UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) conducted the CDS (Combined Defence Services) II Exam – 2022. CDS II 2022 Paper held on 4 September, 2022. This paper is General Knowledge Section. UPSC CDS (II) 2022 General Knowledge Paper Answer Key available here.

Exam  – UPSC CDS (II) 2022
Organized by – UPSC
Subject – General Knowledge
Date of Exam – 4^th September, 2022
SET – C
Number of Question  – 120

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UPSC CDS (II) 2022 Exam Paper (Answer Key)
Subject – General Knowledge

1. Which of the following States has/have bicameral legislature ?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Telangana
3. Bihar
4. Uttar Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

2. By which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts, was the Article 21A (Right to Education) inserted into the Constitution of India ?
(a) 83rd Amendment Act
(b) 84th Amendment Act
(c) 85th Amendment Act
(d) 86th Amendment Act

3. An object is dropped from a height onto the floor. Which one of the following remains uniform as it falls ?
(a) Its acceleration
(b) Its momentum
(c) Its kinetic energy
(d) Its potential energy

4. If an object is placed at the focus of a convex lens, its image is
(a) at the focus on the same side.
(b) at the focus on the opposite side.
(c) coincident with the lens.
(d) at infinity

5. Which one of the following statements about the aperture of a convex lens is correct?
(a) It is equal to its radius of curvature.
(b) It is equal to its focal length.
(c) It is independent of its radius of curvature.
(d) It is equal to half of its focal length:

6. When water is heated from 0°C to 4°C, its density.
(a) remains constant
(b) increases
(c) decreases
(d) first increases then decreases to its original value.

7. The acceleration due to gravity at the Earth’s surface depends on
(a) its mass only.
(b) its radius only.
(c) both its mass and radius.
(d) either its mass or its radius.

8. In which one of the following highlands of India can you find temperate forests called ‘Sholas’?
(a) Nilgiris
(b) Vindhyass
(c) Satpuras
(d) Himalayas

9. ‘Pingos’ are associated with which one of the following process?
(a) Glacial
(b) Peri-glacial
(c) Aeolian
(d) Fluvial

10. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List I (Drainage Pattern of River)	List II (Feature)
A. Insequent	1. Whose direction of flow is controlled by the rock structure
B. Consequent	2. No apparent reason why it follows the path it takes
C. Subsequent	3. Flow in the same direction as the consequent stream but at a lower level
D. Resequent	4. Whose course is determined by the original slope of the land.

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

11. Which one of the following processes leads to expansion of certain minerals as they take up water, causing additional stress in the rock ?
(a) Hydrolysis
(b) Hydration
(c) Oxidation
(d) Carbonation

12. The Indian desert also known as Marusthali is believed to be under the sea during which one of the following eras?
(a) Cenozoic era
(b) Palaeozoic era
(c) Mesozoic era
(d) Archaean and Pre-Cambrian era

13. Which among the following are Charva Schools of Philosophy ?
1. Dhurtta
2. Nyaya
3. Sushikshita
4. Vaisheshika
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1 and 3 only

14. During the 8th-14th centuries, in the Sanskrit texts and inscriptions, which of the following terms were used to denote Muslims?
1. Turushka
2. Tajika
3. Parashika
4. Kardamaka
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4

15. In the citadel and lower-town areas of which one of the following Harappan cities, have several large cisterns and reservoirs been found?
(a) Banawali
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Dholavira
(d) Rakhigarhi

16. Consider the following statements about cavalry warfare in India :
1. The iron stirrup made it possible for the armoured warrior to sit firmly on a horse without falling off.
2. The iron stirrup also allowed a cavalry charge with lances held tightly to the body, without the rider being thrown off by the shock of impact.
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

17. The British policy towards Afghanistan in the first half of the 19th century aimed at
(a) Strengthening Afghanistan as a buffer against Russia.
(b) Weakening Russian influence in Afghanistan but not promoting a strong Afghanistan either.
(c) Promoting Russian influence in Afghanistan to control insurgent tribal leaders.
(d) Annexing Afghanistan as a directly-controlled British Territory.

18. Recently, the United Nations agreed to change the name of which one of the following countries?
(a) Algeria
(b) Jordan
(c) Morocco
(d) Turkey

19. The SWIFT (The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) frequently mentioned in news, is essentially a
(a) Global financial intelligence agency
(b) Global terror finance detection system
(c) Global money transfer system
(d) Global stock-market information sharing system

20. P-75I (or P-75 India) project refers to manufacture of
(a) Diesel-electric submarines.
(b) Nuclear-powered submarines.
(c) Aircraft carrier warships.
(d) Field guns.