The correct answer is 'Punishing children can be very problematic sometimes.'

Key Points

• In the correct sentence, 'can be' is used to indicate possibility, which is the correct form here.
• The original sentence incorrectly used 'has sometimes be', which is not grammatically correct.
• 'To punishing' and 'can been' are grammatically incorrect.
• The word 'sometime' is used to refer to an unspecified point in time, and it does not fit in this context.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

The correct answer is "No error."

Key Points

• The given sentence is correct and free of errors.
• The subject of the sentence, "Many female mammals," is plural, and the verb "ovulate" matches the verb as well.
• Thus, the subject is in agreement with the verb.
• "Only when they mate" is a correct adverbial phrase that modifies "ovulate."
• "Including rabbits and cats" is a correct participial phrase that modifies "female mammals."

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

The correct answer is 'The teacher asked Hari why he had not come to school the previous day'.

Key Points

• If the sentence is in the simple past tense, it will change into past perfect tense in indirect speech.

• Direct to indirect speech example:

  • Direct: She said, “Irvin arrived on Sunday.”

  • Indirect: She said that Irvin, had arrived on Sunday.

• Hence, for the given sentence changes will be made as follows:

• Said to will be changed into asked.
• Did you will be changed into 'he had'
• Yesterday will be changed into the previous day.

Hence the indirect speech will be , 'The teacher asked Hari why he had not come to school the previous day'.

The correct answer is The boys have been making a noise since morning

Key Points

• Plural subject agrees with plural verb. 
• 'Have' is used with plural subject.
• 'Boys' is a plural subject. Therefore 'have' will be used with it. 
• In all the other options, 'has' is used with 'boys' which is incorrect usage.

Correct sentence is The boys have been making a noise since morning.

Additional Information

• Since is used with definite period of time.
• 'Morning' is specified time period, therefore 'since' is the correct usage.
• 'Make a noise' is a phrase.
• The given sentence is in Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
• The structure it follows is: Subject + has/have + been + V₁+ing + Object + since/for

The correct antonym is: Continue.

Key Points

• "Abandon" means to give up completely a course of action, a practice, or a way of thinking. (त्यागना)
• "Continue" means to persist in an activity or process, making it the opposite of giving up or abandoning. (जारी रखें)
  • For example, "Despite the challenges, she decided to continue with the project, refusing to abandon her goals."

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Additional Information

• "Quit" is a synonym for "abandon," meaning to leave or stop doing something. (छोड़ दो)
  • For example: He decided to quit smoking for his health.
• "Surrender" is another word that can imply giving up, similar to "abandon." (आत्मसमर्पण करना)
  • ​For example: The army had to surrender due to the overwhelming
• "Shorten" means to make or become shorter, which does not pertain to the continuation or cessation of an action. (छोटा किया)
  • ​For example: The tailor will shorten the dress by two inches.

The correct answer is "Fresh".

Key Points

• Stale: no longer fresh or new; no longer interesting or exciting.
  • Example: "The bread was stale and hard."
• Let us look at all the options:
• Dry: not wet or moist.
  • Example: "The desert is dry and hot."
• Fresh: new or not yet used or consumed.
  • Example: "I bought a fresh loaf of bread."
• Flat: not having or showing much spirit or enthusiasm.
  • Example: "The party was flat and boring."
• Sour: having a sharp, unpleasant taste.
  • Example: "The milk was sour and had to be thrown away."
• From the meanings of all the options, it is clear that the appropriate antonym of the word "stale" is "fresh." 
• Hence, option 2 is correct.

The correct answer is "from".

Key Points

• The sentence is based on the context of someone being restrained or prevented from making a quick decision.
• "Restrained" indicates controlled or held back from making a decision, and this action is accurately linked with the term 'from'.
• Generally, the verb "restrain" is followed by the preposition "from" when referring to preventing an event or action.
• The options "of”, "to”, "for”, and leaving the statement blank, fail to express the intended meaning of being restrained 'from' acting.
• Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

Additional Information

• "Of": The preposition "of" indicates the relationship between a part and a whole or belonging to something. 
• "To": "To" is used to express motion in the direction of or identify the person affected.
  • "Restrained to" is grammatically incorrect in this context.
• "For": "For" is used to express purpose or reason, but in the sentence, it doesn’t express the prevention of an action, which is necessary.

The correct answer is "Indifference."

Key Points

• The word "Fetish" means the fact that somebody spends an unreasonable amount of time doing only a particular activity or thinking only about a particular thing. (किसी विशिष्ट वस्तु के बारे में सोचते हुए या किसी विशिष्ट काम में बहुत ज़्यादा समय लगाना)
  • Example: She makes a fetish of keeping her kitchen clean.
• ​The antonym of "Fetish" is "Indifference."
• The word "Indifference" means a lack of interest or feeling towards somebody/something. (व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु के प्रति रुचि या भावना में कमी; उदासीनता)
  • Example: He has always shown indifference to the needs of others.
• ​So, the correct answer is Option 1.

Additional Information

• Fixed: already decided. (पहले से निश्चित)
• Problems: things that are difficult to deal with or to understand. (समस्‍या, मसला जिससे निपटना या जिसे समझना कठिन हो)
• Obsession: the state in which you can only think about one person or thing so that you cannot think of anything else. (मनोग्रस्‍तता (ऐसी मानसिक सि्‍थति जिसमें केवल एक व्यक्ति या वस्‍तु के विषय में ही सोचा जा सके)

The correct answer is "He said that he would be travelling to Goa next month with his friends."

Key Points

• There are a few things to be kept in mind when changing a sentence from direct to reported speech.
  • If the reporting verb of the given sentence is in the past tense then the tense of the sentence will change.
  • The given sentence is in the future tense in the direct speech which will change to the present tense in the reported speech.
  • We use modal verbs to express emotions such as permission, possibility, and certainty in a sentence.
  • The modal verb "will" in direct speech changes to "would" in the reported speech of the given sentence.
  • In the given sentence, the first person pronoun "I" in direct speech will change to the third person pronoun "he" in the reported speech.
  • In the given sentence, the first person pronoun "my" in direct speech will change to the third person pronoun "his" in the reported speech.

The correct sentence is: He said that he would be travelling to Goa next month with his friends.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

The correct answer is 'Surreal.'

Key Points

• The given word 'Kafkaesque' describes a situation or experience that is characteristically complex, illogical, or absurd, often marked by surreal or nightmarish qualities, much like the features depicted in Franz Kafka's works.
• Now, let's take a look at the meanings of the rest of the provided options:
  • 'Simplistic' refers to something that is overly simple and therefore fails to provide a complete or accurate understanding of a complex issue.
  • 'Rectilinear' refers to something presented in straight lines or contained in a rectangular shape.
  • 'Delightful' describes something that provides a great deal of pleasure or enjoyment.
  • 'Surreal', similar in context to 'Kafkaesque', refers to something that is strange and somewhat dreamlike or resembles the bizarre reality-distorting aspects of a dream.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Surreal.