Paper I

Union Public Service Commission

Combined Defence Services Exam
September 2008 Question Paper (Fully Solved)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. The Treaty of Amritsar was (a) Nagpur (b) Panaji 14. Match List I with List II and select
concluded between Maharaja Ranjit (c) Pune(d) Aurangabad the correct answer using the code given
Singh and who among the following ? 8. Consider the following statements : below the lists :
(a) Lord Cornwallis 1. Article 46 of the Constitution of List I List II
(b) Lord Dalhousie India provides for free legal aid to A. Slate 1. Igneous rock
(c) Lord Hastings Scheduled Castes and Scheduled B. Lignite 2. Metamorphic rock
(d) Lord Minto Tribes. C. Bauxite 3. Non-ferrous
2. Consider the following 2. Article 14 of the Constitution of mineral
statements : India provides for equality before D. Granite 4. Sedimentary rock
1. The Ministries/Departments of law. Code :
the Union Government are created Which of the statements given above A B C D
by the Prime Minister. is/are correct ? (a) 1 3 4 2
2. The Cabinet Secretary is the ex- (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (b) 2 4 3 1
officio Chairman of the Civil (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 2 3 4 1
Services Board. 9. Which one of the following pairs (d) 1 4 3 2
Which of the statements given above is not correctly matched ? 15. Which one of the following is
is/are correct ? Organisation Headquarters correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) International : Geneva Setting of Plaster of Paris is
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Labour (a) dehydration.
3. With respect to Article 371 A Organisation (b) oxidation with atmospheric oxygen.
of the Constitution of India, the (b) International : London (c) hydration leading to another
Governor of which one of the Maritime hydrate.
following States has special responsibility Organisation (d) combination with atmospheric
with respect to law and order of the (c) International : Washington CO2.
State ? Monetary D.C. 16. Which one of the following rivers
(a) Assam (b) Manipur Fund flows into the Arabian Sea ?
(c) Nagaland (d) Andhra Pradesh (d) International : New York (a) Indravati (b) Godavari
4. Department of Official Language (c) Kaveri (d) Narmada
Atomic Energy 17. The island of Honshu is located
(Raj Bhasha Vibhag) comes under which Agency
one of the following Ministries ? in which one of the following countries ?
10. In which one of the following (a) Indonesia (b) Malaysia
(a) Ministry of Culture States is Kakrapar nuclear power station
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs (c) Japan (d) South Korea
located ? 18. In which one of the following
(c) Ministry of Human Resource (a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu
Development countries is the volcano Guallatiri
(c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat located?
(d) Ministry of Information and 11. Which one of the following
Broadcasting (a) Peru (b) Chile
5. International Bank for Reconstruc- statements is not correct ? (c) Tanzania (d) Ecuador
tion and Development is also known as (a) All meridians run in a true north- 19. For which one of the following is
(a) Credit Bank (b) Exim Bank south direction Sualkuchi famous ?
(c) World Bank (d) Asian Bank (b) Meridians are spaced farthest apart (a) Bird sanctuary (b) Temple city
6. Consider the following statements : at the Equator and converge to (c) Silk centre (d) Hill station
1. The Chairman and the Members common points at the Poles 20. Match List I with List II and select
of the UPSC are appointed by the (c) All meridians are always parallel the correct answer using the code given
President. to one another below the lists :
2. The Chairman and the Members (d) An indefinite number of meridians List I List II
of the UPSC are eligible for may be drawn on a globe A. Aurangabad 1. Auroville
further employment under the 12. The hill station of Coonoor is located B. Guwahati 2. Sarnath
Government. in which one of the following States ? C. Puducherry 3. Ellora temples
Which of the statements given above (a) Karnataka (b) Andhra Pradesh D. Varanasi 4. Nilachal hills
is/are correct ? (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu Code :
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only 13. Which one of the following places A B C D
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 is famous for production of railway (a) 3 4 1 2
7. The Bombay High Court does not coaches ? (b) 2 1 4 3
have a bench at which one of the (a) Nashik (b) Kapurthala (c) 3 1 4 2
following places ? (c) Kanpur (d) Kochi (d) 2 4 1 3
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