The CSS (Central Superior Services) Exam MCQs
Topic Notes: The CSS (Central Superior Services) Exam
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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
471
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. ---
472
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**. ---
473
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. ---
474
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." ---
475
Our Principal says, "Rules are to be followed at any cost."
Answer:
… told that …
** **Present reporting → no backshift.** Keep structure; (a) wrong verb "told" without object. (b) backshifts unnecessarily. (c) changes verb of saying to "advised." ---
476
Taru told me that Avika was having her online cooking class then.
Answer:
… "was having … at this time."
** **Reverse backshift:** **was having → is having**; **then → now.** (a) keeps past; (b) wrong future progressive; (c) wrong deictic **that time**. ---
477
Anurag says that he would like to be an electronics engineer when he grows up.
Answer:
… "I will like …"
** **Present reporting ("says") + would like** stays **would like**; pronouns revert **he→I**; time clause **when he grows up → when I grow up**. (c)(d) wrong verb choice; (a) wrong person. ---
478
"Press button A to start the machine," said the instructor to the trainees.
Answer:
… requested the trainees press …
** **Imperative → told + object + to-infinitive.** (b) missing "to"; (c) changes to a declarative rule; (d) wrong pronoun **you** after reporting. ---
479
The salesman said that he had verified all the bills while the goods were being packed.
Answer:
The salesman said, "I verified all the bills while the goods were being packed."
** **Reverse backshift:** **had verified → verified**; keep past progressive passive **were being packed**. Others have tense/person errors. ---
480
She exclaimed that I looked very beautiful in that dress.
Answer:
"How beautiful I look in this dress!"
** **Indirect exclamation → direct exclamatory** with **How + adj + subject + verb**; **I (indirect) → you (direct addressee)**; **that dress → this dress**. (a)(d) subject mismatched; (c) wrong person. ---