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
79321
Ravi asked, “Ritu, how many sets of class 12 practice papers have you finished?”
Answer:
Ravi asked Ritu how many sets … she had finished.
WH-question → asked + WH + clause (no inversion); present perfect have finished → had finished** (backshift).
79322
Vishnu said, "I am going to the theater this evening."
Answer:
… that he was going to the theater that evening.
Present continuous (planned future) am going → was going; this evening → that evening (deictic shift); I → he** (pronoun shift). “Would go” changes aspect/nuance.
79323
Sitab asked his mother, “Has it been snowing all night?”
Answer:
… if it had been snowing all night.
Present perfect continuous has been snowing → past perfect continuous had been snowing under backshift after a past reporting verb; keep the Yes/No → if** structure.
79324
“Do you attend the film festival at Goa every year?” he asked.
Answer:
He asked me if I attended the film festival at Goa every year.
(Rules): Yes/No question → asked + if/whether + statement order. With a past reporting verb, simple present (habit/“every year”) generally backshifts to simple past**: _attend → attended_. Avoid inversion after “asked,” and fix pronouns if needed.
79325
Rita said to her friend, "My sister is performing on stage today for the first time."
Answer:
Rita told her friend that her sister was performing on stage that day for the first time.
Backshift of tense and deictic markers is required: 'is performing' becomes 'was performing', 'today' becomes 'that day', and pronouns shift appropriately.
79326
Father asked her if there was anything else she wished for.
Answer:
Father said to her, "Is there anything else you wish for?"
Converting indirect to direct Yes/No questions involves restoring the original present-tense form and appropriate pronouns.
79327
My teacher says, "We must take care of our hygiene."
Answer:
My teacher says that we must take care of our hygiene.
Present-tense reporting retains the original tense; therefore, the form with 'must' and appropriate pronouns is correct.
79328
"Please wait for me at the coffee shop in case I am late," said Reema to her friend.
Answer:
… told to her friend wait … she were …
** **Polite request → told/asked + object + to-infinitive**; **am → was**, **I → she**. (a)(b) wrong structure; (c) pronoun not shifted. ---
79329
The little girl said, "This bicycle is mine."
Answer:
… that this bicycle is mine.
** **this → that**, **is → was**, **mine → hers**. (a)(c) keep present and **this**; (b) wrong possessive **her**. ---
79330
He said to me, "How delighted I am to see your work!"
Answer:
… he is … your …
** **Exclamatory → exclaimed that + very/so + adjective**; **am → was**, **your → my**. (b) no backshift. (c)(d) incorrect **that how** structure. ---