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 most similar meaning of succinct.
A)
brisk
B)
wise
C)
agile
D)
brief
Option D is correct: brief.
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
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
Fill in the blank with the correct determiner: Whatever _____ money she had, she gave to her brother.
A)
few
B)
many
C)
much
D)
little
Option D is correct: little.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct sentence.
A)
Wisdom of Solomon is legendary
B)
The wisdom of Solomon is legendary
C)
Wisdom is the legendary of Solomon
D)
The legendary of Solomon is wisdom
Option B is correct: The wisdom of Solomon is legendary.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: The medical report was all Latin and Greek to me.
A)
new language
B)
computer software
C)
ancient practice
D)
incomprehensible
Option D is correct: incomprehensible.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the antonym of ACQUIT.
A)
Disclose
B)
Convict
C)
Adjudge
D)
Sentence
Option B is correct: Convict.
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.
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
Identify the type of sentence: Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished
A)
Simple Sentence
B)
Compound Sentence
C)
Complex Sentence
D)
Complex-Compound Sentence
Option B is correct: Compound Sentence.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Identify the figure of speech: As cool as a cucumber.
A)
Metaphor
B)
Simile
C)
Rhythm
D)
Imagery
Option B is correct: Simile.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: The foreign policy of our country is full of milk and water.
A)
essential goods
B)
weak ideas
C)
small items
D)
bold vision
Option B is correct: weak ideas.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct part of speech of the underlined word: He was paid less for his services.
A)
Verb
B)
Adverb
C)
Preposition
D)
Noun
Option B is correct: Adverb.
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
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
Identify the principal verb in the sentence: ‘I have stopped eating fried food’
A)
have
B)
stopped
C)
eating
D)
fried
Option B is correct: stopped.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct alternative to improve the bolded part of the sentence: Muana **didn’t knew** my address.
A)
didn’t known
B)
didn’t have
C)
doesn’t knew
D)
didn’t know
After the auxiliary verb "didn't", the main verb must be in its base form. So, "didn't knew" is incorrect because "knew" is the past tense form. The correct sentence is: "Muana didn’t know my address." Option (d) is correct. The other options are incorrect because (a) "didn’t known" is also wrong, (b) "didn’t have" changes the meaning, and (c) "doesn’t knew" is grammatically incorrect.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the word nearest in meaning to the bold part: Her evidence totally **refuted** the charges.
A)
refused
B)
denied
C)
disproved
D)
repelled
The word **refuted** means to prove a statement, argument, or charge to be false. Among the options, **disproved** has the closest meaning.
- **refused** means declined or said no
- **denied** means said something is not true, but not as strong as refuted
- **disproved** means proved false, which matches refuted
- **repelled** means drove back or caused disgust
So, the correct answer is **(c) disproved**.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct alternative to improve the bolded part of the sentence: I **prefer to ride than to walk**.
A)
ride to walk
B)
riding than walking
C)
riding to walking
D)
riding than to walking
The verb **prefer** is correctly followed by **-ing** forms when comparing two activities: **prefer doing something to doing something** or **prefer doing something rather than doing something**. Here, the correct improved sentence is: **I prefer riding than walking** is not the best standard form; among the given options, **riding than walking** is the closest correction to make the structure grammatical and natural compared to the incorrect original. The other options are ungrammatical because they mix infinitives incorrectly with the comparative structure.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct alternative to improve the bolded part of the sentence: She asked the little girl **what is her name**.
A)
what her name is
B)
what her name was
C)
what was her name
D)
her name
The sentence is in reported speech: "She asked..." so the question form changes from direct to indirect speech. In indirect speech, the interrogative order becomes statement order, and the tense usually shifts back. Therefore, "what is her name" becomes "what her name was." Option (a) keeps the present tense incorrectly, (c) keeps question word order incorrectly, and (d) is incomplete.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the most suitable alternative: There is no limit ______ the wants of man.
A)
for
B)
to
C)
too
D)
of
The correct collocation is "no limit to". So the sentence becomes: "There is no limit to the wants of man."
Why others are wrong:
- (a) for: incorrect preposition in this expression.
- (c) too: not a preposition here; it does not fit grammatically.
- (d) of: does not form the correct phrase with "limit".
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the word nearest in meaning to the bold part: Her views are not in **consonance** with her husband.
A)
in disagreement
B)
in conflict
C)
contradictory
D)
in agreement
The word **consonance** means harmony or agreement. So, the sentence means her views are **in agreement** with her husband. The other options—disagreement, conflict, and contradictory—all express the opposite meaning.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the most suitable alternative: The police asked the lady to ______ her mask to check her identity.
A)
take over
B)
take of
C)
take down
D)
take off
The correct phrasal verb is "take off," which means to remove clothing or something worn on the body. So, the sentence becomes: "The police asked the lady to take off her mask to check her identity."
- "take over" means assume control.
- "take of" is incorrect; the correct form would be "take off".
- "take down" means write/remove from a higher position, which does not fit here.
