Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word: The doctor said that there is no improvement in the condition of the patient.
A)
depression
B)
deterioration
C)
depreciation
D)
transformation
Option B is correct: deterioration.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate Preposition: They are grateful _______ your kindness.
A)
for
B)
to
C)
with
D)
on
Option A is correct: for.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate Preposition: Mr. Johnson will take _____ as the new Principal tomorrow.
A)
up
B)
after
C)
over
D)
on
Option C is correct: over.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the one-word substitute for: Loss of sleep
A)
kleptomania
B)
insomnia
C)
misogamist
D)
ligature
Option B is correct: insomnia.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Analyse the following sentence and choose the correct answer: Tell me where you live.
A)
Compound Sentence
B)
Assertive Sentence
C)
Complex Sentence
D)
Interrogative Sentence
Option C is correct: Complex Sentence.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Complete the sentence with the suitable alternative: My bank loan ______________ in five years time.
A)
will be paid off
B)
will pay off
C)
be paying off
D)
will be having paid
Option A is correct: will be paid off.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase: We kept our fingers crossed till the final results were declared.
A)
kept praying
B)
waited anxiously
C)
kept hopeful
D)
waited confidently
Option C is correct: kept hopeful.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase: He is accused of sitting on the fence.
A)
watching the scene
B)
disturbing the peace
C)
hesitating which side to take
D)
resting on the fence
Option C is correct: hesitating which side to take.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the alternative which best expresses the same meaning in Direct/Indirect Speech: I said to him, ‘ Please wait here till I return.’
A)
I asked him to wait till I return.
B)
I promised to wait till he returned.
C)
‘Please wait here,’ said he to me.
D)
I requested him to wait there till I returned.
Option D is correct: I requested him to wait there till I returned..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Complete the sentence with the suitable alternative: He ________ the timber very quickly.
A)
sawed
B)
saw
C)
sod
D)
sewed
Option A is correct: sawed.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Complete the sentence with the suitable alternative: Do not make rash decisions on the _______ of the moment.
A)
spore
B)
spoor
C)
spear
D)
spur
Option D is correct: spur.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Analyse the following sentence and choose the correct answer: If only I were safe at home!
A)
Optative Sentence
B)
Exclamatory Sentence
C)
Complex Sentence
D)
Comparative Sentence
Option B is correct: Exclamatory Sentence.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Analyse the following sentence and choose the correct answer: I have no advice to offer you.
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Compound Sentence
C)
Optative Sentence
D)
Complex Sentence
Option A is correct: Simple sentence.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the alternative which best expresses the same meaning in Direct/Indirect Speech: She said, ‘Alas! I am undone.’
A)
She cried that she was undone.
B)
She was surprised that she was done for.
C)
She shouted with sadness that she had undone.
D)
She exclaimed sadly that she was undone.
Option D is correct: She exclaimed sadly that she was undone..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the alternative which best expresses the same meaning in Direct/Indirect Speech: He inquired whether his name was not Ahmed.
A)
He said, ‘Is your name not Ahmed?’
B)
He said to him, ‘Is not your name Ahmed?’
C)
He asked Ahmed what his name was.
D)
He said to Ahmed, ‘What is your name?’
Option B is correct: He said to him, ‘Is not your name Ahmed?’.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate Preposition: Books are often compared ______ a granary.
A)
with
B)
to
C)
by
D)
around
Option B is correct: to.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase: Appearance before the Joint Parliamentary Committee will be an acid test for the Prime Minister.
A)
a privilege
B)
a tedious duty
C)
a crucial test
D)
an easy task
Option C is correct: a crucial test.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Complete the sentence with the suitable alternative: She ____________ by a speeding car.
A)
knocked down
B)
was knocking down
C)
will knock down
D)
was knocked down
Option D is correct: was knocked down.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate Preposition: If you live in a corrupt society, you cannot easily rise ________ the prevailing corruption.
A)
against
B)
over
C)
above
D)
under
Option C is correct: above.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase: He is such a queer fish that we can’t expect anything positive from him.
A)
strange person
B)
pessimist
C)
unreliable person
D)
conservative
Option A is correct: strange person.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Analyse the following sentence and choose the correct answer: The teacher punished the boy for disobedience.
A)
Simple Sentence
B)
Compound Sentence
C)
Complex Compound
D)
Negative Sentence
Option A is correct: Simple Sentence.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word: The coach was too lax about the training of the team.
A)
stern
B)
sensible
C)
open
D)
carefree
Option A is correct: stern.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Choose the one-word substitute for: A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics etc.
A)
store
B)
boutique
C)
reticule
D)
cubicle
Option B is correct: boutique.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate Preposition: He is terrible ____ public speaking.
A)
through
B)
in
C)
with
D)
at
Option D is correct: at.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-I
Select the alternative which best expresses the same meaning in Direct/Indirect Speech: He proposed that they should wait for the award.
A)
He said, ‘Let us wait for the award.’
B)
He said to us, ‘ We will wait for the award”.
C)
He said that we should wait for the award.
D)
The proposal is to wait for the award.
Option A is correct: He said, ‘Let us wait for the award.’.
