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GK Chapterwise – CDS Previous Year Papers

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181. The citizenship means
1. full civil and political rights of the citizens.
2. the right of suffrage for election to the House of the People (of the Union) and the Legislative Assembly of every state.
3. the right to become a Member of the Parliament and Member of Legislative Assemblies.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of these
Ans: (d)
CDS Exam (II) 2017

182. The Committee on Public Accounts under the Constitution of India is meant for
1. the examination of accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by the House for the expenditure of the Government of India
2. scrutinising the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-
General
3. suggesting the form in which estimates shall be presented to the Parliament Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2
(d) All of these
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2015

183. The principle of “collective responsibility’ under parliamentary democracy implies that
1. a motion of no-confidence can be moved in the Council of Ministers as a whole as well as an individual minister.
2. no person shall be nominated to the cabinet except on the advice of the Prime Minister.
3. no person shall be retained as a member of the Cabinet if the Prime minister says that he shall be dismissed.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

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

CDS (I) 2019

184. Which of the following statements relating to Comptroller and Auditor General in India is/are correct?
1. He/She is not an officer of the Parliament but an officer under the President.
2. He/She is an independent constitutional authority not directly answerable to the House.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)
CDS Exam (I) 2012

185. There are provisions in the Constitution of India which empower the Parliament to modify or annual the operation of certain provisions of the Constitution without actually amending them. They include
1. any law made under Article 2 (relating to admission or establishment of new states)
2. any law made under Article 3 (relating to formation of new states)
3. amendment of First Schedule and Fourth Schedule Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
CDS Exam (II) 2007

186. The Annual Financial Statement of the Government of India in respect of each financial year shall be presented to the House on such day as the

(a)Speaker may direct
(b) President of India may direct
(c) Parliament may decide
(d) Finance Minister may decide
Ans: (b)

CDS (II) 2009

187. Which of the following principles is/are taken into consideration by the Speaker while recognising a parliamentary party or group?
1. An association of members who have an organisation both inside and outside the House
2. An association of members who shall have at least one-third of the total number of members of the House
3. An association of members who have a distinct programme of parliamentary work Select the correct answer using the codes given below

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

CDS (I) 2018

188. Which one among the following was not a proposal of the Cabinet Mission, 1946?

(a)The Constituent Assembly was to be constituted on the democratic principle of population strength
(b) Provision for an Indian Union of Provinces and States
(c) All the members of the Constituent Assembly were to be indians
(d) British Goverment was to supervise the affairs of the Constituent Assembly
Ans: (d)
CDS Exam (I) 2016

189. After a Bill has been passed by the Houses of the Parliament, it is presented to the President who may either give assent to the Bill or with hold his assent. The President may

(a)assent within six months
(b) assent or reject the Bill as soon as possible
(c) return the Bill as soon as possible after the Bill is presented to him with a message requesting the House to reconsider the Bill
(d) with hold his assent even if the Bill is passed again by the Houses
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2008

190. Which one of the following statements regarding the Departmental Committee of the Parliament of India on the empowerment of women is correct?

(a)The Committee will consist of members of the Lok Sabha only
(b) A Cabinet Minister can be a member of the Committees
(c) The term of office of the members of the Committee shall not exceed two years
(d) It reports on the working of welfare programmes for the women
Ans: (d)

CDS (II) 2010

191. Match the following List I
(Person) List II
(Role in making of the Constitution of India)
A. Rajendra Prasad 1. Member. Drafting Committee
B. T T Krishanamachari 2. Chairman.Constituent Assembly
C. H C Mukherjee 3. Chairman. Drafting Committee
D. B R Ambedkar 4.
Vice Chairman. Constituent Assembly Codes A B C D A B C D

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

CDS (I) 2015

192. Consider the following statements
1. Forming a cooperative society is a Fundamental Right in India.
2. Cooperative societies do not fall within the ambit of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (I) 2011

193. The legislative power of the Parliament includes making laws
1. on matters not enumerated in the Concurrent List and State List.
2. in respect of entries in the State List if two or more State Legislatures consider it desirable
3. for implementing any treaty agreement or convention with any country even if it falls in the State List.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)Only 2
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of these
Ans: (d)

CDS (I) 2013

194. Which of the following statements in the context of structure of the Parliament is/are correct?
1. The Parliament of India consists of the President, the Council of States and the House of the People.
2. The President of India is directly elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament only.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

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

CDS (II) 2017

195. Consider the following statements about local government in India:
1. Article 40 of Indian Constitution provides for the State to organize village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to make them function as units of self-government.
2. The 73rd and 74th Constitution Amendments inserted Part IX and IX A in the Constitution.
3. The provisions in Parts IX and IX A of Indian Constitution are more or less parallel and analogous.
4. The 73rd Constitution Amendment is applicable to all states irrespective of size of population.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

CDS (I) 2015

196. Certain Bills can not be introduced or proceeded with unless the recommendation of the President is received. However, no recommendation is required in some other cases. In which one of the following cases such recommendation is not required?

(a)For introduction of Bills and for moving amendments relating to financial matters
(b) For introduction of a Bill relating to formation of new states or of alternation of areas of existing states
(c) For moving of an amendment making provision for the reduction or abolition of any tax
(d) For introduction of a Bill or moving of an amendment affecting taxation in which states are interested
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (I) 2019

197. ‘The Draft Constitution as framed only provides a machinery for the government of the country. It is not a contrivance to install any particular party in power as has been done in some countries. Who should be in power is left to be determined by the people, as it must be, if the system is to satisfy the test of democracy’. The above passage from Constituent Assembly debates is attributed to

(a)Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dr B R Ambedkar
(c) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(d) Acharya J B Kriplani
Ans: (b)

CDS (I) 2012

198. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Joint Session of the Houses of the Parliament in India?
1. It is an enabling provision, empowering the President to take steps for resolving deadlock between the two Houses.
2. It is not obligatory upon the President to summon the Houses to meet in a joint sitting.
3. It is being notified by the President.
4. It is frequently resorted to establish the supremacy of the Lok Sabha.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

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

CDS (II) 2007

199. Consider the following statements about democracy
1. It consists with the formation of government elected by the people.
2. In democracy, those currently in power have a fair chance of losing.
3. Each vote has one value.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Only 1
(d) 2 and 3
Ans: (b)
CDS Exam (II) 2009

200. Which of the following about the principles of Panchsheel are correct ?
1. These are a set of five principles governing relations between States
2. The assumption of Panchsheel was that newly independent States after decolonization would be able to develop a new and more principled approach to international relations
3. The first formal codification in treaty form was done in an agreement between China and India 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 and 3 only
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (I) 2018

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