Introduction
UPSC CDS II Selection Process is the combination of Written Examination and Intelligence and Personality Test. Written Examination is a Combination of English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics with separate timings for each section.
The article UPSC CDS II General Knowledge Quiz 1 presents the UPSC CDS II General Knowledge section questions and answers with detailed explanation.
Pattern
| Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| English | 2 Hours | 100 |
| General Knowledge | 2 Hours | 100 |
| Elementary Mathematics | 2 Hours | 100 |
| Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| English | 2 Hours | 100 |
| General Knowledge | 2 Hours | 100 |
Note:
- The maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews will be equal for each course i.e. the maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews will be 300, 300, 300 and 200 each for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers’ Training Academy respectively.
- The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective type questions only. The question papers (Test Booklets) of General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics will be set bilingually in Hindi as well as English.
- In the question papers, wherever necessary, questions involving the metric system of Weights and Measures only will be set.
- Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write answers for them.
- The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination.
- The candidates are not permitted to use calculator for answering objective type papers (Test Booklets). They should not therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Hall.
Stage I:
Stage II:
| Stage | Name of the Test |
|---|---|
| Stage I | Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests |
| Picture Perception* Description Test (PP&DT) |
| Stage | Name of the Test |
|---|---|
| Stage II | Interview |
| Group Testing Officer Tasks | |
| Psychology Tests | |
| Conference |
Note:
- The personality of a candidate is assessed by three different assessors viz.
- The Interviewing Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO) and the Psychologist. There are no separate weightage for each test. The marks are allotted by assessors only after taking into consideration the performance of the candidate holistically in all the test.
- In addition, marks for Conference are also allotted based on the initial performance of the Candidate in the three techniques and decision of the Board.
- All these have equal weightage.
- The various tests of IO, GTO and Psychology are designed to bring out the presence/absence of Officer Like Qualities and their trainability in a candidate.
- Accordingly candidates are Recommended or Not Recommended at the SSB.
Samples
1. Which is used to measure height?
Answer: Altimeter
2. The ratio of flux density and capacity of the magnetic field in a medium is represented by
Answer: Acceptance
3. Sound waves are ......
Answer: Longitudinal
4. In force-current analogy, capacitance is analogous to
Answer: mass
5. Which locomotive has the highest operational availability?
Answer: electric
6. For the same cylinder dimensions and speed, which engine will produce the least power?
Answer:Petrol engine
7. Maintenance requirements are least in case of
Answer: electric locomotives
8. Electrification of railway track in India was done for the first time in
Answer: 1925-1932
9. The founder of modern statistics is -
Answer: Karl Pearson
1. World AIDS Day is celebrated on
Answer: December 1
2. The World Population Day is observed on
Answer: July 11
3. In which Technology is cryogenic engines are used
Answer: Rocket technology
4. During photo-synthesis electric energy is converted into
Answer: Heat energy
5. The distance between the two points in space is called
Answer: Volume
6. The doctor determines ....... by the pulsing
Answer: Heartbeat
7. When the velocity of a moving object is doubled, its kinetic energy
Answer: Becomes four times
8. Where should an object be kept so that we can get the real and inverted image of the same size as that of an object by a convex lens
Answer: Twice the length of the focus
9. When we sit or sleep on a rubber mattress, its shape is deformed. It is an example of
Answer: Potential Energy
10. Which type of lens is used in a camera?
Answer: Convex
1. In a dc machine, the laminated parts are armature and
Answer: Pole shoe
2. Absolute pressure of air at the outlet of a compressor is known as
Answer:discharge pressure
3. The turbine blades are
Answer:curved
4. In S.H.M acceleration is proportional to
Answer: Displacement
5. Brine means -
Answer: Solution of sodium chloride in water
6. An obstacle which obstructs chaining but not ranging may be
Answer: A lake
7. The phenomenon of misalignment of rails due to temperature change is known as
Answer: Buckling
8. The railway station at which a track line meets a main line is called
Answer: Junction station
9. Hammer blow in locomotives cause
Answer: Tendency to lift wheels from rails
10. Which States will soon have its first Civil Airports ?
Answer: Sikkim
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