CDS GEN. STUDIES QUIZ 8

Question 1:

Which of the following mountain ranges is located in South America?

Rocky

Great Dividing

Andes

Alps

Question 2:

Which of the following statements is correct about the process of evaporation?

Liquid state changes to the gaseous state

Solid state changes to the liquid state

Liquid state changes to solid state

Gaseous state changes to the liquid state

Question 3:

The lies above the mesopause and is a region in which temperatures increase with height.

Stratosphere

Exosphere

Thermosphere

Troposphere

Question 4:

Consider the following statements-

1.The 5th schedule is applicable in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan.

2.The 6th schedule is applicable in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram.

3.Councils has been created under 5th schedule by constitution while under 6th schedule it is created by act of state legislature.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

1 and 2 only

1and 3 only

Question 5:

Under which Article of the Constitution of India, does the Supreme Court get the authority to hear Inter-state disputes under its original jurisdiction?

Article 262

Article 263

Article 131

Article 343

Question 6:

Consider the following statements -

1. In order for a winning candidate to be declared elected at the election to the Lok Sabha or the Legislative Assembly of the State, it is necessary to obtain at least 50 percent of the votes polled.

2. According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, the Speaker's office in the Lok Sabha goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker's office goes to the opposition.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Question 7:

In March 2023, the first joint conference of the Chiefs of Army Staff with African countries was organized by India at which of the following places?

Chennai

Hyderabad

Pune

New Delhi

Question 8:

Which of the following options is not correct?
1. The Sufis of the Chishti and Suhrawardi orders did not resort to any form of recreational music.
2. Sufism started in India after the Arab conquest of Sindh.
3. Sheikh Ali Huzwiri came to India at the time of Mahmud Ghaznavi.

Option 1 and 2

Option 2 and 3

Option 3 and 1

All the above options are correct.

Question 9:

Choose the correct statement from the given statements?
1. In April 1929, the responsibility of throwing bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly was entrusted to Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev
2. Due to the assembly bomb case, Jatin Das and Batukeshwar Dutt were sentenced to life imprisonment.

only 1

only 2

both 1 and 2

neither of 1 nor 2

Question 10:

Consider the following statements about the Indian Association -

(1) It was founded by Sisir Kumar Ghosh in Calcutta.

(2)Against the opposition of Ilbert Bill, the national movement was given a new shape.

(3)In 1886, the Indian Association merged with the Indian National Congress.

(4)A daily newspaper named 'Bengali' was brought out by Surendranath Banerjee for the expression of the Indian Association.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below -

1, 3 and 4 correct

2, 3 and 4 correct

1, 2 and 4 correct

1, 2, 3 and 4