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Static GKMediumAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GK

Consider the following statements about the position of the Chief of Defence Staff : 1. He is the Head of the Department of Military Affairs within the Ministry of Defence. 2. He is the Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. 3. He does not exercise any military command over the three Service Chiefs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3

Correct answer

D. 1, 2 and 3

Explanation

The correct answer is D, 1, 2 and 3. The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was created in December 2019 on the advice of the Kargil Review Committee and later expert groups, and the first CDS took office on 1 January 2020. The CDS heads the Department of Military Affairs, a new department created within the Ministry of Defence, so Statement 1 is correct. He is also the Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, a role that earlier rotated among the senior-most of the three chiefs, so Statement 2 is correct. The government order made clear that the CDS acts as principal military adviser to the Defence Minister but does not exercise any military command, including over the three Service Chiefs, so Statement 3 is correct. Option A is wrong because Statements 2 and 3 are also correct. Option B is wrong because it leaves out Statement 1. Option C is wrong because it leaves out Statement 2. Exam tip: CDS, a four-star officer, heads the Department of Military Affairs and chairs the Chiefs of Staff Committee, without command over the Service Chiefs.

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Q1.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Peninsula Shield Force is a military arm of

  1. A.Organization of Islamic Cooperation
  2. B.Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
  3. C.Gulf Cooperation Council
  4. D.Arab League
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Correct answer: C. Gulf Cooperation Council

The Peninsula Shield Force is the joint military force of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), set up in 1984 to deter and respond to attacks on its member states.

Q2.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements with regard to the UN Peacekeeping Operation :

1. The power to authorize a Peacekeeping Operation is exclusively vested with the General Assembly.

2. UN Peacekeeping Operations are deployed with the consent of the main parties to the conflict.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: B. 2 only

UN peacekeeping missions are set up by resolutions of the Security Council, the organ that the UN Charter makes primarily responsible for international peace and security, so the power does not rest exclusively with the General Assembly and statement 1 is wrong.

Q3.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKMedium

Which one of the following pairs of Newspaper and Editor is not correctly matched ?

Newspaper — Editor

  1. A.Navjivan — Mahatma Gandhi
  2. B.Mahratta — Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. C.Bengalee — Surendranath Banerjea
  4. D.Voice of India — Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Correct answer: D. Voice of India — Gopal Krishna Gokhale

The Voice of India was an English journal started in Bombay in 1883 by Dadabhai Naoroji, who later merged it with the Indian Spectator; Gokhale was not its editor.