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Active and Passive Voice — CDS English PYQs

10 questions from this chapter, asked in 2 CDS exams between 2018–2024.

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2CDS exams
2018–2024years covered

Questions asked per year

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Q1MCQ2024
AnswerLogic

Change from Active to Passive voice :
Respect your elders

(A)You should respect elders
(B)Elders are respected
(C)Respect the elders
(D)Elders should be respected
Q2MCQ2024
AnswerLogic

Change from Active to Passive voice :
Shut the door

(A)The door is to be shut
(B)Let the door be shut
(C)The door be shut
(D)No change
Q3MCQ2024
AnswerLogic

Change from Passive to Active voice :
Sujata was advised by her mother to carry an umbrella while stepping out into the rain

(A)Her mother advised Sujata to carry an umbrella while stepping out into the rain
(B)Sujata advised her mother to carry an umbrella while stepping out into the rain
(C)The mother advised Sujata to carry an umbrella while stepping out into the rain
(D)No change
Q4MCQ2024
AnswerLogic

Change from Passive to Active voice :
He was said to be a good cricketer

(A)They said he is a good cricketer
(B)They said he was a good cricketer
(C)He is a good cricketer
(D)No change
Q5MCQ2024
AnswerLogic

Change from Passive to Active voice :
His hair is being cut by a professional

(A)A professional will be cutting his hair
(B)A professional is cutting his hair
(C)He will be getting a professional haircut
(D)No change
Q6MCQ2018
AnswerLogic

The members of the parliament elect their group leader either by consensus or by voice vote.

(A)The group leader is elected by the members of the parliament either by consensus or by voice vote
(B)The group leader was elected by the members of the parliament either by consensus or by voice vote
(C)The group leader has been elected by the members of the parliament either by consensus or by voice vote
(D)The members of the parliament are elected by their group leader either by consensus or by voice vote
Q7MCQ2018
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All the examinees have answered one particular question in the long answer writing section.

(A)One particular question is answered by all the examinees in the long answer writing section
(B)One particular question was answered by all the examinees in the long answer writing section
(C)All the examinees answered one particular question in the long answer writing section
(D)One particular question has been answered by all the examinees in the long answer writing section
Q8MCQ2018
AnswerLogic

The writer who passed away recently has authored a dozen novels and a number of poetry collections.

(A)A dozen novels and a number of poetry collections have been authored by the writer who passed away recently
(B)A dozen novels and a number of poetry collections has been authored by the writer who passed away recently
(C)A dozen novels and a number of poetry collections were authored by the writer who passed away recently
(D)A dozen novels and a number of poetry collections had been authored by the writer who passed away recently
Q9MCQ2018
AnswerLogic

Shut the door.

(A)Shut the door
(B)Let the door be shut
(C)The door be shut
(D)The door is shut
Q10MCQ2018
AnswerLogic

India won freedom with the blood and sweat of hundreds and thousands of Indians.

(A)India had won freedom with the blood and sweat of hundreds and thousands of Indians
(B)Freedom had been won by India with the blood and sweat of hundreds and thousands of Indians
(C)Freedom was won by India with the blood and sweat of hundreds and thousands of Indians
(D)Freedom was won by hundreds and thousands of Indians with their blood and sweat

Why practise Active and Passive Voice PYQs?

Active and Passive Voice has appeared in 2 CDS English exams we track between 2018–2024. UPSC examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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