Miscellaneous (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 39

11. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d). [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Jasmines and roses are my favourite flowers.

Correct Answer: (c) Conjunction
Solution:

‘And’ is a conjunction as it joins two subjects.

12. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d). [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

She truthfully answered the detective’s questions.

Correct Answer: (d) Adverb
Solution:

Here, the word ‘truthfully’ is an adverb which is modifying the verb ‘answered’.

13. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d). [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Hurrah! We won the game!

Correct Answer: (a) Interjection
Solution:

The underlined word ‘hurrah’ is an Interjection or exclamation. In this part of speech, different words show different emotions.

14. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d). [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

The son writes meaningless letters to his father.

Correct Answer: (d) Adjective
Solution:

The word meaningless is an ‘adjective’ that telling more about the noun (letters).

15. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d). [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

The secretary himself visited the affected families.

Correct Answer: (d) Pronoun
Solution:

The word ‘himself’ is possessive pronoun, used for noun ‘secretary’.

16. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d). [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

The children were walking, through the forest.

Correct Answer: (d) Preposition
Solution:

Here, ‘through’ is preposition. ‘Through’ is a simple preposition and can be used with respect to ‘by’ means of or from one side to another.

17. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d). [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

The Presiding Officer walked slowly to the dais.

Correct Answer: (a) Adverb
Solution:

Slowly is an ‘adverb’ that modifying the verb ‘walked’.

18. Directions (Q. Nos. 18-23) Each item in this section has a direct statement followed by its reported form in indirect speech. Select the correct statement in indirect speech and mark it in the answer sheet accordingly [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

The captain said to his soldiers, ‘‘Move forward and face the target now.’’

Correct Answer: (a) The captain ordered his soldiers to move forward and face the target
Solution:

The correct sentence (Imperative type) In indirect speech. Here, principle verb is ‘ordered’ which is correct as a captain orders to his soldiers.

19. Vivek said to his friend, ‘‘Could you please turn off the switch ?’’ [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Vivek requested his friend to turn off the switch
Solution:

As the sentence in direct speech is a type of request so, option (c) is the correct statement in indirect speech of the given sentence.

20. The manager said to his colleagues , ‘‘We have received a serious threat to our business now and we need to act to face it.’’ [Evening Shift-2019 (II)]

Correct Answer: (d) The manager told his colleagues that they had received a serious threat to their business at that time and they needed to act face it
Solution:

As the given sentence is in past tense ‘have received’ will change to ‘had received’ and ‘need’ will be changed to ‘needed’. Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.