CDS Exam (I)- 2017 - English Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (I)- 2017 - English

CDS Exam (I)- 2017 - English Defence Questions

1.
ORDERING OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE
Directions (Next 20 Questions): In each of the items in this section, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

P: he
Q: almost
R: planned the entire strategy of operation
S: single-handed
The proper sequence should be
A.
RSPQ
B.
PRQS
C.
SQRP
D.
QPSR
ANSWER :
B. PRQS
2.
P: it is a fact that rice is one of the most prolific
Q: than almost any other crop
R: yielding a greater return per acre
S: of food crops
The proper sequence should be
A.
SRQP
B.
RPSQ
C.
QRSP
D.
PSRQ
ANSWER :
D. PSRQ
3.
P: up to the end of the eighteenth century, not only because it was often fatal,
Q: smallpox was a particularly dreaded disease,
R: but also because those who recovered
S: were permanently disfigured
The proper sequence should be
A.
PQRS
B.
QRSP
C.
PRSQ
D.
QPRS
ANSWER :
D. QPRS
4.
P: a person bitten by a rabid dog
Q: would be seized by violent symptoms
R: after an incubation period of a month or two
S: and die an agonizing death
The proper sequence should be
A.
PRSQ
B.
SRQP
C.
QPRS
D.
PQRS
ANSWER :
D. PQRS
5.
The traveller,
P: sat down
Q: to rest
R: by the roadside
S: being weary,
The proper sequence should be
A.
PQRS
B.
RSPQ
C.
SPQR
D.
RPQS
ANSWER :
C. SPQR
6.
P: the house was
Q: away
R: with its liveliest member
S: gloomy
The proper sequence should be
A.
PQRS
B.
PSRQ
C.
RSPQ
D.
QRPS
ANSWER :
B. PSRQ
7.
P: he was a tiny man
Q: with a sprightly walk
R: tall
S: barely five feet
The proper sequence should be
A.
RSQP
B.
SRQP
C.
QSPR
D.
PSRQ
ANSWER :
D. PSRQ
8.
P: rules and regulations
Q: he cheerfully ignored its demands
R: a life of
S: unaccustomed to
The proper sequence should be
A.
PQRS
B.
QRPS
C.
SRPQ
D.
QSRP
ANSWER :
C. SRPQ
9.
The man
P: for a moment,
Q: looked at me
R: and thus emptied my pockets
S: turned me upside down
The proper sequence should be
A.
PQRS
B.
QPRS
C.
QPSR
D.
PQSR
ANSWER :
C. QPSR
10.
The lady
P: today
Q: is visiting
R: us
S: who composed this poem
The proper sequence should be
A.
RQPS
B.
PRQS
C.
QRPS
D.
SQRP
ANSWER :
D. SQRP