Ten Princes’ was composed by

(a)Bhatti
(b) Banabhatta
(c) Bhasa
(d) Dandin
Ans: (d)

CDS (II) 2017

276. Which one of the following is the common element between the kailasanatha Temple at Ellora and the Shore Temple at Mamallapuram?

(a)Both are examples of Nagara architecture
(b) Both are carved out from solid rocks
(c) Both are Gupta period temples
(d) Both were built under the patronage of Pallava Kings
Ans: (b)

CDS (I) 2015

277. Who among the following archaeologists was the first to idenity similarities between a pre – Harappan culture and the mature Harappan culture?

(a)Amalananda Ghosh
(b) Rakhaldas Banerji
(c) Dava Ram Sahni
(d) Sir John Marshall
Ans: (a)
CDS Exam (I) 2019

278. Consider the following statements:
1. In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi formulates a conception of part life for the individual as well as the society.
2. Hind Swaraj was the outcome of the experience of Gandhi’s prolonged struggle against colonial raj in India Which of the statement given above is / are correct?

(a)1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

CDS (I) 2012

279. Name the French revolutionary who wrote Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Female Citizen.

(a)Olympe de Gouges
(b) Nancy Ruhling
(c) Maximilien Robespierre
(d) Mary Wollstonecraft
Ans: (a)

CDS (II) 2007

280. Who among the following is the author of the autobiography entitled Aamar Katha (1913)?

(a)Satyajit Ray
(b) Rassundari Devi
(c) Ganesh Chandra Ghosh
(d) Binodini Dasi
Ans: (d)
CDS Exam (II) 2009

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