SOLVED PAPER 2024 (CDS) (I) (English)

Total Questions: 120

41. (Questions 41-50) Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read the sentence carefully and identify which word class the underlined word belongs to.

She sings much better than I do.

Correct Answer: (b) Adverb
Solution:The underlined word 'better' is an adverb as it describes the act of singing.

42. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined words.

The story was in all the dailies.

Correct Answer: (a) Noun
Solution:The underlined word 'dailies' is a noun.

43. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined words.

Smoking is injurious to health.

Correct Answer: (c) Gerund
Solution:The underlined word 'smoking' is a gerund. In the given sentence, the word 'smoking' is playing the role of a noun.

44. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined words.

What made you choose the one rather than the other?

Correct Answer: (a) Pronoun
Solution:The underlined word 'one' is a pronoun.

45. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined words.

There is still some water in the bottle.

Correct Answer: (c) Determiner
Solution:The underlined word 'some' is a determiner.

46. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined words.

Hurray! We have won the match.

Correct Answer: (a) Interjection
Solution:The underlined word 'hurray!' is an interjection.

47. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined words.

Having finished her work, Sharmila left home at 8:00 PM.

Correct Answer: (a) Participle
Solution:The underlined word 'having' is a participle.

48. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined words.

My teacher always moves around in her class while teaching.

Correct Answer: (b) Adverb
Solution:The underlined word 'around' is an adverb.

49. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined words.

The cantankerous men of the town roar around the marketplace.

Correct Answer: (d) Adjective
Solution:The underlined word 'cantankerous' is an adjective.

50. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined words.

India is revered as the fountainhead of democracy in the world today.

Correct Answer: (a) Noun
Solution:The underlined word 'fountainhead' is a noun.