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

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CDS Exam (II)- 2025 - English

CDS Exam (II)- 2025 - English Defence Questions

41.
Directions (Next 10 Questions): In the following items a pair of sentences (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second sentence to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

S1: Failure is the stepping stone to success.
S2: Successive failures are not however successive stepping stones to success.
The second sentence:
A.
contradicts the wisdom of the first
B.
contrasts the wisdom of the first
C.
confirms the wisdom of the first
D.
qualifies the wisdom of the first
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ANSWER :
D. qualifies the wisdom of the first
42.
S1: All human beings are created equal in every respect.
S2: Some people are more equal than others.
The second sentence:
A.
contradicts the first
B.
corroborates the first
C.
correlates to the first
D.
coincides with the first
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ANSWER :
A. contradicts the first
43.
S1: The origin of the universe has been traced to the Big Bang.
S2: There can be no knowledge of what existed before the Big Bang.
The second sentence:
A.
contradicts the assertion made in the first
B.
explains the basis behind the first
C.
establishes limits on the assertion made in the first
D.
confirms the assertion made in the first
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ANSWER :
C. establishes limits on the assertion made in the first
44.
S1: The highest clouds in the skies are the most fascinating.
S2: We are most attracted to those things that are most out of our reach.
The second sentence:
A.
reiterates the axiom stated in the first
B.
annuls the axiom stated in the first
C.
contradicts the axiom stated in the first
D.
contrasts the assertion made in the first
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ANSWER :
A. reiterates the axiom stated in the first
45.
S1: A four-stroke engine is more efficient than a two-stroke engine.
S2: The two-stroke engine has been phased out to protect the environment.
The second sentence:
A.
correlates to the first
B.
contradicts the first
C.
contrasts with the first
D.
confirms the first
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ANSWER :
A. correlates to the first
46.
S1: Bottled water is safer than tap water.
S2: In many countries tap water is fed to babies.
The second sentence:
A.
asserts the first
B.
confirms the first
C.
contrasts with the first
D.
is an extension of the first
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ANSWER :
C. contrasts with the first
47.
S1: The peacock is India's national bird.
S2: The Great Indian Bustard is the state bird of Rajasthan.
The second sentence:
A.
provides additional information to what is contained in the first
B.
provides contradictory information to what is contained in the first
C.
provides less information than what is contained in the first
D.
provides escalatory information to what is contained in the first
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ANSWER :
A. provides additional information to what is contained in the first
48.
S1: Field games are generally more popular than individual sports.
S2: Across the world tennis is more popular than hockey.
The second sentence:
A.
reiterates the first
B.
contradicts the first
C.
contrasts with the first
D.
reinforces the first
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ANSWER :
B. contradicts the first
49.
S1: Forest cover is conducive to ecological recovery.
S2: Unchecked urbanisation leads to environmental degradation.
The second sentence:
A.
correlates to the first
B.
disputes the first
C.
contrasts with the first
D.
contradicts the first
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ANSWER :
C. contrasts with the first
50.
S1: Indians have been emigrating to countries across the world for centuries.
S2: The Indian diaspora is a model of success across the world.
The second sentence:
A.
corroborates the first
B.
disputes the first
C.
is a logical consequence of the first
D.
has no logical dependence on the first
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ANSWER :
D. has no logical dependence on the first
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