CDS (II) 2017 – Paper Analysis

Overview

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has conducted the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2017 at different venues across the country on November 19, 2017. The exam consisted of three papers:The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has conducted the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2017 at different venues across the country on November 19, 2017. The exam consisted of three papers:

  1. Elementary Mathematics
  2. English
  3. General Knowledge

General Knowledge & English questions were of moderate level while Mathematics was on tougher side. Overall, UPSC CDS 2 Exam 2017 was slightly easier than UPSC CDS I 2017.

CDS 2017 (II) - Paper AnalysisCDS 2017 (II) - Paper

Mathematics

  • The questions on quantitative ability were based on various topics and involved simple calculations.
  • The difficulty level of this section was moderate.
CDS (I) 2017 - Mathematics

English

  • The level of the questions was moderate.
  • Verbal Ability covered entirely every topic of English usage such as Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning, Parajumbles, Paragraph completion, Paragraph Summary and Reading Comprehension.
CDS (I) 2017 - English

General Knowledge

  • The level of the questions was moderate.
CDS (I) 2017 - General Knowledge