CDS Exam (I)- 2014 - English Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (I)- 2014 - English

CDS Exam (I)- 2014 - English Defence Questions

31.
Fewer rainfall means less traffic accidents, according to the experts' report on highway safety.
A.
Less rainfall means fewer traffic accidents
B.
Less rainfall means less traffic accidents
C.
Fewer rainfall means fewer traffic accidents
D.
No improvement
ANSWER :
A. Less rainfall means fewer traffic accidents
32.
I never saw you at the party yesterday.
A.
have not seen
B.
did not see
C.
had never seen
D.
No improvement
ANSWER :
B. did not see
33.
Ajeet is a bigger scholar than his brother.
A.
better
B.
smaller
C.
superior
D.
No improvement
ANSWER :
A. better
34.
I did not wait for him because he went out before I arrived.
A.
has gone out
B.
had gone out
C.
had been out
D.
No improvement
ANSWER :
B. had gone out
35.
Whenever I saw him, he has been reading the same novel.
A.
had been reading
B.
read
C.
was reading
D.
No improvement
ANSWER :
C. was reading
36.
Since the beginning of the term, we are spending a lot of time on poetry.
A.
spent
B.
will spend
C.
have spent
D.
No improvement
ANSWER :
C. have spent
37.
Your sister cooks well, isn't she ?
A.
isn't it ?
B.
doesn't she ?
C.
doesn't it ?
D.
No improvement
ANSWER :
B. doesn't she ?
38.
Dickens' novels, like many writers, are largely autobiographical.
A.
like those of many other writers
B.
like so many others
C.
like many other novelists
D.
No improvement
ANSWER :
A. like those of many other writers
39.
She was as pretty as, if not prettier than, any other girl at the party.
A.
She was very pretty
B.
She was pretty
C.
She was the prettiest
D.
No improvement
ANSWER :
D. No improvement
40.
Never I have seen such breathtaking scenery !
A.
Never have I
B.
Ever I have
C.
I cannot ever
D.
No improvement
ANSWER :
A. Never have I