CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper 2022 | CDS (Combined Defence Services) Mock Test Series 2024 PDF Download

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CDS 
Previous Year Paper
(General English) 
10 April 2022 (I)
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CDS 
Previous Year Paper
(General English) 
10 April 2022 (I)
tos EXAM ( J) 2022
DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO 
T.B.C.: GHSA-U-ENG 
Test Booklet Series 
1111111 lllllf 1111111 
Serial 
TEST BOOKLET 
ENGLISH 
Time Allowed : Two Hours Maximum Marks : 100 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
INSTRUCTIONS 
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT 
THIS TEST BOOKLET DOES NOT.HAVE ANY UNPRINTED OR TORN OR MISSING PAGES OR ITEMS, 
ETC. IF SO, GET IT REPLACED BY A COMPLETE TEST BOOKLET. 
Please note that it is the candidate's responsibility to encode and fill in the Roll Number and Test 
Booklet Series Code A, B, . C or D carefully and without any omission or discrepancy at the 
appropriate places in the OMR Answer Sheet. Any omission/discrepancy will render the Answer 
Sheet liable for rejection. 
You have to enter your Roll Number on the 
Test Booklet in the Box_provided alongside. 
DO NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. 
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. 
You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions 
in the Answer Sheet. 
All items carry equal marks. 
Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the response to various items in the Test Booklet, 
you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer Sheet as per instructions sent to you with your 
Admission Certificate. 
After you have completed filling in all your responses on the Answer Sheet and the examination has 
concluded, you should hand over to the Invigilator only the Answer Sheet. You are permitted to 
take away with you the Test Booklet. 
Sheets for rough work are appended in the Test Booklet at the end. 
Penalty for wrong answers : 
THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE 
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS. 
(i) 
(ii) 
(iii) 
There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answet 
has been given by the candidate, one-third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as 
penalty. 
· 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.
If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that
question.
DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO
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CDS 
Previous Year Paper
(General English) 
10 April 2022 (I)
tos EXAM ( J) 2022
DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO 
T.B.C.: GHSA-U-ENG 
Test Booklet Series 
1111111 lllllf 1111111 
Serial 
TEST BOOKLET 
ENGLISH 
Time Allowed : Two Hours Maximum Marks : 100 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
INSTRUCTIONS 
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT 
THIS TEST BOOKLET DOES NOT.HAVE ANY UNPRINTED OR TORN OR MISSING PAGES OR ITEMS, 
ETC. IF SO, GET IT REPLACED BY A COMPLETE TEST BOOKLET. 
Please note that it is the candidate's responsibility to encode and fill in the Roll Number and Test 
Booklet Series Code A, B, . C or D carefully and without any omission or discrepancy at the 
appropriate places in the OMR Answer Sheet. Any omission/discrepancy will render the Answer 
Sheet liable for rejection. 
You have to enter your Roll Number on the 
Test Booklet in the Box_provided alongside. 
DO NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. 
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. 
You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions 
in the Answer Sheet. 
All items carry equal marks. 
Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the response to various items in the Test Booklet, 
you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer Sheet as per instructions sent to you with your 
Admission Certificate. 
After you have completed filling in all your responses on the Answer Sheet and the examination has 
concluded, you should hand over to the Invigilator only the Answer Sheet. You are permitted to 
take away with you the Test Booklet. 
Sheets for rough work are appended in the Test Booklet at the end. 
Penalty for wrong answers : 
THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE 
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS. 
(i) 
(ii) 
(iii) 
There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answet 
has been given by the candidate, one-third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as 
penalty. 
· 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.
If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that
question.
DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.testbook.tbapp
https://testbook.com/
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CDS 
Previous Year Paper
(General English) 
10 April 2022 (I)
tos EXAM ( J) 2022
DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO 
T.B.C.: GHSA-U-ENG 
Test Booklet Series 
1111111 lllllf 1111111 
Serial 
TEST BOOKLET 
ENGLISH 
Time Allowed : Two Hours Maximum Marks : 100 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
INSTRUCTIONS 
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT 
THIS TEST BOOKLET DOES NOT.HAVE ANY UNPRINTED OR TORN OR MISSING PAGES OR ITEMS, 
ETC. IF SO, GET IT REPLACED BY A COMPLETE TEST BOOKLET. 
Please note that it is the candidate's responsibility to encode and fill in the Roll Number and Test 
Booklet Series Code A, B, . C or D carefully and without any omission or discrepancy at the 
appropriate places in the OMR Answer Sheet. Any omission/discrepancy will render the Answer 
Sheet liable for rejection. 
You have to enter your Roll Number on the 
Test Booklet in the Box_provided alongside. 
DO NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. 
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. 
You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions 
in the Answer Sheet. 
All items carry equal marks. 
Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the response to various items in the Test Booklet, 
you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer Sheet as per instructions sent to you with your 
Admission Certificate. 
After you have completed filling in all your responses on the Answer Sheet and the examination has 
concluded, you should hand over to the Invigilator only the Answer Sheet. You are permitted to 
take away with you the Test Booklet. 
Sheets for rough work are appended in the Test Booklet at the end. 
Penalty for wrong answers : 
THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE 
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS. 
(i) 
(ii) 
(iii) 
There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answet 
has been given by the candidate, one-third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as 
penalty. 
· 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.
If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that
question.
DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.testbook.tbapp
https://testbook.com/
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.testbook.tbapp
https://testbook.com/
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CDS 
Previous Year Paper
(General English) 
10 April 2022 (I)
tos EXAM ( J) 2022
DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO 
T.B.C.: GHSA-U-ENG 
Test Booklet Series 
1111111 lllllf 1111111 
Serial 
TEST BOOKLET 
ENGLISH 
Time Allowed : Two Hours Maximum Marks : 100 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
INSTRUCTIONS 
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT 
THIS TEST BOOKLET DOES NOT.HAVE ANY UNPRINTED OR TORN OR MISSING PAGES OR ITEMS, 
ETC. IF SO, GET IT REPLACED BY A COMPLETE TEST BOOKLET. 
Please note that it is the candidate's responsibility to encode and fill in the Roll Number and Test 
Booklet Series Code A, B, . C or D carefully and without any omission or discrepancy at the 
appropriate places in the OMR Answer Sheet. Any omission/discrepancy will render the Answer 
Sheet liable for rejection. 
You have to enter your Roll Number on the 
Test Booklet in the Box_provided alongside. 
DO NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. 
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. 
You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions 
in the Answer Sheet. 
All items carry equal marks. 
Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the response to various items in the Test Booklet, 
you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer Sheet as per instructions sent to you with your 
Admission Certificate. 
After you have completed filling in all your responses on the Answer Sheet and the examination has 
concluded, you should hand over to the Invigilator only the Answer Sheet. You are permitted to 
take away with you the Test Booklet. 
Sheets for rough work are appended in the Test Booklet at the end. 
Penalty for wrong answers : 
THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE 
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS. 
(i) 
(ii) 
(iii) 
There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answet 
has been given by the candidate, one-third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as 
penalty. 
· 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.
If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that
question.
DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.testbook.tbapp
https://testbook.com/
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.testbook.tbapp
https://testbook.com/
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.testbook.tbapp
https://testbook.com/
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