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 5 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. Where is the headquarters of Western Railway situated?
Answer: Mumbai (Church Gate)
2. Where is the Railway Museum situated?
Answer: New Delhi
3. The administration and management of India Railways are under the control of
Answer: Railway Board
4. Railways have been classified in how many sections on the basis of speed?
Answer: Five
5. Which mountain range marks the border between northern and peninsular Indian?
Answer: Vindhya Range
6. What is the network-based anti-collision a device developed by Konkan Railways?
Answer: Raksha Kavach
7. Iron is extracted from
Answer: Haematite
8. Gold is soluble in
Answer: Aqua regia
9. A chemical change occurs when
Answer: Iron rusts
10. Liver cells manufacture
Answer: Bile
1. Blood vessels that carry blood from heart to different parts of body are known as
Answer: arteries
2. Chromosomes are made up of
Answer: DNA + proteins
3. Water-gas is same as
Answer: CO and [latex]{H}_{2}[/latex]
4. Study of bird is called
Answer:ornithology
5. Color of light is determined by its
Answer: Amplitude
6. In the body, the adrenal glands are located?
Answer: In the kidney
7. On the increasing temperature, the viscosity of a gas
Answer: Decreases
8. CuS[latex]{o}_{4}[/latex] solution turns
Answer: Phenolphthalein solution pink
9. Buoyancy depends on
Answer: Mass of liquid displaced
10. All liquid surfaces tend to contract. This phenomenon is due to
Answer: Surface tension
1. The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of a falling body is
Answer: Constant at all points
2. Detonating signals are used
Answer: During foggy and cloudy weather
3. Who were the first Indian women to reach the finals of an Olympic athletics event?
Answer: Kamaljit Sandhu
4. Cross head and guides form a
Answer: Sliding pair
5. The electrode at positive potential is called
Answer: Anode
6. In arc welding, the temperature of the arc is of the order of
Answer: latex]{3500}^{0}[/latex]C
7. In a ball bearing steel balls are made of
Answer: Carbon chrome steel
8. The action of steam in steam turbines is
Answer: Dynamic
9. A long column fails by
Answer: Buckling
10. Motor recommended for the locomotive drive is
Answer: DC series motor
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