CDS (II) 2021 · 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
- Spotting errors20
- Sentence improvement15
- Ordering of sentences15
- Cloze test15
- Reading comprehension12
- Synonyms10
- Antonyms10
- Ordering of words10
- Inference8
- Vocabulary in context3
- Title / central idea1
- Tone1
Sample question from this paper
Spotting errors · medium
Find out whether there is an error in any part of the sentence. If there is none, choose 'No error'.
(A) Neither the captain nor his officers
(B) were aware that the bridge
(C) have been washed away by the flood.
(D) No error
(A) Neither the captain nor his officers
(B) were aware that the bridge
(C) have been washed away by the flood.
(D) No error
- A. Part A
- B. Part B
- C. Part C
- D. No error
Show answer and solution
Answer: C
Tense error. The reported event happened before the officers' lack of awareness, so the past perfect 'had been washed away' is needed; 'have been' wrongly links a past situation to the present.
Tense error. The reported event happened before the officers' lack of awareness, so the past perfect 'had been washed away' is needed; 'have been' wrongly links a past situation to the present.