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

Intajur Rahaman

Updated On: April 22, 2024 12:14 pm IST

The UPSC CDS 1 2024 exam has been conducted on April 21. Check out the UPSC CDS 1 2024 question paper analysis covering the difficulty level of the exam, subject-wise questions, good attempts, and more. 
UPSC CDS 1 2024 Question Paper AnalysisUPSC 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.

Also Read:UPSC CDS 1 2024 Unofficial Answer Key

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 Subjects

Difficulty Level

Good Attempts

English

Moderate to Difficult

75-90

Elementary Mathematics

Difficult

63-67

General Knowledge

Moderate to Difficult

73-78

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:

Topics

No. of Questions

English

Adverb

6

Antonyms

10

Cloze Composition

10

Commonly Used words

7

Completion of Sentence

10

Determiners

1

Fill in the Blanks

10

Idioms & Phrases

12

Noun

8

Ordering of Sentences

10

Ordering of words

10

Participle

5

Parts of Speech

10

Preposition & Determiners

10

Reading Comprehension

12

Spotting Error

10

Synonyms

10

General Knowledge

Current Affairs

17

Modern History

16

Geography

15

Polity

18

Chemistry

14

Economics

12

Physics

10

Medieval History

7

Biology

9

Defense

2

Mathematics

Algebra

9

Clock

4

Geometry

20

Mean-Median-Mode

5

Mensuration

16

Mixture

1

Number System

18

Percentage

3

Profit/Loss

2

Set Theory

2

Simple Interest/Compound Interest

4

Time and Work

4

Time Speed and Distance

5

Trigonometry

12

Also Read:

UPSC CDS Result Expected Release Date 2024UPSC CDS 1 2024 Expected Cutoff

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