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
68961
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. ---
68962
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. ---
68963
Mother said to me, "Will you help me in cleaning the house?"
Answer:
… I should help …
** **Yes/No question → asked if + clause**; **will → would**; pronouns adjusted. (a) changes meaning to obligation. (b) keeps question order. (c) wrong pronoun **you**. ---
68964
Esha said, "Avika is not going to school today as she has fever."
Answer:
… is … today … has …
** **Backshift + deictic change:** **is not going → was not going**, **today → that day**, **has → had**. (b)(d) no backshift. (c) wrong tense change ("had not gone," "was having"). ---
68965
Madhuri told me that I could stay in her flat whenever I was in Kolkata.
Answer:
"You can stay in my flat whenever you are in Kolkata."
** **Indirect → Direct:** **could → can**, **her → my**, **I → you**, **was → are**. Others have pronoun/tense errors. ---
68966
Amit said to me, "Your parents are waiting for you."
Answer:
… his parents were waiting for me.
** **Said to → told**, pronouns **your→my, you→me**, and **are waiting → were waiting**. (a) wrong pronoun **his**. (b) no pronoun/tense change. (d) changes to a question. ---
68967
Taru said, "Kavya is going to her grandmother's house today for the weekend."
Answer:
… is going … today …
** **Backshift:** **is going → was going**; **today → that day**. (a) no backshift. (b) wrong tense (present perfect). (d) keeps "today." ---
68968
Anshul told me that his mother was not at home and that she would be back the following day.
Answer:
"My mother was not at home. She will be …"
** **Indirect → Direct (reverse backshift):** **was → is**, **would → will**, **the following day → tomorrow**, and **his → my**. (a) keeps past. (c) mixes tenses. (d) wrong pronoun "His." ---
68969
Rani said to me, "A monkey bit me in the park."
Answer:
… asked me if …
** **Statement reporting:** **bit → had bitten** (past → past perfect) and **me→her**. (a) wrongly turns into a question. (b) wrong pronoun. (d) wrong tense (present perfect). ---
68970
The driver said to the passerby, "Do you know the way to the market?"
Answer:
… whether you know …
** **Yes/No question → if/whether + statement order**; **know → knew** (backshift). (b) wrong pronoun **you**. (c) keeps present **knows**. (d) retains question inversion. ---