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CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 1

The question below consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark the correct answer.

Q. A truly respectable old man is a ripe person.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 1

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e. 'Mature'.

'Ripe' means 'something which has arrived at a fitting stage or advanced or fully grown'.

The given sentence means that a person who is old and has earned respect is a complete mature man.
'Senior' can be the synonym of old but not ripe.
'Respectable' man cannot be a perfect man.
'Seasoned' person doesn’t suit here at all.
Hence, the word synonymous with 'ripe' is 'mature', which means 'become fully grown or developed'.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 2

The question below consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark the correct answer.

Q. The soldiers repulsed the enemy.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 2

'Repulse' means 'to force back on something maybe like an attack by attackers'.

'Defeat' means to win over something.

'Destroy' means to completely end the existence of something by attacking or damaging.

'Rejected' means to dismiss something inappropriate.

'Repelled' also means to force back on something or to push back on something.

Here defeated and destroyed suits the sentence but does not fit to be the synonym of repulsed, and rejected is completely a different word.

Therefore repelled is the correct synonym of repulsed.

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CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 3

The question below consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark the correct answer.

Q. She deftly masked her feelings.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 3

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e. 'Hid'.

'Masked' means 'something covered or concealed'.
The given sentence states that she could cover her feelings very skilfully.
Therefore 'hid' is synonymous with 'masked'.
Other options do not fit here. The meaning of 'flaunted' is to 'show off'.
'Oblique' means 'something which is expressed in an indirect manner' and 'obscure' means 'something which is not known to many people'.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 4

The question below consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark the correct answer.

Q. Vendors must have licence.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 4

'Vendor' is 'someone who is engaged in selling'.

'One who drives a car' is called a 'Driver'.

'One who works in a hospital' could be 'Doctor/nurse'.

'The one who is employed in food serving' can be 'caterer or waiter'.

Therefore option D is correct, i.e. 'One engaged in selling'.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 5

The question below consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark the correct answer.

Q. They will not admit children under fourteen.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 5

'Admit' means 'to agree on something or valid'.

'Avow' means 'to declare assuredly or to accept publicly'.
'Receive' doesn’t fit here.

'Accept' means 'to admit something'.

'Concede' means 'agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it'.

Here avow, concede and accept are somewhere synonyms but accept suits the best. 

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 6

The question below consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark the correct answer.

Q. The jewels have been stolen from her bedroom.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 6

'Embezzled' means 'to steal'.

'Asserted' means 'to state a fact firmly or confidently'.

'Yielded' is 'to produce'

'Abdicated' is 'fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty)'.

Therefore the correct answer would be 'embezzled'.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 7

The question below consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark the correct answer.

Q. The soldier showed an exemplary courage.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 7

'Exemplary' is 'used for someone who is serving as a desirable model; very good'.

'Flawed' means 'imperfection'.

'Faulty' is something which is 'not correct or has defects'.

'Ideal' is 'a person or a thing to be perfect or most suitable'.

The meaning of 'boisterous' is 'someone who is noisy or not controlled'.

Hence, Ideal is the correct synonym for exemplary.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 8

The question below consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark the correct answer.

Q. They served fruits after the dinner.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 8

'Served' means 'to present food or drink to someone'.

'Assisted' means 'to help someone'.

'Obliged' means 'to make it necessary for someone to do something'.

'Waited' is 'to delay an action due to any reason'.

'Offer' is 'to provide something to someone'.

Therefore option D is correct.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 9

The question below consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark the correct answer.

Q. The committee should recommend his name to the government.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 9

'Recommend' is 'to the put forward something with approval that is suitable'.

'Praise' means 'an expression of gratitude or approval'.

'Advise' means 'to offer advice or to give someone official information'.

'Counsel' also 'means to give advice to someone'.

'Suggest' is 'to put forward for consideration'.

Therefore 'suggest' suits to be the most appropriate answer.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 10

The question below consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark the correct answer.

Q. Can medicines save us from death?

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 10

'Save' means 'keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger'.

'Hide is 'to conceal'.

'Rescue' means 'to save'.

'Protect' also means 'to save from harm or injury'.

'Liberate' means 'set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression', which is completely out of context.

Here rescue fits best than protect in case of the action of death.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 11

The question below consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Q. the British manufactures (P) popularity of Indian textiles (Q) were jealous of the (R) from the very beginning (S)

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 11

Option 1 does not have a connection between them. S cannot follow R that is – of the from the very.

In Option 2, SP forms a proper sequence but SP followed by QR doesn’t even complete the sentence properly.

Option 3, denoting correct order that is 'From the very beginning the British manufacturers were jealous of the popularity of Indian textiles'.

Manufacturers, noun leading to the auxiliary verb.

In option D Indian textiles won’t be jealous of anything since it is a non-living thing. 

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 12

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Q. dress fashions changed and light cotton (P) of the English  (Q) textiles began to replace (R) the coarse woollens (S)

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 12

PRSQ makes a coherent sentence whereas, in option B, SP as a pair do not have a link in between.

In option C, the sentence cannot start with Of the English because after that it is not making a link between Q and P.

In option D, RQ doesn’t connect since textiles cannot replace the English.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 13

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Q.put pressure on their government (P) Indian goods in England (Q) the British manufacturers (R) to restrict and prohibit (S)

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 13

The sentence starting with 'The British manufacturers' suits appropriately because in P the word 'their' denotes the British manufacturers.

Therefore R is correctly followed by P. And the British government is restricting and prohibiting Indian goods in England that is SQ.
Correct sequence – RPSQ.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 14

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Q. however (P) still held their own in foreign markets (Q) in spite of these laws (R) Indian silk and cotton textiles (S)

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 14

Option A  that begins with Q cannot be the starting part because it has a word ‘their' in it which should denote something before it.

Therefore the sentence cannot start with Q.

In option B, PR as a pair is inappropriate.

Only option D forms a coherent sentence.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 15

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Q. and it led to rapid economic development (P) the Industrial Revolution (Q) transformed the British (R) society in a fundamental manner (S)

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 15

Option A starting with S gives an incomplete start to the sentence.

In option B, QP as a pair does not form a sequence because in P ‘ it’ is denoted by what is nowhere depicted.

Option C is correct because QR that is 'The Industrial Revolution' is the cause of the transformation makes sense.

Then British society seems connected followed by P and linked by a conjunction 'and'. In option D, PQ as a pair is incorrect. 

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 16

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Q. Muhammad Iqbal (P) The philosophical and religious outlook of people through his poetry (Q) profoundly influenced (R) one of the greatest poets of modern India (S)

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 16

In S it is mentioned 'one of the ….' So the name of that person should be told either before or after.
Therefore, nowhere PS is given but SP as a starting is there in option D- correct answer.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 17

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Q. to accept any of the important (P) disillusionment (Q) demands of the nationalists produced (R) the failure of the British government (S)

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 17

Given parts of the statement shows that it would be a cause and effect relationship. Therefore option A is correct. The failure of the British government to accept any…. produced disillusionment.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 18

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Q. showed that a backward (P) the rise of (Q) modern Japan after 1868 (R) Asian country could develop itself without Western control (S)

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 18

The sentence cannot start with P, therefore, Option A and C gets ruled out.
In option B, SR does not fit to be a pair.
In option D, QRPS makes a grammatically correct and sound sentence.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 19

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Q. and the current Hindu emphasis (P) and urged the people to imbibe the spirit of free-thinking (Q) on rituals, ceremonies and superstitions (R) Vivekananda condemned the caste system (S)

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 19

In option A, PQ cannot be in link since both of them are starting with 'and'.

Option B that is SPRQ forms a coherent sentence as compared to the other options available.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 20

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Q. Mr John who was hardly six months old, (P) Charles (Q) as his son (R) adopted (S)

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 20

The correct option is 'QSPR'
The option is not mentioned above.

The correct sentence is: 'Charles adopted Mr John who was hardly six months old, as his son'.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 21

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. In the face of the overwhelming mass of evidence against him, we cannot ________ him of the crime.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 21

In the given sentence, the evidence is found against someone, therefore, absolve suits best here.

Absolve means to declare someone free from guilt. The presence of the word ‘cannot' rules out the other three options.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 22

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.

Q. I hope that the rain will _______ for our picnic tomorrow.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 22

Keep off means (of bad weather) fail to occur.
'Put off' is 'some unpleasant quality or nature'.
'Set back' means 'a reversal or check in progress'.
'Stay out' is 'to avoid going into a place'.
In case of weather keep off is correct.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 23

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.

Q. After the marathon, some of the competitors felt completely________

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 23

'Cut up' means 'to behave in a mischievous manner'.

'Done in' means 'extremely tired'.

'Done out' doesn’t make any sense. Lastly, 'run out' means something used up completely so that nothing is left.

Here most appropriate is 'done in' that is some of them felt completely tired.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 24

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.

Q. Scarcely _______ the teacher entered the class when he heard the noise.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 24

'Did' will not be the answer because 'did' is always followed by the first form of a verb, which is not the case in the given sentence.
'Scarcely had' is a correct structure.
And 'will have' that is future tense won't be appropriate.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 25

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.

Q. I do not think he will ever _________ the shock of his wife’s death,

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 25

'Get by' is 'to manage with difficulty to live or accomplish something'.

'Get off' is 'to escape a punishment'.
'Get through' is 'to reach a destination or succeed'.
'Get over' is 'to the recover or overcome'.
Hence, 'get over' makes the sentence grammatically and structurally correct.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 26

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.

Q. It is no use in crying over _______.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 26

The right phrase is 'to cry over spilt milk' which means to not cry over something which has already happened and cannot be changed now. Therefore spilt milk is correct.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 27

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.

Q. You must go to the station now, your brother_______ go just yet as his train leaves after three hours.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 27

'Would' is the past form of 'will', which is used to indicate the future events at that time if we are writing about the past events. It is not necessary that that future exists now.

'Should' shows 'a compulsion'. It is a probability that since his train will leave after three hours then he would not have left yet. But 'need' and 'must' puts an obligation on him.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 28

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.

Q. Every rash driver becomes a _______ killer.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 28

Rash driver leads to the potential killer that is if rash driving continues it might lead to the potential killer in people.

But calling people 'reckless' and 'powerful killer is a strong statement to make. 'Sure' isn't appropriate.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 29

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.

Q. The country owes a deep debt of ______ for the freedom fighters.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 29

Gratitude is the feeling of thankfulness which a country owes to its freedom fighters.

So, it makes the sentence structurally and idiomatically correct.

CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 30

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.

Q. The whole lot of young men was very enthusiastic but your friend alone was ________.

Detailed Solution for CDS II - English Previous Year Question Paper 2018 - Question 30

A wet blanket is a phrase used for a person who destroys the fun of other people and also fails to be its part and disapproves of the activities of others.

In the given statement, all young men were having fun except the one who was a wet blanket.

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