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Dewesh Nandan Prasad

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The CDS General Awareness section comprises 120 question for 100 marks. The candidates need to solve all the questions as all question are compulsory. If the candidates leaves the question no marks will be awarded for it, however, if the candidates answer it wrong then the penalty of 1/3 marks will given against the wrong answer. The General Awareness section comprises questions from the Current Affairs general Science, history, polity, geography, Maths etc. The candidates can prepare for the CDS General Awareness section by following the analysis of the CDS exam and solving the previous year's question papers. However, the candidates
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Dewesh Nandan Prasad

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The CDS General Awareness was moderate to difficult in terms of difficulty level for the CDS 1 2022 exam taken on April 16, 2023. However, the view on the difficulty level varies from candidate to candidate as per the preparation level of the candidates for the CDS General Awareness paper. The question paper comprised topics from the Indian States, true-false statements, Indian forests, Article 51, Sahitya Academy Awards, power and focal length, acid and bases, Koya and Konda tribal, India G20 summit, Vedas, GMT, regulations for Indian President, Citizenship ACT 1955, Ohms law, Country and Places, States and Rivers, etc. To conclude w
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Dewesh Nandan Prasad

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The difficulty level of CDS 1 2022 exam was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. There were questions asked from the previous year's question paper. The questions paper comprised questions from topics like Noun, prepositions, pronoun, reflexive pronoun, demonstrative pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, adjective, adverb, ordering of chunks in a sentences, idiom and phrases, spotting errors, synonyms, antonyms, cloze composition, prepositions and determiners, completion of sentences, comprehension, unseen passage, etc. According to the responses of the candidates taken the exam on April 16, 2023, the overall difficulty level of
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The difficulty level of the CDS elementary Maths in the CDS 1 exam was moderately difficult. As per the opinion of the candidates taken the CDS 2 exam on April 16, 2023, the elementary Maths on the tougher side as compared to the CDS English and General Awareness. The question were asked from exponents, Algebra remainder theorem, quadratic, arithmetic progression, age, speed of boat and train, compound interest, simple interest, profit and loss, Trigonometry surface area and volume, tangents, Triangles etc. As per the response of the candidates the questions difficulty level varied for person to person according to their preparation
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Dewesh Nandan Prasad

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The CDS 1 2022 exam was conducted on April 16, 2023 to recruit the candidates in India Armed Force Training Academies like IMA (Indian Military Academy), AFA (Air Force Academy), INA (Indian Naval Academy) and OTA (Officer's Training Academy). The difficulty level of the CDS 1 2022 exam was moderate to difficult in nature. There were PYQs (Previous Years Questions) in the question paper. However, the difficulty level of the Maths paper was difficult in comparison to the previous session questions. On the other hand, the difficulty level of the General Awareness and English were easy to moderate in nature. However, the candidates at t
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Dewesh Nandan Prasad

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The final answer key for the CDS exam is not the same as the CDS result. The final answer key is released by the UPSC after considering the objections raised by the candidates against the provisional answer key. The final answer key is used to calculate the marks obtained by the candidates in the written exam. After the final answer key is released, the UPSC declares the result of the CDS exam on its official website. The CDS result is announced in the form of a scorecard, which contains the candidate's name, roll number, marks obtained in each section, total marks, and qualifying status. Candidates can download the scorecard from the
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To access the official scorecard of the CDS exam, you can follow these steps:
a) Check the result announcement: The Union Public Service Commission UPSC announces the result of the CDS exam on its official website. You can check the website or leading newspapers for the announcement of the result. B) Log in to your account: Once the result is announced, you can log in to your account on the UPSC's official website using your registration number and password. If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it using the "Forgot Password" option. C) Download the scorecard: After logging in, you will be able to view and download your off
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Dewesh Nandan Prasad

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The unofficial answer key for the CDS 2 2025 will be released on September 14, 2025 by various coaching institutes. However, the official answer key will be released by the UPSC after the completion of the recruitment process. The cut off and the final merit list of the candidates who have qualified the CDS 2 2025 exam will be available along with the final answer key. The candidates must note that the UPSC does not open any answer key objection tracker. The candidates cannot raise any query against the CDS 2 answer key and no provisional answer key is for the CDS 2 exam.

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Dewesh Nandan Prasad

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The duration of the CDS interview process varies depending on various factors. Including number of candidates appearing for the interview, the number of interviewing officers, and the time taken for evaluation of each candidate. Generally, the interview process takes place over a period of four to five days, with each candidate being called in batches. Each candidate have to appear before a panel of officers for the Personal Interview and the psychological aptitude test, which usually lasts for 30 to 40 minutes.

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The CDS question paper for Mathematics carries a total of 100 questions. The section from which the questions are asked has been given below for the candidates: a) Profit and loss b) Elementary Number Theory: Division algorithm c) Prime and composite numbers: Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11. d) Multiples and factors e) Factorisation Theorem, etc. The candidates must go through these Maths section to secure maximum marks as these section comprise maximum marks in the question paper in the Maths section.

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