CDS | English | Synonym / Antonyms Quiz for CDS & Defence Exams

Question 1

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

The difference between then and 2016 is when the smog came back with a vengeance.

Question 2

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

Linguistics embraces a diverse range of subjects such as phonetics and stylistics.

Question 3

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

The growing population exacerbates every dimension of the climate crisis.

Question 4

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

His health began to deteriorate seriously towards the end of 1826.

Question 5

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

He expects the system to get even better as the engineers tweak its performance.