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CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 1
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

SI: History shows that the growth of civilization depends upon the gifts of nature, particularly the wealth yielded by the soil.
S6: In fact, most of the wars at the beginning of humanity’s history were fought for the gain of territory.
P: The more land they had, the more they were satisfied.
Q: The nature and the quality of the land they possessed were of great importance to them.
R: All ancient communities worked hard to produce food.
S: There was also a great desire among them to possess as much land as possible. The proper sequence should be

Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 1

The correct sequence is 'QRSP'.

The first sentence S1 offers a historical perspective on the growth of civilization. It notes that land was essential for such growth.

The second sentence should be Q, which elaborates that the quality of the land was of great importance.

The third sentence should be R since none of the other options could serve as a viable follow-up the sentence and sentence R begins a new subject by pointing out that all communities worked hard to produce food.

The fourth sentence should be S as the ‘also’ shows a causal connection with the previous sentence. The fifth sentence should be P since S6 as a matter of justification draws upon the logic of the previous sentence before making a conclusion.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 2
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

S1: There were shots as I ran.
S6: Staying submerged was only too easy with so much clothing and my army boots.
P: The water was icy, but I stayed until I thought my lungs would burst.
Q: I tripped at the edge and went in with a splash.
R: The minute I came up I took a breath and plunged down again.
S: I ducked down, pushed between two men and ran for the river.
The proper sequence should be-

Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 2

The correct sequence is 'SQPR'.

The second sentence immediately after S1 should be S since the first thing the author did upon hearing the shots was to duck.

The third sentence Q picks up where the previous sentence left off as the author falls into the river he was heading for.

The fourth sentence P notes the feeling that the water was cold and yet holding his breath beneath the surface.

The fifth sentence should be R since the moment the author cannot hold his breath, he comes up to take a plunge before going in again.

The sentences are connected in the form of a narrative.

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CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 3
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

SI: Why do the English travel?
S6: For here, in cosmopolitan England, one is always exposed to the danger of meeting all sorts of peculiar aliens.
P: Besides, they are taught that travel broadens the mind.
Q: They do so mainly because their neighbour does this and they have caught the bug from him.
R: Although they have now discovered the sad truth that whatever travel may do to the mind, it certainly broadens other parts of the body.
S: But, and perhaps mainly, they travel to avoid foreigners.

The proper sequence should be

Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 3

The correct sequence is QPRS.

The second sentence after S6 should be Q since it is the only one among the other options that starts a narrative and does not sound like the continuation of any other sentence.

The third sentence should be P since it begins with the clause ‘besides’ and is, therefore, a continuation of sentence P.

The fourth sentence should be R since among R and S, the former should be used since the latter begins with a conditional ‘but’.

The fifth sentence should, therefore, be S.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 4
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

SI: Jumbo, the famous 3-3 metre elephant was born in Africa over a hundred years ago.
S6: Before his death in September 1882, he had been seen by over 20 million Americans.
P: After disembarkation in New York, he was taken in a procession to the place where he was to be kept.
Q: Another admirer was the famous American showman Barnum who bought it for a huge sum in February 1882.
R: Transported from his native land to London Zoo, he became a favourite of Queen Victoria.
S: He made his transatlantic voyage aboard SS Assyrian Monarch.

The proper sequence should be
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 4

From S1 and S6 it is clear that the passage reads like the report of an elephant who happened to be one of the most famous circus animals of all time.

The correct sequence should be RQSP and after rearrangement, the paragraph would read like:

Jumbo, the famous 3-3 metre elephant was born in Africa over a hundred years ago. Transported from his native land to London Zoo, he became a favourite of Queen Victoria. He made his transatlantic voyage aboard SS Assyrian Monarch. : Another admirer was the famous American showman Barnum who bought it for a huge sum in February 1882. : After disembarkation in New York, he was taken in a procession to the place where he was to be kept. Before his death in September 1882, he had been seen by over 20 million Americans.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 5
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

SI: The bureaucrat and the social workers are men of totally different orientations and styles of functioning.
S6: The world will be a better place to live in if they learn a little from each other.
P: The other is considered to be a man ever on the move.
Q: He is portrayed as a man fond of rules above all other things.
R: The one is regarded as given to sedentary habits, doing a lot of paperwork.
S: Driven by an urge to help others he is impatient with red tape and unnecessary delays.

The proper sequence should be
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 5

From S1 and S6 it is clear that the passage should read like a manifesto which basically talks about the way people should work and function.

The correct sequence should be RQPS and after rearrangement, the paragraph should read like:

The bureaucrat and the social workers are men of totally different orientations and styles of functioning. The one is regarded as given to sedentary habits, doing a lot of paperwork. He is portrayed as a man fond of rules above all other things. The other is considered to be a man ever on the move. Driven by an urge to help others he is impatient with red tape and unnecessary delays. The world will be a better place to live in if they learn a little from each other.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 6
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

SI: Universities are peculiar institutions.
S6: It is the most important institution in the complex process of knowledge creation and distribution.
P: Traditionally elite institutions, the modern university has provided social mobility to previously disenfranchised groups.
Q: The contemporary university stands at the centre of its society.
R: They have common historical roots yet are deeply embedded in their societies.
S: Established in the medieval period to transmit established knowledge and provide training for a few key professions, universities have become a primary creator of new knowledge through basic research.

The proper sequence should be
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 6

From S1 and S6 it is easy to note that the passage should read like a report highlighting the role and importance of universities.

The correct sequence should be SPRQ  and after rearrangement, the paragraph should read like:

Universities are peculiar institutions. Established in the medieval period to transmit established knowledge and provide training for a few key professions, universities have become a primary creator of new knowledge through basic research. : Traditionally elite institutions, the modern university has provided social mobility to previously disfranchised groups. They have common historical roots yet are deeply embedded in their societies. The contemporary university stands at the centre of its society. It is the most important institution in the complex process of knowledge creation and distribution.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 7
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

SI : At the age of eighteen Gandhi went to college, but remained for only part of the year.
S6 : This was against his religion, and most of his relatives were against his going.
P : Soon after this , he was advised to go to England to study to be a lawyer.
Q : Studies did not interest him and he did not do well.
R : It was difficult for him to leave India and go to a foreign land where he would have to eat and drink with foreigners.
S : This would not be easy.

The proper sequence should be
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 7

From sentence S1 and S6 and the general tone of the other sentences, it is easy to guess that the passage should read like a biography.

The correct sequence should be QPSR and after rearrangement, the passage should read like:

At the age of eighteen, Gandhi went to college but remained for only part of the year. Studies did not interest him and he did not do well. Soon after this, he was advised to go to England to study to be a lawyer. This would not be easy. : It was difficult for him to leave India and go to a foreign land where he would have to eat and drink with foreigners. This was against his religion, and most of his relatives were against his going.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 8
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

S1: Helen graduated in 1904 with special honours in English.
S6: Her dress was torn and roses were snatched from her hat.
P: She was twenty-four years old.
Q: She was invited to the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 to awaken worldwide interest in the education of the deaf-blind.
R: But on Helen Keller Day the crowds got out of hand.
S: Requests were already flowing in for appearances and for magazine articles.

The proper sequence should be
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 8

From S1 and S6 it is easy to assume that the paragraph talks about Helen and is essential biographical in nature.

The correct sequence should be PSQR and after rearrangement, the paragraph should read like:

Helen graduated in 1904 with special honours in English. She was twenty-four years old. Requests were already flowing in for appearances and for magazine articles. She was invited to the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 to awaken worldwide interest in the education of the deaf-blind. But on Helen Keller Day the crowds got out of hand. Her dress was torn and roses were snatched from her hat.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 9
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

S1 : One of the many young scientists who chose to throw in their lot with Rutherford was an Oxford physical chemist, Frederick Soddy.
S6 : We now know that Gamma rays are a particularly fierce form of X-rays.
P : His association with Rutherford lasted only two years, but that was long enough to change the whole face of physics.
Q : He was just 23.
R : They found that thorium changed into a new element , thorium X, and in the process gave off what was apparently a gas and at the same time a third type of ray, which they named after the Greek letter ‘Gamma’.
S : When he teamed up with Rutherford, they investigated thorium which, as Marie Curie had shown, was radioactive.

The proper sequence should be
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 9

From sentences S1 and S6 it is easy to assume that the paragraph talks about Soddy and is biographical in nature.

The correct sequence should be QPSR and the paragraph after rearrangement should read like:

One of the many young scientists who chose to throw in their lot with Rutherford was an Oxford physical chemist, Frederick Soddy. He was just 23. His association with Rutherford lasted only two years, but that was long enough to change the whole face of physics. When he teamed up with Rutherford, they investigated thorium which, as Marie Curie had shown, was radioactive. They found that thorium changed into a new element, thorium X, and in the process gave off what was apparently a gas and at the same time the third type of ray, which they named after the Greek letter ‘Gamma’. We now know that Gamma rays are a particularly fierce form of X-rays.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 10
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

SI: The boy felt his way up the creaking stairs through thick darkness.
S6: He was just telling himself he was safe when the door was flung open and the gaunt old man grabbed his shoulder.
P: All he had to do was just get past the central door on the landing.
Q: He stopped at the great clock below whined for a few seconds and gave out a single, solemn stroke.
R: His eyes were raised to the faint moonlight that shone above the landing.
S: He hesitated as the sound died down and then crept on, thinking that if they could sleep through that, they would sleep through any noise he could make.

The proper sequence should be
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 10

From S1 and S6 it is easy to assume that the sentence are a part of a narrative and could possibly be a story or description of an event.

The correct sequence should be RQSP and after the rearrangement, the paragraph should read like:

The boy felt his way up the creaking stairs through thick darkness. His eyes were raised to the faint moonlight that shone above the landing. He stopped at the great clock below whined for a few seconds and gave out a single, solemn stroke. He hesitated as the sound died down and then crept on, thinking that if they could sleep through that, they would sleep through any noise he could make. All he had to do was just get past the central door on the landing. He was just telling himself he was safe when the door was flung open and the gaunt old man grabbed his shoulder.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 11
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

S1: Don’t you think that the housefly is a nuisance?
S6: When you see a fly rubbing its legs together, it is just cleaning itself, and scraping off some of the material that has gathered there.
P: For ages, that’s what man considered the fly to be — just a nuisance.
Q: It was discovered that these flies carried disease germs that cause the death of millions of people every year.
R: But now we know that the innocent-looking housefly is one of man’s worst enemies.
S: It makes an irritating buzzing sound; it annoys you when it crawls on your skin; and so on.

The proper sequence should be
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 11

From S1 and S6 it is easy to assume that the sentence is a part of a narrative and could possibly be a story or description of an event.

The correct sequence should be SPRQ and after the rearrangement, the paragraph should read like:

Don’t you think that the housefly is a nuisance? It makes an irritating buzzing sound; it annoys you when it crawls on your skin; and so on. For ages, that’s what man considered the fly to be — just a nuisance. But now we know that the innocent-looking housefly is one of man’s worst enemies. It was discovered that these flies carried disease germs that cause the death of millions of people every year. When you see a fly rubbing its legs together, it is just cleaning itself, and scraping off some of the material that has gathered there.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 12
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

S1: Iguanodon was one of the first dinosaurs to be scientifically described.
S6: This quadrupedal dinosaur lived about 70 million years ago and its fossils are found in many parts of England, Europe, Asia and North Africa.
P: These teeth formed a dental battery in which replacing teeth were constantly growing.
Q: The forelimbs were slightly larger than other members of its group known as Ornithischia.
R: It had numerous teeth in the sides of the jaws, arranged in rows.
S: It was about 40 feet in length.

The proper sequence should be
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 12

From sentences S1 and S6 it is easy to assume that the passage is a descriptive account of an Iguanodon which is a type of dinosaur.

The correct sequence should be SRPQ and after rearrangement, the paragraph should read like:

Iguanodon was one of the first dinosaurs to be scientifically described. It was about 40 feet in length. It had numerous teeth in the sides of the jaws, arranged in rows. These teeth formed a dental battery in which replacing teeth were constantly growing. The forelimbs were slightly larger than other members of its group known as Ornithischia.  This quadrupedal dinosaur lived about 70 million years ago and its fossils are found in many parts of England, Europe, Asia and North Africa.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 13
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

S1: A single device can heat fluids without requiring an electrical element.
S6: Because there is no electrical element, there is no risk of fire, so the system is suitable for dangerous environments.
P: A heat exchanger transfers heat from the central cavity to an air heater, a water heater or an industrial processor.
Q: It has a container like the crankcase of a car’s engine, which contains the fluid to be heated.
R: Compression and friction at the nozzles heat the fluid so that the temperature in the central -cavity rises steadily.
S: A motor and pulley inside the container turn a rotor wheel, which in turn forces the fluid again and again through narrow nozzles into a central cavity.

The proper sequence should be
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 13

From sentences S1 and S6 it is easy to assume that the paragraph is essentially descriptive.

The correct sequence should be QSRP and after rearrangement, the paragraph should read like:

A single device can heat fluids without requiring an electrical element. It has a container like the crankcase of a car’s engine, which contains the fluid to be heated. A motor and pulley inside the container turn a rotor wheel, which in turn forces the fluid again and again through narrow nozzles into a central cavity. Compression and friction at the nozzles heat the fluid so that the temperature in the central -cavity rises steadily. A heat exchanger transfers heat from the central cavity to an air heater, a water heater or an industrial processor. Because there is no electrical element, there is no risk of fire, so the system is suitable for dangerous environments.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 14
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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

S1: There is no doubt that the rules governing imports, manufacture and the use of pesticides need to be further tightened up.
S6: At the same time, better pollution control measures are needed to check the discharge of poisonous gases and chemicals by a host of other industries which are equally responsible for poisoning our world.
P: But a more practical and feasible approach is required to tackle this problem.
Q: No one can deny the importance of pesticides in our agriculture.
R: The proposed amendment is an attempt at doing this, but in the process, it seems to have gone overboard in most cases.
S: Even today, nearly a fourth of our crop is lost due to pests and weeds.

The proper sequence should be
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 14

The correct sequence is RQSP.

There is no doubt that the rules governing imports, manufacture and the use of pesticides need to be further tightened up. The proposed amendment is an attempt at doing this, but in the process, it seems to have gone overboard in most cases. No one can deny the importance of pesticides in our agriculture. Even today, nearly a fourth of our crop is lost due to pests and weeds. But a more practical and feasible approach is required to tackle this problem. At the same time, better pollution control measures are needed to check the discharge of poisonous gases and chemicals by a host of other industries which are equally responsible for poisoning our world.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 15
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. Suppose if you are selected, will you give us a treat?
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 15

Among the given options the correct option should be option 3.

The other two options would render the sentence grammatically incorrect.

However, using ‘if’ instead of ‘suppose if’ does not change the meaning of the sentence and is also grammatically correct.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 16
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. I would rather have a noble enemy than a mean friend.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 16

None of the given options are correct since they do not make the sentence grammatically or structurally correct.

The correct option should be option 4 or ‘No improvement’.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 17
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. He decided to take the help of a guide lest he may miss the way.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 17

The correct answer is Option 1.

Rule: The only auxiliary verb that can follow lest is should.

Eg- Work hard lest you should fail.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 18
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. He wanted my permission to taking part in sports.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 18

The sentence is in the simple present tense and therefore ‘taking’ would be grammatically wrong.

Option 2 is also inaccurate since it is grammatically incorrect.

Option 1 is, therefore, the most viable option since it helps the sentence be grammatically correct.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 19
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. We are doing this in the interest of the poors.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 19

The correct form of the preposition to be used in the context of the sentence is ‘for’.

This makes option 3 the only correct option among the given options.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 20
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. He reached his destination at night.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 20

None of the given options are correct since they do not make the sentence grammatically or structurally correct.

The correct option should be option 4 or ‘no improvement’.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 21
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. One is often pleased with himself.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 21

When the subject in a sentence is ‘One’, then the pronoun form of the word should be ‘oneself’.
Thus the correct option should be option 3.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 22
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. Unless you are not very careful, you will run into debt.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 22

The correct answer is Option 1.

Rule: Unless means the same as if...not. Like if, unless is followed by a present tense, a past tense, or a past perfect tense (never by a conditional). 

Unless is used instead of if...not in conditional sentences of all types. The order of the clauses doesn't matter with sentences using unless.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 23
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. This scooter is not as efficient as it used to be; instead it is still a very useful machine.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 23

The sentence works on an inherent contrast as the two parts of the sentence are contrasting in nature.

To bring about the contrast, the word ‘nevertheless’ should be used which means ‘in spite of that’.

The correct option should thus be option 3.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 24
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. The teacher, as well as his wife, were invited.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 24

When as well as functions as a conjunction, it often leads to errors of agreement in number between subject and verb.

Ex: Jack, as well as his friends, were invited to the party.

In the above sentence, the phrase, as well as his friends, is merely parenthetical; the true subject is Jack and the verb should be was.

Phrases like as well as and in addition to indicate a parenthetical construction -- they can be conjunctions, like and, but they are not merely wordy versions of and.e
Hence, Option 1 is correct.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 25
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. I wish I can help you.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 25

The sentence is in the simple present tense and therefore the correct option to be used to ensure that the sentence is grammatically correct is option 3.

The phrase ‘could help’ is in the correct tense form and is both syntactically and grammatically correct.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 26
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. My brother is looking forward to meet his employer tomorrow.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 26

None of the given options are correct since they do not make the sentence grammatically or structurally correct.
The correct option should be option 4 or ‘no improvement’.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 27
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. My father has given his ascent for my long tour.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 27

The sentence talks about the father giving his permission.

The correct word to express that should be ‘assent’, which means the expression of approval and not ‘ascent’ which means to climb.

Thus the correct option should be option 3. 

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 28
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. Heavy work has been thrusted on me.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 28

The sentence is in the simple present tense.

The only option which would fit in the current context of the sentence keeping the tense in consideration is option 1.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 29
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. No sooner had he completed his first novel than he fell seriously ill.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 29

None of the given options are correct since they do not make the sentence grammatically or structurally correct.

The correct option should be option 4 or ‘no improvement’.

CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 30
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your response.

Q. There is many a slip between the cup and lip.
Detailed Solution for CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 - Question 30

In the sentence since the objects ‘cup’ and ‘lip’ are two distinctly different objects and are specific in nature, both of them should have the article ‘the’ before them.
Thus the correct answer should be option 3.

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