Aspirants who want to be the part of Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy have to applied for Combined Defence Services Examination. Applicants must read CDS Exam 2 2017 General Knowledge Questions that are shared in the article.

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CDS Exam 2 2017 General Knowledge Questions

1. Plants contain a variety of sterols like stigmasterol, ergosterol, sitosterol etc., Which very closely resemble cholesterol. These plant sterols are referred as:

(a) Phytosterols
(b) Calciferols
(c) Ergocalciferols
(d) Lumisterols

2. With Which one of the following countries, India has signed an MoU under the International Cooperation on Brahmaputra and Sutlaj rivers?

(a) Pakistan
(b) China
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal

3. Headquarters of which one among the following Railway Zones in India is situated at the highest elevation from the mean sea level?

(a) East Central Railway
(b) South Eastern Railway
(c) South Western Railway
(d) West Central Railway

4. Stalactites and stalagmites are feature of:

(a) glacial topography
(b) volcanic topography
(c) karst topography
(d) fluvial topography

5. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given planets in increasing order of their size (diameter)?

(a) Mars-Venus-Earth-Mercury-Uranus
(b) Mercury-Mars-Venus-Earth-Uranus
(c) Mercury-Mars-Venus-Uranus-Earth
(d) Venus-Mercury-Mars-Earth-Uranus

6. In artificial insemination (AI) process, which of the following is/are introduced into the uterus of the female?

(a) Egg only
(b) Fertilized egg
(c) Sperm only
(d) Egg and sperm

7. Genetically modified (GM) crops contain modified genetic material due to:

1. Introduction of new DNA
2. Removal of existing DNA
3. Introduction of RNA
4. Introduction of new traits

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4

8. Which one of the following statements is correct? The velocity of sound:

(a) does not depend upon the nature of media
(b) is maximum in gases and minimum in liquids
(c) is maximum in solids and minimum in liquids
(d) is maximum in solids and minimum in gases

9. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Sound waves in gases are longitudinal in nature
(b) Sound waves having frequency below 20Hz are known as ultrasonic waves
(c) Sound waves having higher amplitudes are louder
(d) Sound waves with high audible frequencies are sharp

10. Which one of the following vitamins has a role in blood clotting?

(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B
(c) Vitamin D
(d) Vitamin K

11. Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency causes pernicious anemia. Animals cannot synthesize vitamin B₁₂. Human must obtain all their vitamin B₁₂ form their diet. The complexing metal ion in Vitamin B₁₂ is:

(a) Mg²⁺ (Magnesium ion)
(b) Fe²⁺ (Iron ion)
(c) Co³⁺ (Cobalt ion)
(d) Zn²⁺ (Zinc ion)

12. Consider the following statements:

1. Most of the coal and the ferrous group of minerals in India occur in the peninsula, south of the Vendhyas
2. The peninsular India once formed part of the super-continent which included Australia, Antarctica, Africa and South America

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

13. The Mahatma Gandhi National Marine Park is located in:

(a) Pirotan Island
(b) Rameswaram
(c) Ganga Sagar Island
(d) Port Blair

14. Which of the following statement is/are correct?

1. The earth is nearest to the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on January 3
2. The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on July 4
3. The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Aphelion, which generally occurs on July 4
4. The earth is nearest to the Sun Aphelion which generally occurs on January 3

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1 and 2

15. Which one of the following islands is of volacanic origin?

(a) Reunion island
(b) Andaman & Nicobar islands
(c) Lakshadweep island
(d) Maldives

16. Glucose is a source of energy. Which one of the following types of molecule is Glucose?

(a) Carbohydrate
(b) Protein
(c) Fat
(d) Nucleic acid

17. The living content of cell is called protoplasm. It is composed of:

(a) Cytoplasm only
(b) Cytoplasm and nucleoplasm
(c) Nucleoplasm only
(d) Cytoplasm, nucleoplasm and other organelles

18. Norman Borlaug won Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions in:

1. Development of high-yielding crops.
2. Modernization of irrigation infrastructure.
3. Introduction of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

19. A myopic person has a power of -1.25 Dioptre. What is the focal length and nature of his lens?

(a) 50 cm and convex lens
(b) 80 cm and convex lens
(c) 50 cm and concave lens
(d) 80 cm and concave lens

20. A piece of ice, 100 g in mass is kept at 0°. The amount of heat it requires to melt at 0oC is (take latent heat of melting of ice to be 333.6 J/g):

(a) 750.6 J
(b) 83.4 J
(c) 33360 J
(d) 3.336 J