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CDS English 2021 Question Paper

240 questions from the 2021 CDS exam, combining both papers of the year (CDS I and CDS II).

240questions
2papers (CDS I & II)
11chapters covered
Note: UPSC conducts CDS twice a year. This page combines both 2021 papers — CDS I and CDS II.

Questions from the 2021 exam first 10 of 240 — free

Q1MCQCDS II 2021
AnswerLogic

I asked two people the way to the station

(A)but neither of them could help me
(B)however none of them could show me the way
(C)yet they had doubts about the station
(D)nevertheless they couldn't guide me
Q2MCQCDS II 2021
AnswerLogic

The room was very warm

(A)because the AC was set to moderate temperature
(B)though the AC was set to very cold
(C)since the AC was not very warm in its temperature setting
(D)since the AC was in a very low temperature setting
Q3MCQCDS II 2021
AnswerLogic

We could leave today or we could leave tomorrow

(A)preferring what you want
(B)as you prefer one of the two
(C)depending on what you prefer
(D)whichever you prefer
Q4MCQCDS II 2021
AnswerLogic

Mohan and I couldn't get into the house because

(A)neither of us had the keys
(B)both of us do not have the keys
(C)either of us did not have the keys
(D)neither of us did have the keys
Q5MCQCDS II 2021
AnswerLogic

There are many good hotels, you can choose to stay in

(A)many of them
(B)any one of them
(C)either of them
(D)all of them
Q6MCQCDS II 2021
AnswerLogic

The bus service is very good; there is a bus

(A)after ten minutes
(B)in ten minutes
(C)before ten minutes
(D)every ten minutes
Q7MCQCDS II 2021
AnswerLogic

We live near a busy airport; the planes fly

(A)near our house
(B)by our house
(C)over our house
(D)around our house
Q8MCQCDS II 2021
AnswerLogic

Dan was very quiet. He didn't say a word

(A)all the evening
(B)the entire evening
(C)all the entire evening
(D)entire evening
Q9MCQCDS II 2021
AnswerLogic

I don't like stories

(A)which can have unhappy endings
(B)which had sad endings
(C)that have unhappy endings
(D)which are unhappy endings
Q10MCQCDS II 2021
AnswerLogic

Not everything

(A)that happened was my fault
(B)which happen was my fault
(C)what happened was my fault
(D)whatever happened was my fault

Topics covered in 2021

Ordering of Words in a Sentence

20 questions in 2021

Ordering of Sentences

20 questions in 2021

Fill in the Blanks

20 questions in 2021

Cloze Test

20 questions in 2021

Spotting Errors

20 questions in 2021

Comprehension Passage

20 questions in 2021

Synonyms and Antonyms

40 questions in 2021

Vocabulary Usage

20 questions in 2021

Idioms and Phrases

20 questions in 2021

Sentence Completion

20 questions in 2021

Prepositions

20 questions in 2021

About the 2021 CDS English paper

UPSC conducted CDS twice in 2021 — CDS I and CDS II. This page brings both English papers together: 240 questions as asked in the actual exams. The 2021 questions drew from 11 topics.

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