CDS 2 2022 Paper Analysis Out for English, Maths & GK

CDS 2 2022 Paper Analysis for English, Maths & GK

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has conducted CDS 2 2022 exam to select eligible candidates for admission to the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Air Force Academy (AFA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), and Officers’ Training Academy (OTA). CDS 1 2022 English paper was conducted from 9:00 am to 11:00 am while the General Knowledge exam was conducted from 12:00 pm to 2 pm. The Maths paper was conducted from 3 pm to 5 pm.

The English and GK papers of CDS 2 2022 were common for IMA, INA, AFA and OTA. Whereas, candidates for IMA, INA, AFA were required to attempt one more paper, i.e. Maths. According to the feedback shared by students on the English and GK papers, the overall difficulty levels of both these papers remained moderate to difficult. GK questions were asked from international events. There was a change in the exam pattern for English, last year there were 10 questions each for synonyms and anytonyms. However, this year, there were 5 questions from synonyms and no questions were asked from idioms and antonyms. Word meanings were introduced. The Maths paper of CDS 2 2022 was easy compared to last year. Maximum questions were asked from Trigonometry, Geometry and Mensuration.

We have provided below CDS 2 2022 paper analysis for English, GK and Maths. Going through the CDS exam analysis and student reaction, candidates can 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 Maths paper analysis will be updated once the exam gets over.

Also Read: CDS 2 Exam 2022 Answer Key Live

CDS Exam Higlights

Candidates can check below some of the important highlights related to CDS exam.

Particulars	Details
Name of exam	Combined Defence Services Examination
Conducted by	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Exam level	National
Exam frequency	Twice a year
Exam mode	Online
Exam duration	Two hours
Language of question paper	English and Hindi
Application Fee	INR 200
Exam Purpose	To select candidates as Commissioned Officers in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force
Vacancies	339
No of the test cities	41

CDS 2 2022 Paper Analysis for English and General Knowledge

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

Deeraj Chauhan, "The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate to difficult. In GK, maximum questions were asked from current affairs and Geography. In Current Affairs mostly questions were asked from international events."

Aman Kumar said, "The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate. Mostly questions were asked from current affairs. There were also questions from History, Geography, etc. In English, there were questions on Comprehension. There were no questions from idioms."

Saurav said, "The English paper was easy while I found the GK paper to be tough. In GK, mostly questions were asked from Polity, Current Affairs and Economics. Current affairs questions were based on recent events that took place in 2021 and 2022."

Sumit said, "The English paper was lengthy as well as time consuming and the GK paper was moderate. Current Affairs questions were based on the latest events. Maximum questions were asked from Biology and History."

CDS 2 Student Reaction 2022 for English and GK

Candidates can check below the feedback shared by students on the English and GK papers: