Narration — direct & indirect speech MCQ

Question 1

Which option incorrectly changes the sentence into indirect speech?

The magistrate said to the witness, "Do not equivocate when you answer the question."

Accepted Answer

सही उत्तर D है क्योंकि नकारात्मक आदेश को परोक्ष वचन में सामान्यतः “ordered/told + कर्म + not to + क्रिया” या “forbade + कर्म + to + क्रिया” के रूप में व्यक्त किया जाता है। D में “asked ... that he should not” का विन्यास स्वाभाविक नहीं है और “answers” का वर्तमानकाल भी परोक्ष कथन से मेल नहीं खाता। A, B और C नकारात्मक आदेश के सही रूप हैं।

Question 2

Match the direct speech in List I with the most suitable indirect reporting in List II.

List I:
1. She said to me, "Please do not disclose the figures yet."
2. The witness said, "I saw the accused near the warehouse."
3. The professor said, "What prompted you to challenge the thesis?"
4. He said, "Alas! I have squandered the opportunity."

List II:
P. She requested me not to disclose the figures yet.
Q. The witness stated that he had seen the accused near the warehouse.
R. The professor asked what had prompted me to challenge the thesis.
S. He exclaimed with regret that he had squandered the opportunity.

Choose the correct matching.

Accepted Answer

सही उत्तर A है क्योंकि प्रत्येक वाक्य का अप्रत्यक्ष कथन उसके भाव के अनुसार बनता है। ‘कृपया अभी मत बताओ’ वाले वाक्य का रूप ‘उसने मुझसे अभी आँकड़े न बताने का अनुरोध किया’ होता है; गवाह का कथन संदर्भानुसार भूतकाल में ‘उसने देखा था’ के रूप में आता है; प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य में ‘उसने पूछा कि …’ का रूप होता है; और विस्मयादिबोधक वाक्यांश को पश्चात्ताप सूचक रूप में व्यक्त किया जाता है।

Question 3

अप्रत्यक्ष कथन में उपयुक्त कथन-क्रियाओं के लिए सूची I को सूची II से मिलाइए।

सूची I:
1. "Please allow me to inspect the records," the auditor said to the manager.
2. "Alas! The archive has been destroyed," the historian said.
3. "May your efforts be rewarded," the mentor said to the students.
4. "Do not disclose the password," the officer said to the assistant.

सूची II:
a. blessed
b. requested
c. forbade
d. exclaimed with sorrow

सही मिलान चुनिए।

Accepted Answer

सही उत्तर A है। "Please allow me" विनम्र अनुरोध है, इसलिए उसके लिए "requested" उपयुक्त है। "Alas!" दुख प्रकट करता है, इसलिए "exclaimed with sorrow" ठीक है। "May your efforts be rewarded" आशीर्वाद या कामना व्यक्त करता है, इसलिए "blessed" उपयुक्त है। "Do not disclose" निषेधात्मक आदेश है, इसलिए "forbade" सही है। अतः सही मिलान 1-b, 2-d, 3-a और 4-c है।

Question 4

Assertion (A): In indirect narration, a question introduced by "why" keeps the word "why" but loses the interrogative word order.

Reason (R): After a reporting verb such as "asked", reported questions are normally framed as noun clauses, not as direct questions.

Choose the correct option.

Accepted Answer

सही उत्तर A है क्योंकि कथन और कारण दोनों सही हैं और कारण नियम को सीधे समझाता है। अप्रत्यक्ष कथन में 'why' बना रहता है, पर प्रश्नवाचक क्रम हटकर साधारण कथन जैसा क्रम हो जाता है, क्योंकि परोक्ष प्रश्न संज्ञा उपवाक्य की तरह काम करता है। इसलिए 'Why did you resign?' का रूप 'why he had resigned' होगा, 'why had he resigned' नहीं।

Question 5

Which option is incorrect as a conversion from direct to indirect speech?

Accepted Answer

सही उत्तर D है क्योंकि यही गलत रूपांतरण है। भूतकाल की कथन-सूचक क्रिया के साथ बीती घटना में "was restored" सामान्यतः "had been restored" बनता है और "last year" बदलकर "the previous year" हो जाता है। इसलिए सही रूप "The guide said that the monument had been restored the previous year." होगा।

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