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
79101
The lady said to the plumber, "Why didn't you come last week? The RO machine has been making some noise for the last ten days."
Answer:
The lady asked the plumber why he hadn't come the previous week and told him that the RO machine had been making some noise for the last ten days.
Didn’t come → hadn’t come; last week → the previous week; has been making → had been making** for ongoing action up to the present of speaking. (b) mixes tenses; (c) changes question type.
79102
She told the villagers that she would not rest till she had solved their water problem.
Answer:
She said to the villagers, "I will not rest till I have solved your water problem."
Would not → will not (reverse backshift); had solved → have solved; their → your** addressing villagers.
79103
Rahim said, "I can speak French."
Answer:
Rahim said that he could speak French.
Can → could** under backshift with a past reporting verb. (b) no backshift; (a) changes meaning to obligation.
79104
The officer ordered the fellow to be arrested.
Answer:
The officer said, "Arrest the fellow."
Passive imperative report reverses to direct imperative**. Others are unidiomatic or misaddressed.
79105
The teacher said to Mohsin, "Go to your seat and sit quietly."
Answer:
The teacher instructed Mohsin to go to his seat and sit quietly.
Imperative of command → instructed/told + object + to-infinitive; pronoun your → his**. (a) “requested” softens force; (d) wrong pronoun.
79106
Parveen said, "I arrived at the workshop an hour ago but nothing much is happening here."
Answer:
Parveen said that she had arrived at the workshop an hour before but nothing much was happening there.
Arrived → had arrived (backshift); an hour ago → an hour before; is happening → was happening; here → there**. (a) has redundant “though…but”.
79107
The little girl asked her mother if she could visit her friend's house.
Answer:
The little girl said to her mother, "Can I visit my friend's house?"
Indirect yes/no with “if she could” reverses to direct “Can I…?”** with first person. Other options change modality/meaning.
79108
Mother said to Ayesha, "Turn on the light."
Answer:
Mother told Ayesha to turn on the light.
Imperative reporting: told + object + to-infinitive**. Options (b)(c)(d) change force or are ungrammatical (“please on”).
79109
Sameer said, “I will be leaving for London this summer so I can meet you only when I return.”
Answer:
Sameer said that he would be leaving for London that summer and he could meet me only when he returned.
Will be leaving → would be leaving; this summer → that summer; can → could; when I return → when he returned**. Maintain sequence of tenses and pronoun shifts.
79110
He exclaimed sadly that it was a pity that so many lives had been lost in the floods. **Options:**
Answer:
… “What a pity that so many lives have been lost in the floods.”
Exclamatory sense with emotion adverb (sadly) → said sadly, “What a pity …!” For recent result, have been lost is natural in direct speech; we restore exclamation. (a) mixes present is with past perfect; (b) changes aspect/meaning (are being lost); (d) has grammar error were loss**.