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41 He said, “How lovely the scene is!”
[A] He exclaimed that the scene is very lovely.
[B] He exclaimed that how the scene was lovely.
[C] He exclaimed that the scene was very lovely.
[D] He exclaimed that the scene is indeed lovely.
Answer: He exclaimed that the scene was very lovely.
42 Nandita said to Nitin, “Can you solve this sum ?”
[A] Nandita asked Nitin if he could solve this sum.
[B] Nandita asked Nitin if could he solve this sum.
[C] Nandita asked Nitin if could he solve that sum.
[D] Nandita asked Nitin if he could solve that sum.
Answer: Nandita asked Nitin if he could solve this sum.

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43 Ramu said, “My master is planning to build a huge house in Khandala.”
[A] Ramu said that his master planned to build a huge house in Khandala.
[B] Ramu said that his master is planning to build a huge house in Khandala.
[C] Ramu said that his master’s plan is to build a huge house in Khandala.
[D] Ramu said that his master was planning to build a huge house in Khandala.
Answer: Ramu said that his master was planning to build a huge house in Khandala.
44 The teacher said to the student “Can you explain this?”
[A] The teacher asked the student whether he could explain that.
[B] The teacher asked the student whether he can explain this.
[C] The teacher asked the student whether he can explain that.
[D] The teacher asked the student whether he could explain this.
Answer: The teacher asked the student whether he could explain that.
45 He said, “I am going to college just now.”
[A] He said that he was going to college just now.
[B] He asked that he was going to college just then.
[C] He said that he was going to college just then.
[D] He asked that he was going to college just now.
Answer: He said that he was going to college just then.
46 The police said to the thief, “Don’t move.”
[A] The police ordered the thief not to move.
[B] The police ordered the thief that he should not move.
[C] The police told the thief that he did not move.
[D] The police ordered to the thief to not move.
Answer: The police ordered the thief not to move.
47 “What a stupid fellow you are !” she remarked.
[A] She exclaimed that what a stupid fellow he was.
[B] She exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow.
[C] She exclaimed in disgust how he could be so stupid.
[D] She asked him what a stupid fellow he was.
Answer: She exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow.
48 She said to Rita, “Please help me with my homework.”
[A] She requested Rita to help her with her homework.
[B] She requested Rita to help her in her homework.
[C] Rita requested her to help her with her homework.
[D] She requested Rita to help her homework.
Answer: She requested Rita to help her with her homework.
49 I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?”
[A] I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought him yesterday.
[B] I asked him where he had lost the pen I have brought for him the previous day.
[C] I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.
[D] I asked him where had he lost the pen I had brought him the previous day.
Answer: I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.
50 “Govind,” said the manager sternly, “I command you to tell me what the old man said.”
[A] The manager sternly told Govind that he commanded him to tell him what the old man had said.
[B] The manager commanded sternly to Govind to tell him what the oldman had said.
[C] The manager commanded Govind to tell him what the old man said.
[D] The manager sternly commanded Govind to tell him what the old man had said.
Answer: The manager sternly commanded Govind to tell him what the old man had said.
51 He wrote in his report, “The rainfall has been scanty till now.”
[A] He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till now
[B] He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till now.
[C] He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till then.
[D] He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till then.
Answer: He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till then.
52 Doshi said to his wife, “Please select one of these necklaces.”
[A] Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces.
[B] Doshi said to his wife to please select one of these necklaces.
[C] Doshi told his wife to please select one of those necklaces.
[D] Doshi pleased his wife to select one of those necklaces.
Answer: Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces.
53 My father once said to me, “If I can’t trust my people, then I don’t want to be doing this.”
[A] His father once told him that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing that.
[B] My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn‘t want to be doing that.
[C] My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust my people then he didn‘t want to be doing that.
[D] My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing this.
Answer: My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn‘t want to be doing that.
54 Rahul said, “I will do it now or never”.
[A] Rahul said that he will do it now or never.
[B] Rahul said that he will now or never do it.
[C] Rahul said that he would do it then or never
[D] Rahul said that he would now or never do it.
Answer: Rahul said that he would do it then or never
55 He said to the judge, “I did not commit this crime.”
[A] He told the judge that he did not commit the crime.
[B] He told the judge that he had not committed the crime.
[C] He told the judge that he had not committed that crime.
[D] He told the judge that he had not committed this crime.
Answer: He told the judge that he had not committed that crime.
56 The boss said, “It’s time we began planning our work”.
[A] The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work.
[B] The boss said that it was time we had begun planning our work.
[C] The boss said that it was time they began planning their work.
[D] The boss said that it was time we began planning his work.
Answer: The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work.
57 Gopan said to me, “Can you do these sums for me?”
[A] Gopan asked me if I could do those sums for him.
[B] Gopan asked me if I can do those sums for him.
[C] Gopan asked me if I can do these sums for him.
[D] Gopan asked if I could do these sums for him.
Answer: Gopan asked me if I could do those sums for him.
58 I wondered how many discoveries went unheeded.
[A] I said, “How many discoveries have gone unheeded?”
[B] I said, “How many discoveries went unheeded?”
[C] I said, “Do discoveries go unheeded?”
[D] I said, “How many discoveries go unheeded?”
Answer: I said, “How many discoveries go unheeded?”
59 I said to my brother, “Let us go to some hill station for a change.”
[A] I suggested to my brother that they should go to some hill station for a change.
[B] I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
[C] I suggested to my brother that let us go to some hill station for a change.
[D] I suggested to my brother that let them go to some hill station for a change.
Answer: I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
60 I reiterated, “I don’t care about the job.”
[A] I reiterated I didn’t care about the job.
[B] I said again and again I didn’t care about the job.
[C] I reiterated that I did not care about the job.
[D] I repeatedly said that I cared about the job.
Answer: I reiterated that I did not care about the job.

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