CDS 2024
CDS 2024 – English
| Topics | No. of questions |
| Antonyms | 5 |
| Fill in the Blank | 10 |
| Idioms & Phrases | 5 |
| Word order | 10 |
| Sentence order | 10 |
| Word Classes | 10 |
| Passage | 10 |
| Prepositions and Determiners | 10 |
| Spotting Errors | 10 |
| Synonyms | 5 |
| Correlating Sentences | 5 |
| Paired words | 10 |
| Match the following | 5 |
| Adaptation of Borrowed Words | 5 |
| Phrasal verbs | 5 |
| Word correction | 5 |
| Total | 120 |
CDS 2024 – General Knowledge
| General Ability | No. of questions |
| Geography | 20 |
| History | 20 |
| Schemes | 1 |
| Science & Technology | 33 |
| Polity | 13 |
| International Organisations | 4 |
| Economics | 16 |
| Books & Authors | 1 |
| International Relations | 1 |
| Environment | 3 |
| Internal Security | 3 |
| Sports | 3 |
| Personalities in News | 1 |
| India-International Agreements | 1 |
| Total | 120 |
CDS 2024 – Mathematics
| Aptitude | No. of questions |
| Trigonometry | 10 |
| Simplification | 5 |
| Median | 1 |
| Number System | 14 |
| Time & Work | 4 |
| Allegations & Mixtures | 1 |
| Geometric Mean | 1 |
| Profit & Loss | 1 |
| Integers | 1 |
| Data Interpretation | 3 |
| Ratio & Proportion | 4 |
| Time & Speed | 4 |
| Simple & Compound Interest | 3 |
| Percentage | 2 |
| Mensuration | 41 |
| Quadratic equation | 2 |
| Polynomials | 3 |
| Total | 100 |