CDS-2 2025 Official Question Paper of English, G.S & Maths

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in the past held the CDS-2 2025 exam on 14th September 2025. For a career in defence services which is the goal of many aspirants the question papers which will help them to analyze the exam pattern and difficulty level have been very much looked forward to. In support of this, we see that Defence Guru has made available the official CDS-2 2025 question papers in PDF format.

Scroll down to access the papers categorised by subject and take a step forward toward your dream of serving the nation.

About CDS-2 2025 Exam

The Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination was held in an offline mode and organised into three shifts, covering three major papers:

• English Language
• General Studies
• Elementary mathematics

Candidates applying for the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Air Force Academy (AFA), and Indian Naval Academy (INA) appeared in all three papers.

Applicants for the Officers Training Academy (OTA) attempted only the English and General Studies papers and were exempted from the Mathematics section.

Download Official CDS-2 2025 Question Papers (All Sets)

In-Depth Analysis – CDS-2 2025 Official Question Paper

English

The English paper evaluated candidates on:

• Comprehension passages with direct and inference-based questions
• Grammar exercises, such as spotting errors and sentence rearrangement
• Vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms)
• Sentence completion tasks

General Studies

Key topics in the GS paper included:

• Indian History, especially the Freedom Movement
• Physical Geography and Map-based questions
• Basics of Indian Polity & Economy
• Recent Current Affairs: Government schemes, defence news, international events
• Science & Environment: Basic concepts and their applications

Elementary Mathematics

Mathematics focused on fundamental areas like:

• Arithmetic: Percentages, Ratio & Proportion, Simple Interest
• Algebra: Linear & Quadratic Equations
• Geometry and Mensuration: Properties of Triangles, Circles, Volumes, Areas
• Basic Trigonometry
• Elementary Statistics: Mean, Median, Mode, Probability

What’s Next After CDS-2 2025 Written Exam?

When the written exam is over, candidates will wait for the cut-off marks, which UPSC will notify along with the final results. Only the candidates who perform above the cut-off will be shortlisted for the SSB Interview.

The SSB Interview is to see if a candidate has what it takes in terms of personality, intelligence, and attitude to serve in the armed forces. It features various rounds of psych tests, group exercises, and personal interviews which also which also look at how a person does under pressure and in a group setting.

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