CDS (2) 2021 Exam Analysis & Review by Students for GK and English

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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has conducted CDS (2) 2021 exam on November 14. The overall difficulty level of GK and English sections was moderate. Read here CDS (2) 2021 exam analysis & review by students.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has conducted CDS (2) 2021 exam on November 14. The overall difficulty level of GK and English sections was moderate. Read here CDS (2) 2021 exam analysis & review by students.

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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had conducted CDS 2 2021 exam on November 14. The English paper was held from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM while the General Knowledge exam was conducted from 12:00 PM to 2 PM. According to the feedback provided by the candidates, English and General Knowledge papers were moderate.

In this article, we have provided CDS (2) 2021 exam analysis and review by students. The exam analysis helps candidates to know the section-wise distribution of questions, weightage of topics, overall and section-wise difficulty level, number of good attempts, reviews given by students and expected cut off.

CDS (2) 2021 Exam Analysis & Review by Students for English & General Knowledge

Shiksha visited one of the CDS exam centres in Central Delhi to gather their feedback regarding the difficulty level of English and General Knowledge sections. Check below the reviews shared by the students.

Udit Bansal said, "The difficulty levels of English and GK papers were average. In English, maximum questions were asked from the vocabulary. In GK, maximum questions were asked from Current Affairs and GK."

Arun said, "The English and GK papers of CDS II 2021 exam were moderate. I found some changes in the exam pattern. There were no questions from direct and indirect speech and active and passive voices. Questions on Antonyms and Synonyms were of good level. In GK, very in-depth questions asked were asked. I have attempted overall 150 questions."

Roshan Kumar said, "The difficulty levels of English and GK were medium. In English, questions were asked from Parts of Speech, Reading Comprehension, etc. In GK, questions were asked from Current Affairs, History, etc."

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