All Categories MCQs
Topic Notes: All Categories
General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
78991
The Principal said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
Answer:
The Principal said that honesty is the best policy.
** Universal truths remain unchanged in tense. “Honesty is the best policy” → indirect remains “is.” Option (a) wrongly changes to past tense.
78992
The old lady said, “May Allah bless you and give you all you desire in life!” **Options:**
Answer:
The old lady wished that Allah would bless me and give me all I desired in life. Correct
May …! = prayer → wished/prayed; may → would; you → me; backshift desire → desired**. Options (a)/(b)/(c) fail tense or pronoun rules.
78993
The interviewer said, “Yusuf, I’m impressed with you." **Options:**
Answer:
The interviewer told Yusuf that he was impressed with him.
Vocative addressed → “told Yusuf …”; I am → he was**. (b) wrong “told to”; (d) wrong pronoun/tense.
78994
“I will be twenty five tomorrow,” said Hina. **Options:**
Answer:
Hina said that she would be twenty five the next day.
will → would, tomorrow → the next day**. (a)/(c)/(d) misuse tense or grammar.
78995
Imran said to his team, “If you don’t perform well in this match, you will not get a place in the team.” **Options:**
Answer:
Imran warned his team that if they didn’t perform well in that match, they would not get a place in the team.
Conditional warning → warned … that …; backshift don’t → didn’t, will → would, this → that**. (a)/(c)/(d) wrong.
78996
"Let’s not go out today. It’s going to be a hot day," he said to me. **Options:**
Answer:
… suggested … shouldn’t go … that day … was …
Let’s not … → suggested that we shouldn’t …; today → that day, is → was** (backshift). (a)/(b)/(d) tense mismatches.
78997
Mrs. Fatima said to her students, “Would you like to go outdoors for the yoga class?” **Options:**
Answer:
… asked her students whether they would like to go outdoors for the yoga class.
Polite question → asked whether + would like**. (b)/(c)/(d) wrong phrasing/order.
78998
She says that Rania is a talented actress. **Options:**
Answer:
She says, "Rania is a talented actress."
says** (present) → no backshift. Other options wrongly change tense or form.
78999
I asked my friend if he had seen the launch of the Chandrayaan-2 from Sriharikota. **Options:**
Answer:
"Did you see the launch of the Chandrayaan-2 from Sriharikota?"
Yes/No indirect (if he had seen) → direct Did you see … ?** Others shift speaker/tense wrongly.
79000
I told Bilal that the plumber had forgotten his mobile there. **Options:**
Answer:
I said to Bilal, "The plumber has forgotten his mobile here." Correct
had forgotten → has forgotten (reverse backshift); there → here**.