Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: He resigned from the service without any rhyme or reason.
A)
moody and unreasonable
B)
very confused
C)
unstable mind
D)
without any explanation
Option D is correct: without any explanation.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank: A huge meal makes us feel _____.
A)
lethargic
B)
notorious
C)
obsolete
D)
naïve
Option A is correct: lethargic.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct part of speech of the underlined word: What evidence have you got?
A)
Adjective
B)
Adverb
C)
Preposition
D)
Noun
Option D is correct: Noun.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: He accepted my statement without reserve.
A)
compromise
B)
practically
C)
putting an end to something
D)
absolute trust
Option D is correct: absolute trust.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the correct determiner: Have you watched _____ of the James Bond movies?
A)
few
B)
any
C)
little
D)
a few
Option B is correct: any.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Identify the tense of the sentence: We have not been seeing each other for a year.
A)
Simple present tense
B)
Past perfect tense
C)
Present continuous tense
D)
Present perfect continuous tense
Option D is correct: Present perfect continuous tense.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct part of speech of the underlined word: I never wanted to live anywhere else.
A)
Verb
B)
Adverb
C)
Conjunction
D)
Adjective
Option B is correct: Adverb.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct part of speech of the underlined word: You must behave nicely in front of your betters.
A)
Noun
B)
Verb
C)
Adverb
D)
Adjective
Option C is correct: Adverb.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the correct determiner: _____ words spoken in earnest will convince him.
A)
Much
B)
The few
C)
A few
D)
Every
Option B is correct: The few.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the correct determiner: There was hardly _____ milk in the bowl.
A)
many
B)
much
C)
any
D)
little
Option C is correct: any.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the correct determiner: I had a lot of work to do this morning, but I could do only _____.
A)
all
B)
a little
C)
few
D)
much
Option B is correct: a little.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Identify the type of sentence: Time flies.
A)
Declarative
B)
Exclamatory
C)
Interrogative
D)
Imperative
Option A is correct: Declarative.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: The Sultan rules his subjects with a high hand.
A)
manageable
B)
comfortable
C)
oppressive
D)
challenging
Option C is correct: oppressive.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct meaning of the words in bold: The ship was cast away on the coast of Africa.
A)
set sail
B)
looted
C)
wrecked
D)
diminished
Option C is correct: wrecked.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Find the correctly spelled word.
A)
delinquent
B)
deliguent
C)
diliquent
D)
delinquaint
Option A is correct: delinquent.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the correct determiner: I always keep _____ money in my wallet for emergencies.
A)
any
B)
every
C)
much
D)
some
Option D is correct: some.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct part of speech of the underlined word: The movie was both interesting and informative.
A)
Conjunction
B)
Preposition
C)
Adjective
D)
Noun
Option C is correct: Adjective.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the correct determiner: She was wearing a bracelet on _____ wrist.
A)
each
B)
any
C)
every
D)
some
Option A is correct: each.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Change the sentence to indirect speech: She said, ‘I am seeing him today’.
A)
She said that she was seeing him today
B)
She said that she was seeing him that day
C)
She said that she will see him
D)
She said that she will be seeing him
Option B is correct: She said that she was seeing him that day.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Select the sentence that is in correct order.
A)
You had better to stop your work for some time
B)
You had better stop your work for some time
C)
You had stop your work better for some time
D)
You had better stop your work for sometime
Option B is correct: You had better stop your work for some time.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: He has managed to get himself into a fine kettle of fish.
A)
difficult situation
B)
eating a bowl of fish
C)
delightful circumstance
D)
to go for a swim
Option A is correct: difficult situation.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Spot the error in the sentence: When she comes to see us she usually will bring something with her.
A)
When she comes to see us
B)
she usually will bring
C)
something with her
D)
No error
Option B is correct: she usually will bring.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: John knew he could rely on his kith and kin.
A)
supporters
B)
relatives
C)
villagers
D)
all citizens
Option B is correct: relatives.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: He was much cast down by his loss.
A)
depressed
B)
protested
C)
reduced
D)
diminished
Option A is correct: depressed.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct part of speech of the underlined word: A new opportunity came up.
A)
Verb
B)
Preposition
C)
Adverb
D)
Conjunction
Option C is correct: Adverb.
