UPSC CDS-1

11. Nyishi tribe is found mainly in

Nyishi tribe is found mainly in

Join Our Telegram Channel
Andaman and Nicobar
Arunachal Pradesh
Nilgiri-Kerala
Kashmir Valley
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
Download PDFAttempt Online
The correct answer is Arunachal Pradesh. The Nyishi tribe is the largest ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh, residing primarily in the central part of the state.
The Nyishi people are known for their distinctive culture, language, and traditions.
They are mainly concentrated in the districts of Papum Pare, East Kameng, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, and Lower Subansiri in Arunachal Pradesh.

Subscribe on YouTube

12. In the region of eastern shore of Adriatic Sea, a cold and dry wind bl

In the region of eastern shore of Adriatic Sea, a cold and dry wind blowing down from the mountain is known as

Subscribe on YouTube
Mistral
Bora
Bise
Blizzard
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
Download PDFAttempt Online
The correct answer is Bora. Bora is a strong, cold, katabatic wind that blows from the mountains down to the Adriatic coast, particularly prevalent in countries like Croatia.
Bora is a regional name for a wind in the eastern Adriatic region, characterized by its cold, dry, and often gusty nature.
Mistral is a cold, northerly wind that blows down the Rhone Valley in France and affects the Mediterranean coast. Bise is a cold, dry wind affecting Switzerland and eastern France. Blizzard is a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.

Join Our Telegram Channel

13. Who among the following Mongol leaders/commanders did not cross Indus

Who among the following Mongol leaders/commanders did not cross Indus to attack India?

Subscribe on YouTube
Chenghiz Khan
Tair Bahadur
Abdullah
Qutlugh Khwaja
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
Download PDFAttempt Online
The correct answer is Chenghiz Khan. While he reached the banks of the Indus River in pursuit of the Khwarazmian ruler Jalal-ud-din, he did not cross the river in significant force to launch a full-scale invasion or attack on India itself.
Chenghiz Khan’s presence near the Indus threatened the Delhi Sultanate under Iltutmish, but a large-scale invasion was averted.
Mongol invasions and raids into India, crossing the Indus, became more frequent under subsequent Mongol leaders like Tair Bahadur, Abdullah, and Qutlugh Khwaja during the reigns of various Delhi Sultans like Alauddin Khalji and the Tughluqs.

Join Our Telegram Channel

14. Who among the following Sultans succeeded in finally breaking and dest

Who among the following Sultans succeeded in finally breaking and destroying the power of Turkan-i-Chihalgani?

Join Our Telegram Channel
Iltutmish
Balban
Alauddin Khalji
Muhammad bin Tughluq
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
Download PDFAttempt Online
The correct answer is Balban. He systematically broke the power of the Turkan-i-Chihalgani to strengthen the central authority and his own position as Sultan.
The Turkan-i-Chihalgani, also known as the ‘Corps of Forty’, was a group of loyal Turkish nobles formed by Iltutmish to administer the Sultanate.
After Iltutmish, the Chihalgani nobles became very powerful and acted as ‘king-makers’. Balban, himself a member of the Chihalgani, understood their power and after becoming Sultan, he employed various measures, including executions and demotions, to dismantle their influence and assert the absolute authority of the Sultan.

Subscribe on YouTube

15. Who among the following was one of the founders of the Indian Society

Who among the following was one of the founders of the Indian Society of Oriental Art?

Subscribe on YouTube
Rabindranath Tagore
Abanindranath Tagore
Dwarakanath Tagore
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
Download PDFAttempt Online
The correct answer is Abanindranath Tagore. He was a key figure in the Bengal School of Art and played a pivotal role in establishing the Indian Society of Oriental Art.
The Indian Society of Oriental Art was founded in Calcutta in 1907 to promote modern Indian artists and oriental art.
Ernest Binfield Havell, the Principal of the Government School of Art in Calcutta, was also a co-founder along with Abanindranath Tagore and other artists and art lovers. Rabindranath Tagore was a strong supporter and patron of art but was not among the principal founders of this specific society.

Join Our Telegram Channel

16. Which one among the following was demanded by the All India Depressed

Which one among the following was demanded by the All India Depressed Classes Leaders’ Conference at Bombay in 1931?

Subscribe on YouTube
Universal adult suffrage
Separate electorates for untouchables
Reserved seats for the minorities
A unitary State in India
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
Download PDFAttempt Online
In the period leading up to the Second Round Table Conference in 1931, the political representation of the Depressed Classes (Untouchables) was a highly contentious issue. Leaders of the Depressed Classes, particularly B.R. Ambedkar, strongly advocated for separate electorates for their community, similar to those granted to Muslims by the Morley-Minto Reforms. The All India Depressed Classes Leaders’ Conference in Bombay in 1931 would have articulated this primary demand to ensure adequate political power and representation for the untouchables, who faced severe social discrimination.
The demand for separate electorates for the Depressed Classes was a key point of contention at the Second Round Table Conference (1931) and led to the Communal Award announced by the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in 1932, which granted separate electorates to the Depressed Classes. This was opposed by Mahatma Gandhi, leading to his fast unto death and the eventual Poona Pact (1932), where Depressed Classes accepted reserved seats in the general electorate instead of separate electorates.
While universal adult suffrage was a broader goal of the national movement, the specific demand strongly pushed by the Depressed Classes leadership around 1931 was focused on their political rights and representation through separate electorates or reserved seats to address their unique social and political marginalization.

Join Our Telegram Channel

17. Which one of the following Acts reserved seats for women in Legislatur

Which one of the following Acts reserved seats for women in Legislatures in accordance with the allocation of seats for different communities?

Subscribe on YouTube
The Government of India Act, 1858
The Indian Councils Act, 1909
The Government of India Act, 1919
The Government of India Act, 1935
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
Download PDFAttempt Online
The Government of India Act, 1935, introduced several significant reforms regarding representation in legislatures. While earlier acts like the Government of India Act, 1919, had granted limited voting rights to some women, the 1935 Act expanded the franchise and, importantly, reserved seats for women in the provincial legislatures. These reserved seats were allocated in accordance with the distribution of seats among different communities (General, Muslim, Sikh, etc.).
The Government of India Act, 1935, aimed to broaden representation in the legislatures. It provided for reserved seats for various communities, including Scheduled Castes (then called Depressed Classes), and also included provisions specifically for the representation of women by reserving a certain number of seats for them in the provincial assemblies, typically within the general constituencies.
The earlier acts did not have specific provisions for reserving seats for women. The Indian Councils Act, 1909, primarily dealt with separate electorates for Muslims. The Government of India Act, 1919, introduced diarchy and extended communal representation but did not reserve seats for women. The 1858 Act transferred power to the Crown and did not address legislative representation in this manner.

Join Our Telegram Channel

18. On 31st December, 1929, in which one of the following Congress Session

On 31st December, 1929, in which one of the following Congress Sessions was proclamation of Purna Swaraj made?

Join Our Telegram Channel
Ahmedabad
Calcutta
Lahore
Lucknow
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
Download PDFAttempt Online
The historic resolution declaring “Purna Swaraj” (complete self-rule or independence) as the goal of the Indian National Congress was passed at the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress in December 1929. The resolution was drafted by the Congress Working Committee and declared that the word “Swaraj” in the Congress creed would mean complete independence. The Congress fixed January 26, 1930, as the first “Independence Day” (Purna Swaraj Day), which was celebrated across India.
Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore session of 1929. The Purna Swaraj declaration marked a significant shift in the Congress’s objective from demand for Dominion Status to demand for complete independence from British rule.
Prior Congress sessions had discussed various forms of Swaraj, including Dominion Status, but the Lahore session definitively declared the goal as complete independence. The choice of January 26th to celebrate Independence Day is historically significant; this date was later chosen as the date for the Indian Constitution to come into effect in 1950, making it Republic Day.

Subscribe on YouTube

19. Who among the following scientists introduced the concept of immunizat

Who among the following scientists introduced the concept of immunization to the medical world?

Subscribe on YouTube
Edward Jenner
Robert Koch
Robert Hooke
Carl Linnaeus
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
Download PDFAttempt Online
Edward Jenner is widely recognized as the pioneer of vaccination and immunization. In 1796, he conducted experiments showing that inoculation with material from cowpox lesions could protect people from smallpox, a much more dangerous disease. His work laid the foundation for the modern practice of vaccination and the concept of using a weakened or similar agent to confer immunity.
Robert Koch is famous for his contributions to microbiology, including establishing Koch’s postulates for identifying causative agents of infectious diseases and isolating specific bacteria like the tuberculosis bacillus. Robert Hooke was a scientist who used a microscope to observe and describe cells in cork. Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist who developed the system of binomial nomenclature for classifying organisms. While these scientists made significant contributions to biology and medicine, Edward Jenner is specifically credited with introducing the concept and practice of immunization through vaccination.
Jenner’s discovery was revolutionary and eventually led to the eradication of smallpox, one of the deadliest diseases in human history, demonstrating the immense public health impact of immunization.

Join Our Telegram Channel

20. Which one of the following cell organelles contains DNA?

Which one of the following cell organelles contains DNA?

Join Our Telegram Channel
Golgi apparatus
Mitochondrion
Lysosome
Endoplasmic reticulum
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
Download PDFAttempt Online
Eukaryotic cells contain their primary genetic material in the nucleus in the form of chromosomes. However, some organelles within the cytoplasm also contain their own DNA. These include mitochondria, which are responsible for cellular respiration, and in plant cells, chloroplasts, which are responsible for photosynthesis. This organellar DNA is distinct from nuclear DNA and is typically circular, resembling bacterial DNA.
Out of the options provided, only the mitochondrion contains its own DNA (mtDNA). The Golgi apparatus is involved in modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins and lipids. Lysosomes contain digestive enzymes. The Endoplasmic reticulum is involved in protein and lipid synthesis and transport. None of these latter organelles contain DNA.
The presence of DNA in mitochondria and chloroplasts supports the endosymbiotic theory, which proposes that these organelles originated from free-living prokaryotes that were engulfed by early eukaryotic cells.

Subscribe on YouTube
Page 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5
Test 1Test 2Test 3Test 4Test 5Test 6Test 7Test 8Test 9Test 10Test 11Test 12Test 13Test 14Test 15Test 16Test 17Test 18Test 19Test 20Test 21Test 22