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 6 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. Who was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Kel Ratna Award in 1991-92?
Answer: Viswanathan Anand
2. The efficiency of transmitting power will be maximum in case of
Answer: Chain drive
3. Weight of rail used for meter gauge is
Answer: 24.8to 29.8 kg
4. The Indian railway system has been divided into
Answer: 16 railway zones
5. At which temperature both the Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers give the same reading
Answer: -400
6. At 270C a gas occupies one-liter space. If the volume is doubled at the same pressure, the temperature will be
Answer: [latex]{327}^{0}[/latex]
7. The atomic number and atomic weight of a The isotope of carbon is 6 and 4 respectively. What is the no. of neutrons in the nucleus
Answer: 8
8. The material of permanent magnet should be
Answer: Ferromagnetic
9. Railway was first introduced in India by which Viceroy
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
10. Longest railway bridge
Answer: The Deion - Sone railway bridge over the river Sone in Bihar
1. Longest railway tunnel
Answer: Kharbude tunnel on the Konkan railway, connecting Mumbai with Goa
2. Railway section with maximum tunnels and bridges
Answer: Kalka - Simla route
3. A substance used as a fire-extinguisher under the trade name of Pyrene is
Answer: Carbon tetrachloride
4. On the Kelvin scale, the melting point of ice is
Answer: 273 K
5. A bolometer is used to measure
Answer: Thermal radiation's quantitatively
6. The height above sea level is measured with the instrument
Answer: Hypsometer
7. Longest day is
Answer: June 21
8. The non-metal which has a shining appearance is.....
Answer: Iodine
9. Monazite is an ore of .....
Answer: Thorium
10. Anti-knocking agent is...
Answer: Tetraethyl lead
1. Which compounds are responsible for acid rain....
Answer: Si[latex]{O}_{2}[/latex]
2. Marsh gas is .....
Answer: Methane
3. The color of light is regulated by ...
Answer: Wavelength
4. One horsepower is equal to...
Answer: 746 watt
5. Cinabar is the ore of...
Answer: Mercury
6. Green Vitroil is ......
Answer: Ferrous Sulphate
7. In which vegetable phosphorous is found?
Answer: Onion
8. Which amongst the following is a greenhouse gas?
Answer: Carbon dioxide
9. Which is the most permanent element?
Answer: Glass
10. The dryness fraction of steam within a turbine is not allowed to fall below
Answer: 0.9
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