Professional Government CDS Interview Questions & Answers:

1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Nobel Laureate - Discipline of 2008
(A) Martti Ahtisaari -Peace
(B) Yoichiro Nambu -Physics
(C) Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio -Literature
(D) Osamu Shimomura -Physiology

(D) Osamu Shimomura -Physiology

2. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Person - Bank
(A) O. P. Bhatt - SBI
(B) K. V. Kamath - ICICI
(C) Aditya Puri - HDFC
(D) Vikram Pandit - IDBI

(D) Vikram Pandit - IDBI

3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Year)
(a) 2002
(b) 2004
(c) 2005
(d) 2008
List-II (UN's International Year)
1. International Year of Ecotourism
2. International year of Microcredit
3. International year of Planet Earth
4. International year of Struggle against Slavery and its
abolition
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 1 2 4 3

(B) 1 4 2 3

4. What does Fuwa, the Official Mascot of the 2008 Olympic Games, contain?
(A) Four popular animals of China and the Olympic Flame
(B) Five popular animals of China and the map of China
(C) Five popular animals of China
(D) Four popular animals of China and the world map

(A) Four popular animals of China and the Olympic Flame

5. Who among the following has created world record in the men's 100 metres sprint event at 2008 Olympic Games?
(A) Usain Bolt
(B) Churandy Martina
(C) Asafa Powell
(D) Walter Dix

(A) Usain Bolt

6. The Veerapa Moily Commission in its report on
Administrative Reforms among other aspects has suggested doing away with which one of the following pairs of Articles of the Constitution of India?
(A) Articles 305 and 306
(B) Articles 307 and 308
(C) Articles 308 and 309
(D) Articles 310 and 311

(D) Articles 310 and 311

7. In which one of the following places is the Forest Survey of India (FSI), a national organization engaged in forest cover mapping, forest inventory and training in the field of remote sensing and GIS, located?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Itanagar
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Aizawl

(A) Dehradun

8. In human beings, the opening of the stomach into the small intestine is called-
(A) caecum
(B) ileum
(C) oesophagus
(D) pylorus

(D) pylorus

9. Which one of the following is the longest National Highway in India?
(A) NH 2
(B) NH 7
(C) NH 8
(D) NH 31

(B) NH 7

10. The Buddha delivered his first sermon, known
as ‘Turning of the wheel of law' at-
(A) Sanchi
(B) Sarnath
(C) Sravasti
(D) Bodh Gaya

(B) Sarnath

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11. Which one of the following States is the largest producer of black pepper in India?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Kerala

12. The shaded area in the map given below is the major producer of which one of the following?
(A) Cotton
(B) Groundnut
(C) Wheat
(D) Mustard

(B) Groundnut

13. Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil?
(A) Bombay High
(B) Digboi
(C) Ankleshwar
(D) Naharkatiya

(B) Digboi

14. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
National Park - State
(A) Kanha National Park - Madhya Pradesh
(B) Sultanpur National Park - Haryana
(C) Ranthambore National Park - Gujarat
(D) Bandipur National Park - Karnataka

(C) Ranthambore National Park - Gujarat

15. Which one of the following States of India is the largest producer of lignite coal?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu

(D) Tamil Nadu

16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List-I (Multipurpose River Project)
(a) Rihand
(b) Gandak
(c) Chambal
(d) Mahanadi
List-II (Hydel Power Station)
1. Hirakud
2. Balmikinagar
3. Pipri
4. Kota
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 1 4 2 3

(C) 3 2 4 1

17. Which one of the following sequences of the oil refineries of India as they occur from south to north is correct?
(A) Kochi-Mangalore-Mumbai-Koyali
(B) Koyali-Mumbai-Mangalore-Kochi
(C) Kochi-Mumbai-Mangalore-Koyali
(D) Mangalore-Kochi-Mumbai-Koyali

(A) Kochi-Mangalore-Mumbai-Koyali

18. Which of the following diseases is not caused by viruses?
(A) Cholera
(B) Chickenpox
(C) Hepatitis
(D) Measles

(A) Cholera

19. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?
(A) Srinagar
(B) Mumbai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Thiruvananthapuram

(A) Srinagar

20. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
River - City
(A) Gomti - Lucknow
(B) Saryu - Ayodhya
(C) Alaknanda - Badrinath
(D) Narmada - Satna

(D) Narmada - Satna

21. Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest water salinity?
(A) Dal
(B) Chilika
(C) Wular
(D) Sambhar

(D) Sambhar

22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List-I (River)
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Krishna
(c) Narmada
(d) Cauvery
List-II (Tributary)
1. Musi
2. Tawa
3. Bhavani
4. Dikhow
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 1 2 4

(B) 4 1 2 3

23. Which one of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?
(A) Himalayas
(B) Aravali
(C) Satpura
(D) Nilgiri

(B) Aravali

24. Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time?
(A) 85•5° E
(B) 86•5° E
(C) 84•5° E
(D) 82•5° E

(D) 82•5° E

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25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List-I (Pass)
(a) Zoji La Pass
(b) Bara Lacha Pass
(c) Jelep La Pass
(d) Niti Pass
List-II (State)
1. Sikkim
2. Uttarakhand
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Jammu and Kashmir
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 1 3 4

(C) 4 3 1 2

26. In which one of the following islands of India is an active volcano found?
(A) Car Nicobar Island
(B) Nancowry Island
(C) Barren Island
(D) Maya Bunder Island

(C) Barren Island

27. With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Subject - List
(A) Stock Exchange -The State List
(B) Forest -The Concurrent List
(C) Insurance -The Union List
(D) Marriage and Divorce -The Concurrent List

(A) Stock Exchange -The State List

28. 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

(B) Creation of a three-tier system

29. 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

(B) Home Affairs

30. Consider the following Vice-Presidents of India-
1. V. V. Giri
2. M. Hidayatullah
3. B. D. Jatti
4. G. S. Pathak
Which one of the following is the correct chronology of their tenures?
(A) 1, 4, 3, 2
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 3, 2,1 , 4
(D) 4, 1, 3, 2

(A) 1, 4, 3, 2

31. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita?
(A) Ramanujacharya
(B) Shankaracharya
(C) Nagarjuna
(D) Vasumitra

(B) Shankaracharya

32. Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League?
(A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(B) Shaukat Ali
(C) Nawab Salimullah
(D) Aga Khan

(C) Nawab Salimullah

33. 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

(C) The rules of the Sangha

34. 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

(C) Mir Jafar

35. In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid?
(A) 1853
(B) 1854
(C) 1856
(D) 1858

(A) 1853