SOLVED PAPER 2024 (CDS) (II) (English)

Total Questions: 120

71. (Questions 71-80) Each item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Correct Answer: (b) what happened
Solution:The error is in part (b). The correct phrase should be 'Everything that happened.' 'What' is not the correct relative pronoun to use with 'everything.' The appropriate relative pronoun is 'that.'

72. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (c) while others didn't.
Solution:The error is in part (c). The verb 'didn't' should match the verb 'could' in the first clause. The correct form is 'couldn't.'

73. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (d) No error
Solution:The sentence is grammatically correct.

74. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (c) learn/something about their culture.
Solution:The error is in part (c). 'Their' should be 'its' to match the singular noun 'South Korea.'

75. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (b) are largely due to
Solution:The error is in part (b). The subject 'success' is singular, so the verb should be 'is.'

76. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (a) I am owning
Solution:The error is in part (a). 'Own' is a stative verb and is not used in the continuous form.

77. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (c) onto hospital.
Solution:The error is in part (c). The correct preposition is 'to' and 'hospital' should be preceded by 'the.'

78. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (b) who's books
Solution:The error is in part (b). 'Who's' is a contraction for 'who is' or 'who has,' while 'whose' is the possessive form.

79. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (b) when I break
Solution:The error is in part (b). The correct phrase is 'break out in hives.'

80. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (c) is going to cook dinner.
Solution:The error is in part (c). When using 'either...or,' the verb should agree with the noun closest to it, which is 'friends' (plural).