Combined Defence Services Examination — English
Antonyms Cloze Test Fill in the Blanks Idioms Ordering of Sentences (Para Jumbles) Ordering of Words Phrases Reading Comprehension Sentence Improvement Spotting Errors Synonyms Premium
120 Questions
120 min Duration
33% Passing Score
About this Exam
UPSC CDS
UPSC CDS is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). It is a Offline (OMR/Pen & Paper) exam consisting of 120 questions for 100 marks with a duration of 120 minutes.
There is a negative marking of 0.33 per wrong answer. The minimum qualifying score is As per academy-wise cut-off.
Exam Pattern
| Section | Questions | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 24 | 20% |
| Spotting Errors | 18 | 15% |
| Sentence Improvement / Ordering of Words | 18 | 15% |
| Synonyms & Antonyms | 20 | 17% |
| Fill in the Blanks / Cloze Test | 18 | 15% |
| Idioms & Phrases | 12 | 10% |
| Ordering of Sentences (Para Jumbles) | 10 | 8% |
| Total | 120 | 100% |