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
79181
He exclaimed sadly that it was a pity that so many lives had been lost in the floods.
Answer:
He said sadly, “What a pity that so many lives have been lost in the floods.”
Exclamatory reporting (“exclaimed … pity”) → “What a pity …!” Keep perfect aspect have been lost** for a completed recent result. (a) mismatched tenses; (b) changes timeframe; (d) grammar error “were loss.”
79182
My neighbour enquired how my father was.
Answer:
My neighbour enquired, “How is your father?”
Indirect WH (how … was) → direct WH with present** when current state is implied. (c) wrong word order; (d) wrong pronoun; (a) paraphrase, not the same structure.
79183
I told them to be quiet.
Answer:
I told them, “Be quiet!”
told + object + to-infinitive** (indirect imperative) → direct negative/affirmative imperative. Options (a)(b)(d) are unidiomatic or change modality.
79184
“Please bring me a cup of coffee,” Shakila said to the waiter.
Answer:
Shakila told the waiter to bring her a cup of coffee.
Polite imperative with “please” → told/asked + object + to-infinitive; me → her**. (b)(c)(d) have structural/tense errors.
79185
The Principal said to them that he did not want to see anyone return with a complaint against them.
Answer:
The Principal said to them, “I do not want to see anyone return with a complaint against you.”
Reverse to direct: do not want to see + object + bare verb (return); them → you** addressing the students. Others contain tense/verb-form errors (“wanted,” “to returns,” “to saw”) or pronoun issues.
79186
Zainab told her friends, “We are going to Tirupati next week.”
Answer:
Zainab told her friends that they were going to Tirupati the following week.
Present continuous (future plan) → past continuous; next week → the following week; we → they** from speaker’s group to reported form. (a) keeps “will”; (b) syntax/tense errors; (c) wrong pronoun “we”.
79187
Farhan said, “I am very busy this week.”
Answer:
Farhan said that he was very busy that week.
Present simple → past simple (_am → was_) with this week → that week**. (a)(b) wrong pronoun/ deixis; (d) subject-verb error.
79188
Mariam told me, “I’ve been waiting for you since 4 pm.”
Answer:
Mariam told me that she had been waiting for me since 4 pm.
Present perfect continuous → past perfect continuous (_have been waiting → had been waiting_). Keep since**-time intact. (b) wrong future; (c) wrong pronoun; (d) “said me” is ungrammatical and wrong tense.
79189
Aamir said, “I am making biryani today.”
Answer:
Aamir said that he was making biryani on that day.
Present continuous → past continuous (_am making → was making_); today → that day**. (a) wrongly shifts to simple past; (b) adds future progressive; (c) keeps present despite past reporting.
79190
Nadia said, “I’m being dropped to office today.”
Answer:
Nadia said that she was being dropped to office that day.
Present continuous passive (_am being dropped_) backshifts to past continuous passive (_was being dropped_) after a past reporting verb; today → that day** (deictic shift). (a) modal “should” changes meaning; (d) simple past passive misstates aspect; (b) wrong pronoun/tense mix.