The previous years question paper for the preparation of the CDS examination held by UPSC for recruitment in defence sector has been given below:

Question1. The majority of the population believes (A) / that the stock market is recovered (B) / and that it is the (C) / right time to buy shares. (D) No error (Efh)

Answer: (B)

Question2. Seema’s new office is close (A) / to her residence so (B) / she will not longer (C) / have to travel by train. (D) No error (E)

Answer: (C)

Question3. in the present guidelines, (A) / the bank is required to obtain (B) / a photograph from any person (C) / who wishes to open an account. (D) No error (E)

Answer: (C)

Question4. Chetan puts in a lot (A) / of effort to ensure (B) / that the scheme was (C) / launched in March. (D) No error (E)

Answer: (C)

Question5. As our economy is (A) / experiencing a recession, banks (B) / have became very cautious (C) / about giving loans. (D) No error (E)


Answer: (C)

Question6. After retiring she spent (A) / most of her time teaching young (B) / doctors and motivating themselves (C) / to work in rural areas. (D) No error (E)

Answer: (A)

Check some of the Antonym & Synonym, rest we have provided you in PDF format download and check it out.
No Word Synonym Antonym
1 Abate Decrease Increase
2 Abash Humble Conceited
3 Abandon Leave Pursue
4 Blunt Insensitive Sensitive
5 Calamity Disaster Prosperity


Fill in the blanks using the correct word from the list. Use the word only once.

Hungry, angry, thirsty, sleepy, young, friendly, healthy shy, lazy, nervous, homesick, married
When I eat, I am not _____________anymore.
By ten o’clock at night, I am ________________.
Suzy is 17. She is very _________________.
Pete does not like to work. He is _____________.
When I speak in front of people, I am _______________.
My mom and dad are _____________.
My doctor says I am _____________.
Pat wants to see her family. She is ________________.
Jim doesn’t have many friends. He is ________________.
You talk to everybody all the time. You are very ________________.
We want water. We are __________________.
Claire and David are not talking. They are ___________________.

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1. What was the role of Laxmi in this episode ?

(A) She called people and scared the thief.

(B) Laxmi sent the people for police.

(C) She asked Dhanpatrai to call the people.

(D) Her name was used to misguide the thief.

(E) She got the idea of fooling the thief.

Ans : (D)

2. How did the thief enter the house of Dhanpatrai ?

(a) By removing the tiled top of the house.

(b) By removing the wooden ceiling.

(c) By opening the door with duplicate key.

(A) Only (a)

(B) Only (b)

(C) Only (c)

(D) Both (a) and (b)

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

3. Where was the jewellery actually kept ?

(A) Inside the bed on which Laxmi was sleeping

(B) On the thatched roof top

(C) Below the pillow of Dhanpatrai

(D) There is no mention of jewellery’s location

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

4. What was the quality of the thief ?

(A) He was expert in removing roof tops

(B) Before theft he used to study the lifestyles of residents

(C) He was accurate in identifying his victim

(D) He was liked by the people and the police

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

5. Who was Dhanpatrai ?

(A) The father of the thief

(B) The moneylender who used to keep valuables on the roof

(C) A cunning and crafty man

(D) The father of Laxmi

(E) The thief

Ans : (D)

6. Who called the police ?

(A) The son of Dhanpatrai

(B) The daughter of Dhanpatrai

(C) Dhanpatrai himself

(D) Some one who provoked the thief for the act

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

7. Which quality of Dhanpatrai protected his house ?

(A) His thrifty behaviour

(B) His deep affection for the daughter

(C) The cleverness with which he handled the situation

(D) His past decision of not thatching the roof top

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

8. Why did the thief choose Dhanpatrai’s house for the act ?

(A) There was hardly any house left in the town for theft

(B) Dhanpatrai was living with his daughter

(C) The house did not have wooden ceiling

(D) He had the information that Dhanpatrai was rich

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

9. Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the

passage ?

(A) The daughter of Dhanpatrai was too weak to handle the thief

(B) The people of the town did not like Dhanpatrai

(C) Dhanpatrai played a trick with the thief

(D) Dhanpatrai did not have money for wastage

(E) Laxmi rushed out and gathered the people

Ans : (C)

10. The thief would have escaped unhurt had there been ..........

(A) a dog in the house

(B) a wooden ceiling below the thatched roof

(C) very few policemen to catch him

(D) no alertness on the part of Dhanpatrai’s son

(E) jewellery kept in the house

Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 11–15)
Which of the following word/phrase has the SAME meaning as the word/phrase printed in bold as used in the passage.

11. Thrifty

(A) Miser

(B) Spendthrift

(C) Shameful

(D) Prolific

(E) Extravagant

Ans : (A)

12. Broke his leg

(A) Fell unconscious

(B) Was shocked

(C) Fracture at the back

(D) Broke the thorn

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

13. At the dead of

(A) On death of

(B) At deep

(C) in the dawn

(D) Early evening

(E) Every day

Ans : (B)

14. Hit upon a plan

(A) Got an idea

(B) Quashed the plan

(C) Lacked planning

(D) Without plan

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

15. Enquire about

(A) Keep pace with

(B) Write

(C) Investigate into

(D) Keep others informed

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)