Combined Defence Services (CDS) Solved 2005 Paper

1. Which of the following produces oestrogen in the human female reproductive system ?
(a) Cervix
(b) Ovary
(c) Fallopian tube
(d) Uterus
Ans: ( b )

2. Which one of the following phenomena cannot be observed on the surface of the moon ?
(a) Rising and setting of the sun
(b) Solar eclipse
(c) Motion of comets
(d) Twinkling of stars
Ans: ( d )

3. What is the bond between two amino acids in protein called ?
(a) Ester bond
(b) Glycosidic bond
(c) Peptide bond
(d) Phosphodiester bond
Ans: ( c )

4. Which one of the pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Abdulla Ahmad Badawi : Malaysia
(b) Lee Hsien Loong : China
(c) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono : Indonesia
(d) Thakshin Shinawatra : Thailand
Ans: ( b )


5. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
UN Organisation : Headquarters
(a) UNICEF : New York
(b) UNCTAD : Geneva
(c) UNDP : Rome
(d) UNEP : Nairobi
Ans: ( c )

6. Consider the following pairs :
1. Dadavatara Temple : Deogarh
2. Trivikarama Shrine : Ramtek
3. Kailasa Temple : Ellora
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: ( a )

7. Which country does the famous athlete Frankie Fredericks come from ?
(a) Kenya
(b) Ethiopia
(c) Nigeria
(d) Namibia
Ans: ( d )


8. With which game/sport is S. Apoorwa associated ?
(a) Carom
(b) Chess
(c) Swimming
(d) Table Tennis
Ans: ( a )

9. Who among the following has not taken more than 500 wickets in Test cricket ?
(a) Courtney Walsh
(b) M. Muralitharan
(c) Shane Warne
(d) Rechard Hadlee
Ans: ( d )

10. Where is Farakka Barrage located ?
(a) Orissa
(b) Bihar
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam
Ans: ( c )

11. What is the Soudi Arabian currency called ?
(a) Dirham
(b) Peso
(c) Dinar
(d) Riyal
Ans: ( d )

12. Consider the following statements :
1. Prior to the establishment of Home Rule League by Annie Besant, it was Lokmanya Tilak who had set up a Home Rule League of Poona.
2. The Congress in its Bombay Session in 1915, passed a resolution demanding Home Rule for India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: ( c )

13. Which of the following is not a Tiger Reserve ?
(a) Sariska
(b) Bandipur
(c) Manas
(d) Sultanpur
Ans: ( d )

14. The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of
(a) The Indian Councils Act, 1909
(b) The Government of India Act, 1935
(c) The Government of India Act, 1935
(d) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
Ans: ( b )

15. Between whom was the Treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made ?
(a) English and Nizam of Hyderabad
(b) Marathas and Portuguese
(c) Marathas and English
(d) English and Sultan of Mysore
Ans: ( c )