SOLVED PAPER 2023 (CDS) (II) (English)

Total Questions: 120

11. (Questions 11-20) In this section each of the following sentences has a blank space and each sentence is followed by four options. Select the most appropriate option of fill the blank space.

Another version of the play based on the text was re-enacted successfully after the prosecution and eventual ....... of enacting the play in public theatre by the Government.

Correct Answer: (d) screening
Solution:The correct filler for the given blank is 'screening'.

12. Select the most appropriate option of fill the blank space.

Ravi remembers the year when there was a ...... flood.

Correct Answer: (b) devastating
Solution:The correct filler for the given blank is 'devastating.'

13. Select the most appropriate option of fill the blank space.

Davis is not sure whether he should ...... the forest guest house after dark.

Correct Answer: (b) leave
Solution:The correct filler for the given blank is 'leave'.

14. Select the most appropriate option of fill the blank space.

They ....... as responsible people do during the difficult situation.

Correct Answer: (b) behaved
Solution:The correct filler for the given blank is 'behaved'.

15. Select the most appropriate option of fill the blank space.

Criminal law has taken long ....... in facilitating access to justice for women by making various provisions.

Correct Answer: (b) strides
Solution:The correct filler for the given blank is 'strides'.

16. Select the most appropriate option of fill the blank space.

Many laws have been made to deal with the problems of ...... against women.

Correct Answer: (a) offences
Solution:The correct filler for the given blank is 'offences'.

17. Select the most appropriate option of fill the blank space.

A person purchasing goods and services for commercial purposes will also not come under the ....... of this act.

Correct Answer: (d) purview
Solution:The correct filler for the given blank is 'purview' which means scope.

18. Select the most appropriate option of fill the blank space.

The emergence of a sovereign Indian nation was .......on the notion of equality.

Correct Answer: (c) premised
Solution:The correct filler for the given blank is 'premised', which means 'based'.

19. Select the most appropriate option of fill the blank space.

In Manipur, the most important piece of literary work that continues to ....... a sense of patriotism is 'Khongjom Parva'.

Correct Answer: (a) instill
Solution:The correct filler for the given blank is 'instill', which means 'to establish'.

20. Select the most appropriate option of fill the blank space.

Women's autobiographies in the post-Independence period can be seen as ....... of their literary interest.

Correct Answer: (c) evidence
Solution:The correct filler for the given blank is 'evidence'.