CDS 2 2023 English Previous Year Question Paper with Explanation

UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) conducted the CDS (Combined Defence Services) I Exam – 2023. CDS I 2021 Paper held on 03 September, 2023. This paper is General Knowledge Section. UPSC CDS (2) 2023 General Knowledge Paper Answer Key available here.

Exam – UPSC CDS (2) 2023
Organized by – UPSC
Subject – General Knowledge
Date of Exam – 03 September, 2023
Number of Question – 120

PART – 1

PARTS OF SPEECH

Directions : Match the underlined word in each of the following sentences with the correct parts of speech and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly.

1. The artist pranced around the stage singing enthusiastically.

(a) Noun
(b) Adjective
(c) Adverb
(d) Verb

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2, Put the fork and knife in the cutlery box.

(a) Preposition
(b) Verb
(c) Conjunction
(d) Determiner

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3. She came slowly up to the main door.
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Verb
(d) Pronoun

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4. Oh no! I am getting late for the function.

(a) Preposition
(b) Article
(c) Noun .
(d) Interjection

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5.  They are all going to attend the function.
(a) Noun
(b) Adverb
(c) Pronoun
(d) Conjunction

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6. The sun shone through the dull grey clouds.

(a) Noun
(b) Adverb
(c) Verb
(d) Adjective

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7. The Principal is presiding over the meeting.
(a) Verb
(b) Noun
(c) Adjective
(d) Preposition

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8. Cash machinés permit people to withdraw money at any time.

(a) Verb
(b) Noun
(c) Pronoun
(d) Adverb

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9. The novel is loosely based on his childhood in England.

(a) Verb
(b) Adverb
(c) Noun
(d) Adjective

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10. Since children have so much home work to do their playtime is very limited.

(a) Verb
(b) Adjective
(c) Pronoun
(d) Noun

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FILL IN THE BLANKS

Directions : In this section each of the following sentences has a blank space and each
sentence is followed by four options. Select the most appropriate option to fill the blank space.

11. Another version of the play based on the text was re-enacted successfully after the prosecution and eventual of _________ enacting the play in public theatre by the Government.(a) prescription
(b) progeription’
(c) proscribing
(d) screening

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12. Ravi remembers the year when there was a ________ flood;

(a) ravage
(b) devastating
(c) salubrious
(d) ameliorative

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13. Davis is not sure whether he should___________ the forest guest house after dark.

(a) stay
(b) leave
(c) left
(d) leaves

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14. They___________ as responsible people do during the difficult situation.

(a) behaves
(b) behaved
(c) behaving
(d) belief

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15. Criminal law has taken long____________ in facilitating access to justice for women by making various provisions.

(a) stand
(b) strides
(c) aside
(d) walk

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16. Many laws have been made to deal with the problems of ___________against women.

(a) offences
(b) terror
(c) criminals
(d) difficulties

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17. A person purchasing goods and services for commercial purposes will also not come under the _______of this act.

(a) review
(b) view
(c) limits
(d) purview

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18. The emergence of a sovereign Indian nation was _______on the notion of equality.

(a) promised
(b) looked
(c) premised
(d) depend

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19. In Manipur, the most important piece of literary work that continues to ________a sense of patriotism is ‘Khongjom Parva’.

(a) instil
(b) install
(c) installs
(d) installed

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20. Women’s autobiographies in the post-Independence period can be seen as ________of their literary interest.

(a) subsistence
(b) insistence
(c) evidence
(d) dependence

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