CDS Exam (I)- 2025 - English Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (I)- 2025 - English

CDS Exam (I)- 2025 - English Defence Questions

1.
Directions (Next 10 Questions): Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The officer under suspension felt intimated by the committee members during his interrogation regarding the allegations against him.
A.
inculcated
B.
intimidated
C.
asphyxiated
D.
annulled
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ANSWER :
B. intimidated
2.
Amongst them all, she was the only one with the perquisite to understand the complexity of the situation.
A.
perspicacity
B.
perniciousness
C.
peremptoriness
D.
presumptuousness
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ANSWER :
A. perspicacity
3.
At the official function organised for the attending dignitaries, guests arrived in scrumptious attire for the banquet.
A.
synergistic
B.
stentorian
C.
sumptuous
D.
scrimpy
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ANSWER :
C. sumptuous
4.
The lake atop the mountain has always been the lyre for intrepid hikers.
A.
link
B.
line
C.
life
D.
lure
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ANSWER :
D. lure
5.
The candidates went through an intensive instruction process before their absorption into the service.
A.
immersion
B.
intimation
C.
induction
D.
unction
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ANSWER :
C. induction
6.
The office memorandum directed personnel to minimise their consumption of office stationery by up to twenty percent.
A.
supervise
B.
surmise
C.
magnify
D.
reduce
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ANSWER :
D. reduce
7.
The announcement of an unexpected bonus led to great tumult among the staff.
A.
merriment
B.
trepidation
C.
upheaval
D.
uproar
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ANSWER :
A. merriment
8.
The scurrilous remarks in the article were met with great joy by the leadership of the company.
A.
laudatory
B.
reviling
C.
scathing
D.
upbraiding
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ANSWER :
A. laudatory
9.
His inappropriate behaviour earned plaudits from his colleagues.
A.
sanctimoniousness
B.
triumph
C.
opprobrium
D.
banter
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ANSWER :
C. opprobrium
10.
The enormity of the mountain range stunned the visitors to the hill station.
A.
eternity
B.
enormousness
C.
extremity
D.
simulacrum
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ANSWER :
B. enormousness
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