UPSC CDS 2 Exam 14 Nov 2021 Paper (General Knowledge) (Answer Key)

UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) conducted the CDS (Combined Defence Services) II Exam – 2021. CDS II 2021 Paper held on 14 November 2021. This paper is General Knowledge Section. UPSC CDS (II) 2021 General Knowledge Paper Answer Key available here.

Exam  – UPSC CDS (II) 2021
Organized by – UPSC
Subject – General Knowledge
Date of Exam – 14^th November, 2021
SET – B
Number of Question  – 120

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UPSC CDS (II) Exam 2021
General Knowledge
(Answer Key)

1. Who among the following ancient Indian kings was praised in glowing terms in the Prayaga Prashasti?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Samudragupta
(a) Bindusara

2. The Self-Respect Movement was initiated by
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Jyotiba Phule
(c) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

3. The location of the ancient city of Taxila (Takshshila), mentioned in ancient Indian texts, was identified by
(a) Alexander Cunnigham
(b) R.D. Banerji
(c) John Marshall
(d) Daya Ram Sahni

4. Who among the following was not a Jain Acharya ?
(a) Bhadrabahu
(b) Khema
(c) Haribhadra
(d) Siddhasena Divakara

5. In India, the first major public appearance of Mahatma Gandhi was in
(a) Champaran (1917)
(b) Kheda (1918)
(c) Inauguration of Banaras Hindu University (1916)
(d) Rowlatt Satyagraha (1919)

6. Consider the following statements about Patanjali’s Mahabhashya :
1. It makes a mention of Kautilya.
2. It is a book on grammar and refers to historical personalities only incidentally.
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

7. Which one of the following may lead to movement along the demand curve of a commodity ?
(a) Change in its price
(b) Change in price of the other commodities
(c) Change in income of the consumer
(d) Change in tastes and preferences of consumers

8. 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

9. Which one of the following statements in the context of social sector spending in India during 2014 – 19 (both States and the Union Government together) is true?
(a) Expenditure on education was 5% of GDP.
(b) Expenditure on health was 4% of the social services expenditure.
(c) There was a stagnation in the spending on education as a percent of GDP.
(d) Health sector spending amounted to

10. According to UNDP’s Human Development Report – 2020, in which of the HDI components has India improved in recent years?
1. Life expectancy at birth
2. Expected years of schooling
3. GNI per capita
4. Mean years of schooling
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

11. Which one of the following is true of a pure voluntary exchange between two parties A and B?
(a) A can exploit B or vice versa
(b) Both gain; it is a win-win situation
(c) If A makes profit, it must be at the cost of B
(d) Both can lose

12. The provision, the State shall take steps to separate the Judiciary from the Executive in the public services of the State’ is incorporated in which part of the Constitution of India ?
(a) Part-IV
(b) Part-V
(c) Part-VI
(d) Part-VII

13. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Speaker may permit any Member to address the House in his/her mother tongue, if he/she cannot adequately express in either Hindi or English.
2. Business of the Parliamentary Committees is transacted either in Hindi or in English
3. The minutes of the Parliamentary Committees are prepared invariably in Hindi or English.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only.
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only

14. Which one of the following is the correct meaning of the term ‘State’, as defined in Article 12 of the Constitution of India ?
(a) It refers only to the Government of India.
(b) It refers only to the Government of India and the Parliament of India.
(c) It refers only to the Government of India, Parliament of India, and Governments and Legislatures of each State.
(d) It’ refers to the Government of India, Parliament of India, Governments and Legislatures of each State, and all local or other authorities within the territory of India.

15. Which one among the following is the largest State in terms of seats in the Rajya Sabha ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Karnataka

16. Under which Article of the Constitution of India has provision been made for reservation of seats for women in Panchayats?
(a) Article 243 B
(b) Article 243 C
(c) Article 243 D
(d) Article 243 E

17. The painted illustration of the moving of the Ashoka Pillar at-Topra is found in
(a) Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi
(b) Tarikh-i-Shahi
(c) Sirat-i-Firuz Shahi
(d) Akbar Nama

18. Which one among the following is a temple of the Vaishnavite tradition ?
(a) Srirangam
(b) Chidambaram
(c) Gangaikonda Cholapuram
(d) Thanjavur

19. The biography of Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti, authored by Jahanara, is known as
(a) Munis al Arwah
(b) Fawaid ul Fuwad
(c) Sirat ul Auliya
(d) Muraqqa-e Dehli

20. Which one of the following is not a political method of the moderates in the National Movement ?
(a) Overthrow of alien rule
(b) Constitutional agitation
(c) Slow, orderly political progress
(d) Mobilisation of public opinion