Lower Division Assistant under the Heads of Department - July 2025 recruitment cycle — question paper

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Lower Division Assistant under the Heads of Department - July 2025 recruitment cycle

Paper #3018 · 07-2025 · English, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Aptitude, Reasoning and Basic Computer · 150 reviewed questions · Showing 1–40 of 150

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Original 150-question Series I PDF with its matching official provisional (not final) answer key. Complete study explanation coverage: all 150 original source positions, comprising 150 individually displayed question cards with explanations. 150 source positions have reviewed/key-aligned answers under the official-key scoring policy; zero are withheld from scoring for independent editorial reservations. Technical alternatives remain labelled learning notes. Original wording, choices, passages, tables and diagrams remain available in the PDF. Recruitment cycle and examination date remain distinct.

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Paper #3018, Series I, Q1: Choose the correct completion: We ____ some terrifying news last night.
1. hear
2. heard
3. get
4. got
Paper #3018, Series I, Q2: Choose the correct completion: My teacher ____ a book last year.
1. write
2. wrote
3. written
4. had wrote
Paper #3018, Series I, Q3: Choose the correct completion: The train ____ at 8:00 at the station yesterday.
1. did not arrive
2. did not arrived
3. did not pass
4. did not passed
Paper #3018, Series I, Q4: Choose the correct completion: My cousin wears sandals but when I last saw him, he was ____ boots.
1. wear
2. wore
3. wearing
4. worn
Paper #3018, Series I, Q5: Choose the correct completion: As she was ____ the stairs, she slipped and fell.
1. climbing
2. climb
3. climbed
4. had climbed
Paper #3018, Series I, Q6: Choose the correct completion: The house ____ to him since his birth.
1. belong
2. belonged
3. had belonged
4. has belonged
Paper #3018, Series I, Q7: Choose the correct completion: We ____ shopping before it started raining.
1. finishing
2. had finished
3. finish
4. would finish
Paper #3018, Series I, Q8: Choose the correct completion: She ____ me since 2004.
1. knows
2. know
3. has known
4. had known
Paper #3018, Series I, Q9: Choose the correct completion: Last night, the dog ____ for a long time.
1. barked
2. is barking
3. has barked
4. barking
Paper #3018, Series I, Q10: Choose the correct completion: I ____ she will be late.
1. won't think
2. thinking
3. don't think
4. will think
Paper #3018, Series I, Q11: Choose the correct completion: Now, government servants have the day ____ every Saturday.
1. of
2. off
3. over
4. from
Paper #3018, Series I, Q12: Choose the correct completion: No one believes him because he is false ____ heart.
1. at
2. to
3. of
4. from
Paper #3018, Series I, Q13: Choose the correct completion: He decided to enter ____ a new course of life.
1. in
2. into
3. over
4. upon
Paper #3018, Series I, Q14: Choose the correct completion: She was overcome ____ fatigue and went to bed.
1. by
2. to
3. of
4. in
Paper #3018, Series I, Q15: Choose the correct completion: There is no limit ____ the wants of man.
1. over
2. to
3. upon
4. for
Paper #3018, Series I, Q16: Choose the correct completion: He is born ____ an intelligent mother.
1. to
2. with
3. into
4. by
Paper #3018, Series I, Q17: Choose the correct completion: Have you caught up ____ your pending work?
1. in
2. at
3. over
4. with
Paper #3018, Series I, Q18: Choose the correct completion: He was in a hurry and just glanced ____ the letter.
1. to
2. upon
3. at
4. into
Paper #3018, Series I, Q19: Choose the correct completion: You have no right to trespass ____ the law of the land.
1. upon
2. at
3. with
4. over
Paper #3018, Series I, Q20: Choose the correct completion: She swims everyday ____ the summer.
1. in
2. by
3. into
4. on
Paper #3018, Series I, Q21: Choose the correct meaning of Vigilant.
1. Intelligent
2. Active
3. Watchful
4. Sincere
Paper #3018, Series I, Q22: Choose the correct meaning of Misgiving.
1. Doubt
2. Unclear
3. Rude
4. Thoughtful
Paper #3018, Series I, Q23: Choose the correct meaning of Queer.
1. Confident
2. Jealous
3. Remarkable
4. Odd
Paper #3018, Series I, Q24: Choose the correct meaning of Hapless.
1. helpless
2. unfortunate
3. fortunate
4. indifferent
Paper #3018, Series I, Q25: Choose the correct meaning of Aplomb.
1. grand
2. big
3. energetic
4. poise
Paper #3018, Series I, Q26: Choose the correct meaning of Agnostic.
1. One who is sure about God's existence
2. One who is aware about God's existence
3. One who is not sure about God's existence
4. One who is not aware about God's existence
Paper #3018, Series I, Q27: Choose the correct meaning of Altruist.
1. A hater of mankind
2. A lover of mankind
3. One who is selfish
4. One who is cruel
Paper #3018, Series I, Q28: Choose the correct meaning of Cacographist.
1. One who is good at spellings
2. One who has good handwriting
3. One who is bad at spellings
4. One who has bad handwriting
Paper #3018, Series I, Q29: Choose the correct meaning of Fastidious.
1. One who is careless
2. One who is easygoing
3. One who is attentive to detail
4. One who is nervous
Paper #3018, Series I, Q30: Choose the correct meaning of Facsimile.
1. An exact copy of handwriting
2. A detailed copy of handwriting
3. A secondhand copy of handwriting
4. A consized copy of handwriting
Paper #3018, Series I, Q31: Choose the correct meaning of Epilogue.
1. An introductory speech at the beginning of the play
2. A concluding speech at the end of the play
3. A unique comment at the beginning of the play
4. A unique comment at the end of the play
Paper #3018, Series I, Q32: Choose the correct meaning of Ephemeral.
1. Lasting for a very short time
2. Lasting for a very long time
3. Lasting for a repeated duration of time
4. Lasting for a long time
Paper #3018, Series I, Q33: Choose the correct meaning of Usurer.
1. One who collects money
2. One who distributes money
3. One who lends money at very high rates
4. One who donates money
Paper #3018, Series I, Q34: Choose the correct meaning of Theocracy.
1. Government by officials
2. Government by the laws of religion
3. Government not by the laws of religion
4. Government by nobles
Paper #3018, Series I, Q35: Choose the correct meaning of Ethology.
1. The study of human races
2. The study of human behaviour
3. The study of animal behaviour
4. The study of animal evolution
Paper #3018, Series I, Q36: Choose the opposite in meaning of Elated.
1. Extravagant
2. Voluntary
3. Dejected
4. Silent
Paper #3018, Series I, Q37: Choose the opposite in meaning of Fragments.
1. Shreds
2. Whole
3. Piece
4. Excess
Paper #3018, Series I, Q38: Choose the opposite in meaning of Squalid.
1. Poor
2. Foul
3. Clean
4. Nasty
Paper #3018, Series I, Q39: Choose the opposite in meaning of Blemish.
1. Distress
2. Sorrow
3. Fickle
4. Adornment
Paper #3018, Series I, Q40: Choose the opposite in meaning of Modesty.
1. Brave
2. Serious
3. Boldness
4. Moderate

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