UPSC CDS 2 Exam 14 Nov 2021 Paper (English) (Answer Key)

ANTONYMS

Directions : Each item in this section consists of sentences with an underlined word followed by four words or group of words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the answer sheet accordingly.

21. I am very particular about it.
(a) quiet
(b) vague
(c) precise
(d) minute

22. He has become paunchy.
(a) stout
(b) slim
(c) plump
(d) fat

23. This river originates from the Ganges.
(a) inaugurates
(b) culminates
(c) initiates
(d) emanates

24. The film I saw was hilarious.
(a) tragic
(b) serious
(c) uproarious
(d) jovial

25. On that day, pandemonium reigned in the hall.
(a) hullaballoo
(b) uproar
(c) peace
(d) accolade

26. The police detained me today amidst busy traffic.
(a) impeded
(b) released
(c) confined
(d) held

27. In my state of despair, I confessed everything.
(a) despondency
(b) determination
(c) dependant
(d) elation

28. He was accused by the entire community after he failed in the mission.
(a) vindicated
(b) incriminated
(c) indicted
(d) arraigned

29. There was much to boast about the quality of his work.
(a) bluster
(b) brag
(c) deprecate
(d) flaunt

30. He delivered an eccentric speech.
(a) an odd
(b) a peculiar
(c) a normal
(d) an idiosyncratic

PART OF SPEECH

Directions : Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentences carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly.

31. They wandered around aimlessly.
(a) Verb
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun

32. We went away after they had left.
(a) Pronoun
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Conjunction

33. Public culture is associated with extremely new civil societies.
(a) Adverb
(b) Intensifier
(c) Adjective
(d) Noun Clause

34. You are paying less attention to your studies these days.
(a) Adverb
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun

35. Why, is it really Sujata on the phone?
(a) Interjection
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun

36. Sit down and rest a while.
(a) Adverb
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun

37. Rakesh is too old to run fast.
(a) Adverb
(b) Conjunction
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun

38. For the next generation of interior architects and design graduates, work opportunities are immense.
(a) Adverb
(b) Adjective
(c) Noun
(d) Pronoun

39. Life is a solo fight, and each person makes his or her own journey.
(a) Noun
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Adverb

40. The cat loves comfort.
(a) Indefinite article
(b) Definite article
(c) Intensifier
(d) Subject