CDS (II) 2025 · 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
- 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
Each sentence below has been divided into four parts, A to D. One part contains an error. Identify that part.
A. Each of the soldiers
B. were given a new
C. set of winter clothing
D. before the exercise.
A. Each of the soldiers
B. were given a new
C. set of winter clothing
D. before the exercise.
- A. Part A
- B. Part B
- C. Part C
- D. Part D
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Answer: B
'Each' is a singular subject and takes a singular verb, so 'were given' must be 'was given'. The plural noun 'soldiers' after 'of' is the distractor that tempts a plural verb.
'Each' is a singular subject and takes a singular verb, so 'were given' must be 'was given'. The plural noun 'soldiers' after 'of' is the distractor that tempts a plural verb.