The correct answer is 'She asked her son what he was doing there.'

Key Points

• The given sentence is an interrogative sentence.
• While changing the narration of an interrogative sentence, we need to follow these steps
  • The reporting verb said is changed into asked or enquired.
  • The second person 'you' will be changed into 'he'.
  • The present continuous tense 'are you doing' changes to past continuous tense 'he was doing'.
  • 'Here' becomes 'there'.
• Eventually, we will get the final sentence- She asked her son what he was doing there. 
• Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

The correct answer is "Indifference."

Key Points

• "Apathy" means lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. (उदासीनता, अनिच्‍छा)
  • Example: To this list, one might well add apathy, disrespect, recklessness, insensitivity, and dishonesty.
• "Indifference" means lack of interest, concern, or sympathy. (व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु के प्रति रुचि या भावना में कमी; उदासीनता)
  • Example: He has always shown indifference to the needs of others.
• Both words convey a sense of disinterest, but apathy is a more extreme form of indifference.
• The most appropriate synonym of the given word is "Indifference."
• The correct answer is Option 2.

Additional Information

• Empathy means the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. It is the opposite of apathy, but not a synonym. (समानुभूति, अन्‍य व्‍यक्ति की भावनाओं को समझने की क्षमता; तादात्‍म्‍य)
• Aversion means a strong dislike or disinclination. It is not a synonym of apathy. (किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु के प्रति विमुखता; विरुचि, विद्वेष)
• Hostility means unfriendliness or opposition. It is not a synonym of apathy. (व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु के प्रति अत्‍यंत उग्र भावनाएँ; शत्रुता)

The correct answer is "The minister said, "We shall not allow anyone to disturb the tranquility"".

Key Points

• The given sentence is an example of an indirect speech.
• Rules to change these sentence
  • 'Would' will get replaced with 'shall/will'.
  • That' changes to comma.
• Thus, the correct answer is option 4.

Correct sentence: The minister said, "We shall not allow anyone to disturb the tranquility."

Additional Information

• Direct Speech: A direct speech report the precise words a speaker or writer used.
• Indirect Speech: Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact words.
• Rules for direct speech into indirect speech:

The correct answer is "QRPS"

Key Points

• Sentence S1 mentions that it is very warm and sticky today.
• Sentence Q expresses the speaker's wonder about what the weather will be like tomorrow.
• Sentence R suggests listening to the weather report for tomorrow on the radio to find out.
• Sentence P agrees with this idea and suggests it as a good idea.
• Sentence S states that the paper says it will be fair and sunny tomorrow.
• Sentence S6 notes that a good rain would cool things off a little.
• When the sentences are put in this order, they form a coherent and logical paragraph about the weather and the speaker's thoughts and actions regarding it.

Thus, option 3 is the correct answer.

Correct paragraph: S1 It is very warm and sticky today. Q I wonder what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. ​R Let's listen to the weather report for tomorrow on the radio. P That is a good idea. S The paper here says its going to be fair and sunny. S6 A good rain would cool things off a little.

The correct answer is 'He declared that he was going to Delhi'.

Key Points

• The indirect speech will be as follows:
  • The indirect speech will start with 'He declared that' as the speaker in declaring something.
  • 'I' will be replaced by 'he'.
  • 'am' will be replaced by 'was'.
  • The sentence in the simple present tense will be changed into simple past tense in indirect speech.

The complete indirect speech will be- He declared that he was going to Delhi.

​​Hence, the correct answer is Option 3.

The correct answer is "A".

Key Points

• The sentence discusses the concept or ideas people held regarding aeroplanes in ancient times, a period that has long since passed.
• To accurately convey this, the sentence should be in the past tense to reflect that these ideas existed at a time before the present and even before the advent of actual aeroplanes.
• Thus, "People have" should be corrected to "People had" to properly align with the timeframe being discussed, which is 'ancient times'.
• The error is identified in part A due to the incorrect tense usage, which needs to be adjusted to correctly reflect the past perspective.
• Changing "have" to "had" corrects the tense and makes the sentence cohesive in terms of discussing historical beliefs or ideas.
• Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Additional Information

• Option B "ideas about" remains appropriate as it correctly links the subject (people) with their thoughts or concepts regarding a specific subject, which in this corrected context refers to the historical contemplation of flight or similar inventions.
• Option C "aeroplanes in" now appropriately connects with the corrected tense, making it clear that the sentence discusses historical concepts or hypotheses rather than literal existence.
• Option D "ancient times" properly sets the chronological context for the ideas or beliefs being referred to, specifying the period being discussed and remaining an accurate part of the sentence.

The correct answer is Option (1).

Key Points

• In Active Voice, a sentence emphasizes the subject performing an action.
• In Passive Voice, a sentence emphasizes the action or the object of the sentence.
• The given sentence is in the passive voice and "A batch of cookies" is the subject and 'her' is the object.
• When we convert this sentence into active voice:
  • The subject "A batch of cookies" of the passive voice becomes the object, and the object 'her' becomes the subject.
  • 'her' is converted into 'She' for the subjective case. 'By' will be removed.
• The sentence is in the Simple past tense.
• The passive format "was + baked(V3)" is used and the active format "baked(V2)" should be used.
• This is the active and passive voice rule for the Simple past tense.

Hence, the correct active voice is "She baked a batch of cookies for the party."

Important Points

• In voice change, TENSE will never change.

The correct answer is "A"

Key Points

• The error lies in part 'A' of the sentence because 'yet' is used instead of 'although'.
• The sentence is expressing that although there is growth in the economy, there is still unemployment.
• 'Yet' does not convey the same meaning as 'although', 'yet' is used to indicate a contrast between two things, whereas 'although' indicates a contrast between two situations or facts.
• Hence 'although' must be used instead of 'yet' to make the sentence correct.

Thus, option 1 is the correct answer.

Correct Sentence: Although there is growth in the economy, why is there still unemployment?

The correct answer is 'Option 2' i.e. 'voice was'.

Key Points

• The error in the sentence is the use of 'has' with 'hoarse'.
• The correct form should be 'was' as the situation refers to a past event.

Therefore, the corrected sentence should read: "After the concert, his voice was hoarse from cheering."

Additional Information

• 'Voiced was' is not correct because 'voiced' is not the right word to use in this context. 'Voice' should be used instead.
• 'Voice were' is incorrect because 'voice' is a singular noun and so it should be paired with 'was' not 'were'.

The correct answer is '1 and 4'.

Key Points

• Statement 1: "Either Rahul or Neha is likely to win in the final competition." This statement is grammatically correct. When using 'either...or,' the verb agrees with the subject closer to it, which is 'Neha' in this case, so 'is' is correct.
• Statement 2: "Neither Kranthi Kumar nor his brother are interested in cricket." This statement is grammatically incorrect. When using 'neither...nor,' the verb should agree with the subject closer to it, which is 'his brother,' so 'are' should be 'is.'
• Statement 3: "One of them are very adamant in their behaviour." This statement is grammatically incorrect. The subject 'One of them' is singular, so the verb should be 'is' instead of 'are.'
• Statement 4: "One of her friends has made arrangements for the meeting." This statement is grammatically correct. The subject 'One of her friends' is singular, so the verb 'has' is correctly used.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.