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

Total Questions: 120

81. (Questions 81-85) Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

Winning the World Cup was the most exhilarating moment for the Indian cricket team.

Correct Answer: (c) thrilling
Solution:The underlined word 'exhilarating' means 'thrilling'.

82. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

Justice prevailed and the murderer was decapitated.

Correct Answer: (a) beheaded
Solution:The underlined word 'decapitated' means 'beheaded or to remove a body part from the rest of the body'.

83. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

The hotel room had dingy walls.

Correct Answer: (b) dark and dirty
Solution:The underlined word 'dingy' means 'dark and dirty'.

84. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

Keshav planned the event with fastidious care.

Correct Answer: (c) meticulous
Solution:The underlined word 'fastidious' means 'very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail'. Hence, its synonym is 'meticulous' which means the same.

85. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

Her left leg was paralysed due to a debilitating disease.

Correct Answer: (a) crippling
Solution:The underlined word 'debilitating' means 'making someone very weak and infirm'. Hence, its synonym is 'crippling' which means the same.

86. (Questions 86-90) Given below are pairs of sentences (S1, S2). Select the co-relationship of the second sentence to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).

S1: Civics classes focus on citizenship and governance.
S2: The subject develops concepts that enable the reader to apply knowledge about government and the state to the idea of participative citizenship.

The second sentence

Correct Answer: (a) expands the first
Solution:The second sentence expands and gives more information about how civic cases focus on citizenship and governance.

87. To identify the correct meaning of the word.

S1: China has made rapid economic strides but at the cost of democracy.
S2: India has followed a path towards rapid economic growth but by abiding by the norms of a democratic polity.

The second sentence

Correct Answer: (c) offers a contrast to the first
Solution:The second sentence offers a contrast to the first highlighting how China and India differ in their approaches to growth.

88. To identify the correct meaning of the word.

S1: The concept of right or wrong needs to be determined on the basis of principles.
S2: When it comes to matters related to the field of human rights, positions should be based solely on principles.

The second sentence

Correct Answer: (b) develops an axiom based on the first
Solution:The second sentence develops an axiom based on the first stating how human rights are set on certain principles of right or wrong.

89. To identify the correct meaning of the word.

S1: The concept of Ahimsa was adopted by Gandhiji after he was introduced to it by Tolstoy, The latter first read about it in German translation of Thirukkural, the great moral treatise in Tamil.
S2: Much in the same way that Gandhi was influenced by Tolstoy, in the United States of America, Martin Luther King Jr. shaped his Civil Rights Movement based on Gandhian principles.

The second sentence

Correct Answer: (c) provides an analogy for the first
Solution:The second sentence provides an analogy for the first stating how Martin Luther King was influenced by Gandhian principles just like Gandhi was influence by Tolstoy.

90. To identify the correct meaning of the word.

S1: The best ever cricket captain India has ever had is XYZ.
S2: As captain, XYZ has won considerably more matches for India than any other captain.

The second sentence

Correct Answer: (b) is the premise for the first
Solution:The second sentence is the premise for the first stating why XYZ is the best captain.