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Inspector of Housing - 15 November 2025 examination (April 2025 cycle)

Paper #3029 · 15-11-2025 · General English, General Knowledge & Aptitude and Mathematics · 118 reviewed questions · Showing 1–40 of 118

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Original 150-question Series I PDF with its matching official final answer key. Complete study explanation coverage: all 150 original source positions, comprising 117 individually displayed question cards plus numbered study explanations for the remaining 33 source positions. The numbered supplement is not additional automatically scored quiz cards. 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.

  1. Paper #3029, Series I, Q1: Choose the best meaning of the idiom: To be the joker in the pack.
    1. somebody who is humiliated
    2. somebody who is very funny
    3. somebody or something doing what is expected
    4. somebody or something that could change a situation in an unexpected way
  2. Paper #3029, Series I, Q2: Choose the best meaning of the idiom: To take the rap.
    1. to be punished or blamed for something
    2. to climb up the stairs
    3. to be in an unfamiliar situation
    4. to be confident
  3. Paper #3029, Series I, Q3: Choose the best meaning of the idiom: To go through fire and water.
    1. to go on a foolish expedition
    2. to encounter any difficulty and undergo any risk
    3. to have an argument with somebody
    4. to be in a state of preparedness
  4. Paper #3029, Series I, Q4: Choose the best meaning of the idiom: To bring to light.
    1. to conceal
    2. to reveal
    3. to provide shelter
    4. to appeal
  5. Paper #3029, Series I, Q5: Choose the best meaning of the idiom: To throw dust in one's eyes.
    1. to harm someone
    2. to feel uncomfortable
    3. to deceive
    4. to insult someone
  6. Paper #3029, Series I, Q6: Choose the best meaning of the idiom: To be on tenterhooks.
    1. to hang on to something
    2. to feel sick
    3. to wait nervously to find out what is going to happen
    4. to be very confident about what is going to happen
  7. Paper #3029, Series I, Q7: Choose the best meaning of the idiom: It takes two to tango.
    1. to be good at dancing
    2. to have the need for an active cooperation of both parties for some enterprises
    3. to be non-cooperative for some enterprises
    4. to be secretive
  8. Paper #3029, Series I, Q8: Choose the best meaning of the idiom: To pull one's socks up.
    1. to make an effort to improve one's work because it is not good enough
    2. to start a new enterprise
    3. to be able to face any situation at work
    4. to make a fool of oneself
  9. Paper #3029, Series I, Q9: Choose the best meaning of the idiom: To stay on the sidelines.
    1. not be actively involved in something
    2. to keep silent
    3. not to feel left out
    4. to be actively involved in something
  10. Paper #3029, Series I, Q10: Choose the best meaning of the idiom: To tighten the screw.
    1. to be able to fix something
    2. to become aggressive
    3. to hug somebody
    4. to pressure somebody
  11. Paper #3029, Series I, Q11: Choose the closest similar meaning of BAMBOOZLE.
    1. trick
    2. clarify
    3. enlighten
    4. shock
  12. Paper #3029, Series I, Q12: Choose the closest similar meaning of BERATE.
    1. praise
    2. compliment
    3. scare
    4. scold
  13. Paper #3029, Series I, Q13: Choose the closest similar meaning of CAPRICIOUS.
    1. impulsive
    2. steady
    3. consistent
    4. aggressive
  14. Paper #3029, Series I, Q14: Choose the closest similar meaning of CRESTFALLEN.
    1. elated
    2. disappointed
    3. joyful
    4. disgusted
  15. Paper #3029, Series I, Q15: Choose the closest similar meaning of IGNOBLE.
    1. noble
    2. honourable
    3. ignorant
    4. unworthy
  16. Paper #3029, Series I, Q16: Choose the closest similar meaning of SUAVE.
    1. awkward
    2. clumsy
    3. sophisticated
    4. beautiful
  17. Paper #3029, Series I, Q17: Choose the closest similar meaning of INVIGORATING.
    1. draining
    2. exhausting
    3. youthful
    4. vitality
  18. Paper #3029, Series I, Q18: Choose the closest similar meaning of SUCCUMB.
    1. yield
    2. resist
    3. overcome
    4. tempting
  19. Paper #3029, Series I, Q19: Choose the closest similar meaning of KUDOS.
    1. prayer
    2. disapproval
    3. criticism
    4. praise
  20. Paper #3029, Series I, Q20: Choose the closest similar meaning of DISPERSE.
    1. gather
    2. scatter
    3. assemble
    4. sow
  21. Paper #3029, Series I, Q21: Choose the closest opposite meaning of DURABLE.
    1. lasting
    2. enduring
    3. flimsy
    4. resistant
  22. Paper #3029, Series I, Q22: Choose the closest opposite meaning of SUCCINCT.
    1. clear
    2. concise
    3. brief
    4. detailed
  23. Paper #3029, Series I, Q23: Choose the closest opposite meaning of RUSE.
    1. trick
    2. honesty
    3. deceive
    4. forthright
  24. Paper #3029, Series I, Q24: Choose the closest opposite meaning of FIZZLE.
    1. thrive
    2. sputter
    3. hiss
    4. erupt
  25. Paper #3029, Series I, Q25: Choose the closest opposite meaning of DOODLE.
    1. draw
    2. scribble
    3. focus
    4. spoil
  26. Paper #3029, Series I, Q26: Choose the closest opposite meaning of VILIFY.
    1. defame
    2. praise
    3. elevate
    4. destroy
  27. Paper #3029, Series I, Q27: Choose the closest opposite meaning of MOIST.
    1. wet
    2. watery
    3. dry
    4. damp
  28. Paper #3029, Series I, Q28: Choose the closest opposite meaning of RIGOROUS.
    1. thorough
    2. demanding
    3. strict
    4. lenient
  29. Paper #3029, Series I, Q29: Choose the closest opposite meaning of ROUSE.
    1. soothe
    2. awaken
    3. stimulate
    4. excite
  30. Paper #3029, Series I, Q30: Choose the closest opposite meaning of ANALOGY.
    1. connectivity
    2. dissimilarity
    3. difference
    4. contrast
  31. Paper #3029, Series I, Q31: Identify the part containing an error, or choose No error: This is a / book that Riya / bought yesterday from the Book Fair.
    1. This is a
    2. book that Riya
    3. bought yesterday from the Book Fair
    4. No error
  32. Paper #3029, Series I, Q32: Identify the part containing an error, or choose No error: The night was / dark and / she did not known the way.
    1. The night was
    2. dark and
    3. she did not known the way
    4. No error
  33. Paper #3029, Series I, Q33: Identify the part containing an error, or choose No error: The matter / will have / to discussed by everyone.
    1. The matter
    2. will have
    3. to discussed by everyone
    4. No error
  34. Paper #3029, Series I, Q34: Identify the part containing an error, or choose No error: The factory manufactures / five hundred / cars every month.
    1. The factory manufactures
    2. five hundred
    3. cars every month
    4. No error
  35. Paper #3029, Series I, Q35: Identify the part containing an error, or choose No error: The Principal has / to distributed prizes / among the winners.
    1. The Principal has
    2. to distributed prizes
    3. among the winners
    4. No error
  36. Paper #3029, Series I, Q36: Choose one word for: An allowance paid by the husband to his wife after legal separation.
    1. salary
    2. testimony
    3. alimony
    4. dowry
  37. Paper #3029, Series I, Q37: Choose one word for: That is capable of being broken.
    1. durable
    2. edible
    3. invincible
    4. brittle
  38. Paper #3029, Series I, Q38: Choose one word for: That which cannot be removed.
    1. indelible
    2. ineligible
    3. indispensable
    4. infallible
  39. Paper #3029, Series I, Q39: Choose one word for: Lasting only for a short period.
    1. immutable
    2. ephemeral
    3. ethereal
    4. transcendental
  40. Paper #3029, Series I, Q40: Choose one word for: That which reminds one of something.
    1. reminiscent
    2. reticent
    3. itinerant
    4. sycophant

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