CDS (II) 2019 · 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
- Ordering of sentences15
- Synonyms10
- Antonyms10
- Ordering of words10
- Prepositions3
- Connectors3
- Vocabulary2
- Word forms2
- Conditionals1
- Subjunctive1
- Determiners1
Sample question from this paper
Spotting errors · medium
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error (the parts are separated by '/'). If the sentence is correct, choose 'No error'.
Neither of the two pilots / were able to land the helicopter / on the narrow ridge.
Neither of the two pilots / were able to land the helicopter / on the narrow ridge.
- A. on the narrow ridge.
- B. No error
- C. were able to land the helicopter
- D. Neither of the two pilots
Show answer and solution
Answer: C
'Neither' takes a singular verb: 'was able'. The other parts are idiomatic.
'Neither' takes a singular verb: 'was able'. The other parts are idiomatic.