CDS Exam (I)- 2024- English Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (I)- 2024- English

CDS Exam (I)- 2024- English Defence Questions

1.
ANTONYMS
Directions (Next 5 Questions): Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

She accepted the prospect of her medical treatment with equanimity.
A.
tranquillity
B.
agitation
C.
composure
D.
placidity
ANSWER :
B. agitation
2.
He had been vehement in opposing the idea.
A.
ardent
B.
subdued
C.
fervent
D.
impassioned
ANSWER :
B. subdued
3.
He indulges in nefarious activities.
A.
flagitious
B.
execrable
C.
admirable
D.
abominable
ANSWER :
C. admirable
4.
When he was born, his family was indigent.
A.
pretentious
B.
impecunious
C.
affluent
D.
ruined
ANSWER :
C. affluent
5.
All of us are living in turbulent times.
A.
capricious
B.
desolate
C.
tranquil
D.
obstreperous
ANSWER :
C. tranquil
6.
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Directions (Next 10 Questions): Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

I shall not be going to the theatre _____.
A.
if it may snow
B.
if it snow
C.
if it snows
D.
if snowed
ANSWER :
C. if it snows
7.
_____ than a hundred passengers were killed in the recent train accident.
A.
Less
B.
No less
C.
Fewest
D.
No fewer
ANSWER :
D. No fewer
8.
Each of these paintings _____ made by a famous painter.
A.
are
B.
is
C.
be
D.
should
ANSWER :
B. is
9.
This is an area of _____ dense population.
A.
extremely
B.
totally
C.
tangentially
D.
languidly
ANSWER :
A. extremely
10.
Reading ability in young children _____ by speech disorders.
A.
effected
B.
affected
C.
is effected
D.
is affected
ANSWER :
D. is affected