CDS 2 2015 exam is going to be conducted in the month of November by UPSC. Candidates preparing for stream IMA NA AFA or only OTA both have to write the General English paper in CDS 2 2015 exam, In this article we will see some CDSE 2 2015 General English Sample Questions from Error Detection similar to questions from CDSE exam papers.

CDSE 2 2015 General English Sample Questions Set 3

• Neither of the two boys (a)/ is sensible (b)/ enough to do this job. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (d) The sentence is correct.
• They left (a)/ their luggages (b)/ at the railway station. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (b) Use ‘luggage’ in place of luggages. Luggage is an uncountable noun.
• You will get (a)/ all the informations (b)/ if you read this booklet carefully. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (b) Use ‘information’ in place of informations. Information is an uncountable noun.
• She sang (a)/ very well, (b)/ isn‘t it ? (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (c) It should be ‘didn’t she’. The sentence is in Past Tense.
• He is working (a)/ in a bank in New Delhi (b)/ for the past several months. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (a) Use ‘has been’ in place of ‘is’. The sentence is in Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
• He had lost a ring in the sand and (a)/ I helped him search for it, (b)/ but it was like a look for a
  needle in a haystack. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (b) There is no need to use ‘for‘ with search. Search itself implies to search for‘ lost ring in the sentence.
• The Ganges and (a)/ it‘s tributaries constitute (b)/ one of the largest river-systems in the world. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (b) It‘s is always the abbreviation of  ‘it is’ as in ‘it‘s (= it is) a nice day, isn‘t it?’ Its is the
  possessive of  ‘it’ as in, ‘That is Mohan‘s cat but I don‘t know its name.’ In the second sentence, its
  means ‘belonging to it’. So, it should be the Ganges and its tributaries.
• The sudden change (a)/ of place (b)/ effected her health. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (a) For changing the place ‘change in place‘ is better usage than ‘change of place‘. As later one shows the shift or movement. See the usage There is a change in place of marriage venue. There is sudden change of moods after the heated discussion.
• There are a number of people (a)/ of every class and nationality (b)/ who doubts the truth of his
  statement. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (c) ‘A number of people‘ is plural and verb-subject agreement should be there in part (c) of the sentence so ‘doubt‘ will replace the ‘doubts‘.
• I like this book because the writer has explained (a)/ the reasons (b)/ of his failure truly. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (d) There is no error in the sentence.
• The minister announced (a)/ compensation for (b)/ the victims from the accident. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (c) Use ‘of‘ in place of  ‘from‘.
• I should (a)/ have preferred (b)/ to go by myself. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (d) The sentence is correct.
• There is (a)/ no place (b)/ in this compartment. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (b) Use ‘room‘ or ‘seat‘ in place of ‘place‘.
• The (a)/ young man (b)/ had no manner. (c)/ No error (d)
  Answer (c) Say ‘had no manners‘.
• There are many (a)/ beautiful furnitures (b)/ in the room. (c)/No error (d)
  Answer (b) Use ‘articles of furniture‘ in place of ‘furnitures‘.