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CDS General Knowledge — Previous Year Questions
2,504 questions from 11 years of CDS exams (2016–2026) — organised into 12 chapters for focused practice.
Chapter-wise PYQs
Biology
195 questions
Physics
213 questions
Geography
398 questions
Chemistry
186 questions
Environment and Ecology
74 questions
History
433 questions
Indian Polity
326 questions
Economics
225 questions
Current Affairs
286 questions
Defence and Security
82 questions
Miscellaneous General Knowledge
88 questions
General Science
1 questions
Year-wise Papers
2026
120 questions
2025
240 questions across both CDS I & II
2024
240 questions across both CDS I & II
2023
240 questions across both CDS I & II
2022
239 questions across both CDS I & II
2021
240 questions across both CDS I & II
2020
240 questions across both CDS I & II
2019
239 questions across both CDS I & II
2018
239 questions across both CDS I & II
2017
235 questions across both CDS I & II
2016
232 questions across both CDS I & II
About CDS General Knowledge PYQs
These are the official questions asked in the CDS (Combined Defence Services) examination conducted by UPSC, covering 2016–2026. UPSC conducts the CDS exam twice every year — CDS I (April) and CDS II (September). This bank includes both papers of each year.
Chapter-wise PYQ practice is the fastest way to master CDS General Knowledge: the exam repeats topics, question styles and difficulty patterns consistently. Working through past questions topic by topic shows you exactly what UPSC asks — and how often.