CDS-1 2025 Paper Analysis and Expected Cut-Off Marks
Warriors Defence Academy, India’s most dedicated platform for defence exam preparation, brings you a detailed and structured analysis of the CDS 1 2025 written examination conducted by UPSC on 13th April 2025.
This detailed analysis covers all three sections — English, General Knowledge, and Elementary Mathematics — along with expected cut-off marks based on expert reviews and student feedback. Let’s break it down!
CDS 1 2025 Overall Exam Overview
Paper
Total Questions
Difficulty Level
Safe Attempts
English
120
Moderate
80–85
General Knowledge
120
Moderate to Difficult
70–75
Elementary Mathematics
100
Moderate
60–65
CDS 1 2025 English Paper – Topic-wise Analysis
Topic
No. of Questions
Matching List
5
Adaptation of Borrowed Words
5
Use of Phrasal Verbs
5
Commonly Used Words
5
Antonyms
5
Fill in the Blanks
10
Idioms and Phrases
5
Synonyms
5
Correlating Sentences
5
Use of Paired Words
10
Ordering of Words in Sentence
10
Ordering of Sentences
10
Prepositions & Determiners
10
Spotting Errors
10
Word Classes
10
Comprehension Passage I
5
Comprehension Passage II
5
CDS 1 2025 GK Paper – Subject-wise Analysis
Subject
Sub-Section
Difficulty Level
Science
Physics
Moderate
Chemistry
Moderate
Biology
Moderate
History
Ancient
Moderate
Medieval
Moderate
Modern
Difficult
Geography
Indian
Moderate
World
Moderate
Physical
Moderate
Economics
–
Moderate
Polity
–
Easy to Moderate
Current Affairs
–
Moderate
Static GK
–
Moderate
CDS 1 2025 Mathematics – Topic-wise Analysis
Topic
No. of Questions
Easy
Moderate
Difficult
Arithmetic
9
2
5
2
Algebra
14
3
5
6
Geometry
31
3
14
14
Trigonometry
13
4
5
4
Mensuration
15
3
5
7
Statistics
9
0
8
1
Number System
13
3
2
8
Expected Cut-Off for CDS 1 2025 (Written Exam)
Academy
Expected Cut-Off
IMA (Indian Military Academy)
125 – 130
INA (Indian Naval Academy)
120 – 125
AFA (Air Force Academy)
130 – 135
OTA (Men)
90 – 95
OTA (Women)
90 – 95
Previous Years’ CDS Written Exam Cut-Offs
Exam Cycle
IMA
INA
AFA
OTA (Men)
OTA (Women)
CDS 1 2024
120
100
128
87
87
CDS 2 2023
127
110
136
104
104
CDS 1 2023
132
122
142
101
101
CDS 2 2022
126
118
136
98
98
CDS 1 2022
136
128
147
100
100
CDS 2 2021
138
132
148
102
102
CDS 1 2021
145
136
158
107
107
CDS 2 2020
139
134
152
97
97
CDS 1 2020
130
118
143
93
93
CDS 2 2019
134
122
148
95
95
CDS 1 2019
116
105
129
78
78
CDS 2 2018
116
102
131
80
80
CDS 1 2018
118
98
138
69
69
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