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CDS English 2025 Question Paper

240 questions from the 2025 CDS exam, combining both papers of the year (CDS I and CDS II).

240questions
2papers (CDS I & II)
10chapters covered
Note: UPSC conducts CDS twice a year. This page combines both 2025 papers — CDS I and CDS II.

Questions from the 2025 exam first 10 of 240 — free

Q1MCQCDS I 2025

The officer under suspension felt intimated by the committee members during his interrogation regarding the allegations against him.

(A)inculcated
(B)intimidated
(C)asphyxiated
(D)annulled
Q2MCQCDS I 2025

Amongst them all, she was the only one with the perquisite to understand the complexity of the situation.

(A)perspicacity
(B)perniciousness
(C)peremptoriness
(D)presumptuousness
Q3MCQCDS I 2025

At the official function organised for the attending dignitaries, guests arrived in scrumptious attire for the banquet.

(A)synergistic
(B)stentorian
(C)sumptuous
(D)scrimpy
Q4MCQCDS I 2025

The lake atop the mountain has always been the lyre for intrepid hikers.

(A)link
(B)line
(C)life
(D)lure
Q5MCQCDS I 2025

The candidates went through an intensive instruction process before their absorption into the service.

(A)immersion
(B)intimation
(C)induction
(D)unction
Q6MCQCDS I 2025

The office memorandum directed personnel to minimise their consumption of office stationery by up to twenty percent.

(A)supervise
(B)surmise
(C)lower
(D)reduce
Q7MCQCDS I 2025

The announcement of an unexpected bonus led to great tumult among the staff.

(A)merriment
(B)trepidation
(C)upheaval
(D)uproar
Q8MCQCDS I 2025

The scurrilous remarks in the article were met with great joy by the leadership of the company.

(A)laudatory
(B)reviling
(C)scathing
(D)upbraiding
Q9MCQCDS I 2025

His inappropriate behaviour earned plaudits from his colleagues.

(A)sanctimoniousness
(B)triumph
(C)opprobrium
(D)banter
Q10MCQCDS I 2025

The enormity of the mountain range stunned the visitors to the hill station.

(A)eternity
(B)enormousness
(C)extremity
(D)simulacrum

Topics covered in 2025

About the 2025 CDS English paper

UPSC conducted CDS twice in 2025 CDS I and CDS II. This page brings both English papers together: 240 questions as asked in the actual exams. The 2025 questions drew from 10 topics.

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