UPSC CDS 2022 English Paper Analysis (Available): Check Answer Key, Difficulty Level, Weightage

Diksha Sharma

Updated On: April 13, 2022 05:43 pm IST

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 analysis

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

10Easy

Synonyms

10Easy

Completion of Sentence

10Easy to Moderate

Prepositions and Determiners

10Easy to Moderate

Comprehension

10Easy

Parts of Speech

10Easy to Moderate

Antonyms

10Easy

Cloze Composition

10Easy to Moderate

Idioms and Phrases

10Easy to Moderate

Ordering of Words in a Sentence

10Easy to Moderate

Spotting Errors

10Moderate

Fill in the Blanks

10Moderate

Total

120

Easy to Moderate

UPSC CDS English Question Paper 2022

The candidates can click on the link below to get the UPSC CDS English Question Paper 2022 in PDF form:

UPSC CDS English Unofficial Answer Key 2022

The candidates can click on the link below to get the UPSC CDS unofficial English answer key 2022:

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