combined defence service exam 2019 (2)

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COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICE EXAM 2019 (2)

OFFLINE (Classroom) TEST SERIES: OTA, IMA, INA, AFA

GENERAL ENGLISH & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & MATHEMATICS TEST SERIES 2019:

STARTING – August 16th, 2019

Answer key with Explanation: Hard Copy Only (not soft copy)

Current Affairs: Soft Copy + Hard Copy

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test we will provide detailed explanation. For this Test series we have put a dedicated team topics carefully

and create to the point, accurate explanation for all questions of all tests.

CDS EXAM PATTERN 2019:

Subject Duration Maximum Marks Questions

English 120 Minutes (2 hours) 100 120

General Knowledge 120 Minutes (2 hours) 100 120

Mathematics 120 Minutes (2 hours) 100 100

Weekday Test Batch


For OTA

Number of Mock Tests: 12 Sectional wise mock tests & 04 Full

Length mock test

Total number of Test for OTA students: 16 Tests

For IMA/ INA/ AFA

Number of Mock Tests: 12 Sectional wise mock tests & 06 Full

Length mock test

Total number of Test for IMA/INA/AFA students: 18 Tests

SET A- General English

SET B-General Knowledge

*SET C- ELEMENTARY MATHS (only for IMA, INA, AFA)

MODULE NUMBER: NDICDS21901 to NDICDS21918

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▪ 18* CDS Mock Test Papers & Answer Explanations

▪ Current Affairs booklet

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CDS-II 2019 TEST SERIES SCHEDULE

WEEKDAY BATCH STARTING – August 16th, 2019

Test. No Date & timing Subjects Syllabus (topics) Source

NDICDS

21901

Morning session

(August, 16th 2019)

(Friday)

(11.00 am to

01.00pm )

General

English-I

(Full syllabus)

Antonyms

Synonyms

Sentence rearrangement (para

jumbles)

Fill in the blanks (grammar

based or vocabulary based)

Reading comprehension

Error spotting

Direct and Indirect speech

Cloze comprehension

Idioms and phrases

General English

question paper

from past 10

years (CDS,

NDA, CAPF)

The Hindu

Newspaper

Reference Books:

Author names

Wren & martin

R.S. Agarwal

Norman Lewis

NDICDS

21902

Afternoon session

(August, 16th 2019)

(Friday)

(02.00 pm to

04.00pm)

Polity

&

Constitution

(Full syllabus)

Constitutional framework &

Citizenship: Historical

background, Making & salient

features of Indian constitution,

parts of constitution.

Fundamental rights,

Directive principles of state

policy, fundamental duties

and their differences and

interrelations.

Union Government:

president, vice president,

prime minister, council of

ministers, attorney general of

India, parliament houses,

legislative process,

parliamentary committees.

State Government: governor,

chief minister, COM,

advocate general, legislative

Source

NCERT

TN BOOKS

NIOS

ICSE BOOKS

STANDARD

BOOKS

Polity questions

from past 10

years (CDS,

NDA, CAPF,

CSE-Prelims )


assembly (vidhan sabha),

center-state relations.

Local Government:

panchayati raj, 73rd

amendment act,

municipalities’ 74th

amendment act, commissions

and acts.

Judiciary: Supreme Court,

High court, subordinate courts

and other local courts.

Constitutional and non-

constitutional bodies &

statutory bodies and others.

NDICDS

21903

Morning session

(August, 18th 2019)

(Sunday)

(11.00 am to

01.00pm )

Indian

History-I

ANCIENT INDIA

Pre-historic Period

Introduction; Stone Age;

Chalcolithic (Bronze) Age;

Iron Age.

Indus Valley Civilization

Introduction; Discovery;

Geographical Extent;

Nomenclature; Centers;

Controversial Period Features;

Link with other Civilizations;

Decline; Survival and

Continuity

The Vedic Age Introduction; Coming of The

Aryans; Various; Theories

regarding the ancestry of

Aryans; Original Home of the

Aryans; Important Vedic Fact;

Advent and Expansion of

Aryans in India; Vedic Rivers;

Early Vedic Age; Later Vedic

Age.

Emergence of

Mahajanapadas &

Magadha: Origin and

Development; Causes of New

Culture and Religion;

Source

NCERT

TN BOOKS

NIOS

ICSE BOOKS

STANDARD

BOOKS

History

questions from

past 10 years

(CDS, NDA,

CAPF, CSE-

Prelims )


Different Mahajanapadas;

Emergence of Magadha.

Jainism Buddhism: Society;

Jainism; Buddhism; Hindu

Revivalist Movement.

The Mauryan Empire:

Chandragupta Maurya;

Bindusura; Ashoka; Mauryan

Administration; Mauryan Art

and Architect; Aftermath of

Maurya.

The Sangam Age: The

Cholas; The Pandayas; The

Cheras; Sangam Literature &

Polity; Law and justice; Social

life; Economy; Religion; Art

and Architecture.

The Gupta Empire:

Chandragupta I;

Samudragutpa; Chandragupta

II; Kumaragupta I;

Maheraditya; Skandagupta;

Vikramaditya; Revenue and

Trade; Administration: Art

and Architecture; Literature;

Science and Technology;

Post-Gupta Age.

Source

NCERT

TN BOOKS

NIOS

ICSE BOOKS

STANDARD

BOOKS

History

questions from

past 10 years

(CDS, NDA,

CAPF, CSE-

Prelims )

NDICDS

21904

Afternoon session

(August, 18th 2019)

(Sunday)

(02.00 pm to

04.00pm)

Indian

History-II

MODERN INDIA

Chronology of the British

India: The Portuguese; The

Dutch; The English; The

French; Carnatic War; 18th

Century India; Socio-

Economic Condition;

Governor Generals; Important

Acts in British India.

The British East India

Company Bengal In 18th

Century; Battle of Plassey;

Battle of Buxar ; The

Source

NCERT

TN BOOKS

NIOS

ICSE BOOKS

STANDARD

BOOKS

History

questions from

past 10 years

(CDS, NDA,


Expansion of British Empire;

Economic Impact of British

Rule in India; Stages of

British Colonialism.

Indian Freedom Struggle

Revolts; The 1857 Revolt;

National Movement Indian

National Congress; Major

Movement Acts, Commission

and Parties; Famous

Personalities of Indian

Freedom Struggle.

CAPF, CSE-

Prelims )

NDICDS

21905

Morning session

(August, 21st 2019)

(Wednesday)

(11.00 am to

01.00pm )

Geography

GEOGRAPHY

Universe and Our Planet

Earth Introduction;

Galaxy; Stars; Planets;

Moon; Asteroids; Earth

Hydrosphere:

Introduction; Hydrological

cycle; Components of

Hydrosphere.

Atmosphere:

Introduction; Composition;

Structure; Atmospheric

Pressure; Winds; Air mass.

Physiography and

Drainage Pattern of

India: Introduction;

Location - Area – Extent;

Physical Features; Climate;

Drainage.

Soil, Natural Vegetation,

Wildlife and Agriculture

of India: Introduction;

Description and

Composition; Soil

Formation; Major Soils.

Mineral Resource,

Industries Population

Multipurpose Projects of

India Introduction;

Mineral Resource of India;

Agro-Based; Cotton

Textiles; Woolen Textile;

Jute Textiles; Sugar; Silk;

Source

NCERT

TN BOOKS

NIOS

ICSE BOOKS

STANDARD

BOOKS

Geography

questions from

past 10 years

(CDS, NDA,

CAPF, CSE-

Prelims )


Metallurgical; Iron And

Steel; Aluminium

Smelting; Engineering;

Automobile; Fertilizer;

Aircraft; Cement; Glass

Industry.

NDICDS

21906

Afternoon session

(August, 21st 2019)

(Wednesday)

(02.00 pm to

04.00pm)

Environment

ENVIRONMENT

Ecology & environment:

ecosystem, biotic & abiotic

components, population.

Biodiversity: levels of

biodiversity, biodiversity of

India, loss & conversation.

Environmental Issues:

Global Warming; Green

House Effect; Ozone

Depletion; Deforestation;

Air; Water; Sound

Pollutions; Agro-chemical

effects; Acid Rain; Solid

Waste Management;

Radioactive Waste

Management; Plastic Waste

Management; Mercury

Pollution; ECO Sensitive

Zones; COP; Environmental

Acts.

Source

NCERT

TN BOOKS

NIOS

ICSE BOOKS

STANDARD

BOOKS

Environment

questions from

past 10 years

(CDS, NDA,

CAPF, CSE-

Prelims )

NDICDS

21907

Morning session

(August, 23rd 2019)

(Friday)

(11.00 am to

01.00pm )

General

English-II

(Full syllabus)

Antonyms

Synonyms


jumbles)




Error spotting


Cloze comprehension

Idioms and phrases

General English

question paper

from past 10

years (CDS,

NDA, CAPF,

CSE-Prelims )

The Hindu

Newspaper

Reference Books:

Author names

Wren & martin

R.S. Agarwal

Norman Lewis


NDICDS

21908

Afternoon session

(August, 23rd 2019)

(Friday)

(02.00 pm to

04.00pm)

Current

Affairs-I

Current Affairs

(January 2019 to May 2019)

Concentrate more on April

2019 & May 2019 CA

The Hindu

Newspaper

National

Defence Institute

current affairs

magazine

NDICDS

21909

Morning session

(August, 25th 2019)

(Sunday)

(11.00 am to

01.00pm )

General

English-III

(Full syllabus)

Antonyms

Synonyms


jumbles)




Error spotting


Cloze comprehension

Idioms and phrases

General English

question paper

from past 10

years (CDS,

NDA, CAPF)

The Hindu

Newspaper

Reference Books:

Author names

Wren & martin

R.S. Agarwal

Norman Lewis

NDICDS

21910

Afternoon session

(August, 25th 2019)

(Sunday)

(02.00 pm to

04.00pm)

Economy

&

Current

Affairs- II

Basic terms and definitions +

current affairs oriented.

Current Affairs

(June 2019 to August 2019)

The Hindu

Newspaper

National

Defence Institute

current affairs

magazine

Economy

questions from

past 10 years

(CDS, NDA,

CAPF, CSE-

Prelims )


NDICDS

21911

Morning session

(August, 29th 2019)

(Thursday)

(11.00 am to

01.00pm )

General

Science-I

PHYSICS

Standards and units,

mechanics & properties of

matter, heat, sound optics,

electricity and magnetism.

CHEMISTRY

Matters and its nature,

Chemical Reactions and

Equations, Structure of the

Atom Periodic classification

of elements, Chemical

Bonding, Carbon and its

compound, Acid, Bases and

Salts, Metals and Nonmetals,

Thermodynamics,

Nanotechnology

BIOLOGY

Cell Biology, Life processes,

Bio communication, Diseases

and Defence Mechanism,

Nutrition, Origin and

Evolution of life, Genetics,


Plant Biology etc.

Source

NCERT

TN BOOKS

NIOS

ICSE BOOKS

STANDARD

BOOKS

General Science

questions from

past 10 years

(CDS, NDA,

CAPF, CSE-

Prelims )

NDICDS

21912

Afternoon session

(August, 29th 2019)

(Thursday)

(02.00 pm to

04.00pm)

General

Science-II

PHYSICS

Standards and units,

mechanics & properties of

matter, heat, sound optics,

electricity and magnetism.

CHEMISTRY

Source

NCERT

TN BOOKS

NIOS

ICSE BOOKS

STANDARD

BOOKS

General Science

questions from


Matters and its nature,

Chemical Reactions and

Equations, Structure of the

Atom Periodic classification

of elements, Chemical

Bonding, Carbon and its

compound, Acid, Bases and

Salts, Metals and Nonmetals,

Thermodynamics,

Nanotechnology

BIOLOGY

Cell Biology, Life processes,

Bio communication, Diseases

and Defence Mechanism,

Nutrition, Origin and



Plant Biology etc.

past 10 years

(CDS, NDA,

CAPF, CSE-

Prelims )

FULL LENGTH CDS MOCK TEST

NDICDS

21913

Morning session

(September, 01st

2019)

(Sunday)

(11.00 am to

01.00pm )

General

English

FULL

TEST-1

(Full syllabus)

Antonyms

Synonyms


jumbles)




Error spotting


Cloze comprehension

Idioms and phrases

General English

question paper

from past 10

years (CDS,

NDA, CAPF)

The Hindu

Newspaper

Reference Books:

Author names

Wren & martin

R.S. Agarwal

Norman Lewis


NDICDS

21914

Afternoon session

(September, 01st

2019)

(Sunday)

(02.00 pm to

04.00pm)

GK

FULL

TEST-1

( FULL SYLLABUS )

Indian Polity, + Geography +

History + Economy +

Environment + General Science +

Current Affairs

(From January 2019 to August

2019)

Same reference

sources as

mentioned above

in respective

subjects

NDICDS*

21915

Afternoon session

(September, 01st

2019)

(Sunday)

(06.00 pm to

08.00pm)

MATHS

FULL

TEST-1

( FULL SYLLABUS )

NDICDS

21916

Morning session

(September, 06th

2019)

(Friday)

(11.00 am to

01.00pm )

General

English

FULL

TEST-2

(Full syllabus)

Antonyms

Synonyms


jumbles)




Error spotting


Cloze comprehension

Idioms and phrases

General English

question paper

from past 10

years (CDS,

NDA, CAPF)

The Hindu

Newspaper

Reference Books:

Author names

Wren & martin

R.S. Agarwal

Norman Lewis

NDICDS

21917

Afternoon session

(September, 06th

2019)

(Friday)

GK

FULL

TEST-2

( FULL SYLLABUS )

Indian Polity, + Geography +

History + Economy +

Environment + General Science +

Current Affairs

Same reference

sources as

mentioned above in

respective subjects


(02.00 pm to

04.00pm)

(From January 2019 to August

2019)

NDICDS*

21918

Afternoon session

(September, 06th

2019)

(Friday)

(06.00 pm to

08.00pm)

MATHS

FULL

TEST-2

( FULL SYLLABUS )

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