All Categories MCQs
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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
79001
The traveller said that he had come a long way off. **Options:**
Answer:
"I have come a long way off." Correct
Reported had come → original likely have come; pronoun shift he → I**.
79002
My sister said, "What time will the train reach Bhopal?" **Options:**
Answer:
My sister asked what time the train would reach Bhopal. Correct
Wh-question → asked + clause; will → would** (backshift). Others either avoid backshift or use wrong tense.
79003
Ahmed said, "Should we go to the zoo today?" **Options:**
Answer:
Ahmed wondered if they should go to the zoo that day.
Suggestive Yes/No → wondered/asked if … should; today → that day**. (a)/(d) change force; (c) keeps wrong pronoun/time.
79004
Mr. Salman told his wife not to wait for him as he would be late at the studio that night. **Options:**
Answer:
Mr Salman said to his wife, "Don't wait for him as I will be late at the studio tonight."
not to wait → Don’t wait; would be → will be; that night → tonight**. Despite slight pronoun oddity (“him” instead of “me”), option (c) is best.
79005
Mariam said to her mother, "You are very late today." **Options:**
Answer:
Mariam told her mother that she was very late that day.
are → was, today → that day, pronoun you → she**. (a) wrongly converts to question; (b) no backshift; (d) wrong pronoun.
79006
The officer told me that I needed to work harder to meet my targets otherwise I would have to leave the company. **Options:**
Answer:
The officer said to me, "You need to work harder to meet your targets otherwise you will have to leave the company." Correct
Reverse to direct: I → you, would have to → will have to, my → your**; restore quotes.
79007
I said to Aisha, "The tyre of my car is punctured." **Options:**
Answer:
I told Aisha that the tyre of my car was punctured.
said to → told; is → was (backshift); my remains my** (speaker’s car). (a)/(d) wrong tense/pronoun; (b) flips speakers.
79008
Her mother advised her not to go too fast while reciting her poem. **Options:**
Answer:
Her mother said, "Don't go too fast while reciting your poem."
advised … not to ↔ direct negative imperative “Don’t …”; your** matches addressee. (a) is a question; (c) changes modality; (d) wrong pronoun “her.”
79009
The Finance Minister said, "The Government will trim the corporate tax gradually to 25 percent for all companies." **Options:**
Answer:
The Finance Minister said that the Government would trim the corporate tax gradually to 25 percent for all companies.
Statement → said that + clause; will → would** (backshift). (b) converts to a question; (c) makes it a command; (d) “told” needs object and misses backshift.
79010
Major Hamza said to aspirants, "Does everyone understand English?" **Options:**
Answer:
Major Hamza asked the aspirants whether everyone understood English.
Yes/No question → asked + whether/if + statement order; present → past (backshift). (a) “informed” is not a question; (c) changes meaning (should**); (d) misses backshift.