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EXAM C.D.S. Combined Defence Services I II English 2018 Time Allowed : 2 Ho...

EXAM C.D.S. Combined Defence Services I II English 2018 Time Allowed : 2 Hours M.M. : 100 Important Instructions : 1. This Test Booklet contains 120 items (questions). Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for each item. 2. You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions in the Answer Sheet. 3. All items carry equal marks. 4. Penalty for wrong answers : THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS. (i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. (ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question. (iii) If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. FILL IN THE BLANKS 7. _________ sincere he would have got the prize. Directions: Each of the following sentences in this (a) Had he been section has a blank space and four words or groups (b) Has he been of words given after the sentences. Select the words or group of words you consider most appropriate (c) Would he have been for the blank space and indicate your response on (d) He is the Answer Sheet accordingly. 8. Ten years _________ for me to live in a foreign 1. My teacher was _________ us for being late. country. (a) annoyed at (b) annoyed with (a) are a long time (b) is a long time (c) annoyed about (d) annoys (c) has a long time (d) of time 2. Sandhya _________ me from the top of the house. 9. If I _________ you I _________ love to accept (a) shouted to (b) shouted at the offer. (c) shouted on (d) shouted (a) was.......... will (b) was.......... would 3. Ravi has the habit of _________ a headache. (c) were.......... would (d) were.......... will (a) complaining (b) complain 10. My sister asked me _________ willing to go (c) complaining to (d) complaining of abroad for my studies. 4. I always want to go alone for a ride, but my (a) if I were mother _________ going with my brother. (a) insists (b) insists on (b) if I could be (c) insists in (d) insisted (c) whether I should be 5. The new student found it difficult to _________ (d) whether I will with his classmates. (a) get along (b) get among SYNONYMS (c) get well (d) get up Directions: Each item in this section consists of a 6. The visiting Diplomat _________ the Prime sentence with an underlined word/words followed Minister. by four words. Select the option that is nearer to (a) called in (b) called at meaning to the underlined word/words and mark (c) called on (d) called up on your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly. SOLVED PAPER - 2018 (II) 165 11. Rahul is always thrifty. Passage-1 (a) reckless (b) economical Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin (c) naive (d) extravagant improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss. The research examined 12. His salubrious words calmed the students. the effects of an easily absorbed curcumin (a) provoking (b) pleasant supplement on memory performance in people (c) ridiculous (d) thanking without dementia, as well as curcumin’s potential 13. He felt desolated after he lost his business. impact on the microscopic plaques and tangled (a) deserted (b) joyful in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. (c) strong (d) annoyed Found in turmeric, curcumin has previously been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant 14. Don’t condone such acts which lead to unrest properties in laboratory studies. It has also been in the country. suggested as a possible reason that senior citizens (a) regard (b) punish in India, where curcumin is a dietary staple, have a (c) aware of (d) overlook lower prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and better 15. A good work place shall not encourage cognitive performance. ineptitude even in a hidden manner. 21. Which of the following statements are true? (a) incompetence (b) courage 1. Senior citizens in India have high level of (c) gossip (d) radical thinking Alzheimer’s disease because of consumption of turmeric. 16. Learning of foreign language should not 2. Senior citizens in India do not have high impede one’s mother tongue learning. prevalence of Alzheimer’s because of (a) facilitate (b) acts for consumption of turmeric. (c) hinder (d) accept 3. Consumption of turmeric enhances 17. Extradition of the leader of the group was cognitive performance. debated for hours in the meeting. 4. curcumin is an antioxidant (a) acceptance (b) sentence Select the correct answer using the code given (c) extension (d) deportation below: 18. It was felt that the decision to remove the group (a) 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4 from the exercise would be detrimental to the (c) 1 and 4 only (d) 1 and 3 only organization. 22. Curcumin has positive effect on people (a) beneficial (b) harsh (a) without dementia (c) disadvantageous (d) demanding (b) with Alzheimer’s disease 19. His derisive behaviour has led to the situation (c) without dementia and with Alzheimer’s disease we face now. (d) with dementia and with Alzheimer’s (a) mockery (b) conducive disease (c) encouraging (d) contemptuous 23. Which word in the passage means ‘earlier’? 20. Any classroom should provide an engaging (a) Performance (b) Absorbed environment for learners. (c) Properties (d) Previously (a) carefree (b) appealing 24. Eating turmeric (c) thinking (d) dreaming (a) will reduce the chance of getting PASSAGE Alzheimer’s disease Directions : (b) will increase curcumin In this section you have few short passages. After (c) will enhance dementia each passage, you will find some items based on the (d) will reduce chance of getting cancer passage. First, read a passage and answer the items 25. ___________ of a disease in a region depends based on it. You are required to select your answer on the food habits too. based on the contents of the passage and opinion of (a) Dominance (b) Prevalence the author only. (c) Affection (d) Death 166 Oswaal CDS Year-wise Solved Papers Passage-2 Passage-3 Mr. Rowland Hill, when a young man, was walking In good many cases unnecessary timidity makes through the Lake district, when he one day saw the the trouble worse than it needs to be. Public postman deliver a letter to a woman at a cottage opinion is always more tyrannical towards those door. The woman turned it over and examined who obviously fear it than towards those who feel it, and then returned it, saying she could not pay indifferent to it. A dog will bark more loudly and the postage, which was a shilling. Hearing that bite more easily when people are afraid of it than the letter was from her brother, Mr. Hill paid the when they treat him with contempt, and the human postage, in spite of the manifest unwillingness herd has something of this same characteristic. of the woman. As soon as the postman was out If you show that you are afraid of them, you give promise of good hunting, whereas if you show of sight, she showed Mr. Hill how his money indifference, they begin to doubt their own power had been wasted, as far as she was concerned. and, therefore, tend to let you alone. The sheet was blank. There was an agreement between her brother and herself that as long as 31. If we are afraid of public opinion, the attitude all went well with him, he should send a blank of the people towards us is sheet in this way once a quarter, and she thus had (a) sympathetic (b) indifferent tidings of him without expense of postage. (c) admiration (d) ruthless 26. The story uses irony as a technique because 32. The statement, ‘A dog will bark more loudly (a) the woman returned her own brother’s and bite more easily when people are afraid of letter without opening it him, than when they treat him with contempt..’ (b) the woman broke the agreement of implies that receiving blank letters to convey well being (a) barking dogs seldom bite of her brother (b) we should not be afraid of dogs (c) Mr. Hill accepted the letter addressed to the (c) if we are afraid of others, they will leave us woman alone (d) in the modern times a brother has no time (d) if we are afraid of people, they will try to to write a letter to his own sister scare us more 27. The woman returned the letter to the postman 33. The author compares men with dogs in respect because of (a) she could not pay the postage (a) attacking others without any reason (b) the letter was not addressed to her (b) attacking others when they are weak (c) she already knew the contents of the letter (c) barking and biting (d) she hated the person who wrote the letter (d) faithfulness to the master 28. Mr. Hill paid the postage because 34. ‘...you give promise of good hunting’ means (a) the letter was from her brother (a) you are vulnerable (b) the woman was his relative (b) you are challenging (c) the letter was addressed to him (c) you are indomitable (d) he wanted to be kind to her (d) you are confused 29. The envelope contained Passage-4 (a) a currency note (b) two written sheets We live in a curious age. We are offered glimpses of (c) no sheet at all (d) a blank sheet a world civilization slowly emerging, for example, 30. The woman and her brother had agreed that the UN-special agencies dedicated to health and (a) the letter with no postage meant good education. But along with these are sights and news sounds that suggest that the whole civilization is (b) the blank sheet meant being well rapidly being destroyed. Two official policies clash, and instantly embassies are attacked by howling (c) the blank sheet meant bad news mobs of students, at once defying law, custom and (d) the letter with no postage meant usage. And that this may not be merely so many unimportant news SOLVED PAPER - 2018 (II) 167 hot-headed lads escaping all control, and may itself your response on the Answer Sheet against the be part of the policy of the political parties, that is, corresponding letter i.e., (a), (b), (c). If you find no mob antics as additional propaganda to deceive error, your response should be indicated as (d). world opinion, makes the situation even worse. 39. Parties have always been dishonest, but now it The letter has been written;   I insist on seems as if power-mania is ready to destroy those (a) (b) civilities that make international relations possible. it being sent at once. No error. There is something even worse. What inspires these (c) (d) students to burn cars and books is not their political 40. enthusiasm but a frenzied delight in destruction, an “I’m tired of my boys,” Said the mother, urge towards violent demolition. (a) 35. The author calls our age curious because “Both of them keep quarrelling all the time. (a) it is an age of science and scientists are (b) curious by nature Right now also they are quarrelling with one (b) it is witnessing the emergence of a world another.” civilization (c) (c) it is witnessing incidents that threaten to No error. shake the very foundations of civilization (d) (d) it is an age of contradictions consisting of 41. constructive and destructive activities Sherly wants to know whether you are going 36. It is deplorable to witness mob attacks on (a) (b) embassies following a clash of policies of two to Delhi today night. No error. official policy makers because (c) (d) (a) students should not take part in politics, but should concentrate on their studies 42. The visitor’s to the zoo are requested, (b) they may result in the loss of lives of young and promising students (a) (c) they are overlooked by the policy planners in the interest of all concerned, themselves (b) (d) they are indicative of the complete failure not to carry sticks, stones or food inside and not of the government in controlling the to tease animals. rebellious students (c) 37. One aspect of the mob indulging in violence No error. and arson is that they (d) (a) destroy very costly things like vehicles 43. (b) destroy very valuable artifacts and books The legendary hero laid down his precious life (c) get a mad delight in destruction for the (a) (b) sake of destruction only for our country.  No error. (d) are motivated by certain political ideology (c) (d) to resort to destruction 44. 38. In the passage the word ‘demolition’ has the Our gardener, which is very lazy, says that meaning as the word (a) (b) (a) defying (b) antics there will be no apples this year. No error. (c) destruction (d) urge (c) (d) SPOTTING ERRORS 45. Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence When I asked the guest with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (a) (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there what she would like to drink is any error in any underlined part and indicate (b) 168 Oswaal CDS Year-wise Solved Papers she replied that she preferred coffee much 52. Since the language itself is read from right to more than tea. left, the books with ________ (c) (a) that (b) this No error. (c) these (d) which (d) 53. art form follow the same pattern. ________ 46. when English translations No sooner did I reach there (a) for (b) Beginning (a) (c) During (d) Initially the children left the place with their parents. 54. were made, they flipped the pictures and (b) (c) published it. This ________ No error. (a) enrage (b) enlarged (d) (c) engraved (d) enraged 47. 55. the purists as it showed left-handed samurai, I did not want to listen to him, who did not exist in the original book. Hence, nowadays even English tanslations follow (a) ________ right to left format. The name of this but he was adamant and art form is Manga. (b) (a) the (b) a discussed about the matter.   No error. (c) some (d) same (c) (d) 48. CLOZE COMPREHENSION 2 Please note that the interview for the post 56. So the ________ is that in the present social (a) (b) structure, discipline (a) difficulty (b) difficult shall be held on June 15, 2019 between 10:00 (c) difference (d) different a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (c) 57. has become an important factor because we want large numbers of children ________ No error. (a) educated (b) to be educated (d) (c) to be educating (d) to educate Directions: Each of the following sentences in this 58. together and ________ section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of (a) as quick as possible. words you consider most appropriate for the blank (b) as quickly as possible. space and indicate your response on the Answer (c) as possible as. Sheet accordingly. (d) quickly. 59. Educated to be what ? To be bank clerks or super CLOZE COMPREHENSION 1 salesmen, capitalists or commissars. When you 49. This cultural form ________ from Japan has a are a superman ________ as/or super governor name which means or a subtle (a) originating (b) originates (a) of some kind, (b) of same kind, (c) originated (d) organizing (c) of some, (d) of same, 50. ‘whimsical or impromptu pictures’. It ________ in existence since 60. parliamentary debater, what have you done? You are probably very clever, full of facts. (a) had been (b) has been Anybody can pick up facts; but we are human (c) was (d) is beings, not factual machines, not ________ 51. the 12th century when the first ________ for routine automatons. But again, sirs, you are not this art form was seen. interested. (a) instance (b) incident (a) beast (b) bear (c) accident (d) events (c) beastly (d) bare SOLVED PAPER - 2018 (II) 169 61. You are listening to me and________ each other, ORDERING OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE you are not Directions: Each of the following items in this (a) smiling for (b) smiling to section consists of a sentence the parts of which (c) smiling with (d) smiling at have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S and are given below each sentence 62. going to do “a thing about radically changing in four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You the education system; so it will drag on are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the ________ a monstrous revolution, which will sentence and mark your response accordingly. merely be another 69. (a) until there are (b) still there is have become integral to most people’s lives (c) till there was (d) till there is P 63. substitution—there will be much more control debate for years as the devices because the totalitarian government knows Q how to shape the minds and hearts of the have drawn intense interest and people, they ________ the trick. R (a) had learnt (b) learnt safety questions about cell phones (c) have learnt (d) had been learnt S IDIOMS AND PHRASES (a) PQRS (b) RSPQ Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases (c) SPQR (d) SRQP followed by four alternative meanings to each. 70. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the by means of education, most appropriate expression. P 64. He makes decision on the fly. civilization to bring about, (a) He decides quickly without any seriousness. Q (b) He decides with all seriousness. it is difficult in modern (c) He decides nonchalantly. R (d) He is unwilling to decide. an integrated individual 65. Follow suit S (a) Following someone’s suit (b) Suiting to someone (a) RQSP (b) RSPQ (c) SPQR (d) PRQS (c) Doing the same as someone else has just done 71. (d) Doing the same kind of mistake is that it is not professional enough P 66. Close shave (a) Shaving very closely have not done their home work (b) Miraculous escape Q (c) Saving someone from danger a valid criticism of the profession of politics in (d) Easy escape India R 67. At the crossroads (a) At important point of a decision as the majority of its practitioners (b) At an important point of journey S (c) At the important road of a journey (a) RSPQ (b) RPSQ (d) At an important stage or decision (c) SPQR (d) PQRS 68. A pearl of wisdom 72. (a) A wise man that suit partisan political objectives (b) An important piece of order P (c) An important piece of pearl when great historical figures are appropriated, (d) An important piece of advice Q 170 Oswaal CDS Year-wise Solved Papers we are living at a time 77. R the opinion that a human life and reduced into stereotypes P S and that he would quite like to live that long (a) RQPS (b) RQSP Q (c) SQRP (d) PRQS could span 125 years 73. R it is in this context that there was a time when Gandhi expressed P S and prosperity must be viewed (a) SPRQ (b) RQPS Q (c) SPQR (d) QRSP the role of agriculture as a provider of jobs 78. R S I must say what I feel (a) PQRS (b) RSPQ P (c) PRSQ (d) RSQP I am a votary of truth and 74. Q and they largely relied on agriculture, fishing to what I may have said before and hunting R P and think at a given moment without regards the people had a subsistence economy S Q (a) RQSP (b) QRPS from excavation sites indicae that (c) PSRQ (d) QPSR R 79. rich materials found The man in the competition has been elected S P Q (a) RQPS (b) QSPR as the chairperson of the sports committee (c) SPQR (d) SRQP R 75. in red who stood first and that is ‘To learn to say I am sorry’ S P (a) SPQR (b) SRPQ something important enough that (c) PSRQ (d) QRSP Q 80. but surely there must be One of the difficulties the whole of mankind R P everyone should learn it or affect the masses the day after tomorrow S Q R (a) RQSP (b) RQPS is that we want to transform (c) SPQR (d) PRQS S 76. (a) SPQR (b) PRSQ or an independent judiciary a free press is (c) SPRQ (d) QRSP P Q 81. as essential as a limb of democracy as a parliament The speaker of their inaction has identified R P Q freely elected by the people charging the opponents many issues besides S R S (a) RQSP (b) QRPS (a) PSQR (b) QSRP (c) SPQR (d) QRSP (c) SPRQ (d) QSPR SOLVED PAPER - 2018 (II) 171 82. 86. The government and job markets Elementary education ensuring the growth of a P nation must offer convincing solutions P Q is inevitable in developing the children Q R to the crises in the rural economy R to further education, thereby S that are causing social ferment S (a) QRPS (b) RPQS (c) SPRQ (d) QRSP (a) QRPS (b) QSRP 87. (c) SPRQ (d) PRSQ National Building Organisation besides 83. conducting surveys on housing The best part of literary flourishes P P and disseminates the statistical information and locates the story with the larger framework Q of our world collects, tabulates Q R long-formed journalism is that on housing and building construction activities R S it brings back the importance of writing skills, (a) QRPS (b) RQPS S (c) SPRQ (d) RQSP (a) QRPS (b) RSPQ 88. (c) SPRQ (d) PRSQ The Himalayan range sacred to the Gaddi 84. people Children that grow into beautiful trees P P is home to a chain of high altitude lakes of a warm home and supportive surroundings Q R Q that towers over the Kangra valley are like the tender samplings S R (a) QRPS (b) SPQR with the sunshine and rain (c) SQRP (d) RQSP S ORDERING OF SENTENCES (a) QRPS (b) RPQS Directions for the following 10 items: In this section (c) RPSQ (d) PRSQ each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The 85. first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning We with real life experiences as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each P have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the tend to learn with interest four sentences and mark your response accordingly Q on the Answer Sheet. when we see beauty in our work 89. S1 : The giant wall of the Dhauladhar range R in Himachal Pradesh is one of the most stunning sights in the Himalayas. and connect learning P : As the life line of the region it acts as a S watershed ridge between Chamba’s Ravi (a) QRSP (b) RPQS river system and Kangra’s Beas river (c) SPRQ (d) PRSQ system. 172 Oswaal CDS Year-wise Solved Papers Q : Although of modest altitude compared not interested in creative intelligence, to other Himalayan ranges — the highest therefore we put up huge schools with Dhauladhar peak is less than 5,000 m. enormous attendances. R : Thus, the Dhauladhar could be stated as (a) QRSP (b) SRQP the life line of the region. (c) QSRP (d) RQPS S : Despite of that, the range sweeps up 92. S1 : Tolstoy Farm was founded in 1910 an astounding 12,000 ft. from the valley by which time Gandhi had already floor, creating a barrier wall in that is conceptualized ideas that he would striking to look at. develop in India. S6 : Looming over the hill stations of P : He was rich and used his money to buy Dharmsala and McLeodganj, the the land and help set up the farm. Dhauladhar is a popular trekking Q : A Jewish architect, Kallenbach was by his destination. side through this period. (a) QRPS (b) SPQR R : Tolstoy Farm became the subject of (c) QSRP (d) RQSP research for different kinds of cooperative 90. S1 : Truth is far more important than the communities across the world. teacher. S : He first put in the social, moral, religious P : Without self-knowledge, the air-plane components of his doctrine. becomes the most destructive instrument S6 : Both he and Gandhi often referred to the in life; but with self-knowledge, it is a time that they spent in Tolstoy Farm as means of human help. among the happiest in their lives. Q : Wisdom begins with self-knowledge; (a) QRSP (b) SQPR and without self-knowledge, mere (c) SQRP (d) RQPS information leads to destruction. 93. S1 : Decentralized planning is a process of R : In other words, you have to be the perfect planning that begins from the grassroots teacher to create a new society; and to level taking into confidence all the bring the perfect teacher into being, you beneficiaries. have to understand yourself. P : Under decentralized planning, the S : Therefore you, who are the seeker of operation is from bottom to top. truth, have to be both the pupil and the teacher. Q : It can be said that it is more connected with the capitalistic economies. S6 : So a teacher must obviously be one who is not within the clutches of society, who R : It empowers the individuals and small does not play power politics or seeks groups to carry out their plans for their position or authority. achievement of a common goal. (a) QRSP (b) SRQP S : The decentralized planning is imple- mented through market mechanism. (c) QSRP (d) RQSP S6 : But it cannot be described as 91. S1 : Though most of us talk of discipline, undemocratic for most national states what do we mean by that word? adopt such a planning now. P : The teacher would understand each (a) QRSP (b) SRQP child and help him in the way required. (c) SQRP (d) SRPQ Q : But if you have five or six in a class, and an intelligent understanding teacher 94. S1 : It is doubtful if mankind, throughout with a warm heart, I am sure there would his long history, has ever lived at all be no need for discipline. ‘sustainably’. R : When you have a hundred boys in a P : But in general mankind has regarded the class, you will have to have discipline; environment as an endless ‘resource’ to otherwise there will be complete chaos. be exploited and plundered. S : Discipline in schools becomes necessary Q : May be a few isolated tribal groups found when there is one teacher to a hundred the necessary balance with nature lived boys and girls. without the desire for endless ‘more’. S6 : And most of us are interested in R : Now we have reached a point where we mass movements, large schools with are on the verge of destroying ourselves a great many boys and girls; we are and most of the life on earth. SOLVED PAPER - 2018 (II) 173 S : This process has accelerated greatly since P : The rumours in 1857 began to make sense the industrial revolution. when seen in the context of the policies S6 : The concept of ‘sustainable’ is so far from the British pursued from the late 1820s. reality that it is almost laughable. Q : Rumours circulate only when they (a) PQRS (b) QPSR resonate with the deeper fears and (c) PQSR (d) SRQP suspicious of people. R : Under the leadership of Governor 95. S1 : Measurement is an important concept in General Lord William Bentinck, the performance management. British adopted policies aimed at P : It also indicates where things are not “reforming” Indian society by introducing going so well, so that corrective action Western education, Western ideas and can be taken. Western Institutions. Q : It identifies where things are going well S : We need to see what they reflect about to provide the foundations for building the minds of people who believed them further success. - their fears and apprehensions, their R : It is the basis for providing and generating faiths and convictions. feedback. S6 : With the cooperation of sections of Indian S : Measuring performance is relatively society they set up English-medium easy for those who are responsible for schools, colleges and universities which achieving quantified targets, for example, taught Western sciences and liberal arts. sales. (a) SQPR (b) QSPR S6 : It is more difficult in the case of know- (c) PRSQ (d) RSPQ ledge workers, for example, scientists and 98. S1 : The Constitution of India thus emerged teachers. through a process of intense debate and (a) RQPS (b) QPSR discussion. (c) PSQR (d) SPQR P : This was an unprecedented act of faith, for in other democracies the vote had 96. S1 : Equity theory is concerned with the been granted slowly, and in stages. perception people have about how they Q : However, on one central feature of are being treated compared with others. the Constitution mere was substantial P : To be dealt with equitably is to be treated agreement. fairly in comparison with another group R : Many of the provisions were arrived at of people or a relevant other person. through a process of give-and-take, by Q : Equity involves feelings and perceptions forging a middle ground between two and is always a comparative process. opposed positions. R : Equity theory states, in effect, that S : This was on the granting of the vote to people will be better motivated if they every adult Indian. are treated equitably and demotivated if S6 : In countries such as the United States they are treated inequitably. and the United Kingdom, only men S : It is not synonymous with equality, which with education were allowed into the means treating everyone the same, since charmed circle. this would be inequitable if they deserve (a) PRSQ (b) RQSP to be treated differently. (c) SPRQ (d) QSRP S6 : This explains only one aspect of the process of motivation and job satisfaction, ANTONYMS although it may be significant in terms of Directions: Each item in this section consists of a morale. sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in (a) PQRS (b) PQSR meaning to the underlined word/words and mark (c) RSQP (d) QPRS your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly. 97. S1 : We cannot understand the power of 99. His ideas are obscure. rumours and prophecies in history by (a) New (b) Clear checking whether they are factually correct or not. (c) Infamous (d) Obscene 174 Oswaal CDS Year-wise Solved Papers 100. Ravi is jovial and he makes the environment 111. Vivek said to his friend, “Could you please sanguine. turn off the switch?” (a) Pessimistic (b) Optimistic (a) Vivek told his friend to turn off the (c) Humorous (d) Rebellious switch. 101. There prevailed a woebegone feeling in the (b) Vivek asked his friend to please turn off room. the switch. (a) Sad (b) Cheerful (c) Vivek requested his friend to turn off the (c) Sleepy (d) Thoughtful switch. 102. It appears that the whole group is mutinous. (d) Vivek told his friend that he should turn (a) Arrogant (b) Lucky off the switch. (c) Obedient (d) Sincere 112. The manager said to his colleagues, “We have 103. They consider themselves as foes from birth. received a serious threat to our business now and we need to act to face it.” (a) Protagonists (b) Opponents (c) Friends (d) Soul mates (a) The manager told his colleagues that they had received a serious threat to our 104. This painting has a distinctive element which business then and they needed to act to can be noticed well. face it. (a) Salient (b) Common (b) The manager told his colleagues that they (c) Great (d) Unique received a serious threat to their business 105. The entry was carried out inadvertently. then and they needed to act to face it. (a) Purposely (b) Purposively (c) The manager said his colleagues that (c) Accidently (d) Not noticing they had received a serious threat to our 106. The whole audience showed a disdainful business then and they needed to act to attitude during the match. face it. (a) Sneering (b) Respectful (d) The manager told his colleagues that (c) Mocking (d) Cheerful they had received a serious threat to their business at that time and they needed to 107. Efficacy of the project needs an examination. act to face it. (a) Inefficiency (b) Efficiency 113. Romila said to Rahim, “Where were your ideas (c) Value (d) Effectiveness when we faced the troubles last week?” 108. Her rebuttal that she was not involved in the (a) Romila asked Rahim where his ideas had case was considered by the court. been when they had faced the trouble (a) Refusal (b) Denial the week before. (c) Acceptance (d) Kindness (b) Romila asked Rahim where his ideas had 109. The baby could not move as the place was been when they faced the trouble the last soggy. week. (a) Sodden (b) Dry (c) Romila requested Rahim where his ideas (c) Hot (d) Wet had been when they faced the trouble the week before. REPORTED SPEECH (d) Romila told Rahim where his ideas were when they faced the trouble the week Directions: Each item in this section has a direct before. statement followed by its reported form in indirect speech. Select the correct statement in indirect 114. The actor said to his co-star, Sarita, “Will you speech and mark it in the Answer Sheet accordingly. go with me for a cup of tea in the evening today?” 110. The captain said to his soldiers, “Move forward and face the target now.” (a) The actor said to his co-star if she would go for a cup of tea with him in evening (a) The captain ordered his soldiers to move today. forward and face the target. (b) The actor told his co-star, Sarita if she (b) The captain informed his soldiers that would go with him for a cup of tea in they should move forward and face the evening that day. target now. (c) The captain asked his soldiers to move (c) The actor requests his co-star, Sarita if she forward and face the target then. would go with him for a cup of tea in that (d) The captain told his soldiers that they evening that day. move forward and face the target (d) The actor asked his co-star Sarita if she immediately. would go with him for a cup of tea in the evening that day. SOLVED PAPER - 2018 (II) 175 115. The preacher said to the crowd, “The Sun rises (c) All the examinees answered one particular everyday for all of us without any expectations question in the long answer writing in return.” section. (a) The preacher told the crowd that the Sun (d) One particular question has been rose everyday for all of them without any answered by all the examinees in the long expectations in return. answer writing section. (b) The preacher told the crowd that the Sun 118. The writer who passed away recently has rises everyday for all of us without any authored a dozen novels and a number of expectations in return. poetry collections. (c) The preacher told the crowd that the Sun (a) A dozen novels and a number of poetry has risen everyday for all of them without collections have been authored by the any expectations in return. writer who passed away recently. (d) The preacher told the crowd that the Sun (b) A dozen novels and a number of poetry rises everyday for all of them without any collections has been authored by the expectations in return. writer who passed away recently. (c) A dozen novels and a number of poetry PASSIVE VOICE collections were authored by the writer Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence who passed away recently. in active voice followed by four sentences one of (d) A dozen novels and a number of poetry which is the correct passive voice statement of collections had been authored by the the same. Select the correct one and mark it in the writer who passed away recently. Answer Sheet accordingly. 119. Shut the door. 116. The members of the parliament elect their group leader either by consensus or by voice (a) Shut the door vote. (b) Let the door be shut (a) The group leader is elected by the (c) The door be shut members of the parliament either by (d) The door is shut consensus or by voice vote. 120. India won freedom with the blood and sweat (b) The group leader was elected by the of hundreds and thousands of Indians. members of the parliament either by (a) India had won freedom with the blood consensus or by voice vote. and sweat of hundreds and thousands of (c) The group leader has been elected by Indians. the members of the parliament either by (b) Freedom had been won by India with consensus or by voice vote. the blood and sweat of hundreds and (d) The members of the parliament are thousands of Indians. elected by their group leader either by (c) Freedom was won by India with the blood consensus or by voice vote. and sweat of hundreds and thousands of 117. All the examinees have answered one particular Indians. question in the long answer writing section. (d) Freedom was won by hundreds and (a) One particular question is answered by all thousands of Indians with their blood the examinees in the long answer writing and sweat. section. (b) One particular question was answered by all the examinees in the long answer writing section. Finished Solving the Paper ?  Time to evaluate yourself !  SCAN THE CODE SCAN For elaborated Solutions 176 Oswaal CDS Year-wise Solved Papers CHAPTER-WISE TOPIC-WISE ANSWER KEY FORMAT Q.No. Answer Key Topic Name Chapter Name 1 b Prepositions FIB - Grammar 2 a Prepositions FIB - Grammar 3 d Prepositions FIB - Grammar 4 b Prepositions FIB - Grammar 5 a Prepositions FIB - Grammar 6 c FIB - Grammar 7 a FIB - Grammar 8 b FIB - Grammar 9 c FIB - Grammar 10 a FIB - Grammar 11 b Synonyms Vocabulary 12 b Synonyms Vocabulary 13 a Synonyms Vocabulary 14 d Synonyms Vocabulary 15 a Synonyms Vocabulary 16 c Synonyms Vocabulary 17 d Synonyms Vocabulary 18 c Synonyms Vocabulary 19 d Synonyms Vocabulary 20 b Synonyms Vocabulary 21 a RC RC 22 c RC RC 23 d RC RC 24 a RC RC 25 b RC RC 26 b RC RC 27 c RC RC 28 a RC RC 29 d RC RC 30 b RC RC 31 d RC RC 32 d RC RC 33 b RC RC 34 a RC RC 35 d RC RC 36 c RC RC 37 c RC RC 38 c RC RC 39 c Phrasal verbs Spotting errors - Grammar 40 c Pronouns Spotting errors - Vocabulary SOLVED PAPER - 2018 (II) 177 Q.No. Answer Key Topic Name Chapter Name 41 c Vocabulary Spotting errors - Vocabulary 42 a Nouns Spotting errors - Grammar 43 d - Spotting errors - Grammar 44 a Pronouns Spotting errors - Grammar 45 c Phrasal verbs Spotting errors - Grammar 46 a Tenses Spotting errors - Grammar 47 c Phrasal verbs Spotting errors - Grammar 48 c Conjunction Spotting errors - Grammar 49 a Adjectives Cloze Comprehension - Grammar 50 b Tenses Cloze Comprehension - Grammar 51 a Vocabulary Cloze Comprehension - Vocabulary 52 b Pronouns Cloze Comprehension - Grammar 53 d Adverbs Cloze Comprehension - Grammar 54 d Vocabulary Cloze Comprehension - Vocabulary 55 a Articles Cloze Comprehension - Grammar 56 a Nouns Cloze Comprehension - Grammar 57 b Tenses Cloze Comprehension - Grammar 58 b Vocabulary Cloze Comprehension - Vocabulary 59 a Vocabulary Cloze Comprehension - Vocabulary 60 c Adjectives Cloze Comprehension - Grammar 61 d Prepositions Cloze Comprehension - Grammar 62 d Conjunction Cloze Comprehension - Grammar 63 c Tenses Cloze Comprehension - Grammar 64 a Idioms Vocabulary 65 c Idioms Vocabulary 66 b Idioms Vocabulary 67 d Idioms Vocabulary 68 d Idioms Vocabulary 69 d Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 70 a Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 71 b Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 72 b Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 73 c Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 74 d Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 75 a Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 76 d Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 77 a Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 78 d Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 79 a Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 80 a Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 81 b Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 178 Oswaal CDS Year-wise Solved Papers Q.No. Answer Key Topic Name Chapter Name 82 a Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 83 b Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 84 c Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 85 a Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 86 d Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 87 d Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 88 c Ordering of words in a sentence Grammar 89 c Ordering of sentences Grammar 90 b Ordering of sentences Grammar 91 d Ordering of sentences Grammar 92 b Ordering of sentences Grammar 93 d Ordering of sentences Grammar 94 b Ordering of sentences Grammar 95 a Ordering of sentences Grammar 96 b Ordering of sentences Grammar 97 a Ordering of sentences Grammar 98 b Ordering of sentences Grammar 99 b Antonyms Vocabulary 100 a Antonyms Vocabulary 101 b Antonyms Vocabulary 102 c Antonyms Vocabulary 103 c Antonyms Vocabulary 104 b Antonyms Vocabulary 105 a Antonyms Vocabulary 106 b Antonyms Vocabulary 107 a Antonyms Vocabulary 108 c Antonyms Vocabulary 109 b Antonyms Vocabulary 110 a Reported speech Grammar 111 c Reported speech Grammar 112 d Reported speech Grammar 113 a Reported speech Grammar 114 d Reported speech Grammar 115 d Reported speech Grammar 116 a Passive Voice Grammar 117 d Passive Voice Grammar 118 a Passive Voice Grammar 119 b Passive Voice Grammar 120 c Passive Voice Grammar