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21. Which one of the following is the capital of Cambodia?

(a)Ho Chi Minh city
(b) Hanoi
(c) Semarang
(d) Phnom Penh
Ans: (d)

CDS (I) 2010

22. What is the approximate life expectancy for males in India on the basis of data for the year 2006?

(a)56 years
(b) 58 years
(c) 64 years
(d) 68 years
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (I) 2015

23. Which one of the following districts does not have a gold field?

(a)Anantpur
(b) Kolar
(c) Raichur
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Ans: (d)

CDS (I) 2011

24. Who among the following was the first European to encounter the cocoa plant, from which chocolate is made?

(a)Christopher Columbus
(b) John Cabot
(c) Hernando Cortez
(d) De Leon
Ans: (a)

CDS (II) 2013

25. Which one of the following groups of animals are primates?

(a)Giraffes and zebras
(b) Kangaroos and koalas
(c) Lemurs and lorises
(d) Rabbits and hares
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2017

26. Which one of the following is included in the world list of biosphere reserves by UNESCO?

(a)Kinnaur Region
(b) Spiti Valley
(c) Nallamalai Hills
(d) Sunderbans
Ans: (d)
CDS Exam (I) 2015

27. At which one of the following places, East-West corridor connecting Silchar and Porbandar and North-South corridor connecting Sri Nagar and Kanyakumari intersect each other?

(a)Jhansi
(b) Agra
(c) Jabalpur
(d) Nagpur
Ans: (a)

CDS (I) 2019

28. Match the following List l
(Wild life) List II
(State)
A. Wild Ass 1. Kerala
B. Lion Tailed Macaque 2. Asom Macaque
C. Hoolock Gibbon 3. Gujarat A B C

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

CDS (II) 2012

29. Consider the following statements
1. Currently three waterways ham been declared as the national waterways of India.
2. The Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of river Brahmaputra is the longest national waterway.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

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

CDS (I) 2007

30. How many hours of daylight does the equator experience on September equinox?

(a)8 hours
(b) 9 hours
(c) 10 hours
(d) 12 hours
Ans: (d)
CDS Exam (I) 2009

31. Consider the following statements
1. Dinosaurs roamed the Earth during the Mesozoic Era.
2. All Dinosaurs and other reptiles such as Ichthyosaurus and Pterosaurus became extinct due to unknown reasons in Triassic Period.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

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

CDS (I) 2018

32. Match the following Listl List II
(Celestial Body) (Roman God)
A. Mercury 1. God of the Underworld and Death
B. Pluto 2. God of Commerce. Eloquence and Skill
C. Mars 3. God of the Sea
D. Neptune 4. God of War Codes A B C D

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

CDS (II) 2016

33. What is mixed farming?

(a)Growing of several crops in a planned way
(b) Growing rabi as well as kharif crops
(c) Growing several crops and also rearing animals
(d) Growing of fruits as well as vegetables
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (II) 2008

34. Which one of the following iron and steel plants was established with the British collaboration?

(a)Bhilai
(b) Rourkela
(c) Bokaro
(d) Durgapur
Ans: (d)
CDS Exam (I) 2010

35. Which of the following divides India into northern and Southern parts?

(a)Equator
(b) Tropic of cancer
(c) Tropic of capricorn
(d) Arctic circle
Ans: (b)

CDS (I) 2015

36. Which one of the following is the oldest oil refinery in India?

(a)Haldia
(b) Koyali
(c) Digboi
(d) Mathura
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2011

37. Consider the following statements
1. The Golden Quadrilateral connects the four major cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata.
2. The North-South corridor will pass through Hyderabad.
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: (b)
CDS Exam (II) 2013

38. Assertion (A) The percentage of the Earth’s surface covered by India is 2.4%.
Reason (R) On the Mercator’s map of the world, India is shown much smaller than Canada.

(a)Both the statements are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
(b) Both the statements are true, but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I
(c) Statement I is true, but statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false, but statement II is true
Ans: (b)

CDS (II) 2017

39. Which one of the following is the correct order in which the following cities are located from West to East?

(a)Alwar-Gorakhpur-Ranchi-Bhagalpur
(b) Bhagalpur-Ranchi-Alwar-Gorakhpur
(c) Ranchi-Alwar-Bhagalpur-Gorakhpur
(d) Gorakhpur-Bhagalpur-Ranchi-Alwar
Ans: (a)

CDS (I) 2015

40. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Country Currency
A. M yanmar Baht
B. Thailand Qyat
C. Cambodia Riel
D. Vietnam Rupiah
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2019

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