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CDS 1 2024 Exam Analysis; Check Good Attempts, Difficulty Level, Topic-wise Questions

CDS 1 2024 exam was conducted by UPSC on April 21, 2024. The CDS exam was conducted in 3 shifts all across the country. English Paper was conducted from 9 AM to 11 AM, General Knowledge was conducted from 12 PM to 2 PM, and Elementary Mathematics was conducted from 3 PM to 5 PM. The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate, where English paper was a bit difficult compared to the other two subjects.

CDS 1 2024 Exam Analysis: Overall Difficulty Level

Subject Difficulty Level
English Moderate to Difficult
General Knowledge Moderate
Elementary Mathematics Moderate

CDS 1 2024 Exam Analysis: Good Attempts

Subject Total Number of Good Attempts
English 70-85
General Knowledge 80-90
Elementary Mathematics 60-70

CDS 2024 Exam Analysis: Topic-wise Questions

Based on the feedback of candidates who took the exam and subject matter experts, we have provided the topic-wise questions for each subject of CDS 1 2024 below:

CDS 1 2024 Exam Analysis: English

Topic Number of Questions
Matching List 5
Prepositions & Determiners 10
Spotting Errors 10
Commonly Used Words 5
Antonyms 5
Adaptation of Borrowed Words 5
Correlating Sentences 5
Passages 10
Fill in the Blanks 10
Idioms & Phrases 5
Word Classes 10
Ordering of Sentences 10
Usage of Paired Words 10
Ordering of Words in a Sentence 10
Synonyms 5
Use of Phrasal Verbs 5

CDS 1 2024 Exam Analysis: General Knowledge

Topic Number of Questions
Physics 5
Chemistry 11
Geography 17
History 24
Biology 11
Economy 16
Static, CA & Defence 25
Polity 11

CDS 1 2024 Exam Analysis: Mathematics

Topic Number of Question
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CDS 1 2024 Exam Analysis: FAQs

Ques: Is there a negative marking in CDS 1 2024?

Ans: Yes, there is a negative marking of 0.33 or 1/3 rd marks in CDS 1 2024. However, there is no provision of negative marking for unattempted questions.

Ques: What factors affect the CDS Cutoff 2024?

Ans: A lot of factors come into play when determining the Cutoff for CDS. The total number of candidates, overall difficulty level of the exam are some of the factors which influence the Cutoff of CDS.

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