Defence

CDS Preparation

Combined Defence Services

For officer-level entry in armed forces.

Practise 44+ topics across 3 subjects, attempt full-length mock tests, and revise with previous year questions — all mapped to the CDS syllabus.

Subjects & Topics

English

  • Reading Comprehension (Passages, Inference, Main idea)
  • Grammar (Parts of Speech, Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions)
  • Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, One-word Substitution)
  • Sentence Correction & Improvement
  • Error Spotting
  • Ordering of Sentences & Para Jumbles
  • Idioms and Phrases
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Active & Passive Voice
  • Direct & Indirect Speech
  • Spotting Errors
  • Cloze Test

General Knowledge

  • Indian History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern, Freedom Struggle, Post-Independence)
  • Geography (Indian & World - Physical, Economic, Climate, Resources)
  • Indian Polity & Constitution (Preamble, Fundamental Rights & Duties, Parliament, Judiciary, President, PM)
  • Indian Economy (Planning, Budget, Banking, Currency, Agriculture, Industry, Trade)
  • General Science (Physics - Motion, Force, Energy, Light, Sound; Chemistry - Elements, Compounds, Reactions; Biology - Human body, Plants, Animals)
  • Defence & Security (Indian Armed Forces, Defence organizations, Wars, Military operations)
  • Current Affairs (National & International events, last 6-12 months)
  • Sports (Major tournaments, Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Awards)
  • Awards & Honors (Padma Awards, Bharat Ratna, Nobel Prize, Booker Prize)
  • Books & Authors
  • Famous Personalities
  • Art & Culture
  • +3 more

Elementary Mathematics

  • Number Systems (Natural, Whole, Integers, Rational, Real numbers)
  • HCF and LCM (Finding HCF & LCM, Word problems)
  • Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
  • Percentage (Applications, Percentage change)
  • Ratio and Proportion (Direct, Inverse, Continued proportion)
  • Average (Simple average, Weighted average)
  • Profit, Loss and Discount
  • Simple Interest and Compound Interest
  • Time and Work
  • Time, Speed and Distance
  • Algebra (Linear Equations, Simultaneous equations, Factorization, Polynomials)
  • Geometry (Lines, Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles, Congruence, Similarity)
  • +5 more

Frequently asked questions about CDS

How can I prepare for CDS?
Practise topic-wise questions across 3 subjects, attempt full-length mock tests and revise using previous year questions. Scoreyo offers all of these mapped to the CDS syllabus.
Which subjects are covered in CDS?
CDS covers English, General Knowledge, Elementary Mathematics.
Are previous year questions available for CDS?
Yes. Scoreyo provides previous year questions and mock tests for CDS to help you practise the real exam pattern.

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