UPSC CDS Previous Year Papers: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting the Combined Defence Services (1), 2022 exam on 10th April 2022 for admission of 341 vacancies in the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Air Force Academy (AFA), Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) (both Men & Women). The last date for the online Application submission is 11th January 2022. The UPSC has released the UPSC CDS 2 2021 Written Exam result. In this article, we have shared the UPSC CDS (I & II) Previous Year Question Papers (2021 to 2016) in PDF format. Candidates preparing for the UPSC CDS 1 2022 Written Exam can download these questions papers to boost their preparation. In the UPSC CDS Written Exam, candidates will be asked questions from three sections - General Knowledge, Elementary Maths, and English Language.
UPSC CDS 2022 on 10th April 2022: Check details of 341 vacancies in IMA OTA INA AFA
UPSC CDS (1) 2022: Important Dates
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Event |
Date |
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Last date of Application Process |
11th January 2022 Till 6 pm |
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Withdrawal of applications |
18th January to 24th January 2022 till 6 pm |
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UPSC CDS (1) 2022 Admit Card Release |
March 2022 (Tentative) |
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UPSC CDS (1) 2022 Exam Date |
10th April 2022 |
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Release of UPSC CDS (1) 2022 Result |
May 2022 (Tentative) |
UPSC CDS (1) 2022: Exam Date, Syllabus, Eligibility, Salary, Cut Off, Vacancy, Selection Process
UPSC CDS Exam Pattern 2021
The UPSC CDS 2021 Selection Process comprised two stages:
(i) Written Examination
(ii) Interview for Intelligence and Personality Test
Admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Officers’ Training Academy will be made on the results of the written examination followed by intelligence and personality test by the Services Selection Board of candidates who qualify in the written examination.
For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy
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Section |
No. of questions (MCQs) |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
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General Knowledge |
120 |
100 |
120 minutes |
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English Language |
120 |
100 |
120 minutes |
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Elementary Mathematics |
100 |
100 |
120 minutes |
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Total |
340 |
300 |
6 Hours |
For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy
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Subjects |
No. of questions (MCQs) |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
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General Knowledge |
120 |
100 |
2 Hours |
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English Language |
120 |
100 |
2 Hours |
UPSC CDS Previous Years Papers – PDF Download
The UPSC conducts the Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination twice in a year for recruitment in the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Officers Training Academy (OTA), and Indian Air Force Academy (AFA). Check here the previous years’ questions papers of the UPSC CDS and prepare for the exam accordingly. Have a look:
General Knowledge
This section tests candidates' knowledge of Current Affairs, General Awareness and Static GK such as Indian History, Geography, Economy, Physics, Chemistry, etc.
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Year |
Question Paper –PDF Format |
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2021 (CDS II) |
CDS Examination (II) 2021 (General Knowledge Paper) + Answer Key |
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2021 (CDS I) |
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2020 (CDS II) |
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2020 (CDS I) |
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2019 (CDS I) |
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2018 (CDS I) |
CDS Examination (I) 2018 (General Knowledge Paper + Answer Key) |
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2018 (CDS II) |
CDS Examination (II) 2018 (General Knowledge Paper + Answer Key) |
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2017 (CDS I) |
CDS Examination (I) 2017 (General Knowledge Paper + Answer Key) |
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2017 (CDS II) |
CDS Examination (II) 2017 (General Knowledge Paper + Answer Key) |
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2016 (CDS I) |
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2016 (CDS II) |
English Language
This section tests candidates' understanding of the English language and asks questions on Reading Comprehension, Fillers, Synonym & Antonym, Sentence improvement, Cloze Test, etc.
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Year |
Question Paper –PDF Format |
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2021 (CDS II) |
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2021 (CDS I) |
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2020 (CDS II) |
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2020 (CDS I) |
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2019 (CDS I) |
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2018 (CDS I) |
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2018 (CDS II) |
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2017 (CDS I) |
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2017 (CDS II) |
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2016 (CDS I) |
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2016 (CDS II) |
Elementary Mathematics
Questions in this section are asked from topics like Number systems, profit & loss, percentage, decimal fractions, HCF & LCM, algorithm, algebra, trigonometry, geometry, mensuration & statistics.
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Year |
Question Paper –PDF Format |
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2021 (CDS II) |
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2021 (CDS I) |
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2020 (CDS II) |
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2020 (CDS I) |
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2019 (CDS I) |
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2018 (CDS I) |
CDS Examination (I) 2018 (Elementary Mathematics Paper + Answer Key) |
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2018 (CDS II) |
CDS Examination (II) 2018 (Elementary Mathematics Paper + Answer Key) |
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2017 (CDS I) |
CDS Examination (I) 2017 (Elementary Mathematics Paper + Answer Key) |
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2017 (CDS II) |
CDS Examination (II) 2017 (Elementary Mathematics Paper + Answer Key) |
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2016 (CDS I) |
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2016 (CDS II) |