UPSC CDS I Exam Paper 16 April 2023 (English) (Answer Key)

UPSC CDS I Exam Paper 16 April 2023 (English) (Answer Key)

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SPOTTING ERRORS

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

41.
(a) Guest is
(b) unwelcome
(c) when he stays too long.
(d) No error

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Answer – (A)

42.
(a) My friend and benefactor
(b) has
(c) come.
(d) No error

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Answer – (D)

43.
(a) Either he
(b) or I
(c) am mistaken.
(d) No error

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Answer – (D)

44.
(a) Each of
(b) these substances
(c) are found in India.
(d) No error

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Answer – (C)

45.
(a) Who
(b) do you wish
(c) to see?
(d) No error

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Answer – (A)

46.
(a) It was one of the best speeches
(b) that has ever been
(c) made in the Parliament.
(d) No error

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Answer – (B)

47.
(a) I played with
(b) same bat
(c) that you used.
(d) No error

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Answer – (B)

48.
(a) His written statement
(b) defers in several important respects
(c) from his oral statement.
(d) No error

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Answer – (B)

49.
(a) I have ordered for
(b) three cups
(c) of coffee.
(d) No error

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Answer – (A)

50.
(a) One must not
(b) boast of
(c) one’s own success.
(d) No error

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Answer – (C)

SYNONYMS

Directions: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

51. There are plenty of graduates anxious for work.
(a) composed
(b) eager
(c) indifferent
(d) prominent le

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Answer – (B)

52. The power of the monarchy was circumscribed by the new law.
(a) constrained
(b) naturalized
(c) circumvented
(d) notified

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Answer – (A)

53. We caught him eavesdropping outside the window.
(a) wandering aimlessly
(b) talking loudly
(c) listening secretly
(d) reflecting calmly

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Answer – (C)

54. The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for the formation of their government.
(a) expected
(b) urged
(c) facilitated
(d) discouraged

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Answer – (B)

55. The local people are hospitable to strangers.
(a) surly
(b) distant
(c) frosty
(d) cordial

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Answer – (D)

56. Such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age.
(a) unswerving
(b) constant
(c) unvarying
(d) inappropriate

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Answer – (D)

57. Mohan has mercurial temperament.
(a) volatile
(b) pleasant
(c) agreeable
(d) merciful

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Answer – (A)

58. It is obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing.
(a) voluntary
(b) elective
(c) Noptional
(d) essential

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Answer – (D)

59. She has a genetic predisposition to liver disease.
(a) resistance
(b) immunity
(c) vulnerability
(d) exemption

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Answer – (C)

60. She wore a sardonic smile on her face.
(a) mocking
(b) respectful
(c) reverential
(d) deferential

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Answer – (A)

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