CDS 2026 (I) English, question 10

Topic: Vocabulary and word usage

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Directions · Q1 to Q10

In the following items, a pair of words is provided. You are required to select the option that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q10

Conscious and Conscience

  1. (a) Conscious means brightness and Conscience means social awareness
  2. (b) Conscious means awareness and Conscience means being spiritually aware
  3. (c) Conscious means being able to perceive and Conscience means inner sense of right and wrongCorrect answer
  4. (d) Conscious means clarity of purpose and Conscience means perception

Solution.

Answer: (c) Conscious means being able to perceive and Conscience means inner sense of right and wrong

  1. Conscious means aware or able to perceive.
  2. Conscience is the inner moral sense used to judge right and wrong.
  3. These are awareness and moral judgement, respectively.