MCQs CDS Paper

Q1. Indian Navy commissioned its first Advanced Light Helicopter Squadron at Kochi in November 2013. What is the name of the helicopter?

1. Chetak
2. Dhruv
3. Rudra
4. Cheetah

Answer: B

Q2. Corporation tax in India is levied on income of a company. Which one of the following does not include Corporation tax?

1. Profit from business
2. Capital gain
3. Interest on securities
4. Sale proceed of assets

Q3. On November 8, 2013, many people died in Philippines after a super typhoon ravaged the country. What was the name of the typhoon?

1. Haiyan
2. Utor
3. Phailin
4. Nesat

Q4. In India, mergers and acquisition of firms are regulated by

1. National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
2. Competition Commission of India
3. Security and Exchange Board of India
4. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

Q5. The Fundamental Rights, enshrined in Part III of the constitution of India, “are inherent and cannot be extinguished by any constitutional and statutory provision”. This was made clear in the case of

1. A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
2. I.C. Golak Nath v. State of Punjab
3. State of West Bengal v. Committee for ection of Democratic Rights, West Bengal
4. Shankari Prasad Singh Deo v. Union of Indian

Q6. ‘Population dividend’ refers to

1. total number of population
2. youthful age structure of a population
3. relatively high proportion of experienced aged people

Q7. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held in Kashmir under. The leadership of

1. Bindusara
2. Ashoka
3. Kunal
4. Kanishka

Q8. Which one of the following statements regarding the Departmental Committee of the Parliament of India on the empowerment of women is correct?

1. The Committee will consist of members of the Lok Sabha only
2. A Cabinet Minister can be a member of the Committee
3. The term of office of the members of the Committee shall not exceed two years
4. It reports on the working of welfare programmers for the women

Q9. The University of Nalanda was set up by which Gupta ruler?

1. Kumaragupta II
2. Kumaragupta I
3. Chandragupta II
4. Samudragupta

Q10. In India, contribution of food inflation to overall inflation is around 1/3 rd to 2/5 th. Within food inflation, contribution of food articles is higher because price rise in food articles is

1. higher and their weight is also higher compared to food products
2. higher but their weight is lower compared to food products
3. lower but their weight is higher compared to food products
4. lower and their weight is also lower compared to food products