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
79161
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Mother said to **Mehak**, "Leave for your office now."
Answer:
Mother told Mehak to leave for her office then.
SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –13/04/2021 (Shift-I) Ans. (c) : Imperative → told + object + to V1; now → then; your → her.
79162
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech. The teacher said, “**Asif**, go and wash your hands.”
Answer:
The teacher told Asif to go and wash his hands.
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 12/04/2022 Shift-III Ans. (d) : Imperative → told + object + to V1; pronoun your → his.
79163
Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence. Father said to **Sami**, "Take whatever you like from this drawer."
Answer:
Father told Sami to take whatever he liked from that drawer.
SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 15.11.2021 Shift-I Ans. (c) : Imperative → told + object + to V1; backshift like → liked; this → that.
79164
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. She said to me, "Don't worry about me."
Answer:
She told me not to worry about her.
SSC CGL (Tier-II) 08.08.2022 Shift-II Ans. (d) : Negative imperative → told + object + not to + V1; change me → her; remove quotes.
79165
Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. **Parveen** proposed that they should meet their friends at a restaurant.
Answer:
Parveen said, "Let us meet their friends at a restaurant."
SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 12.11.2021 Shift-I Ans. (a) : “Proposed that they should…” → suggestion → Let us… in direct speech; use said; replace that with comma & quotes; adjust persons per narration.
79166
“I’m hungry,” said the child to his mother.
Answer:
The child told his mother that he was hungry.
said to → told + object; am → was; pronouns consistent (I → he**). (a) missing “to”; (b) wrong person; (c) wrong pronoun.
79167
Karim said, “I’m leaving now.”
Answer:
Karim said that he was leaving then.
Present continuous → past continuous; now → then**. Others wrong tense/aspect/person.
79168
Abdul said that he had seen that film the day before.
Answer:
Abdul said, “I saw that film yesterday.”
Past perfect (indirect) → past simple (direct) with that day before → yesterday and that film** natural in direct. (a) keeps past perfect; (d) wrong tense.
79169
Dua replied that she was sorry but she could not go.
Answer:
Dua replied, “I’m sorry but I cannot go.”
Indirect apology + inability → direct I’m sorry … I cannot …** (present). Others are ungrammatical or change person.
79170
The policeman enquired where his helmet was.
Answer:
The policeman asked him, “Where is your helmet?”
Indirect WH clause → direct WH question with is + subject inversion and your** for addressee. (b)(c)(d) wrong pronouns/word order/tense.