05-April 2025

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recruits officers for the Indian Armed Forces—Army, Navy, and Air Force—by conducting the CDS written examination twice a year. For candidates hoping to enter the defence services, it’s one of the toughest and most prestigious examinations and requires a meticulous strategy for qualifying in the very first attempt.

A well-structured timetable and practice are important for the CDS-1 2025 exam, and completing sample question papers is essential to develop time management skills and accuracy while attending the paper. Candidates can better understand their strengths and weaknesses, and become familiar with the most recent exam trends by using model question papers. Future Aspirants can develop accuracy of attempting questions, solving them in the stipulated time, and developing an insight as to which question to skip and which to attempt. That will ultimately increase their chances of passing the test!

In addition to that the syllabus of general studies of cds exam is so vast to cover that expert help is required in form of expert mentor and good study material to ace the exam with confidence and ease.

Therefore a good set of sample paper and mentors are needed to do a good revision and up-skill in time management department. Have a look at the sample question paper given below and try to solve by setting timer just like an exam setting.

EXAM PATTERN OF CDS-1 2025 WRITTEN EXAM

Academy

Subjects

Questions

Marks

OTA [Make And Female]

General English

General Studies

120

100

IMA

General English