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UPSC CDS 2022 English Paper has been conducted on April 10, 2022. Check here UPSC CDS 2022 English Paper analysis, weightage, difficulty level, and more.
UPSC CDS 2022 English paper was held on April 10, 2022. The exam was conducted in the offline (pen & paper) mode. The UPSC CDS 2022 exam is conducted in two phases: Phase 1 is a written test and Phase 2 is a personal interview. The medium of the paper is English. The total duration of the exam is 120 minutes. There were subjective-type questions in the paper. The English paper was conducted for a total of 100 marks for 120 questions in total. For each correct answer, 0.83 mark will be awarded and for an incorrect answer, 1/3rd mark will be deducted.
The candidates can check here the detailed UPSC CDS 2022 English paper analysis along with the topic-wise weightage, difficulty level, and more.
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UPSC CDS English Paper Analysis First Reaction
The first reaction of the candidates to UPSC CDS 1 English Paper is given below:
- The overall difficulty level of the examination was similar to the CDS 2 exam conducted last year. The paper was found to be of easy to moderate difficulty level.
- Most of the sections were easy, especially synonyms, antonyms, and reading comprehension.
- None of the questions were especially time-consuming although spotting errors, ordering of sentences, and reading comprehension were somewhat lengthier than the rest.
- The expected average number of good attempts would be 70+.
UPSC CDS English Paper Analysis Highlights 2022
The candidates can check below the major highlights for UPSC CDS English Paper Analysis 2022:
Aspect | Paper Analysis |
|---|---|
Overall Difficulty Level | Easy to Moderate |
Expected Average No. of Good Attempts | 70+ |
Time Consuming (Yes/ No) | No |
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UPSC CDS English Paper Topic Wise Weightage 2022
The candidates can check below the topic-wise weightage for UPSC CDS English Paper:
Topics | Number of Questions/ Weightage | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
Ordering of Sentences | 10 | Easy |
Synonyms | 10 | Easy |
Completion of Sentence | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Prepositions and Determiners | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Comprehension | 10 | Easy |
Parts of Speech | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Antonyms | 10 | Easy |
Cloze Composition | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Idioms and Phrases | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Ordering of Words in a Sentence | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Spotting Errors | 10 | Moderate |
Fill in the Blanks | 10 | Moderate |
Total | 120 | Easy to Moderate |
UPSC CDS English Question Paper 2022
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UPSC CDS English Unofficial Answer Key 2022
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