CDS GEN. STUDIES QUIZ 7

Question 1:

Which of the following is a unique feature of Barren Island?

Here is the abode of the primitive Asaro tribe.

It is an uninhabited island in the Indian Ocean.

Here is the only active volcano in India.

India's largest salt water lake is present here.

Question 2:

The World Heritage Site and the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is located in:

China

Japan

Vietnam

Peru

Question 3:

Which of the following statements about the Brahmaputra river is incorrect?

It originates in Tibet.

Most of its route is located outside India.

It enters India's Arunachal Pradesh where it is called Dibang.

It flows parallel to the Himalayas towards the east.

Question 4:

Which of the following has released a document titled 'Payment Vision 2025'?

Reserve Bank of India

Finance Ministry

NITI Aayog

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

Question 5:

Consider the following-

1. Green Box

2. Blue Box

3. Red Box

4. Yellow Box

5. Amber Box

Which of the above box/boxes is/are related to WTO subsidies?

1, 2 and 3 Only

2, 3 and 4 Only

1, 2 and 5 Only

1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Question 6:

Match List-I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.

List - I AND List - II

(Committee) AND (Year of Appointment)

A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee - 1. 1957

B. Ashok Mehta Committee - 2. 1977

C. L. M. Singhvi Committee - 3. 1986

D. P. K. Thungun Committee - 4. 1989

CODE

A B C D

$4 \quad 1 \quad 2 \quad 3$

$1 \quad 2 \quad 3 \quad 4$

$2 \quad 3 \quad 1 \quad 4$

$3 \quad 4 \quad 2 \quad 1$

Question 7:

Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Phytoplankton grow in abundance in the limnetic zone.

Reason (R) : Limnetic zone is open water zone.

Select the correct answer from the code given below :

Code :

(A) is False but (R) is True

(A) is True but (R) is False

Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the Correct Explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the Correct Explanation of (A)

Question 8:

Which of the following statement is Not correct -

A.The Kailashnath Temple of Kanchi was built by Narasimha Varman II.

B. The Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram was built by Narasimha Varman I.

C. Nandivarman II built the Mukteshwar Temple at Kanchi

D. Dantivarman built the Baikuntha Perumal temple at Kanchi.

Only (A)

Only (B)

(A) (C) and (D) only

(B) and (D) only

Question 9:

Choose the correct option from the following.

1. Aurangzeb arrested Moazzam in 1686 on charges of conspiring with the ruler of Golconda.

2. Aurangzeb did not adopt the Hanafi interpretation of Muslim law.

3. Aurangzeb's orders, government rules and regulations are compiled in a book titled Jawabit-e-Alamgiri.

Option 1 and 3 are Correct

Option 1 and 2 are Correct

Option 2 and 3 are Correct

Option 1, 2 , 3 are all Correct

Question 10:

Which of the following is false -

Thomson established Banaras College in 1853.

Lord Curzon wanted to establish complete control of the government on the education system.

In 1789, Sir William Jones translated Kalidas's Abhijnanasakuntal into English.

Max Müller had published the English translation of the Bhagavad Gita.