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: 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
Choose the correct part of speech of the underlined word: Temperatures have been above average.
A)
Adverb
B)
Adjective
C)
Verb
D)
Preposition
Option D is correct: Preposition.
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
Find the correctly spelled word.
A)
delinquent
B)
deliguent
C)
diliquent
D)
delinquaint
Option A is correct: delinquent.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: You will have to make good this loss.
A)
agree
B)
execute
C)
compensate
D)
overthrow
Option C is correct: compensate.
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
Choose the correct spelling.
A)
Fehrenheit
B)
Farinheit
C)
Fahrenheit
D)
Fahreheit
Option C is correct: Fahrenheit.
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
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 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
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
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
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
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: There are shady trees on _____ side of the road.
A)
either
B)
all
C)
some
D)
many
Option A is correct: either.
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
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
Choose the word nearest in meaning to the bold part: That is not an occasion to make an **impromptu** speech.
A)
without preparation
B)
thoughtless
C)
improper
D)
long and boring
The word **impromptu** means done or said without preparation; spontaneous. So an **impromptu speech** is a speech made without prior preparation.
- (a) **without preparation** — correct synonym
- (b) thoughtless — related to lack of careful thinking, not the main meaning
- (c) improper — means unsuitable or not appropriate
- (d) long and boring — unrelated to the meaning
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the word nearest in meaning to the bold part: The inspector was a **vigilant** young man.
A)
smart
B)
watchful
C)
ambitious
D)
intelligent
The word **vigilant** means **alert, watchful, and careful to notice danger or problems**. So, in the sentence, the inspector was a **watchful** young man. The other options do not match: **smart** means clever, **ambitious** means having a strong desire to succeed, and **intelligent** means mentally able or knowledgeable.
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
Choose the word nearest in meaning to the bold part: It was an **astute** move to sell the property at that stage.
A)
shrewd
B)
unwise
C)
dishonest
D)
inexplicable
Astute means clever, sharp, and having good judgment. In the sentence, "an astute move" means a wise and skillful decision. Among the options, "shrewd" is the nearest synonym. The other options are opposite or unrelated: "unwise" is the opposite, "dishonest" refers to lack of honesty, and "inexplicable" means impossible to explain.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Choose the correct alternative to improve the bolded part of the sentence: It has been two years **since I have seen him last**.
A)
when I have last seen him
B)
since I had last seen him
C)
since I last saw him
D)
since I had been seeing him last
The sentence refers to a time period starting from a past event and continuing up to now. With 'It has been two years since...', we normally use the simple past in the clause after 'since' when the action is completed: 'since I last saw him'. Option (c) is therefore correct. Option (a) is awkward and incorrect in tense usage. Option (b) uses past perfect unnecessarily. Option (d) is grammatically wrong and does not fit the meaning.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the most suitable alternative: I heard someone knocking at the door but wasn’t sure ______ it was.
A)
who
B)
what
C)
which
D)
whom
The sentence refers to identifying a person: "wasn’t sure who it was."
- **who** is used for people as the subject of the clause.
- **whom** is the object form, so it is not correct here.
- **what** is used for things or ideas, not people.
- **which** is used when choosing from a limited set, which does not fit here.
So the most suitable answer is **who**.
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**.
