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
68731
Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. **Parveen** proposed that they should meet their friends at a restaurant.
Answer:
Parveen said, "Let us meet their friends at a restaurant."
SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 12.11.2021 Shift-I Ans. (a) : “Proposed that they should…” → suggestion → Let us… in direct speech; use said; replace that with comma & quotes; adjust persons per narration.
68732
“I’m hungry,” said the child to his mother.
Answer:
The child told his mother that he was hungry.
said to → told + object; am → was; pronouns consistent (I → he**). (a) missing “to”; (b) wrong person; (c) wrong pronoun.
68733
Karim said, “I’m leaving now.”
Answer:
Karim said that he was leaving then.
Present continuous → past continuous; now → then**. Others wrong tense/aspect/person.
68734
Abdul said that he had seen that film the day before.
Answer:
Abdul said, “I saw that film yesterday.”
Past perfect (indirect) → past simple (direct) with that day before → yesterday and that film** natural in direct. (a) keeps past perfect; (d) wrong tense.
68735
Dua replied that she was sorry but she could not go.
Answer:
Dua replied, “I’m sorry but I cannot go.”
Indirect apology + inability → direct I’m sorry … I cannot …** (present). Others are ungrammatical or change person.
68736
The policeman enquired where his helmet was.
Answer:
The policeman asked him, “Where is your helmet?”
Indirect WH clause → direct WH question with is + subject inversion and your** for addressee. (b)(c)(d) wrong pronouns/word order/tense.
68737
“Have you got a blue scarf?” the customer asked the assistant.
Answer:
The customer asked the assistant if he had a blue scarf.
Present perfect “have you got” → past “had” under backshift; Yes/No → if/whether + clause**. Others have agreement/tense errors.
68738
“Get out of this room,” the officer shouted at the cadet.
Answer:
The officer shouted at the cadet and asked him to get out of that room.
Imperative + “this” → asked … to + verb; this → that**. (b) keeps “this”; (c)(d) wrong tense/aspect.
68739
She said to him, “I don’t want to go there.”
Answer:
She said to him that she didn’t want to go there.
Present simple negative → past simple negative**; pronouns consistent. Others misuse pronouns/subjects.
68740
Jamal said that he wanted to be a soldier.
Answer:
Jamal said, “I want to be a soldier.”
Indirect past “wanted” (backshift) → direct present “want”; first-person he → I**. (a)(b) keep past wrongly; (d) wrong person.