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(Paper) CDS: English Comprehension Solved Exam Paper (II) : 2007

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 11:24 PM PDT

Combined Defence Services

CDS General English Solved Paper (II) : 2007
(COMPREHENSION)

Directions (For the 30 items which follow): In this Section, you have seven short passages. After each passage, you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read a passage, and then answer the questions based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passageand opinion of the author only.

Examples: 'I' and 'J' are solved for you.

Passage

In our approach of life, be it pragmatic or otherwise, a basic fact that confronts us squarely and unmistakable is the desire for peace, security and happiness. Different forms of life at different levels of existence make up the teeming denizens of this earth of ours, And, no matter whether they belong to the higher groups such as human beings or to the lower groups such as animals, all beings primarily seek peace, comfort and security. Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to a man. Even the lowliest insect strives for protection against dangers that threaten its life. Just as each one of us wants to live and not to die, so do all other creatures.

I. The author 's main point is that
(a) different forms of life are found on earth
(b) different levels of existence are possible in nature
(c) peace and security are the chief goals of all living beings
(d) even the weakest creature struggles to preserve its life

J.Which one of the following assumptions or steps is essential in developing the author 's position ?
(a) All forms of life have a single overriding goal
(b) The wil l to survive of a creature is identified with a desire for peace
(c) All beings are divided into higher and lower groups
(d) A parallel is drawn between happiness and life, and pain and death

Explanation

I. The idea which represents the author 's main point is 'peace and security are the chief goals of all living beings', Which is response (c). So (c) is the correct answer.

J. The best assumpt ion under l ying the passage is 'The will to survive of a creature is identified with a desire for peace', which is response (b). So (b) is the correct answer.

Passage – I

We should preserve Nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but willfill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernization, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas. In a few places some Natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying Nature completely. Man will perish without Nature, so modem man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinct ion. Moreover, Nature is essential to man's health

1.Why a beautiful landscape 'will fill us with infinite satisfaction' ?
(a) We love beauty
(b) It is full of green vegetation
(c) It will ensure our future existence
(d) It will show our command over Nature

2.What does 'struggle' in the passage mean ?
(a) Man's struggle to exist in the world
(b) Man's struggle to save Nature
(c) Man's struggle to catch up with modern trends
(d) Man's struggle to conserve oxygen

3.What does the writer suggest ?
(a) We should not modernize, so that Nature can be preserved
(b) While modernizing we should be careful not to destroy Nature completely
(c) All Nature has been destroyed by modern living
(d) Carving out Natural reserves will hamper the growth of industries

4.Which one of the following is the correct statement ? According to the passage,
(a) beauty is only skin-deep
(b) everything is beautiful in its natural state
(c) there is beauty in Nature
(d) Nature is a moral teacher

5.What does 'Nature' in the passage mean ?
(a) Countryside covered with plants and trees
(b) Physical power that created the world
(c) Inherent things that determine character
(d) Practical study of plants and animals

Passage – I I

The world is very full of people-appallinglyfull, it has never been so full before, and they are all tumbling over each other. Most of these people one doesn't know and some of them one doesn'tlike. Well, that is one to do ? There are two solutions. One of them is the Nazi solution. If you don't like people, kill them, banish them, and segregate them. The other way is much less thrilling, but it is on the whole the way of the democracies, and I prefer it. If you don't like people, put up with them as well as you can. Don't try to love them : you can't, you'll only strain yourself. But try to tolerate them.

6.Which one of the following is the correct statement ? The author prefers the second solution because
(a) he likes it
(b) he is not a Nazi
(c) he is essentially being a democrat
(d) there is no other way

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(Paper) CDS: English Synonyms Solved Exam Paper (II) : 2007

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 10:56 PM PDT

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CDS General English Solved Paper (II) : 2007
(SYNONYMS)

Directions (For the 17 items which follow): Each of the following 17 items consists of a word in capital letters, followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or group of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

1. PEDAGOGICAL
(a) Related to evolutionary process
(b) Pertaining to teaching methods
(c) Pertaining to dictatorship
(d) Pertaining to social customs

2. SEMANTIC
(a) Mild-mannered
(b) Pertaining to financial matters
(c) Pertaining to meaning of words
(d) Tenable

3. PHLEGMATIC
(a) Thin
(b) Even-tempered
(c) Worldly
(d) Huge

4. EFFRONTERY
(a) Affirmation
(b) Commentary
(c) Rudeness
(d) Compliance