UPSC CDS Previous Year Question Papers – CDS 1 & 2 Question Paper @ upsc.gov.in

CDS Eligibility:

The candidate must qualify certain criteria like Age Limit, Educational Qualification and Marital Status inorder to appear in these examinations. The specifications for each post is given below. Girls can apply only for the post in OTA – Officers Training Academy.

Post	Age Limit	Educational Qualification	Marital Status
Officers’ Training Academy(OTA)	19 to 24	Graduation or equivalent	Unmarried, Married, Widow, Divorcee
Air Force Academy	20 to 24	Graduation with PCM in 10+2 Or Bachelor of Engineering	Unmarried
Indian Naval Academy	19 to 23	Bachelor of Engineering	Unmarried
Indian Military Academy	19 to 23	Graduation or equivalent	Unmarried

Another important criterion is that the candidate must be physically fit according to the standards prescribed by UPSC. The body of the candidate needs to be free from diseases and disability.  Post medical examination if the candidate is found unfit, He/she wouldn’t be eligible for the CDS Examination.

CDS Exam Pattern:

The CDS Examination comprises of a written examination and the candidates who qualify the written examination are called for the Interview by Service Selection Board (SSB). The mode of examination is Offline and the question paper consists of Objective Type Questions only.  The medium of language is English and Hindi for the examination.

• For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy

Subject	Number of Questions	Marks	Duration
English	120	100	2 Hours
General knowledge	120	100	2 Hours

• For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy

Subject	Number of Questions	Marks	Duration
English	120	100	2 Hours
General knowledge	120	100	2 Hours
Elementary Mathematics	100	100	2 Hours

Note that Negative marking is applicable in the CDS exam. For every wrong answer, one-third mark will be deducted.

The next stage of the selection process is the SSB Interview. It comprises of 2 parts:

1. Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR)which involve a Picture Perception and Description Test (PP & DT) wherein candidates will be shown a picture for 30 seconds. Post 30 seconds, candidates will be given 4 minutes to write about the picture. Then several groups of 15 members will be formed to discuss and arrive at a conclusion regarding the picture. Based on the discussion and conclusion, the officer will rate your intelligence skills.
2. Once this is cleared, the 2nd round consists of Interview, Group Discussion, Psychology Tests and Personality Test Assessment. Based on their performance at these rounds, the candidates are selected for Indian Army, Navy or Air Force respectively.

CDS Syllabus:

The main subjects covered in this examination are English, General knowledge and Mathematics (except for OTA). The syllabus for CDS 1 and CDS II examination is the same.

English:

• Reading Comprehension
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Sentence Arrangement
• Spotting Errors
• One Word Substitution
• Para-Jumble

General knowledge:

• Latest Current Affairs
• Indian Constitution
• Indian History and Geography
• Indian Economy
• Indian Politics
• Indian Navy & Military
• Physics topics like motion, force, units, heat, electricity, temperature etc.
• Chemistry topics like organic, inorganic, physical and general Chemistry.
• Biology topics like important diseases and human & plant biology.

Mathematics:

• Arithmetic – Number System, Elementary Number Theory—Division algorithm, Factorisation Theorem, H.C.F. and L.C.M., Euclidean algorithm, Unitary method etc.
• Algebra – Theory of polynomials, solutions of quadratic equations, Simultaneous linear equations, set language and set notation, Remainder Theorem etc.
• Geometry – Theorems on

(i)Properties of angles at a point
(ii) Parallel lines
(iii) Sides and angles of a triangle
(iv) Congruency of triangles
(v) Similar triangles
(vi) Concurrence of medians and altitudes

• Mensuration – Areas of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangle and circle; Surface area and volume of cuboids; surface area and volume of spheres.
• Statistics – Graphical representation frequency polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts etc.; Measures of central tendency and Collection and tabulation of statistical data.
• Trigonometry – Use of trigonometric tables and Simple trigonometric identities.

Reference to the previous years Question Papers would give a clear idea about the exam pattern, topics covered, marking scheme, time management, etc.

CDS 1 Previous year solved question papers

Click on the below links to download the previous years CDS Question Papers:

आप सभी इन सभी CDS I & II Previous years Question Papers को नीचे दिए गये लिंक के माध्यम से आसानी के साथ डाउनलोड कर सकते हैं. अगर आप सभी को और भी किसी परीक्षा से सम्बंधित Question Papers, Model Papers, Previous Papers आवश्यकता हैं तो आप सभी हमें Comment के माध्यम से अवश्य अवगत कराएँ.

UPSC CDS 1 2019 Question Paper

UPSC CDS General Knowledge Question Paper	General Knowledge
CDS 1 2019 English Question Paper	English
Maths Paper Pdf	Maths

CDS Exam Previous Year Question Paper 2018

CDS (I)
CDS General Knowledge Paper Solved Pdf	General Knowledge
UPSC CDS English Paper 2018	English
UPSC CDS Maths Paper	Maths
CDS (II)
CDS 2018 General Knowledge Paper	General Knowledge
CDS 2 English Paper 2018	English
UPSC CDS Maths Paper	Maths

UPSC CDS 2017 Question Paper Pdf

CDS (I)
CDS 2017 Question Paper (General Knowledge)	General Knowledge
CDS English Paper 2017	English
UPSC CDS Maths Paper	Mathematics
CDS (II)
CDS General Knowledge Paper	General Knowledge
CDS 2 2017 English Paper	English
UPSC CDS 2 2017 Maths Paper	Mathematics

CDS 2016 Question Papers PDF

CDS (I)
Download Question Papers 2016 Pdf	General Knowledge
Get CDS English Paper Pdf	English
Elementary Maths for CDS Papers Pdf	Mathematics
CDS (II)
CDS General Knowledge Previous Papers	General Knowledge
English Question Paper	English
Maths Question Paper	Mathematics

CDS Solved Papers Pdf 2015

UPSC CDS 10 Years Solved Papers Pdf	General Knowledge
Get CDS English Paper Pdf	English
Elementary Maths for CDS Papers Pdf	Mathematics

UPSC CDS Question Papers 2014

CDS Question paper with Answer Pdf	General Knowledge
Get CDS English Paper Pdf	English
Elementary Maths for CDS Papers Pdf	Mathematics

CDS Previous Year Question Papers with Answer Key 2013

Download CDS General Knowledge Question Papers Pdf	General Knowledge
Get CDS English Paper Pdf	English
Elementary Maths for CDS Papers Pdf	Mathematics