CDS Exam (I)- 2022 - English Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (I)- 2022 - English

CDS Exam (I)- 2022 - English Defence Questions

31.
ORDERING OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE
Directions (Next 10 Questions): Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

P: as soon as
Q: the government was pressed to do
R: something for the poor
S: the session commenced
The proper sequence should be
A.
QRSP
B.
RQPS
C.
PSQR
D.
SQRP
ANSWER :
C. PSQR
32.
P: they do not come within my subject
Q: lightly esteemed by me
R: if I don't speak to them, it's because
S: and not because they are
The proper sequence should be
A.
SPRQ
B.
QRPS
C.
RSPQ
D.
RPSQ
ANSWER :
D. RPSQ
33.
P: no magnanimous victor
Q: the fortune of war had
R: put in his power so cruelly
S: would treat those whom
The proper sequence should be
A.
PQRS
B.
PSQR
C.
SQRP
D.
RPQS
ANSWER :
B. PSQR
34.
P: call in question
Q: whatever else one may say of him
R: no one dare
S: his honesty of purpose
The proper sequence should be
A.
QSPR
B.
SPRQ
C.
QRPS
D.
PQRS
ANSWER :
C. QRPS
35.
P: has become
Q: ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began,
R: a fixture of everyday life
S: calibrating disease-related risk
The proper sequence should be
A.
QSPR
B.
SRQP
C.
PQRS
D.
QPRS
ANSWER :
A. QSPR
36.
P: late sixties
Q: he still enjoys vigorous
R: he is in his
S: health; although
The proper sequence should be
A.
QPRS
B.
SPRQ
C.
QSRP
D.
PQRS
ANSWER :
C. QSRP
37.
P: inviting as the retort of abuse
Q: nothing is so easy and
R: and sarcasm but it is a paltry
S: and an unprofitable contest
The proper sequence should be
A.
QRSP
B.
RSPQ
C.
QRPS
D.
QPRS
ANSWER :
D. QPRS
38.
P: introduces antithetical ideas
Q: an epigram is a brief and
R: pointed saying that frequently
S: that cause one to think afresh
The proper sequence should be
A.
PQRS
B.
QRPS
C.
SQRP
D.
QPRS
ANSWER :
B. QRPS
39.
P: of antithesis whereby two
Q: predicted at once
R: oxymoron is a special form
S: contradictory qualities are
The proper sequence should be
A.
PQRS
B.
PRQS
C.
RPSQ
D.
SPRQ
ANSWER :
C. RPSQ
40.
P: and marble; they thus mock him
Q: people talk of memorials to
R: him in statues of bronze
S: and belie his message
The proper sequence should be
A.
QRSP
B.
PQRS
C.
QRPS
D.
RQSP
ANSWER :
C. QRPS