CDS 1 Answer Key 2025 OUT: Check Question Paper Difficulty Level,, Good Attempts & PDF

Candidates can check below the CDS 1 2025 answer key released by Major Kalshi institute.

• Sentence Arrangement 
• Synonyms and Antonyms 
• Jumble Words 
• Idioms and Phrases 
• Ordering Sentences 
• Ordering Words
• Fill up the blanks 

As per the student reactions', the overall difficulty level of the paper was Moderate. Histoty, polity, science questions were also asked. Good attempts 70-80.

As per the students, the difficulty level of the CDS 1 exam 2025 English was Moderate. Some felt easy.

Candidates can check here the CDS 1 2025 English exam answer key for all sets below:

CDS 1 English Answer key 2025 for all sets: Download here 

The CDS selection process consists of written test and a Service Selection Board (SSB) interview. There are a total of approximate 457 vacancies.

As per student reactions,

• Maths exam was lengthy.
• Overall Difficulty level: Moderate
• Graph Questions were asked
• Statistics asked more this time
• Same topics asked last year
• Cutoff will be high

As per students,

Maths exam was lengthy.

Overall Difficulty level: Moderate

Graph Questions were asked

The UPSC successfully conducted the CDS 1 2025 Exam on April 13, 2025. Maths exam concluded at 6 pm. Stay tuned for analysis!

The UPSC is conducting the CDS 1 2025 exam on April 13, 2025. Maths exam started at 4 pm. Stay tuned!

As per student reactions', History was toughest and some of the questions asked in World Geography are of critical thinking. Stay tuned for more updates!

As per students' in Science section Physics was a bit tough, number of questions asked more. Biology and Chemistry was easy and manageable.

As per students', Economics section was a bit difficult, Questions asked from world geography were critical. Physics questions asked were more. Bio and Chemistry was easy.

As per student reactions'

Overall Difficulty level: Moderate

History was tough

Polity was moderate

Factual questions asked from schemes

Economics Some questions were hard

Current affairs was government oriented

Science was Easy

Good Attempts: 85 to 90

Expected Cutoff: High

The CDS 1 2025 GK exam is over. Stay tuned for analysis.

UPSC is conducting the CDS 1 2025 exam today in three shifts. First Shift (English) exam is over. Second shift will conclude at 2:30 PM. It was started at 12:30 PM. Stay tuned for analysis, difficulty level, student reactions and more.

As per the students, CDS 1 2025 English paper was lengthy and every year some or the other new questions asked in the exam. This time also the same happened.

Candidates can check below the CDS1 2025 English Answer Key by Institute Major Kalshi.

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The CDS 1 2025 GK exam is ongoing. Candidates will be able to check detailed exam analysis, student reactions here after the exam is over. Stay tuned!

CDS 1 2025 English exam is over. Candidates can check their unofficial answer key by Major Kalshi.

The UPSC started the GK shift 2 CDS 1 2025 exam at 12:30 pm. It will conclude at 2:30 PM.

Ans 15 (c)

Ans 16 (c)

Ans 14 (c)

Ans 11 (c)

Ans 12 (c)

Ans 13 (b)

Ans 7 (d)

Ans 8 (a)

Ans 9 (d)

Ans 10 (c)

Ans 5 (c)

Ans 6 (a)

Ans c

• Total questions attempted: 87-93
• Todays English paper was lengthy
• Paper pattern is almost same as compared to earlier one
• Overall difficulty: Easy, some students felt Difficult
• Some of the new questions were asked in the English exam

Passage

Close test

Synonyms and Antonyms

Sentence Improvement

Spotting Error (10 Questions)

Fill in the Blanks

Fillers and Preposition

Homophones

Idioms (10 Questions)

Sentence S1 and S2 format (10 Questions)

Ordering of sentences (PQRS), etc.

As per students, Vocabulary questions asked more. 

Overall difficulty level is easy.

Not much changed in the exam pattern.

Passage was easy and scoring.

Some students' felt that English exam was hard.

Todays CDS 1 2025 english paper was easy as per some students.

The UPSC CDS 1 2025 English exam is over. Analysis will be provided here soon. Stay tuned for latest live updates!

The CDS 1 2025 English exam will be over at 11 am. Stay tuned for the live updates and analysis!

The UPSC is conducting the CDS 1 2025 exam today. First shift started at 9 am. It will conclude at 11 pm. Stay tuned for analysis and live updates!

The UPSC started the CDS 1 2025 exam at various centres across the country. Stay tuned for the analysis. Soon!

The CDS 1 2025 exam will start at 9 am. The entry gate will be closed 10 minutes before the exam.

Without an admit card, candidates will not be allowed to enter the examination hall. Candidates must preserve their CDS admit card till the completion of the recruitment process. The entry gate will be closed 10 minutes before the exam.

The UPSC will start at 9 am on April 13, 2025. The first paper is of English. Stay tuned for the latest live updates.

• Go to the official website 
• Click on the CDS 1 admit card link
• The link will redirect to the new page 
• Click on the UPSC CDS 1 Admit card link
• Read the instructions carefully 
• Fill out the details asked 
• Click on the submit button
• The admit card will appear on the screen 
• Download the admit card and save it for later use 

The CDS 1 2025 Answer Key will be released by the UPSC after the recruitment of candidates in the defence academies. However, the unofficial answer key will be shared with the candidates after the end of the exam. The candidates will be able to analyse their scores in the CDS 1 exam by comparing their responses with the unofficial answer key.

The CDS 1 2025 GK paper will start at 12:30 pm on April 13, 2025. It will conclude at 2:30 pm.

Candidates must enter the examination room at least 30 minutes before the exam start time. Also, the entrance to the examination hall is closed for each session, ten minutes before the scheduled start time. 

• Candidates must bring their admit cards along with the original photo identity card. Candidates must preserve their admit cards till the declaration of final results
• Candidates must enter the exam hall at least 30 minutes before the scheduled commencement of the CDS exam. Entry to the examination venue closes 10 minutes prior to the scheduled commencement of the exam in each session
• Candidates should note that they will not be allowed to appear at any other venue except the venue mentioned in the e-admit card
• Mobile phones, calculators, or any electronic gadgets are not allowed inside the exam centre premises
• There is a penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the objective-type question papers
• Answers should be marked by a black ballpoint pen
• Candidates are advised not to bring any valuables/costly items to the examination hall
• Candidates whose photographs on the e-admit card are not clear, have to bring photo-identity proof such as Aadhaar Card, Driving License, Passport, Voter Card, and three passport size photographs one for each session for appearing in the exam with an undertaking
• Wearing of mask/face cover is mandatory for all candidates. Candidates without mask/face cover will not be allowed entry into the exam centre
• Candidates will have to remove their masks for verification, whenever required by the examination functionaries
• Candidates need to carry their own hand sanitisers (small size) in a transparent bottle

The CDS 1 2025 Maths exam will be conducted on April 13, 2025, from 4 pm to 6 pm.

The UPSC will conduct the CDS 1 2025 exam in three shifts on April 13, 2025. The CDS 1 2025 English exam will start at 9 am and conclude at 11 am. 

CDS 1 2025 unofficial answer key will be released by the several institutes after the CDS 1 2025 exam will be over. Stay tuned for the latest live updates!

• The written exam for IMA, INA, and AFA comprises three sections: English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics
• The total exam duration for IMA, INA, and AFA is six hours (each section is for two hours)
• The total marks of the test for IMA, INA, and AFA are 300

The structure of the CDS question paper for IMA, INA, AFA, and OTA is as follows: 

The written exam for OTA comprises two sections: English and General Knowledge
The total exam duration for OTA is four hours (each section is for two hours)
The total marks of the test for OTA are 200

The UPSC will start CDS 1 2025 exam at 9 am at various centres across the country. The first exam is English. It will start at 9 am and end at 11 am. Stay tuned for student reactions and analysis.

The CDS 1 2025 written exam will be conducted in offline mode and divided into three papers for IMA, INA, and AFA candidates, while OTA candidates will have two papers.