UPSC CDS 2 2023 exam is going to be held on 3rd September 2023. PendulumEdu provides the CDS 2023 Answer Key for English, GK and Mathematics soon after the exam. The official CDS Answer key 2023 will be provided after a few days. There will be three papers on the CDS 2023 Exam day - English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics. Candidates applying to OTA only will have to appear for CDS English and CDS GK paper and for the candidates applying for IMA, INA and AFA, all three exams are mandatory. The schedule of the CDS 2 2023 exam is as follows:

Name of CDS 2023 Paper

Schedule

CDS 2023 English Paper

3 September 2023, 9 AM - 11 AM

CDS 2023 GK Paper

3 September 2023, 12 PM - 2 PM

CDS 2023 Elementary Mathematics Paper

3 September 2023, 3 PM - 5 PM

PendulumEdu provides the CDS Answer key every year with utmost accuracy for all sets. If you are having the CDS 2 2023 Exam on 3 September 2023, share your CDS 2023 question paper with PendulumEdu through email at contact@pendulumedu.com or Whatsapp/Telegram at +91-9582828224.

We will provide you with the CDS Answer key 2023 immediately after the Exam. We will make available for download the CDS question papers 2023 for each subject and each set.

UPSC CDS 2 2023 Question Papers for English, Mathematics and General Knowledge will also be provided for sets A, B, C, and D.

UPSC CDS 2 2023 English Question Paper

Download CDS 2 2023 English Question Paper SET - C

UPSC CDS 2 2023 GK Question Paper

Download CDS 2 2023 GK Question Paper SET - C

UPSC CDS 2 2023 Maths Question Paper

Download CDS 2 2023 Maths Question Paper SET - A

Download CDS 2 2023 Maths Question Paper SET - B

Download CDS 2 2023 Maths Question Paper SET - C

Download CDS 2 2023 Maths Question Paper SET - D

How to Calculate your Score in CDS 2 2023 by using CDS Answer Key?

In UPSC CDS Exam, you can calculate your score as per the answer key in a very easy way. You need to check your responses corresponding to your set and match them with the CDS Answer key 2023. After matching the responses, you can multiply the number of correct answers with the marks awarded for each correct answer in the CDS exam and then from the result, subtract the product of the number of wrong answers with the marks deducted for each wrong response.

For each paper in the CDS 2023 Exam, the scoring pattern is given below:

Subject

Marks Awarded for Correct Answer

Marks for Wrong Answer

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

English

+5/6

-5/18

120

100

General Knowledge

+5/6

-5/18

120

100

Elementary Mathematics

+1

-1/3

100

100

CDS 2 2023 Answer key of English

CDS English paper consists of 120 questions and the duration of the exam is 2 hours. The UPSC asks the questions in the CDS English paper on the topics like reading ability which includes Reading comprehension, Sentence rearrangement, Cloze test, Para Jumble and from Grammar and Vocabulary section which includes questions from moderate to difficult levels. Students usually find the Reading ability section the most difficult one. Once you have completed the CDS English exam, relax during the break time up to the GK paper. You can check your score by matching your answers with the CDS answer key 2023 of English provided in the below table.

UPSC CDS Answer Key of English 2023

Ques. No.

SET-A

SET-B

SET-C

SET-D

1

       C

2

       D

3

       A

4

       B

5

       C

6

       D

7

       C

8

       B

9

       A

10

       A

11

       B

12

       B

13

       A

14

       B

15

       C

16

       A

17

       A

18

       B

19

       D

20

       A

21

       D

22

       A

23

       B

24

       D

25

       C

26

       B

27

       D

28

       A

29

       B

30

       D

31

       B

32

       B

33

       B

34

       B

35

       D

36

       A

37

       D

38

       A

39

       A

40

       C

41

       B

42

       D

43

       A

44

       A

45

       B

46

       D

47

       B

48

       D

49

       B

50

       C

51

       D

52

       B

53

       B

54

       C

55

       C

56

       D

57

       C

58

       D

59

       B

60

       A

61

       C

62

       C

63

       A

64

       C

65

       D

66

       B

67

       D

68

       A

69

       D

70

       D

71

       A

72

       C

73

       A

74

       B

75

       D

76

       A

77

       D

78

       B

79

       A

80

       D

81

       A

82

       C

83

       A

84

       D

85

       A

86

       B

87

       B

88

       C

89

       A

90

       A

91

       A

92

       D

93

       C

94

       C

95

       C

96

       D

97

       D

98

       C

99

       A

100

       D

101

       C

102

       D

103

       A

104

       B

105

       C

106

       D

107

       C

108

       B

109

       A

110

       A

111

       B

112

       B

113

       A

114

       B

115

       C

116

       A

117

       A

118

       B

119

       D

120

       A

CDS 2 2023 Answer Key of GK

UPSC CDS General Knowledge paper consists of 120 questions with maximum marks of 200 and the allotted time of 2 hours. The UPSC asks the questions in the CDS GK paper about current affairs, Indian polity, Economics, Geography, History, Science and tech and other general awareness topics.

Students who are appearing for only OTA don't need to attempt CDS Maths paper and those appearing for IMA, INA and AFA need to attempt all three papers. You can check your score by matching your answers with the CDS answer key 2023 of GK provided in the below table.

UPSC CDS GK Answer Key GK 2023

Ques. No.

SET-A

SET-B

SET-C

SET-D

1

       B

2

       B

3

       D

4

       C

5

       C

6

       B

7

       D

8

       C

9

       C

10

       A

11

       C

12

       D

13

       C

14

       D

15

       B

16

       C

17

       A

18

       C

19

       D

20

       B

21

       C

22

       B

23

       A

24

       D

25

       A

26

       C

27

       D

28

       A

29

       D

30

       C

31

       A

32

       C

33

       D

34

       C

35

       D

36

       B

37

       A

38

       B

39

       A

40

       B

41

       A

42

       D

43

       D

44

       B

45

       C

46

       C

47

       C

48

       D

49

       D

50

       A

51

       C

52

       D

53

       A

54

       B

55

       B

56

       B

57

       A

58

       B

59

       A

60

       B

61

       B

62

       B

63

       B

64

       D

65

       C

66

       C

67

       C

68

       A

69

       B

70

       C

71

       C

72

       C

73

       D

74

       C

75

       B

76

       C

77

       D

78

       A

79

       A

80

       B

81

       C

82

       B

83

       B

84

       C

85

       B

86

       C

87

       B

88

       C

89

       C

90

       D

91

       D

92

       C

93

       A

94

       C

95

       A

96

       C

97

       C

98

       C

99

       D

100

       B

101

       A

102

       B

103

       C

104

       B

105

       D

106

       D

107

       D

108

       B

109

       A

110

       A

111

       B

112

       C

113

       B

114

       A

115

       D

116

       B

117

        

118

       C

119

       D

120

       D

CDS 2 2023 Answer Key of Elementary Mathematics

UPSC CDS Answer Key Maths 2023

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SET-B

SET-C

SET-D

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70

        

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93

        

94

        

95

        

96

        

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UPSC CDS Answer Key 2021 - Official

UPSC has released the CDS 2 2021 official answer key for English, GK and Elementary Mathematics for set A, B, C and D.

Official UPSC CDS Answer key of CDS 2 2021

CDS 2 2021 English Answer Key

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CDS 2 2021 GK Answer Key

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CDS 2 2021 Mathematics Answer Key

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about UPSC CDS 2 2023 Answer Key

What is the schedule of UPSC CDS 2 2023 Exam?

UPSC CDS 2 2023 Exam will take place on 3 September 2023 with CDS English Exam from 9 AM - 11 AM, CDS GK Exam from 12 PM - 2 PM and CDS Maths Exam from 3 PM - 5 PM.

When will be the official CDS 2 2023 Answer key get released?

PendulumEdu will provide CDS 2023 Answer Key soon after the UPSC CDS 2 2023 Exam. UPSC will release CDS Answer Key 2023 after declaration of the final result.

Where will be the official Answer Key of CDS available for download?

The official CDS Answer Key will be available at PendulumEdu for download once available.

Which Exams are required for OTA and which are required for IMA, INA and IAF?

If you have applied for OTA, you have to appear for CDS English and CDS General Knowledge Exam and if you have applied for IMA, INA and IAF, you have to appear for CDS Mathematics, CDS English and CDS GK exam.