Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the synonym of the word: Vanguard
A)
Flag bearer
B)
guardsman
C)
Officer
D)
pioneer
Option D is correct: pioneer.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the alternative which best expresses the same meaning in Indirect Speech: “Its been raining since this afternoon.”he said.
A)
He said that it was raining since the afternoon.
B)
He said it had been raining since that afternoon.
C)
He said that it had rained since afternoon.
D)
He said it is raining since that afternoon.
Option B is correct: He said it had been raining since that afternoon..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Analyse the following sentence and choose the correct answer: Let me know if you are interested in my offer .
A)
Compound Sentence
B)
Complex Sentence
C)
Affirmative Sentence
D)
Optative Sentence
Option B is correct: Complex Sentence.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/ phrase: The choices he has made in life has kept him between the devil and the deep sea.
A)
to live dangerously
B)
angry and hurt
C)
safe from harm
D)
in a dilemma
Option D is correct: in a dilemma.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/ phrase: I have taken a fancy to Japanese culture ever since I visited Tokyo.
A)
started liking
B)
started understanding
C)
assimilated into
D)
started learning
Option A is correct: started liking.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate Preposition: Cyber attacks are much easier to carry out than to defend __________.
A)
against
B)
after
C)
at
D)
down
Option A is correct: against.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the synonym of the word: August
A)
Common
B)
dignified
C)
petty
D)
serious
Option B is correct: dignified.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the alternative which best expresses the same meaning in Indirect Speech: She said, “ I will be in Germany tomorrow.”
A)
She said that she would be in Germany the next day.
B)
She said that she will be going to Germany the next day.
C)
She said that she had arrived in Germany today.
D)
She said that she was going to be in Germany tomorrow.
Option A is correct: She said that she would be in Germany the next day..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the one-word substitute for the given sentence: Guilty of crime
A)
Notorious
B)
Rogue
C)
Culpable
D)
Avaricious
Option C is correct: Culpable.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/ phrase: That politician has a tendency to play to the gallery
A)
try to appeal to popular taste
B)
love large crowds
C)
advertise
D)
give long speeches
Option A is correct: try to appeal to popular taste.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Complete the sentence with the suitable alternative: When I first met him he __________ architecture.
A)
studied
B)
had studied
C)
was studying
D)
had been studying
Option C is correct: was studying.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the synonym of the word: Synopsis
A)
Index
B)
mixture
C)
summary
D)
puzzle
Option C is correct: summary.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Analyse the following sentence and choose the correct answer: I came, I saw, and I conquered.
A)
Compound Sentence
B)
Complex Sentence
C)
Comparative Sentence
D)
Optative Sentence
Option A is correct: Compound Sentence.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate Preposition: The company is located __________ main street.
A)
on
B)
at
C)
in
D)
near
Option A is correct: on.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the synonym of the word: Peculate
A)
Embezzle
B)
Misuse
C)
Accord
D)
Exploit
Option A is correct: Embezzle.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the word 'mandatory' in the sentence: Masks are mandatory in public places.
A)
reliable
B)
imperative
C)
optional
D)
requisite
Option C is correct: optional.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/ phrase: The actor felt that his fame was on the wane.
A)
at its peak
B)
at rock bottom
C)
growing more
D)
growing less
Option D is correct: growing less.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Complete the sentence with the suitable alternative: This heirloom __________ in our family for the last hundred years.
A)
had been
B)
has been
C)
have been
D)
is being
Option B is correct: has been.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Analyse the following sentence and choose the correct answer: Everything was falling into place.
A)
Affirmative Sentence
B)
Optative Sentence
C)
Assertive Sentence
D)
Exclamatory Sentence
Option C is correct: Assertive Sentence.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the word 'judicious' in the sentence: We did not expect such a judicious remark from him.
A)
wise
B)
practical
C)
foolish
D)
sensible
Option C is correct: foolish.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the alternative which best expresses the same meaning in Indirect Speech: He said, ” I live in the city center.”
A)
He said he was living in the city center.
B)
He said that he had lived in the city center.
C)
He said that he lives in city center.
D)
He said he lived in the city center.
Option D is correct: He said he lived in the city center..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Complete the sentence with the suitable alternative: Albert’s father __________ his son’s birthday
A)
has never forgotten
B)
had not forgot
C)
is forgetting
D)
forgets
Option A is correct: has never forgotten.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/ phrase: Their competitors stole a march by launching their product first.
A)
showed discipline
B)
acted methodically
C)
gained an advantage
D)
become lucky
Option C is correct: gained an advantage.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Complete the sentence with the suitable alternative: He sprained his ankle while he__________.
A)
skied
B)
is sking
C)
had skied
D)
was skiing
Option D is correct: was skiing.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/ phrase: They used and tried every trick in the book to make him talk.
A)
funny moves
B)
all possible methods
C)
negotiations
D)
coercion and force
Option B is correct: all possible methods.
