CDS Exam (II)- 2016 - English Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (II)- 2016 - English

CDS Exam (II)- 2016 - English Defence Questions

11.
S1: Don’t you think that the housefly is a nuisance?
S6: When you see a fly rubbing its legs together, it is just cleaning itself, and scraping off some of the material that has gathered there.
P: For ages that’s what man considered the fly to be — just a nuisance.
Q: It was discovered that these flies carried disease germs that cause the death of millions of people every year.
R: But now we know that the innocent-looking housefly is one of man’s worst enemies.
S: It makes an irritating buzzing sound; it annoys you when it crawls on your skin; and so on.
The proper sequence should be
A.
RQPS
B.
PQSR
C.
QPRS
D.
SPRQ
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ANSWER :
D. SPRQ
12.
S1: Iguanodon was one of the first dinosaurs to be scientifically described.
S6: This quadrupedal dinosaur lived about 70 million years ago and its fossils are found in many parts of England, Europe, Asia and North Africa.
P: These teeth formed a dental battery in which replacing teeth were constantly growing.
Q: The fore limbs were slightly larger than other members of its group known as Ornithischia.
R: It had numerous teeth in the sides of the jaws, arranged in rows.
S: It was about 40 feet in length.
The proper sequence should be
A.
QSRP
B.
SRPQ
C.
RQPS
D.
PQSR
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ANSWER :
B. SRPQ
13.
S1: A single device can heat fluids without requiring an electrical element.
S6: Because there is no electrical element, there is no risk of fire, so the system is suitable for dangerous environments.
P: A heat exchanger transfers heat from the central cavity to an air heater, a water heater or an industrial processor.
Q: It has a container like the crank case of a car’s engine, which contains the fluid to be heated.
R: Compression and friction at the nozzles heat the fluid so that the temperature in the central cavity rises steadily.
S: A motor and pulley inside the container turn a rotor wheel, which in turn forces the fluid again and again through narrow nozzles into a central cavity.
The proper sequence should be
A.
RPSQ
B.
SPQR
C.
QSRP
D.
SRPQ
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ANSWER :
C. QSRP
14.
S1: There is no doubt that the rules governing imports, manufacture and the use of pesticides need to be further tightened up.
S6: At the same time, better pollution control measures are needed to check the discharge of poisonous gases and chemicals by a host of other industries which are equally responsible for poisoning our world.
P: But a more practical and feasible approach is required to tackle this problem.
Q: No one can deny the importance of pesticides in our agriculture.
R: The proposed amendment is an attempt at doing this, but in the process it seems to have gone overboard in most cases.
S: Even today, nearly a fourth of our crop is lost due to pests and weeds.
The proper sequence should be
A.
RPSQ
B.
RQSP
C.
QSPR
D.
PRSQ
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ANSWER :
A. RPSQ
15.
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
Directions (Next 25 Questions): Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a “No improvement” response will be signified by the letter (d).

Suppose if you are selected, will you give us a treat?
A.
Supposing if
B.
If suppose
C.
If
D.
No improvement
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ANSWER :
C. If
16.
I would rather have a noble enemy than a mean friend.
A.
would more have
B.
would have
C.
will have
D.
No improvement
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ANSWER :
D. No improvement
17.
He decided to take the help of a guide lest he may miss the way.
A.
he should miss
B.
he will miss
C.
he might fail to see
D.
No improvement
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ANSWER :
A. he should miss
18.
He wanted my permission to taking part in sports.
A.
to take part in
B.
for to take part in
C.
for to taking part in
D.
No improvement
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ANSWER :
A. to take part in
19.
We are doing this in the interest of the poors.
A.
in the interests of the poors
B.
in the interests of the poor
C.
for the interests of the poor
D.
No improvement
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ANSWER :
B. in the interests of the poor
20.
He reached his destination at night.
A.
destination
B.
at his destination
C.
on his destination
D.
No improvement
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ANSWER :
D. No improvement
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