CDS English Exam Paper – 23 October 2016


CDS English Exam Paper - 23 October 2016

Combined Defense Services (CDS) English solved exam paper conducted by UPSC on 23 October 2016 available here. UPSC organizes CDS Exam twice in a year. This is a second CDS exam paper of year 2016. CDS exam will consist of three papers – English, General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics.

Exam Paper :— (CDS) English
Exam Organizer :— Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Exam Date :— 23 October 2016

(See other paper of this exam – General Knowledge Paper)

CDS (English) solved exam paper (2nd) 2016

Directions– (Q. 1-30) in the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of three words marked A, B and C. One of which fits the meaning of the passage. Choose the best word out of the three. Mark the letter viz……, A, B or C, relating to this word on your answer sheet. Example K and L have been solved for you.
K. the ……….was in the school in Simla.
A. boy
B. Horse
C. Dog

L. ……….was homesick.
A. she
B. It
C. He

Explanation– out of the list given in item K, only, ‘boy’ is the correct answer because usually, a boy, and not a horse or a dog, attends school. So A is to be marked on the answer sheet for item K. A boy is usually referred to as ‘he’, so for item L, ‘C’ is the correct answer. Notice that to solve the first item K, you have to read the rest of the sentence and then see what fits best.

Passage – I

Many of us believe that science is something modern,……..(1)….the truth is that…..(2)…..has been using science for……(3)…..very long time. However, it has ……(4)…. A greater effect on human lives in the last 25…….(5)……30 years than in the hundreds of years……..(6)……. The invention of the plough. The ….(7)….gifts of science have made modern life…… (8)…. And comfortable. But science has…..(9)…….the same time created new problems. One of these which may become …..(10)… in the years to come, is ….(11)….of ‘jet-lag’. With the coming of modern jets, flying at more than 900 km an hour, the world….(12)….very small indeed. Today if you…….(13) …..new delhi at 4:00 in the morning, you ….(14)…..eat an early breakfast in the sky….(15)….kabul, and be in london by about 1:00 p.m.

1. A. If
B. Though
C. Unless

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Answer – B

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2. A. men
B. people
C. man

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Answer – C

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3. A. the
B. a
C. that

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Answer – B

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4. A. has
B. have
C. had

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Answer – C

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5. A. and
B. or
C. either

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Answer – B

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6. A. from
B. for
C. since

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Answer – C

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7. A. marvellous
B. costly
C. inexpensive

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Answer – A

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8. A. dull
B. exciting
C. aimless

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Answer – B

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9. A. at
B. in
C. within

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Answer – A

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10. A. bad
B. worse
C. good

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Answer – B

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11. A. those
B. this
C. that

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12. A. can become
B. become
C. has become

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Answer – C

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13. A. leave
B. will leave
C. would leave

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Answer – A

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14. A. will
B. can
C. must

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Answer – B

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15. A. at
B. on
C. over

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Passage – II

All of us know the kinds of substances that are known as metals. They are commonly distinguished from other substances by their bright and shiny surfaces. The majority of them are fairly heavy…..(16)……most metals are hard and strong, they…….(17)….hammered, pulled and pressed into various shapes…….(18)…….strong machines. It is more easy to shape…..(19)…..piece of metal after it has just been……(20)…….heated because heat softens it. Very great heat…..(21)……to melt a metal to its liquid……(22)……metal workers always pour the liquid metal……(23)…….a hollow from called a mould, usually made of …..(24)…..prepared moulding sand held in a box of wood or iron…….(25)…..the metal…….(26)…… the moulding boxes are broken open and the…….(27)…….metal shapes are taken out of the moulds……..(28)…..process is called casting. Metal objects that …..(29)……by this process break more easily than those made by hammering. when……..(30)……metals are melted they can be mixed together. The mixture is called an alloy.

16. A. since
B. although
C. when

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17. A. can be
B. cannot be
C. a

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Answer – A

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18. A. by mean of
B. by meaning of
C. by means of

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Answer – C

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19. A. the
B. that
C. a

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20. A. lightly
B. warmly
C. now

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21. A. must need
B. been needed
C. is needed

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22. A. flow
B. condition
C. content

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Answer – B

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23. A. out of
B. into
C. onto

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24. A. specialist
B. specified
C. specially

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Answer – C

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25. A. before
B. after
C. while

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26. A. has cooled
B. have cooled
C. has been cooled

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Answer – A

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27. A. liquid
B. solid
C. soiled

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Answer – B

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28. A. that
B. this
C. thus it

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29. A. have been fashion
B. have been fashioned
C. are in fashion

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30. A. those
B. two
C. all

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