SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
The katana you gave me last year was not blunt. (Rewrite into an Affirmative sentence)
A)
The katana you gave me last year was edgy.
B)
The katana you gave me last year was blunted.
C)
The katana you gave me last year was new.
D)
The katana you gave me last year was sharp.
Option D is correct: The katana you gave me last year was sharp..
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Choose the incorrect sentence:
A)
The police are investigating the matter.
B)
Each of the players have their own locker.
C)
The Prime Minister, along with his ministers, is attending the meeting.
D)
She is capable of handling the situation.
Option B is correct: Each of the players have their own locker..
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
When the clock struck nine, we returned home. (Convert into a Compound sentence without changing the meaning)
A)
The watch struck nine , we returned home.
B)
The clock struck nine and we returned home.
C)
We returned home and the clock struck nine.
D)
When the clock struck nine we went to our home.
Option B is correct: The clock struck nine and we returned home..
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Antonym for “Stringent”
A)
Austere
B)
Lenient
C)
Exacting
D)
Severe
Option B is correct: Lenient.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: ___ book is this?
A)
Who’s
B)
Whom
C)
Who
D)
Whose
Option D is correct: Whose.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Synonym for “Precarious”
A)
Unquestionable
B)
Unstable
C)
Reliable
D)
Secure
Option B is correct: Unstable.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Synonym for “Vigilant”
A)
Distracted
B)
Hesitant
C)
Watchful
D)
Insensitive
Option C is correct: Watchful.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
He is too weak to go to the concert today. (Rewrite into a Negative sentence)
A)
Heis so weak not to go to the concert today.
B)
Heis so weak that he cannot go to the concert today.
C)
He is not weak enough to go to the concert today.
D)
He will not go to the concert today.
Option B is correct: Heis so weak that he cannot go to the concert today..
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Identify the underlined word: Wow, that is an awesome vehicle!
A)
Conjunction
B)
Preposition
C)
Interjection
D)
Adjective
Option C is correct: Interjection.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: The men have not heard the ___ gossip.
A)
latter
B)
later
C)
latest
D)
attest
Option C is correct: latest.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
The sun can never rise in the west. (Convert into an Interrogative form without changing the meaning)
A)
Can the sun never rise in the west?
B)
Can the sun ever rise in the west?
C)
Will the sun ever rise in the west?
D)
Why can the sun forever rise in the west?
Option B is correct: Can the sun ever rise in the west?.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Identify the underlined word: My husband prepared a meal that was astonishingly delicious, a true culinary masterpiece.
A)
Adverb
B)
Adjective
C)
Conjunction
D)
Interjection
Option A is correct: Adverb.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Antonym for “Obscure”
A)
Faint
B)
Esoteric
C)
Clear
D)
Concealed
Option C is correct: Clear.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: ___ clothes over there belong to the gardener.
A)
These
B)
Those
C)
That
D)
This
Option B is correct: Those.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
I long for a slice of delicious pizza. (Convert into an Exclamatory sentence without changing the meaning)
A)
What fora slice of delicious pizza!
B)
Alas fora slice of delicious pizza!
C)
Llong fora slice of delicious pizza!
D)
Oh, fora slice of delicious pizza!
Option A is correct: What fora slice of delicious pizza!.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Identify the underlined word: The students received excellent results.
A)
Pronoun
B)
Adverb
C)
Noun
D)
Adjective
Option D is correct: Adjective.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Choose the incorrect sentence:
A)
I prefer coffee to tea.
B)
The sceneries of the hill station were breathtaking.
C)
She prevented him from making a mistake.
D)
Itis high time we left.
Option B is correct: The sceneries of the hill station were breathtaking..
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Identify the underlined word: The waves are crashing against the rocks.
A)
Pronoun
B)
Conjunction
C)
Adjective
D)
Preposition
Option D is correct: Preposition.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: Mr. Patel has lost ___ savings in a scam.
A)
some
B)
all
C)
most
D)
many
Option B is correct: all.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: Copper is ___ useful metal for us.
A)
an
B)
a
C)
the
D)
their
Option B is correct: a.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Choose the incorrect sentence:
A)
No sooner had he arrived than it started raining.
B)
I have never seen such a beautiful sunset.
C)
She told me that she will call me later.
D)
Unless you study hard, you will not pass.
Option C is correct: She told me that she will call me later..
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Had I but come a little earlier! (Convert into an Assertive sentence without changing the meaning)
A)
Thope that I will come a little earlier.
B)
I wish had come alittle earlier.
C)
Lwonder if I had come a little earlier.
D)
I pray that I will come a little earlier.
Option C is correct: Lwonder if I had come a little earlier..
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
The child is wise for its age. (Convert into a Complex sentence without changing the meaning)
A)
The child is wise and she is young.
B)
The child is wiser than any other child of his age.
C)
The child is really wise for the age and time period.
D)
The child is wise and itis still so young for its age
Option B is correct: The child is wiser than any other child of his age..
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Traces of ice have been discovered on the surface of Mars by scientists. (Convert into an Active Voice)
A)
Scientists had discovered traces of ice on the surface of Mars.
B)
Scientists have discovered traces of ice on the surface of Mars.
C)
Scientists will have discovered traces of ice on the surface of Mars.
D)
Scientists discovered traces of ice on the surface of Mars.
Option B is correct: Scientists have discovered traces of ice on the surface of Mars..
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
The servants were beaten without mercy. (Change the underlined words into an adverb)
A)
The servants were beaten mercilessly.
B)
The servants were beaten with mercy.
C)
The servants were beaten mercenarily.
D)
The servants were beaten mercily.
Option D is correct: The servants were beaten mercily..
