UPSC CDS 2 Exam – 04 Sep 2022 (English) (Answer Key)

FILL IN THE BLANKS

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

41. He ______ waiting for you since morning.
(a) have been
(b) has been
(c) is
(d) had been

42. If a Time Machine ______ you anywhere for one day, where would you go?
(a) may take
(b) could take
(c) will take
(d) shall take

43. What you propose is ______ .
(a) on question
(b) in question
(c) where the question
(d) out of the question

44. The campaign is in ______ .
(a) full swing
(b) full of circles
(c) full length
(d) full mode

45. Life has been thrown ______ due to the weather conditions in the city.
(a) in the gear
(b) out of gear
(c) about
(d) in spirits

46. Had he told me the news beforehand, I ______ careful and saved my money.
(a) should have been
(b) had been
(c) will be
(d) would have been

47. He feels that he has been ______ .
(a) taken for granted
(b) taken as granted
(c) taken for ease
(d) taken in it

48. He has the ______ touch of a maestro.
(á) grating
(b) strong
(c) silken
(d) heavy

49. He is one of the ______ in the country.
(a) well-known journalists
(b) well-known journalist
(c) well-renowned journalists
(d) journalist

50. The population of Mumbai and Delhi is greater than ______ city in India,
(a) all other
(b) any other
(c) any
(d) other

USAGE OF PAIRED WORDS

Directions : In the following questions a pair of similar sounding words is provided. You are required to select the option that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

51. ‘Perspicacity’ and ‘Perspicuity’
(a) Perspicacity means ability to discern and Perspicuity means lucidity of expression
(b) Perspicacity means lucidity of expression and Perspicuity means ability to discern
(c) Perspicacity means tenacity and Perspicuity means lucidity of expression
(d) Perspicacity means ability to discern and Perspicuity means tenacity

52. ‘Complaisant’ and ‘Complacenť
(a) Complaisant means overconfident and Complacent means in the same place
(b) Complaisant means eager to please and Complacent means overconfident
(c) Complaisant means eager to please and Complacent means in the same place
(d) Complaisant means overconfident and Complacent means eager to please

53. ‘Compliment and Complement
(a) Compliment means to enhance and Complement means to praise
(b) Compliment means to go well with and Complement means to praise
(c) Compliment means to praise and Complement means to go well with
(d) Compliment means to enhance and Complement means to go well with

54. ‘Deify’ and ‘Defy’
(a) To deify means to confer upon one the status of God and to defy means to oppose
(b) To deify means to confer upon one the status of God and to defy means to deny
(c) To deify means to oppose and to defy means to confer upon one the status of God
(d) To deify means to oppose and to defy. means to deny

55. ‘Evoke’ and ‘Invoke’
(a) Evoke means to elicit a response and Invoke means to provoke.
(b) Evoke means to call upon through an appeal and Invoke means to elicit a response
(c) Evoke means to provoke and Invoke means to call upon through an appeal
(d) Evoke means to elicit a response and Invoke means to call upon through an appeal

56. ‘Sympathy’ and ‘Empathy’
(a) Sympathy means sharing another’s feelings and Empathy means understanding another’s feelings
(b) Sympathy means expressing another’s feelings and Empathy means sharing another’s feelings
(c) Sympathy means pitying another’s feelings and Empathy means emphasising another’s feelings
(d) Sympathy means emphasising another’s feelings and Empathy means pitying another’s feelings

57. ‘Accept’ and ‘Except’
(a) Accept means to exclude and Except means to agree
(b) Accept means to agree and Except means to extend
(c) Accept means to agree’ and Except means to exclude
(d) Accept means to extend and Except means to agree

58. ‘Reward’ and ‘Award’
(a) Reward is compensation for effort and Award is prize for recognition
(b) Reward is prize for recognition and Award is compensation for efforts
(c) Reward is prize for recognition and Award is gift from someone
(d) Reward is gift from someone and Award is compensation for effort

59. ‘Emigrate’ and ‘Immigrate’
(a) Emigrate means to illegally go to another country and Immigrate means to arrive at another country
(b) Emigrate means to arrive at another country and Immigrate means to leave for another country
(c) Emigrate means to leave for another country and Immigrate means to illegally enter a country
(d) Emigrate means to leave for another country and Immigrate means to arrive at another country

60. ‘Immolate’ and ‘Emulate’
(a) Immolate means to sacrifice and Emulate means to follow someone out of admiration
(b) Immolate means to burn and Emulate means to wear ornaments
(c) Immolate means to burn and Emulate means to simulate
(d) Immolate – means to destroy and Emulate means to imitate