CDS I - English Previous Year Question Paper (Answer Key) 2023 | CDS (Combined Defence Services) Mock Test Series 2024 PDF Download

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UPSC CDS - I English 
 Answer Key 2023 
(Held on 16 April 2023) 
 
No. of Question Answer Key 
 
No. of Question Answer Key 
1 b 
 
26 c 
2 a 
 
27 a 
3 b 
 
28 c 
4 d 
 
29 d 
5 a 
 
30 b 
6 b 
 
31 a 
7 b 
 
32 c 
8 c 
 
33 a 
9 d 
 
34 d 
10 d 
 
35 b 
11 a 
 
36 a 
12 b 
 
37 d 
13 a 
 
38 b 
14 c 
 
39 b 
15 a 
 
40 c 
16 d 
 
41 d 
17 a 
 
42 d 
18 d 
 
43 d 
19 c 
 
44 c 
20 b 
 
45 a 
21 c 
 
46 b 
22 a 
 
47 b 
23 b 
 
48 b 
24 d 
 
49 a 
25 a 
 
50 d 
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UPSC CDS - I English 
 Answer Key 2023 
(Held on 16 April 2023) 
 
No. of Question Answer Key 
 
No. of Question Answer Key 
1 b 
 
26 c 
2 a 
 
27 a 
3 b 
 
28 c 
4 d 
 
29 d 
5 a 
 
30 b 
6 b 
 
31 a 
7 b 
 
32 c 
8 c 
 
33 a 
9 d 
 
34 d 
10 d 
 
35 b 
11 a 
 
36 a 
12 b 
 
37 d 
13 a 
 
38 b 
14 c 
 
39 b 
15 a 
 
40 c 
16 d 
 
41 d 
17 a 
 
42 d 
18 d 
 
43 d 
19 c 
 
44 c 
20 b 
 
45 a 
21 c 
 
46 b 
22 a 
 
47 b 
23 b 
 
48 b 
24 d 
 
49 a 
25 a 
 
50 d 
 
 
No. of Question Answer Key 
 
No. of Question Answer Key 
51 b 
 
76 c 
52 a 
 
77 c 
53 c 
 
78 a 
54 b 
 
79 d 
55 d 
 
80 c 
56 d 
 
81 a 
57 a 
 
82 c 
58 d 
 
83 b 
59 c 
 
84 d 
60 a 
 
85 a 
61 c 
 
86 c 
62 c 
 
87 b 
63 b 
 
88 c 
64 d 
 
89 a 
65 c 
 
90 a 
66 a 
 
91 c 
67 c 
 
92 b 
68 b 
 
93 a 
69 c 
 
94 b 
70 c 
 
95 d 
71 d 
 
96 a 
72 a 
 
97 d 
73 b 
 
98 c 
74 d 
 
99 a 
75 b 
 
100 a 
 
 
 
 
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UPSC CDS - I English 
 Answer Key 2023 
(Held on 16 April 2023) 
 
No. of Question Answer Key 
 
No. of Question Answer Key 
1 b 
 
26 c 
2 a 
 
27 a 
3 b 
 
28 c 
4 d 
 
29 d 
5 a 
 
30 b 
6 b 
 
31 a 
7 b 
 
32 c 
8 c 
 
33 a 
9 d 
 
34 d 
10 d 
 
35 b 
11 a 
 
36 a 
12 b 
 
37 d 
13 a 
 
38 b 
14 c 
 
39 b 
15 a 
 
40 c 
16 d 
 
41 d 
17 a 
 
42 d 
18 d 
 
43 d 
19 c 
 
44 c 
20 b 
 
45 a 
21 c 
 
46 b 
22 a 
 
47 b 
23 b 
 
48 b 
24 d 
 
49 a 
25 a 
 
50 d 
 
 
No. of Question Answer Key 
 
No. of Question Answer Key 
51 b 
 
76 c 
52 a 
 
77 c 
53 c 
 
78 a 
54 b 
 
79 d 
55 d 
 
80 c 
56 d 
 
81 a 
57 a 
 
82 c 
58 d 
 
83 b 
59 c 
 
84 d 
60 a 
 
85 a 
61 c 
 
86 c 
62 c 
 
87 b 
63 b 
 
88 c 
64 d 
 
89 a 
65 c 
 
90 a 
66 a 
 
91 c 
67 c 
 
92 b 
68 b 
 
93 a 
69 c 
 
94 b 
70 c 
 
95 d 
71 d 
 
96 a 
72 a 
 
97 d 
73 b 
 
98 c 
74 d 
 
99 a 
75 b 
 
100 a 
 
 
 
 
 
No. of Question Answer Key  
  101 a 
 
  
102 d 
 
  
103 c 
 
  
104 a 
 
  
105 c 
 
  
106 b 
 
  
107 d 
 
  
108 a 
 
  
109 b 
 
  
110 c 
 
  
111 a 
 
  
112 c 
 
  
113 a 
 
  
114 c 
 
  
115 d 
 
  
116 c 
 
  
117 a 
 
  
118 b 
 
  
119 d 
 
  
120 a