How to Prepare English Section for CDS 2 2022?

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How to Prepare English Section for CDS 2 2022?

Hello Aspirants,

In this article, we are going to focus on some important factors related to English section, particularly for CDS 2 2022 . The Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination is conducted twice a year by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment into the Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy. CDS Written exam consists of three papers: Maths, English and General Knowledge.

CDS Exam Pattern

CDSE is divided in three major parts, i.e. General Knowledge, English & Mathematics (which is optional for OTA, so the total marks for OTA is 200.

Subjects	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Duration
English	120	100	2 Hours
General Knowledge	120	100	2 Hours
Elementary Mathematics	100	100	2 Hours
Total	340	300	6 Hours

CDS 2 2022: English Syllabus

First of all, let’s see the detailed syllabus of the English section. The syllabus of the English Section is very vast so it is very much important to divide each topic separately and prepare accordingly. This will help you give the idea of what you need to prepare and in how much depth you need to prepare for each topic.

Spotting of Errors
Antonyms
Synonyms
Vocabulary (Idioms & Phrases)
Sentence Improvement
Sentence Completion (Fill in the Blanks & Cloze Test)
Ordering of Words & Sentences
Comprehension
Active – Passive Voice
Direct – Indirect Speech or Reported Speech
Word Substitution
Parts of Speech
Spelling
Transformation of Sentences
Prepositions & Determiners
Completion of Sentences

Weightage of English Topics in CDS 1 2022

Topics	No. of Questions
Ordering of Sentences	10
Ordering of words in a Sentences	10
Fill in the Blanks	10
Spotting Error	10
Reading Comprehension	10
Antonyms	10
Synonyms	10
Part of Speech	10
Completion of Sentence	10
Cloze Composition	10
Preposition and Determiners	10
Idioms & Phrases	10

CDS English Previous Year Analysis

Below is the table provided of the previous year questions from various English Topics.

Year	spotting of errors	Antonyms and synonyms	vocabulary (idioms and phrases)	sentence completion (fill in the blanks)	sentence completion (cloze test)	ordering of words	Comprehension	reported speech	parts of speech	preposition and determiners	completion of sentences	ordering of sentences
CDS 1 2018	20	20	15	10	15	10	20	0	0	0	0	10
CDS 2 2018	10	21	5	10	15	20	18	6	0	0	0	20
CDS 1 2019	20	20	15	10	15	10	20	0	0	0	0	10
CDS 2 2019	15	20	10	0	19	13	17	0	10	0	0	13
CDS 1 2020	10	20	10	10	0	10	10	10	10	0	0	10
CDS 2 2020	10	20	10	10	20	10	10	0	10	0	0	10
CDS 1 2021	10	20	10	10	10	10	10	0	10	10	10	10
CDS 2 2021	10	20	10	10	10	10	10	0	10	10	10	10
CDS 1 2022	10	20	10	10	10	10	10	0	10	10	10	10

From Where to Study?

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES (CDS) EXAMINATION SUBJECT-WISE SOLVED PAPERS Adda247
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Adda247 offers UPSC CDS II 2022 ( IMA ,INA & OTA) Test Series which are designed and conducted in the same way as of the actual examination. It helps the students analyze their strengths and weaknesses so that the same can be worked upon before the actual examination.

These Comprehensive Test Series will examine the knowledge of the aspirants and prepare them to develop the right attitude for them through a wide variety of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s) over the course of the Test Series. These test series, through practice, help the aspirants reduce the rate of errors committed during the UPSC CDS II 2022 Examination.

5. To understand the pattern of paper, go through the previous papers and try to solve them to analyze your performance. Here is the link – CDS English Previous Year Question Papers