CDS II English II Miscellaneous II 07-04-2019 for CDS & Defence Exams

Question 1

Direction: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (A), (B) or (C) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding letter (A), (B) or (C). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (D) as your response. Thus, a “No improvement” response will be signified by the letter (D).

It was the mother of the girl of whose voice I had recognized.

Question 2

Direction: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (A), (B) or (C) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding letter (A), (B) or (C). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (D) as your response. Thus, a “No improvement” response will be signified by the letter (D).

Hardly have we got into the forest when it began to rain.

Question 3

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

Abdul said, “What a lovely morning for tennis”?

Question 4

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

Dinesh said, “I want to eat a good mango one of these days."

Question 5

Direction: The following question has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response by marking the correct option. If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

I can't tell him what to do even (a)/ though he is making lots of mistakes (b)/ because he is senior than me on the job (c)/ No error (d).

Question 6

Direction: The following question has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response by marking the correct option. If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

I have had (a)/ an enormous amount of (b)/ letters from single parents (c)/ No error (d).

Question 7

Direction: In the given question six sentences of a passage are a given. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

S1 : Ross sent an account of his work, together with slide and specimens
to Manson.
S6 : Ross was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1901.
P : They produced a profound sensation.
Q : In July 1898, Manson described Ross’s results to the British Medical Association.
R : The President of the Royal Society came to Manson’s house and inspected Ross’s materials and said that ‘it was of remarkable interest and value’.
S : When Manson had finished, the whole audience rose and cheered.

Question 8

Direction: In the given question six sentences of a passage are a given. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.

S1 : Civilization dawned when early man learnt how to produce heat and energy by burning wood.
S6 : When they have been used, they cannot be replaced.
P : Then steam was used to produce electricity.
Q : In this century great use has been made of oil and natural gas and the use of atomic reactors also has provided another source of energy.
R : Much later, the first industrial revolution was based on the production of steam by burning coal.
S : But none of these fuels is renewable.

Question 9

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labeled P, Q, R and S and are given below each sentence in four sequences namely (a), (b), (c), and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

faster processing speeds than iPhones (P)/ more versatile software and typically (Q)/ larger screens and keyboards, (R)/ Macs and iPads have (S).

Question 10

Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active/passive) form of the given sentence.

The manager could not accept the union leader’s proposals.