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
79451
The yoga instructor said to us, "Doing yoga daily will help you to develop a healthy mind and body."
Answer:
… said to us that daily yoga will help us…
** **Said to → told + object**, **will → would** (backshift), **you → us** (audience shift). (a) keeps "will." (b) broken passive and pronouns. (c) awkward progressive **"will be helping"** not warranted. ---
79452
Dr. Ayesha said, "I will definitely write about this case in the medical journal."
Answer:
Dr. Ayesha said that she would definitely write about this case in the medical journal.
** In reported speech, "will" changes to "would" when the reporting verb is in the past tense. Option (a) correctly applies this rule. Option (b) keeps "will," which is incorrect. Option (c) changes the meaning by using "might." Option (d) incorrectly shifts the tense to past perfect.
79453
He said to his sister, "Please help me with my homework."
Answer:
His sister told him that he should help her with her homework.
** **Imperative with "please" → requested + object + to-infinitive**. Negative/affirmative command structure changes to "requested … to help." (a) flips roles. (c) clumsy passive and wrong "that"-clause. (d) "told … should" changes politeness and structure; **use infinitive** after "requested/told (to)." ---
79454
They said that they would issue the certificate the following week.
Answer:
They said, "They issued the certificate the following week."
** **Backshift reversal (indirect → direct)** — Indirect "they would… the following week" becomes direct "we will… next week." Pronoun shifts **they→we** (speaker group), **would→will**, **following→next**. (a) wrong tense/time word; (b) wrong aspect and person; (c) converts statement to a question. ---
79455
Netra says that the flowers look beautiful.
Answer:
Netra says, "The flowers looks beautiful."
** **Direct ↔ Indirect (present reporting verb)** — When the reporting verb is **in the present** ("says"), we **do not backshift** the tense. So "look" stays "look." Also ensure **subject–verb agreement**: "flowers look," not "flowers looks." (a) breaks S–V agreement. (b) changes aspect to **present continuous**, altering nuance. (d) uses **present perfect plural** with a singular noun "flower" and changes meaning. ---
79456
"I am going to walk to the market to check which shops are open," said Afzal.
Answer:
fzal said that he is going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
** Present continuous "am going" becomes past continuous "was going." Present "are open" becomes past "were open." Option (b) wrongly keeps "is." Option (c) changes meaning completely ("went for a walk"). Option (d) introduces "will be going," which alters tense. Hence, (a) is correct. ---
79457
I said to the bank manager, "I have forgotten my account number."
Answer:
I said to the bank manager that I have forgotten his account number.
** Present perfect ("have forgotten") changes into past perfect ("had forgotten"). Pronouns remain consistent with the speaker. Option (b) wrongly changes "my" to "his." Option (c) wrongly shifts subject to "he." Option (d) uses simple past "forgot," which is weaker. Thus, (a) is correct. ---
79458
"Let's not have non-vegetarian meals in summer," Rubina said to her son.
Answer:
Rubina will suggest to her son that they should not have non-vegetarian meals in summer.
** "Let's not" in reported speech is expressed as **"suggested that they should not."** Option (a) wrongly changes tense to future. Option (c) uses continuous perfect, which alters meaning. Option (d) is grammatically incomplete. Hence, option (b) is correct. ---
79459
Sam said, "Pa, I am a big boy now and don't need to drink milk."
Answer:
Sam told his father that I would be a big boy now and won't need to drink milk.
** Present continuous "am" changes to past "was." "Now" becomes "then." Negative form "don't need" shifts to past "didn't need." Option (b) wrongly changes to "would be" and "won't." Option (c) keeps present tense and "don't" (should be "didn't"). Option (d) wrongly keeps "I." Hence, option (a) is correct. ---
79460
His father said to him, "I cannot allow you to waste my hard-earned money."
Answer:
His father told him that he cannot allow you to waste his hard-earned money.
** "Cannot" changes to "could not." "You" (addressed to son) becomes "him." "My money" becomes "his money." Option (a) keeps "cannot" and "you." Option (b) wrongly keeps "I" and "my." Option (d) keeps "you." Only (c) applies all changes correctly. ---