Top 15 General English Questions and Answers for CDS- Exams – 1
Question: 1
A sleeping room for a number of people
(A) Dump
(B) Dormitory
(C) Fireside
(D) Office
Ans: B
Dormitory
Question: 2
A small house with all rooms on one floor
(A) Cottage
(B) Bungalow
(C) Castle
(D) Flat
Ans: B
Bungalow
Question: 3
Teetotaler means
(A) One who abstains from taking malice
(B) One who abstains from taking wine
(C) One who abstains from meat
(D) One who abstains from theft
Ans: B
One who abstains from taking wine
Question: 4
Policemen riding on motorcycles as guards of VIP
(A) Attendants
(B) Commandos
(C) Servants
(D) Outriders
Ans: D
Outriders
Question: 5
One who eats everything
(A) Omnipotent
(B) Omnivorous
(C) Carnivorous
(D) Gourmet
Ans: B
Omnivorous
Question: 6
People working in the same department or office
(A) Companions
(B) Mates
(C) Colleagues
(D) Fellows
Ans: C
Colleagues
Question: 7
A government that is carried on through officers
(A) Dictatorship
(B) Class-one
(C) Officiousness
(D) Bureaucracy
Ans: D
Bureaucracy
Question: 8
A statement that is absolutely clear
(A) Unequivocal
(B) Ambiguous
(C) Confused
(D) Clean
Ans: A
Unequivocal
Question: 9
Medicine used to calm or pacify
(A) Antidepressant
(B) Fusion
(C) Hypnotic
(D) Tranquillizer
Ans: D
Tranquillizer
Question: 10
A speech without any previous preparation
(A) Premeditated
(B) Deliberately
(C) Extempore
(D) Rehearsed
Ans: C
Extempore
Question: 11
A funny imitation of a poem
(A) Parody
(B) Caricature
(C) Dialogue
(D) Sonnet
Ans: A
Parody
Question: 12
Cessation of arms before a formal treaty is signed during war
(A) Armistice
(B) Accord
(C) Truce
(D) Retreat
Ans: A
Armistice
Question: 13
A person who does not believe in the existence of God
(A) Atheist
(B) Heretic
(C) Fanatic
(D) Theist
Ans: A
Atheist
Question: 14
A man who operates on sick people
(A) Physiotherapist
(B) Physician
(C) Operator
(D) Surgeon
Ans: D
Surgeon
Question:15
One who has a compulsive desire to steal
(A) Kleptomaniac
(B) Plagiarist
(C) Poacher
(D) Pilferer
Ans: A
Kleptomaniac
