CDS 2022 Session 1

What is the correct sequence of resistivity of silver, nichrome and glass at room temperature?

At the time of short-circuit, the current in the circuit:

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A boy completes one round of a circular track of diameter 200 m in 30 s. What will be the displacement at the end of 3 minutes and 45 seconds?

What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the mass of one object is doubled and the distance between them is also doubled?

The number of moles of oxygen gas used in the complete combustion of 1 mole of glucose is:

Which one of the following is not an example of an oxidation reaction?

Methanoic acid is normally found in:

What is the number of moles of 'He' in 104 g of helium gas?

While burning hydrocarbon fuels, if we see a yellow flame with lots of black smoke, it means that the fuel is:

The number of saturated and unsaturated bonds in cyclohexane are:

Which one of the following statements is true when non-metals are dissolved in water?

Which one of the following statements is not correct with regard to genetically modified organisms?

Suppose, due to an accident, the delicate lining of the mouth and the oesophagus of a person is injured. In this case, which one of the following tissues will be affected?

Which one of the following statements is correct about the cell membrane?

Plants prepare glucose in the process of:

The disease rickets develops in children due to the deficiency of:

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

List I (Blood Vessel) A. Pulmonary artery B. Capillaries C. Coronary artery D. Pulmonary vein

List II (Function)

1. Carries blood from lungs to heart
2. Carries blood to heart muscle
3. Connection between arteries and veins
4. Carries blood from heart to lungs

Which one of the following statements is true with regard to a greenhouse ?

An object weighs 9 N on the surface of the Earth. What would be its weight, when measured on the surface of a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is 9 times that on the surface of the Earth ?

The twinkling of a star is due to :

Which one of the following statements about biogas is not correct ?

Which of the following mineral acids is found in human stomach?

Which one of the following living organisms gives litmus?

Which one of the following is the main reason of acid rains?

Mutation in a virus is caused due to a change in its:

Yeast, which is used to make bread, belongs to the group:

Hyphae are:

Which one of the following is the first urban settlement in the world to reach a population size of one million (million-plus city)?

Which one of the following climatic types (Köppen's Scheme) is best suited to describe the climate of the western fringe of Rajasthan?

Where are the Bermuda Islands located?

In India, the period of steady population growth refers to the decade(s) of :

Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh is known for :

Who among the following, first mooted the idea of deficit financing ?

Which of the following is/are the function(s) of environment ?

1. Supplying resources
2. Sustaining life
3. Providing aesthetic services Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Who among the following formulated the concept of poverty as a measurable development indicator in the Indian subcontinent ?

Which one of the following terms denotes the inputs in terms of tools, machines, buildings, raw materials and money in hand required at any stage of production ?

Which one of the following inputs is required in less quantity in case of non-farming activities?

Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 is correct?

Which one of the following is not mentioned as a form of Emergency in the Constitution of India?

Which one of the following is not a provision related to a Money Bill?

Which one of the following items is not covered under GST?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Committee on Estimates is an ad hoc committee of the Parliament.
2. Committee on Railway Convention is a standing committee of the Parliament. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which one of the following is not an Indian form of Socialism?

Which one of the following best describes BRICS?

Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of Indian Federalism?

Who among the following was the founder of the Virashaiva Movement in Karnataka?

The ruins of Hampi were brought to light by which of the following British officers of the East India Company?

Which one of the following works was composed by Krishnadevaraya on statecraft in Telugu?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Soil Type) A. Entisols B. Inceptisols C. Histosols D. Oxisols List II (Salient Characteristic)

1. Soils having weakly or quickly developed horizons
2. Weakly developed soils with no horizons
3. These soils are very old and highly weathered
4. These soils have very high quantity of organic matter in the upper layers Code:

A peripediment in a desert or semi-desert region is also known as:

Individual lava flows are normally only a few feet thick, but over a long period of time, repeated flows may build up a volcano. Such volcanoes are termed as:

Isohalines are lines joining equal:

Which one of the following would be considered as Foreign Direct Investment?

Which one of the following does not influence quantity demanded for a good?

Infant mortality ratio of which one of the following countries is comparable to that of India ?

Which of the following factors signify monopolistic competition ?

1. Differentiated products
2. Large number of buyers and sellers
3. Barriers to entry
4. Homogeneous products Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India, as it stands amended, includes which of the following ?

1. Freedom of speech and expression
2. Assemble peaceably and without arms
3. To acquire and dispose property
4. To move freely throughout the territory of India Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Which one of the following statements with regard to the Election Commission is not correct ?

Which of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India is/are correct ?

1. Equality of status and equality of opportunity find mention in the Preamble.
2. The expression ‘unity and integrity of the Nation’ was not there in the Preamble since the beginning. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

In Part-IVA of the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not mentioned as a duty of every citizen of India?

Which of the following terms were used in the Indo-Persian sources of the Mughal period to denote a peasant?

1. Raiyat
2. Asami
3. Muzarian
4. Majur Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Who among the following pioneering Bengali women serialised her autobiography Amar Katha between 1910 and 1913?

Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest:

1. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
2. Champaran Satyagraha
3. Foundation of the Satyagraha Sabha
4. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The year 1916 is important in Indian history for:

1. Lucknow Session of the Congress
2. Congress – League Pact
3. Formation of Home Rule League Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Railway Zone) A. South-Eastern B. South-Central C. South-Western D. South-East-Central List II (Headquarters)

1. Secunderabad
2. Kolkata
3. Bilaspur
4. Hubli Code:

Ten Degree Channel is found between:

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Waterfall) A. Barkana B. Dudhsagar C. Duduma D. Kiliyur

List II (State)

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Odisha
3. Karnataka
4. Goa

Code:

Which one of the following is not a resultant of the El Nino effect?

According to the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements is not correct?

Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India requires the Prime Minister of India to furnish information related to decisions of the Council of Ministers to the President of India?

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

The issue, 'whether Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is violative of Articles 21, 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India' was decided in which one of the following cases?

Which one of the following writs means 'you may have the body'?

Who among the following belonged to Serampore Mission?

1. William Carey
2. Joshua Marshman
3. William Ward
4. David Hare Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. In the 19th century, peasants in various parts of India rose in revolt against moneylenders and grain dealers.
2. In May 1875, at village Supa in Poona District in the Bombay Deccan, peasants attacked shopkeepers, burnt the bahi khatas (account books), looted grain shops and set fire to the houses of Sahukars. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following was not a part of Kautilya's Saptanga Theory of the State?

Consider the following statements about Ashoka's faith in Buddhism:

1. Rummindei Pillar Inscription and Nigali Sagar Pillar Inscription provide clear evidence of Ashoka's faith in Buddhism.
2. Minor Rock Edict-I gives evidence of a sudden change in Ashoka's faith in Buddhism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following variable(s) is/are displayed in population pyramids?

1. Age-groups
2. Sex indicators (male and female) Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Lake) List II (State) A. Kaliveli 1. Sikkim B. Khajjiar 2. Kerala C. Khecheopalri 3. Himachal Pradesh D. Vembanad 4. Tamil Nadu Code:

Which one of the following is the most important factor for the formulation of smog?

Mount Thullier (642 m) is an important mountain peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in:

Which one of the following land surfaces has the highest albedo?

Which one of the following terms represents the maxim, ‘no man/person shall be condemned unheard’?

Which one of the following statements about the Speaker of Lok Sabha is not correct?

Which one of the following statements about a Bill for Amendment of the Constitution of India is not correct?

Which one of the following methods is followed in electing the President of India?

From among the following Mahajanapadas, identify the gana/sangha (oligarchy):

The provision for separate electorate for Muslims was given in

Which of the following was/were the founder member(s) of Hindustan Socialist Republican Army established in September, 1928?

1. Bhagat Singh
2. Jatindranath
3. Ajoy Ghosh
4. Phanindranath Ghosh Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Who among the following did not belong to the group of 'No-Changers'?

The headquarters of Ghadar Movement/Party were at

Which one of the following pairs of Newspaper and Editor is not correctly matched? Newspaper — Editor

Which one of the following was not included in the terms and conditions of Subsidiary Alliance System of Lord Wellesley?

Which one of the following is an exhaustible but renewable natural resource?

Recently, the term ‘two-pillar solution/two-pillar package’ often seen in the news, refers to

Consider the following pairs of vaccine and category/type:

1. Covaxin : Inactivated pathogen-based vaccine
2. Covishield : mRNA vaccine
3. Sputnik V : Viral vector-based vaccine Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

What is ‘Unicorn Company’ often mentioned in Indian news?

A global initiative popularly known as ‘30 × 30 target’ is often seen in the news. Which one of the following statements best reflects this initiative?

Which one of the following statements is correct regarding LOFAR (Low Frequency Array)?

In the recently formed grouping of countries generally known as 'Middle-East Quad', in addition to India, which of the following are other members?

The terms 'Pinaka and Smerch' mentioned in news recently refer to

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. India had accorded recognition to Bangladesh even before the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971.
2. In March 2021, both India and Bangladesh had decided to celebrate 6 December as Maitri Diwas. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Recently India signed a contract for the manufacture of nearly 6 lakh AK-203 rifles with which one of the following countries?

In December 2021, who among the following succeeded Angela Merkel as the Chancellor of Germany?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Nilamoni Phukan Jr. is the 56th Jnanpith Award winner.
2. Damodar Mauzo is the 57th Jnanpith Award winner. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which one of the following statements about Anil Menon is correct?

India's maiden human space mission will be launched in 2023. What is its name?

Which one of the following teams won the Senior Women's National Football Championship, 2021?

Which of the following about Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary is/are correct?

1. It is recently declared as a Ramsar Site (wetlands of international importance)
2. It is located in Uttar Pradesh Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which one among the following countries has announced a plan that sets a goal of having fewer than 5% of its populace smoking by 2025?

Who among the following won the FIDE World Chess Championship, 2021?

With reference to Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, Sultanpur National Park, Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and Wadhwana Wetland, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. All of them are Ramsar sites.
2. All of them are naturally formed wetlands.
3. All of them are birding sites. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

To study which one of the following was a spacecraft launched that would be farthest from the Sun and would run exclusively on solar power?

Recently, archaeological studies at which one among the following revealed that by 1200 BCE there was a flourishing agrarian civilization and the cultivation of rice was well-established at this place?