CDS (II) 2016 · English
A full English paper in the UPSC CDS pattern: 120 questions in 2 hours, with a third of the question's marks deducted for every wrong answer. Spotting errors, sentence improvement, synonyms and antonyms, fill in the blanks, sentence and word ordering, and reading comprehension.
120questions
100marks
2 hoursno calculator
42/54/24easy / medium / hard
Topics in this paper
English · 120 questions
- Reading comprehension25
- Spotting errors20
- Sentence improvement15
- Fill in the blanks15
- Ordering of sentences15
- Synonyms10
- Antonyms10
- Ordering of words10
Sample question from this paper
Spotting errors · medium
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.
(A) The garrison commander,
(B) along with his staff officers,
(C) are planning to inspect
(D) the northern outposts next week.
(A) The garrison commander,
(B) along with his staff officers,
(C) are planning to inspect
(D) the northern outposts next week.
- A. The garrison commander,
- B. along with his staff officers,
- C. are planning to inspect
- D. the northern outposts next week.
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Answer: C
The subject is 'commander'; 'along with his staff officers' is parenthetical and does not make it plural. The verb should be 'is planning', so part C is wrong.
The subject is 'commander'; 'along with his staff officers' is parenthetical and does not make it plural. The verb should be 'is planning', so part C is wrong.