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GK Chapterwise – CDS Previous Year Papers

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301. Which of the following statements about the Deccan Riots of 1875 is/are true?
1. The Deccan Riots resulted in protection for peasants through the Deccan Agriculturalists Relief Act of 1879.
2. The riots did not spread to the whole of Maharashtra because of prompt suppression by the British.
3. The British were unable to contain the riots and they spread throughout Maharashtra.
4. The cotton boom in the Deccan that had been caused by the artificial demand generated by the American Civil War caused the impoverishment of the peasants.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

CDS (II) 2017

302. Which of the following statements about the philosopher Shankara is /are true ?
1. Shankara espoused a form of Vedanta called Advaita.
2. He elaborated on the philosophy of Gaudapada.
3. Shankara tried to demonstrate that the Upanishads and Brahmasutras contain a unified, systematic philosophy.
4. Shankara founded the Amanaya Mathas.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

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303. What form of Shiva is most prominent in the Brihadeshvara Temple built by the Chola dynasty?

(a)Harihara
(b) Bhairava
(c) Rudra
(d) Tripurantaka
Ans: (d)
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304. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I List-II
(Historian) (Book)
A. Sumit Sarkar 1. The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India
B. Shahid Amin 2. A Rule of Property for Bengal
C. Ranajit Guha 3. The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, 1903-1908
D. Bipan Chandra 4. Event, Metaphor, Memory-Chauri Chaura, 1922~1 992 Code:

(a)A B C D 3 4 2 1
(b) A B C D 3 2 4 1
(c) A B C D 1 2 4 3
(d) A B C D 1 4 2 3
Ans: (a)

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305. Which one of the following sources tells us about women protesting against the infidelity of their husbands or the neglect of the wife and children by the male head of the household?

(a)The Kitab-ul-Hind
(b) Documents belonging to the Village Panchayats of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra
(c) Sculptures from Mandor
(d) The Ain-i-Akbari of Abul Fazl
Ans: (b)

CDS (II) 2007

306. Which one of the following was the earlier name of Tokyo?

(a)Osaka
(b) Kyoto
(c) Samurai
(d) Edo
Ans: (d)

CDS (I) 2009

307. The ‘four great needs’ of the people as identified by the Guomindang were

(a)clothing, food, housing and transportation
(b) education, food, housing and health care
(c) food, housing, education and employment
(d) employment, housing, education and health care
Ans: (a)
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308. The ‘water frame’ of Richard Arkwright was a device for

(a)producing a new type of painting
(b) irrigating fields for rice cultivation
(c) producing strong threads of yarn
(d) the faster movement of steamships
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2016

309. The term Upari refers to which one of the following?

(a)A category of proprietary tenure under the Mughal rule
(b) A category of tenancy tenure under the Maratha rule
(c) A soldier in the Maratha army
(d) A village headman in the Mughal period
Ans: (b)

CDS (II) 2008

310. Why are the Gypsies regarded as of Indian origin?
1. They follow Indian religious practices.
2. Their language, called Romani, is an Indo-Aryan language.
3. They believe that they came from India.
4. Epigraphic evidence locates their original home in Uttar Pradesh.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a)1 and 4 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 2 and 3
Ans: (b)
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311. Consider the following statements about the different meanings of ‘Swaraj’ as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi:
1. Swaraj is intimately linked with Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (adherence to truth).
2. Swaraj has two senses-one ‘ political and one beyond the realm of politics.
3. Swaraj is something that requires time and patience to acquire.
4. With determination, Swaraj could be obtained easily and quickly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)
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312. Which of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is/are correct?
1. It proposed to grant limited criminal jurisdiction to native officials.
2. It proposed to grant complete civil and criminal jurisdiction to native officials.
3. The proposed Bill generated opposition from England’s European subjects in India.
4. In spite of opposition to the Bill, it was passed without any modifications.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

CDS (I) 2011

313. Consider the following statements about Harappan cities:
1. Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles.
2. A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city walls.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2013

314. Rakshasa type of marriage is

(a)marriage by purchase
(b) marriage by capture
(c) marriage by giving dowry
(d) marriage by seduction
Ans: (b)
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315. The epic, Silappadikaram refers to the

(a)story of Rama
(b) Jaina elements in the storyline
(c) culture of Sri Lankan Buddhists
(d) cult of shakti worship
Ans: (b)

CDS (II) 2015

316. Consider the following statements about the Salt March:
1. The Salt March was deliberately ignored by the European media.
2. The Salt March was widely covered by the American and European press.
3. The Salt March was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers.
4. The Salt March impressed upon the British the urgent need to devolve more power to Indians.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

CDS (I) 2019

317. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I List-ll
(Act/ Event) (Year)
A. Rowlatt Act 1. 1922
B. Salt March 2. 1931
C. Chauri Chaura Incident 3. 1930
D. Second Round Table 4. 1919 Conference Code:

(a)A B C D 4 3 1 2
(b) A B C D 3 1 4 2
(c) A B C D 4 3 2 1
(d) A B C D 3 4 2 1
Ans: (a)

CDS (II) 2012

318. Which of the following statements with regard to the speech of Mahatma Gandhi at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University are correct?
1. He charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the labouring poor.
2. He asserted that our salvation can come only through the farmers.
3. He highlighted the plight of the untouchables.
4. He promised to take up the cause of the mill owners of Ahmedabad.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a)l, 2, 3 and 4
(b) l and 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 and 4 only
Ans: (b)
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319. Which of the following statements about the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) are correct?
1. It began as the political wing of the Singh Sabhas in the late 19th century.
2. It was formed in 1920 as part of the upcoming Akali movement.
3. It was founded to reclaim control of the Sikh shrines from the government manipulated loyalist committees.
4. It formed the Akali Dal to coordinate groups (Jathas) to reclaim control of the shrines.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

CDS (II) 2009

320. What was /were the formative influence(s) on the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Gandhiji was influenced by the 18th century Pranami sect that advocated the unity of faiths.
2. Gandhiji was influenced by the theosophists.
3. Gandhiji was an admirer of the writings of Romantics like Wordsworth.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

CDS (I) 2018

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