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Translation — English sentences to Hindi MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 15 Translation — English sentences to Hindi questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Choose the most accurate Hindi translation of the sentence: "The clerk has already dispatched the letters."
The rule is that a present perfect action with present relevance should be translated as a completed action, not as an ongoing or future action. The cues are 'has dispatched' and 'already'. Option D uses 'भेज चुका है' for the completed action and 'पहले ही' for 'already', so it alone preserves the tense and meaning.
Q2Choose the most appropriate Hindi translation of the sentence: "You need not wait for me after the meeting."
"Need not" means it is not necessary to wait. Option C keeps the meaning of non-obligation: "there is no need to wait for me after the meeting." Option A adds compulsion, B changes it to advice, and D changes it to inability/prohibition.
Q3Consider the following statements about translating the sentence "You need not submit the form today." Statement 1: The phrase "need not" should be translated as lack of necessity, not as inability. Statement 2: The word "today" should be retained as "आज" in the Hindi translation. Which option gives the best Hindi translation?
The rule is that 'need not' expresses absence of necessity, not inability, prohibition, or compulsion. The cues are 'need not' and 'today'. Option C uses 'आवश्यकता नहीं है' for lack of necessity and keeps 'आज', so it alone preserves both the modal meaning and the time reference.
Q4Which option gives an incorrect Hindi translation of the sentence: "The files must be submitted before Monday."
A sentence with 'must' expresses obligation, and 'before Monday' means earlier than Monday. The cue is the deadline phrase 'before Monday'. Option A is the incorrect translation because 'सोमवार के बाद' means after Monday, which reverses the deadline.
Q5Assertion (A): The sentence "The notice was issued by the department" is correctly translated as "विभाग द्वारा नोटिस जारी किया गया।" Reason (R): In passive sentences, the doer may be expressed with "द्वारा" and the verb should match the passive sense. Choose the correct option.
A passive sentence should preserve the passive action, and the doer may be introduced with "द्वारा" in formal Hindi. The cue is "was issued by the department". The translation "विभाग द्वारा नोटिस जारी किया गया" correctly uses "द्वारा" for the doer and "जारी किया गया" for the passive verb, so both A and R are true and R explains A.
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6Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer. List I: 1. He left no stone unturned. 2. I am all ears. 3. The matter is in your hands. List II: a. मैं ध्यान से सुन रहा हूँ। b. मामला तुम्हारे हाथ में है। c. उसने कोई कसर नहीं छोड़ी।
7Select the correct Hindi translation of the sentence: "She has been working in this office since 2021."
8Read the statements and choose the best Hindi translation of the sentence: "If I had known the address, I would have sent the letter." Statement 1: The sentence refers to an unreal condition in the past. Statement 2: The Hindi translation should show that the letter was not actually sent because the address was not known.
9For the English sentence "No one was absent from the meeting", which of the following is an incorrect Hindi translation?
10Which one of the following is an incorrect Hindi translation of the English sentence: "This is the boy whose father is a doctor."
11Assertion (A): The sentence "The report was prepared by the assistant" should be translated into Hindi with a passive construction. Reason (R): The English sentence focuses on the report as the object acted upon, not on the assistant as the main subject. Select the option that gives the most accurate Hindi translation.
12Read the assertion and reason carefully and choose the correct option. Assertion (A): The sentence "Unless you work hard, you will not pass" can be correctly translated as "जब तक तुम कड़ी मेहनत नहीं करोगे, तब तक तुम पास नहीं होगे।" Reason (R): "Unless" expresses a negative condition and is often translated in Hindi through the structure "जब तक ... नहीं, तब तक ... नहीं".
13Choose the correct Hindi translation of the sentence: "She has been waiting for the clerk since morning."
14Which Hindi sentence correctly translates: "She had left before the officer arrived."
15Match the English expression in List I with its correct Hindi translation in List II. List I: 1. Do not lose heart. 2. He turned a deaf ear to my request. List II: P. उसने मेरे अनुरोध को अनसुना कर दिया। Q. हिम्मत मत हारो। R. अपना दिल मत खोओ। S. उसने मेरे अनुरोध को ध्यान से सुना। Choose the correct matching.