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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81. Consider the following statements and identify the actress :
She is a renowned film actress, director and producer, and an accomplished Indian classical dancer. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 1992 and has served as the Head of Central Board for Film Certification from 1998 to 2001. In recognition to her exemplary lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema, she was honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
(a) Vyjayanthimala
(b) Waheeda Rehman
(c) Mala Sinha
(d) Asha Parekh

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Answer – (D)

82. Which one of the following is the venue. of the UN 2023 Water Conference?
(a) Washington, DC
(b) New York
(c) San Diego
(d) New Delhi

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Answer – (B)

83. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Tomb of Sand, written by Geetanjali Shree, is the first book originally written in any Indian language to win the International Booker Prize.
2. Tomb of Sand is the first novel translated from Hindi to be given the International Booker Prize.
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)

84. The eighth edition of the Exercise Garuda Shakti, a bilateral military-to-military exercise, was conducted recently between the special forces of India and
(a) Japan
(b) Indonesia
(c) Bhutan
(d) Myanmar

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Answer – (B)

85. Which one of the following is a measure that can be used by the Government for combatting inflation?
(a) Increasing the non-planned expenditure on defence, police, etc.
(b) Providing more subsidies on exports
(c) Increasing the rate of interest on savings and fixed deposits
(d) Reduction in the cash ratio reserve (CRR)

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Answer – (A)

86. The sustained decrease in the general price level is called as
(a) deflation
(b) stagflation
(c) devaluation
(d) recession

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Answer – (A)

87. Which one of the following indicators is included in the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?
(a) Years of schooling
(b) Literacy rate
(c) Life expectancy
(d) Per capita income

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Answer – (A)

88. The unemployment that occurs due to changes in the technology or in the demand for particular products is called
(a) frictional unemployment
(b) structural unemployment
(c) cyclical unemployment
(d) disguised unemployment

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Answer – (C)

89. Which of the following is/are the objective/objectives of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)?
1. Correcting regional imbalances in the availability of tertiary health care services
2. Providing universal access to public health services and universal immunization
3. Augmenting facilities for quality medical education in the country
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Answer – (D)

90. Who among the following political leaders suggested the dissolution of the Indian National Congress as a political organization and its replacement by a Lok Sevak Sangh?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(c) M. K. Gandhi
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

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Answer – (C)

91. India is the first country in the world to deploy an all-woman contingent to a UN Peacekeeping Mission. In which country did this mission operate?
(a) Liberia
(b) Sudan
(c) Burundi
(d) Croatia

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Answer – (B)

92. Which one among the following is not a part of the SWAYAM programme?
(a) Video lectures
(b) Classroom lectures
(c) Online discussion forum for clearing doubts
(d) Specially prepared material that can be downloaded/printed

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Answer – (B)

93. 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

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Answer – (C)

94. Who among the following is given discretionary powers under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India to set up a Tribes Advisory Council in a State which has Scheduled Tribes but not Scheduled Areas?
(a) The Governor of the concerned State
(b) The President of India
(c) The Inter-State Council
(d) The Parliament of India

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Answer – (B)

95. 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

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Answer – (B)

96. 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

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Answer – (B)

97. Who among the following were referred to as the Theris’ in ancient India?
(a) Respected women
(b) Elder nuns in Buddhism
(c) Women denied the Bhikkhuni status
(d) Women expelled from the Buddhist Sangha

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Answer – (A)

98. Which member of the Servants of India Society founded the Seva Samiti at Allahabad in 1914?
(a) Shri Ram Bajpai
(b) Hriday Nath Kunzru
(c) S. G. Vaze
(d) Srinivas Shastri

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Answer – (B)

99. The First Anglo-Maratha War was concluded by which one of the following?
(a) The Treaty of Surat
(b) The Treaty of Purandar
(c) The Convention of Wadgaon
(d) The Treaty of Salbai

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Answer – (D)

100. Name the battle in which the Travancore King defeated the Dutch in 1741.
(a) The Battle of Porto Novo
(b) The Battle of Colachel
(c) The Battle of Pollilore
(d) The Battle of Changanassery

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Answer – (B)

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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