UPSC CDS 1 2024 Question Paper Analysis (Available): Check Difficulty Level, Weightage, Good Attempts

UPSC CDS 1 2024 Question Paper Analysis

UPSC CDS 1 2024 Question Paper Analysis: The UPSC CDS 1 2024 exam has been conducted on April 21, 2024, by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Candidates can check the UPSC CDS 1 2024 paper analysis and understand the exam difficulty level, number of good attempts, etc. here, now that the English paper has been held successfully.

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UPSC CDS 1 2024 Question Paper Analysis: Major Highlights

Check out the major highlights for the UPSC CDS 1 2024 question paper mentioned below:

• The UPSC CDS 1 question paper has been conducted for both IMA/INA/AFA and OTA.
• The subjects for both the UPSC CDS papers were English, Elementary Mathematics, and General Knowledge.
• The total marks for the IMA/INA/AFA Paper was 300 and for the OTA paper, it was 200.
• The total number of questions for the IMA/INA/AFA Paper was 300 and the same for the OTA paper was 200.
• The overall difficulty level of the English Paper was moderate to difficult.
• Two new types of questions were introduced in the English paper which included Matching Lists and Correlating sentences.
• Other types of questions asked in the English paper included English Paper were usage of Paired words, Prepositions & Determiners, Identifying the Word Class, Reading Comprehension, Synonyms, etc.
• The overall difficulty level of the General Knowledge UPSC CDS 1 2024 paper was moderate to difficult.
• Questions from areas like Indian Economics, Foreign Trade, Static GK, Geography, Current Affairs, etc. were asked in the paper.
• The total number of questions that were related to Economics saw a hike in this year's GK paper.
• The Physics portion of the General Knowledge paper was balanced whereas areas from biology and Chemistry were on the easier side.
• The Mathematics paper was challenging in terms of overall difficulty level. However, some students found the Mathematics paper to be moderate as compared to last year's paper.
• A majority of the questions were from areas like Arithmetic, Geometry, Time and Work, etc.

UPSC CDS 1 2024 Question Paper: Difficulty Level & Good Attempts

Candidates can check the UPSC CDS 1 2024 question paper difficulty levels and good attempts mentioned below:

UPSC CDS 1 2024 Topic-wise Question Distribution

Candidates can check the topic-wise distribution of questions in all three parts of the UPSC CDS 1 2024 question paper mentioned in the table below:

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