SOLVED PAPER 2020 (CDS) (II) (English)

Total Questions: 120

51. (Questions 51-60) Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words are given after the sentence. Select the most appropriate word or group of words for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

If I ....... a good match I would have got married.

Correct Answer: (a) had found
Solution:As the given sentence is in past perfect form, ‘had found’ will be the correct filler for the sentence.

52. The lady has been declared as one of top ten ....... of the community.

Correct Answer: (b) most powerful members
Solution:The correct adjectival phrase to be filled in the blank is ‘most powerful members’.

53. When I visited the villages nearby the city I ........ many water bodies intact.

Correct Answer: (a) came across
Solution:As the given sentence is in past tense, ‘came across’ will be the correct filler for the sentence.

54. He has lost all his investments and he is ....... .

Correct Answer: (a) broke
Solution:Adjective broke will be the correct filler for the sentence.

55. He ....... whether he could get any certificate for the course.

Correct Answer: (d) asked
Solution:The tense form ‘asked’ will be correct filler for the sentence.

56. I ....... farewell to all my course mates last year.

Correct Answer: (b) bade
Solution:The word Bade is correctly used with the word ‘farewell’.

57. Very few of the texts from very early Vedic period are ....... now.

Correct Answer: (a) extant
Solution:The word ‘Extant’ meaning surviving will be the correct filler for the sentence.

58. A speech is a ............. address, delivered to an audience that seeks to convince, persuade, inspire or inform.

Correct Answer: (a) formal
Solution:The word ‘formal’ is the correct filler for the sentence.

59. All that ........ is not gold.

Correct Answer: (b) glitters
Solution:The word ‘glitters’ is the correct filler for the sentence.

60. Having been in politics for about 40 years, the party now treats him like ............. .

Correct Answer: (c) a has-been
Solution:The phrase ‘a has-been’ meaning a person who is outdated is the correct filler.