GK-CDS-2009 Questions and Answers

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Q71
Who among the following was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress ?
  • A Dadabhai Naoroji
  • B Surendranath Banerjee
  • C Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • D Shankaran Nair
Answer: Option A
Q72
Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference ?
  • A Faiz Ahmad Faiz
  • B Josh Malihabadi
  • C Muhammad Iqbal
  • D Firaq Gorakhpuri
Answer: Option C
Q73
In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid ?
  • A 1853
  • B 1854
  • C 1856
  • D 1858
Answer: Option A
Q74
Who among the following was not a party to the league that was defeated by the British in the Battle of Buxar ?
  • A Shuja-ud-daulah
  • B Shah Alam
  • C Mir Jafar
  • D Mir Kasim
Answer: Option C
Q75
In Buddhism, what does Patimokkha stand for ?
  • A A description of Mahayana Buddhism
  • B A description of Hinayana Buddhism
  • C The rules of the Sangha
  • D The questions of king Menander
Answer: Option C
Q76
Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League ?
  • A Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • B Shaukat Ali
  • C Nawab Salimullah
  • D Aga Khan
Answer: Option C
Q77
Whose philosophy is called the Advaita ?
  • A Ramanujacharya
  • B Shankaracharya
  • C Nagarjuna
  • D Vasumitra
Answer: Option B
Q78
In which one of the following Ministries the census organization has been functioning on a permanent footing since 1961 ?
  • A Health and Family Welfare
  • B Home Affairs
  • C Social Justice and Empowerment
  • D Human Resource Development
Answer: Option B
Q79
Which of the following is not a recommendation of the Ashok Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj ?
  • A Open participation of political parties in Panchayati Raj affairs
  • B Creation of a three-tier system
  • C Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
  • D Compulsory powers of taxation to Panchayati Raj institution
Answer: Option B
Q80
With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
  • A Stock Exchange —The State List
  • B Forest —The Concurrent List
  • C Insurance —The Union List
  • D Marriage and Divorce —The Concurrent List
Answer: Option A
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