UPSC CDS I Exam Paper 16 April 2023 (General Knowledge) (Answer Key)

UPSC CDS I Exam Paper 16 April 2023 (General Knowledge) (Answer Key)

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61. Which of the following policies help to raise interest rate unambiguously and thereby lead to appreciation of currency?
(a) Expansionary fiscal and monetary policy
(b) Contractionary fiscal and monetary policy
(c) Contractionary fiscal policy and expansionary monetary policy
(d) Contractionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy

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Answer – (C)

62. The contraction of private investment spending due to deficit spending by the Government is called
(a) crowding out
(b) crowding in
(c) pump priming
(d) dumping

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Answer – (A)

63. Which among the following is/are the objective/objectives of the NITI Aayog?
1. Imposing policies on the States/UTS
2. Allocation of funds at National and State levels
3. Design strategies and long-term policies and programme frame- works
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

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Answer – (D)

64. The computation of poverty in terms of Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) based on the Mixed Reference Period was recommended by the
(a) Lakdawala Committee
(b) Tendulkar Committee
(c) Let Dandekar Committee
(d) Alagh Committee

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Answer – (B)

65. Which of the following is/are the sub- mission/sub-missions of the National Skill Development Mission (NSDM)?
1. Institutional training
2. Overseas employment
3. Leveraging of public infrastructure
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only

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Answer – (C)

66. Which of the following strategies is/are adopted for implementing the POSHAN Abhiyaan?
1. Inter-sectoral convergence for better service delivery
2. Use of technology (ICT) for real-time growth monitoring of women and children
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – (C)

67. Which of the following conditions is/are necessary for the issue of a writ of certiorari in India?
1. There should be a tribunal or an officer having legal authority to affecting determine questions rights of subjects and having a duty to act judicially.
2. Such tribunal or officer has acted without jurisdiction.
Select the correct answer using the code. given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – (C)

68. Who among the following Chief Justices of India ordered the constitution of a Special Bench called ‘Social Justice Bench’?
(a) Justice H. L. Dattu
(b) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
(c) Justice R. M. Lodha
(d) Justice Y. K. Sabharwal

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Answer – (A)

69. Who among the following is the author of the book, Bandi Jivan?
(a) Rash Behari Bose
(b) Veer Savarkar
(c) Aruna Asaf Ali
(d) Sachindranath Sanyal

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Answer – (D)

70. In the election held in 1937, in two provinces was the Indian National Congress not able to emerge as the single largest party?
(a) Punjab and Sind
(b) Assam and North-West Frontier Province
(c) Punjab and Assam
(d) Assam and Madras

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Answer – (A)

71. Consider the following statements : After forming the Indian National Army, Subhas Chandra Bosef
1. recruited a large number of soldiers from the Indian Prisoners of War in Japanese camp
2. introduced a women’s detachment named after the Rani of Jhansi
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

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Answer – (C)

72. Which one of the following pairs denoting various forms of ‘Bhakti’ is not correctly matched?
(a) Saguna : Belief in Gods with attributes
(b) Nirguna : Belief in Gods without attributes
(c) Alvars : Believed in devotion of Shakti
(d) Nayanars : Believed in devotion of Shiva

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Answer – (C)

73. Which two rivers flow in the region between Gulbarga and Vijayanagara Hampi?
(a) Narmada and Godavari
(b) Mahanadi and Godavari
(c) Kaveri and Periyar
(d) Krishna and Tungabhadra

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Answer – (D)

74. Which of the following is the only paramilitary force with a dual control structure?
(a) Central Reserve Police Force
(b) Assam Rifles
(c) Indo-Tibetan Border Police
(d) Central Industrial Security Force

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Answer – (B)

75. Which one of the following is an ethnic community of Assam?
(a) Bhil
(b) Gond
(c) Ahom
(d) Adi

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Answer – (C)

76. The Chevrons is the name of the cricket team of which one of the following countries?
(a) Australia
(b) The Netherlands
(c) Ireland
(d) Zimbabwe

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Answer – (D)

77. Cheetahs, brought from Namibia, were introduced in India to which one of the following National Parks?
(a) Kaziranga National Park
(b) Keoladeo Ghana National Park
(c) Keibul Lamjao National Park
(d) Kuno National Park.

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Answer – (D)

78. Who among the following is not recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2022?
(a) Alain Aspect
(b) John F. Clauser
(c) Klaus Hasselmann
(d) Anton Zeilinger

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Answer – (C)

79. Reflex arcs are evolved in animals for quick and efficient responses. Which one of the following sequences correctly represents a reflex arc?
(a) Receptor-Sensory neuron-Relay neuron in spinal cord-Brain- Motor neuron-Effector
(b) Receptor-Sensory neuron-Brain -Relay neuron in spinal cord -Motor neuron-Effector
(c) Receptor-Motor neuron-Relay neuron in spinal cord-Sensory neuron-Effector
(d) Receptor-Motor neuron-Brain -Sensory neuron-Effector

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Answer – (B)

80. Which one of the following is essential for thyroid gland to make thyroxin?
(a) NaCl
(b) KCl
(c) Cholesterol
(d) Iodine

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Answer – (D)

8 Comments

  1. 54) 1st Statement is wrong one..
    Union minister shall eligible for election as the president if he/she doesn’t hold the office of profit.
    So, Answe is option “A”

    • No, president cannot be elected by state legislative assemblies of all union territories only those of delhi and puducherry.

  2. 54) A is wrong
    Apart from parliament and state lesgislative assemblies of state president can only be elected by state legislative assemblies of Delhi and puducherry.
    So B is correct answer

  3. 56 questn no.
    ..answer is option c ie ( both 1 and 2 )

    In niti aayogs official document it’s mentioned .

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