UPSC CDS II Exam Paper 2019 – General Knowledge (Answer Key)

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61. Which one of the following statements about the Government of India Act, 1919 is not correct?
(a) It extended the practice of communal representation.
(b) It made the Central Executive responsible to the Legislature.
(c) It is also known as the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms.
(d) It paved the way for federalism by clearly separating the responsibilities of the Centre and the Provinces.

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62. The concept of “Four Pillar State”, free from district magistracy for India was suggested by
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Ram Manohar Lohia
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Subash Chandra Bose

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63. Which one among the following is not a part of the Fundamental Rights (Part III) of the Constitution of India ?
(a) Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour
(b) Prohibition of employment of children in factories
(c) Participation of workers in management of industries
(d) Practice any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business

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64. Which one of the following is not geographical requirement for cultivation of cotton?
(a) Temperature reaching 25°C or more in summer
(b) Moderate to light rainfall
(c) Medium loam soil with good drainage
(d) A growing period of at least 100 frost free days

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65. Which one of the following statements regarding temperate coniferous forest biome is not correct?
(a) They are characterized by very little undergrowth.
(b) They have a growing period of 50 to 100 days in a year.
(c) There is low variation in annual temperature.
(d) There is high range in spatial distribution of annual precipitation.

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66. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
.   List I (Peak)  List II (Name of Hill)
A. Anaimudi          1. Nilgiri
B. Doddabetta      2. Satpura
C. Dhupgarh         3. Aravali
D. Guru Shikhar   4. Annamalai
Code :
.   A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 4 2 1 3

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67. Coral reefs are not found in which one of the following regions ?
(a) Lakshadweep Islands
(b) Gulf of Kachchh
(c) Gulf of Mannar
(d) Gulf of Cambay

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68. In which one of the following States is jute not significantly cultivated ?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Odisha
(d) Andhra Pradesh

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69. Consider the following statements :
1. According to Mahavamsa, Ashoka turned to the Buddha’s dhamma when his nephew Nigrodha preached the doctrine to him.
2. Divyavadana ascribes Ashoka being drawn to the Buddha’s teaching to the influence of Samudra, a merchant-turned monk.
3. Dipavamsa speaks of Samudra, the 12-year-old son of a merchant, as the key figure in Ashoka’s coming under the influence of the Buddhist dhamma.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1 and 3

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70. Name the site that gives us valuable information about India’s maritime links on the Coromandel coast.
(a) Bharukachchha
(b) Karur
(c) Arikamedu
(d) Anuradhapura

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71. Where are the largest quantity of cichlids found in India ?
(a) Backwaters of Kerala
(b) Sunderbans
(c) Narmada
(d) Godavari

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72. Which Greek philosopher coined the term the “Geography” in the 3rd century B.C.E.?
(a) Euclid
(b) Plato
(c) Eratosthenes
(d) Clio

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73. Who is the author of the 16th century Sanskrit is/are text, the Vraja Bhakti Vilasa which focuses on the Braj region in North India ?
(a) Todar Mal
(b) Narayana Bhatta
(c) Chaitanya
(d) Rupa Goswami

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74. Bose-Einstein Condensate is
(a) solid state of matter
(b) fifth state of matter
(c) plasma
(d) state of condensed matter

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75. The rate of evaporation of liquid does not depend upon
(a) temperature
(b) its surface area exposed to the atmosphere
(c) its mass
(d) humidity

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76. Rutherford’s alpha particle scattering experiment on thin gold foil was responsible for the discovery of
(a) electron
(b) proton
(c) atomic nucleus
(d) neutron

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77. Food chain is
(a) relationship between autotrophic organisms
(b) exchange of genetic material between two organisms
(c) passage of passage of food (and thus energy) from one organism to another
(d) modern entrepreneur establishment providing food outlets

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78. Which one of the following is active transport?
(a) It is the movement of a substance against a diffusion gradient with the use of energy from respiration.
(b) It is the movement of a substance against a diffusion gradient without the use of energy.
(c) It is the movement of a substance against a diffusion gradient with the use of energy from photosynthesis.
(d) It is the movement of a substance along a diffusion gradient with the use of energy from respiration.

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79. Chlorophyll in photosynthetic bacteria is associated with
(a) plastids
(b) membranous vesicles
(c) nucleoids
(d) chromosomes

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80. What do you mean by ‘Demographic Dividend’?
(a) A rise in the rate of economic growth due to a higher share of working age people in a population
(b) A rise in the rate of literacy due to development of educational institutions in different parts of the country
(c) A rise in the standard of living of the people due to the growth of alternative livelihood practices
(d) A rise in the gross employment ratio of a country due to government policies

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