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
79381
Garima told her friends that she couldn't go with them to the movie that night as she was very busy.
Answer:
… mixes _them/that night/was_.
** **Indirect → Direct (reverse backshift):** **couldn't→can't**, **them→you**, **that night→tonight**, **was→am**. (b)(c)(d) have pronoun/tense mismatches. ---
79382
The teacher said to the parents, "Young children are very restless."
Answer:
… had been …
** **Said to → told + object**; **present → past** backshift (**are → were**). (a) over-backshifts to past perfect. (b) wrong verb pattern. (d) turns statement into a question and keeps present. ---
79383
The thief said to the judge, "Pardon me."
Answer:
The thief begged the judge to pardon him.
** **Request for mercy → begged/entreated + object + to-infinitive**; pronoun **me→him**. Others are unidiomatic/ungrammatical. ---
79384
I said to you, "He should be trusted."
Answer:
… I should …
** **Statement reporting** with **told + object + that-clause**; modal **should** generally **no backshift**. (a)(b) wrong pronouns. (d) wrongly turns into a question. ---
79385
The professor said to Piyush, "Will you clean the data and get back to me tomorrow?"
Answer:
… told … clean …
** **Yes/No question → asked + if/whether + clause**; **will → would**, **me→him**, **tomorrow→the next day**. (b) missing _to_ and not a question; (d) keeps question order. ---
79386
I said to my friend, "Please help me arrange these books on the shelf."
Answer:
I asked my friend to help me arrange these books on the shelf.
** **Imperative with "please" → requested + object + to-infinitive**; **deictic shift**: _these → those_. (b) uses _asked_ (weaker fit with "please") and keeps _these_. (c) tone changes to _ordered_. (d) ungrammatical "told to my friend". ---
79387
Taru said that she could not leave the children alone.
Answer:
… "She would not leave …"
** **Indirect → Direct:** **could not → cannot**, **she → I**. (b) wrong person and modal. (c) wrong tense. (d) odd progressive construction. ---
79388
She said, "Is anyone there in the house?"
Answer:
She told there is someone …
** **Yes/No question → asked if + clause**; **is → was** (backshift). (a)(c) wrong structure; (d) keeps present **is**. ---
79389
I asked Rahul why he was back so soon.
Answer:
"Why he was back so soon?"
** **Reverse WH-reporting:** **was → are**; **he → you**; restore question order. (a) wrong order. (b) mismatched pronouns. (c) "asked to" is wrong. ---
79390
He regretted the mistake he had made in his calculations.
Answer:
… "He regrets … my calculations."
** **Indirect → Direct:** **regretted that he had made → I regret … I made**. (b)(d) pronoun/tense errors; (c) wrong tense "regretted." ---