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CDS English 2026 Question Paper

119 questions from the 2026 CDS exam.

119questions
8chapters covered

Questions from the 2026 exam first 10 of 119 — free

Q1MCQ2026
AnswerLogic

Pontoon and Platoon

(A)Pontoon means a wooden platform and Platoon means a bamboo structure
(B)Pontoon means a group of soldiers and Platoon means a series of bunkers
(C)Pontoon means a temporary bridge and Platoon means a group of soldiers
(D)Pontoon means a group of people and Platoon means a temporary bridge
Q2MCQ2026
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Invoke and Revoke

(A)Invoke means to invite trouble for doing something and Revoke means to repay debts
(B)Invoke means to use the law to achieve something and Revoke means to officially cancel permission or agreement
(C)Invoke means to use the law to achieve something and Revoke means to ignore legal procedures
(D)Invoke means to usher newness and Revoke means to stick to tradition
Q3MCQ2026
AnswerLogic

Imminent and Eminent

(A)Imminent means immobile and Eminent means extremely large
(B)Imminent means extremely large and Eminent means immobile
(C)Imminent means famous and respected, and Eminent means happening soon
(D)Imminent means happening soon and Eminent means famous and respected
Q4MCQ2026
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Liable and Libel

(A)Liable means being legally responsible and Libel means publishing something that is false
(B)Liable means publishing something that is false and Libel means being legally responsible
(C)Liable means the willingness to understand and Libel means being generous
(D)Liable means being generous and Libel means the willingness to understand
Q5MCQ2026
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Incredible and Incredulous

(A)Incredible means impossible to understand something and Incredulous means extremely grateful
(B)Incredible means difficult to believe and Incredulous means not willing to believe something
(C)Incredible means not willing to believe and Incredulous means difficult to believe something
(D)Incredible means extremely grateful and Incredulous means impossible to understand something
Q6MCQ2026
AnswerLogic

Climatic and Climactic

(A)Climatic means related to climate and Climactic means the most exciting part of a story or situation
(B)Climatic means the most exciting part of a story or situation and Climactic means related to climate
(C)Climatic means scientific study of climate and Climactic means climbing to the top of something
(D)Climatic means climbing to the top of something and Climactic means the scientific study of climate
Q7MCQ2026
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Cursor and Cursory

(A)Cursor means a handwriting type and Cursory means very rude
(B)Cursor means very offensive and Cursory means related to custom
(C)Cursor means very old norms and Cursory means invoking a curse
(D)Cursor means a pointer and Cursory means something done in haste
Q8MCQ2026
AnswerLogic

Affect and Effect

(A)Affect means the origin of something and Effect means the consequence of an action
(B)Affect means to influence and Effect means the result of an action
(C)Affect means to impact something and Effect means to reason
(D)Affect means the consequence of something and Effect means to influence something
Q9MCQ2026
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Hard and Hardly

(A)Hard means difficult to a great degree and Hardly means scarcely
(B)Hard means difficult and Hardly means very difficult
(C)Hard means with great force and Hardly means ever so often
(D)Hard means to a great degree and Hardly means never
Q10MCQ2026
AnswerLogic

Conscious and Conscience

(A)Conscious means brightness and Conscience means social awareness
(B)Conscious means awareness and Conscience means being spiritually aware
(C)Conscious means being able to perceive and Conscience means inner sense of right and wrong
(D)Conscious means clarity of purpose and Conscience means perception

Topics covered in 2026

Ordering of Sentences

10 questions in 2026

Fill in the Blanks

10 questions in 2026

Spotting Errors

5 questions in 2026

Comprehension Passage

4 questions in 2026

Synonyms and Antonyms

20 questions in 2026

Vocabulary Usage

50 questions in 2026

Idioms and Phrases

10 questions in 2026

Sentence Completion

10 questions in 2026

About the 2026 CDS English paper

All 119 questions from the 2026 CDS (Combined Defence Services) English paper. The 2026 questions drew from 8 topics.

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