SOLVED PAPER 2022 (CDS) (II) (English)

Total Questions: 120

11. (Questions 11-20) In the following questions a pair of similar sounding words is provided. You are required to select the option that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words.

'Perspicacity' and 'Perspicuity'

Correct Answer: (a) Perspicacity means ability to discern and Perspicuity means lucidity of expression.
Solution:Perspicacity' means good at judging and understanding people and situations. 'Perspicuity' means sharpness or clarity. Hence, (a) is the correct option.

12. 'Complaisant' and 'Complacent'

Correct Answer: (b) Complaisant means eager to please and Complacent means overconfident.
Solution:'Complaisant' means tending to try to please other people. 'Complacent' means too confident or relaxed because you think you can deal with something easily, even though this may not be true. Hence, option (b) gives the correct meaning.

13. 'Compliment' and 'Complement'

Correct Answer: (c) Compliment means to praise and Complement means to go well with.
Solution:'Compliment' means to say something nice to someone in order to praise them. 'Complement' means to make a good combination with someone or something else. Hence, option (c) gives the correct meaning.

14. 'Deify' and 'Defy'

Correct Answer: (b) To deify means to confer upon one the status of God and to defy means to deny.
Solution:'Deify' means to treat someone or something with extreme respect and admiration. 'Defy' means to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do. So, option (b) is correct.

15. 'Evoke' and 'Invoke'

Correct Answer: (d) Evoke means to elicit a response and Invoke means to call upon through an appeal.
Solution:'Evoke' means to produce a strong feeling or memory in someone whereas 'Invoke' means to ask for help from someone who is stronger or more powerful, especially a God.

16. 'Sympathy' and 'Empathy'

Correct Answer: (a) Sympathy means sharing another's feeling and Empathy means understanding another's feelings.
Solution:'Sympathy' means the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation. 'Empathy' means the ability to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them.

17. 'Accept' and 'Except'

Correct Answer: (c) Accept means to agree and Except means to exclude.
Solution:'Accept' means to agree to do what someone asks or suggests. 'Except' means to exclude.

18. 'Reward' and 'Award'

Correct Answer: (a) Reward is compensation for effort and Award is prize for recognition.
Solution:'Reward' means money that you receive for working whereas 'Award' means a prize that is given to someone who has achieved something.

19. 'Emigrate' and 'Immigrate'

Correct Answer: (d) Emigrate means to leave for another country and Immigrate means to arrive at another country.
Solution:'Emigrate' means to leave your own country in order to live in another country. On the other hand, 'Immigrate' means to come into a country in order to live there permanently. Hence, option (d) is correct.

20. 'Immolate' and 'Emulate'

Correct Answer: (a) Immolate means to sacrifice and Emulate means to follow someone out of admiration.
Solution:'Immolate' means to kill somebody or destroy something by burning them, to offer somebody/something as a sacrifice. On the other hand, 'Emulate' means to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire them. Hence, option (a) is correct.