Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the alternative which best expresses the same meaning in Indirect Speech: “Please keep the noise down,” the librarian said to them.
A)
The librarian requested them to keep the noise down.
B)
The librarian was requesting them to keep the noise down.
C)
The librarian had been requesting to keep the noise down.
D)
The librarian had requested them to keep the noise down.
Option A is correct: The librarian requested them to keep the noise down..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/ phrase: Many people still believe that travelling to Mars is a pipe dream.
A)
a fantasy or wish
B)
a clever strategy
C)
a wonderful idea
D)
a day dream
Option A is correct: a fantasy or wish.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Analyse the following sentence and choose the correct answer: Where is the toilet please?
A)
Affirmative Sentence
B)
Complex sentence
C)
Simple Sentence
D)
Comparative Sentence
Option C is correct: Simple Sentence.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the one-word substitute for the given sentence: A selfless person
A)
Altruist
B)
Optimist
C)
Misanthrope
D)
Philanthropist
Option A is correct: Altruist.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Complete the sentence with the suitable alternative: Harry __________ when his father comes into the room.
A)
is not smoking
B)
didn’t smoke
C)
doesn’t smoke
D)
has not smoked
Option A is correct: is not smoking.
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
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
Select the alternative which best expresses the same meaning in Indirect Speech: She said, “May you succeed , my son.”
A)
She was wishing for her son to succeed.
B)
She wished that her son might succeed.
C)
She had been wishing for her son to succeed.
D)
She said that she wished her son succeeded.
Option B is correct: She wished that her son might succeed..
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: “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
Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the word 'acquitted' in the sentence: He was acquitted by the jury.
A)
absolved
B)
convicted
C)
censured
D)
questioned
Option B is correct: convicted.
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
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: Peculate
A)
Embezzle
B)
Misuse
C)
Accord
D)
Exploit
Option A is correct: Embezzle.
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
Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the word 'sarcastic' in the sentence: I have never heard her make a sarcastic remark.
A)
ironical
B)
derisive
C)
humble
D)
courteous
Option D is correct: courteous.
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 detectives followed the clue but the investigation proved to be a mare’s nest.
A)
time consuming
B)
unnecessary
C)
an unfounded rumour
D)
useless
Option C is correct: an unfounded rumour.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the one-word substitute for the given sentence: Having many skills
A)
Egoist
B)
Versatile
C)
Ambidextrous
D)
Artistic
Option B is correct: Versatile.
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
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.
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: 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
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: 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.
