Q: निम्नलिखित में से कांग्रेस सोशलिस्ट पार्टी का संस्थापक कौन है ?
(a)आचार्य नरेंद्र देव
(b)जवाहरलाल नेहरू
(c)मोतीलाल नेहरू
(d)अशोक मेहता
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CDS History Questions
24 previous year questions
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Freedom Struggle (9)General (7)Ancient India (4)Post-Independence (3)Medieval India (1)
Q: Which of the following is one of the ‘three gems’ (triratna) of Jainism?
(a)Brahmacharya
(b)Samyag-darshana
(c)Sunrita
(d)Asteya
Q: Under normal downward sloping demand curve and fully elastic supply curve of a commodity, an exogenous decrease in demand would lead to
(a)increase in equilibrium price and quantity
(b)decrease in equilibrium price and quantity
(c)decrease in equilibrium quantity and no change in price
(d)increase in equilibrium price and no change in quantity
Q: Consider the following statements about Rana Kumbha of Mewar: 1. He wrote a commentary on Jayadeva’s Gitagovinda. 2. He wrote four dramas in which he is said to have made use of four provincial languages. 3. He erected Kirtistambha in Chitor in commemoration of his victory over Gujarat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1, 2 and 3
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 2 only
(d)3 only
Q: Suppose there are only two normal goods in the economy, X and Y. If price of good X increases, which would be the correct statement from below?
(a)Demand for good X decreases and demand for Y is indeterminate.
(b)Demand for good X decreases and demand for Y decreases.
(c)Demand for good X increases and demand for Y is indeterminate.
(d)Demand for good X increases and demand for Y decreases.
Q: 'भक्ति' के विभिन्न रूपों को दर्शाने वाले निम्नलिखित युग्मों में से कौन-सा युग्म सही सुमेलित नहीं है?
(a)सगुण : ईश्वर के साकार रूप में आस्था
(b)निर्गुण : ईश्वर के निराकार रूप में आस्था
(c)साकार : शक्ति की उपासना में आस्था
(d)नयनार : शिव की उपासना में आस्था
Q: Which of the following statements about the Vaishnava saint of Assam, Shankardeva, is/are correct? 1. His teachings are often known as the Bhagavati dharma. 2. He encouraged the establishment of satras or monasteries and namghars or prayer halls for the transmission of spiritual knowledge. 3. His major compositions include the Kirtana-ghosha. 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)3 only
Q: Which one among the following Departments/Authorities is not under the Ministry of Home Affairs?
(a)The Department of States
(b)The Department of Official Language
(c)The National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention
(d)The Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs
Q: Which of the following States/UTs are included in the Northern Zonal Council?
(a)Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir
(b)Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and NCT of Delhi
(c)Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
(d)Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana
Q: The notion of kinship projected by the Kushana rulers is best evidenced through which of the following?
(a)Their identification with deities
(b)Grants to religious institutions
(c)Inscriptional panegyrics
(d)Coins and sculpture
Q: निम्नलिखित में से किस विद्रोह में कोया और कोड़ा जनजाति के मुखिया ने एक सामन्त परिवार के स्वामी अधिपति (overlord) के विरुद्ध बगावत की?
(a)रम्पा विद्रोह (Rampa Rebellion), 1879-1880
(b)गुड़ेम विद्रोह (Gudem Uprising), 1886
(c)रम्पा विद्रोह (Rampa Rebellion), 1922-1924
(d)तेलंगाना सशस्त्र संघर्ष (Telangana Armed Struggle), 1946-1951
Q: Which butterfly species was recently named the official butterfly of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a)Noble's Helen
(b)Kaisar-i-Hind
(c)Blue Duke
(d)Blue Pansy
Q: इनमें से कौन, गुट-निरपेक्ष आंदोलन (NAM) के विकास चरण (formative phase) में केंद्रीय नेतृत्व में शामिल नहीं था?
(a)क्वामे एनक्रूमा (Kwame Nkrumah)
(b)गमाल अब्देल नासेर (Gamal Abdel Nasser)
(c)जवाहरलाल नेहरू
(d)फिदेल कास्त्रो (Fidel Castro)
Q: At the time of short-circuit, the current in the circuit:
(a)reduces substantially.
(b)does not change.
(c)increases heavily.
(d)keeps on fluctuating.
Q: Which one of the following statements about a borrower from a Microfinance Company is NOT correct?
(a)The borrower should not have annual income beyond a limit.
(b)The borrower should not seek loan amount beyond a limit.
(c)The borrower should not refuse to offer a collateral.
(d)The borrower should not refuse to pay any rate of interest offered.
Q: Which one of the following is not an Indian form of Socialism?
(a)Democratic Socialism
(b)Radical Socialism
(c)Communitarian Socialism
(d)Nehruvian Socialism
Q: बौद्धम में अशोक की आस्था के बारे में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए: 1. रुम्मिन्देइ स्तम्भ अभिलेख और निगाली सागर स्तम्भ अभिलेख दोनों में अशोक की आस्था का स्पष्ट उल्लेख है। 2. लघु शिलालेख-I बौद्धम में अशोक की आस्था में अन्तर्मन आए परिवर्तन का प्रमाण देता है। उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?
(a)केवल 1
(b)केवल 2
(c)1 और 2 दोनों
(d)न तो 1, न ही 2
Q: The increase in private investment spending induced by the increase in Government spending is known as
(a)Crowding in
(b)Deficit financing
(c)Crowding out
(d)Pumping out
Q: Which one of the following is the opportunity cost of a chosen activity?
(a)Out of pocket cost
(b)Out of pocket cost plus cost incurred by the Government
(c)Value of all opportunities forgone
(d)Value of next best alternative that is given up
Q: स्वामी दयानंद सरस्वती ने किससे प्रेरणा ली ?
(a)पुराणों से
(b)वेदों से
(c)मध्यकालीन संतों से
(d)सूफीवाद से
Q: पंचमुखी श्रीलिंग किसके निकट स्थित है?
(a)समता की प्रतिमा (Statue of Equality)
(b)विश्वशांति प्रतिमा
(c)ध्यान बुद्ध प्रतिमा
(d)एकता की प्रतिमा (Statue of Unity)
Q: Which of the following rulers were identified through matronymics (names derived from that of the mother)?
(a)Mallas of Pava
(b)Videhas of Mithila
(c)Yaudheyas
(d)Satavahanas
Q: Consider the following statements about Stone Age in India: 1. Different periods are identified on the basis of the type and technology of stone tools. 2. There are no regional variations in the type and technology of tools in different periods. 3. Stone Age cultures of different periods evolved uniformly in a neat unilinear fashion all over the sub-continent. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)1 and 2 only
(c)3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
Q: Which one of the following is not among the principal languages of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a)Urdu
(b)Gujari
(c)Koshur
(d)Monpa
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