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The correct answer is Option 3.

Key Points

• Passive voice structure for past perfect: [Object] + had been + past participle + (by + subject).
• Active voice sentence: "The farmers had ploughed their fields with tractors."
• To convert to passive voice: Move the object "their fields" to the beginning of the sentence.
• Change "had ploughed" to "had been ploughed" to reflect past perfect passive tense.
• Retain "with tractors" and add "by the farmers" to indicate the agent.
• The structure correctly places all elements and maintains the original meaning and tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

Correct Sentence: "Their fields had been ploughed with tractors by the farmers."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "Their fields were ploughed with tractors by the farmers." – Incorrect tense (simple past, not past perfect).
• Option 2: "Their fields had ploughed with tractors by the farmers." – Missing "been"; grammatically incorrect.
• Option 4: "Their fields were being ploughed with tractors by the farmers." – Incorrect tense (past continuous, not past perfect).

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

• Active voice structure: The subject performs the action. In this case, "the committee" should come first as the doer of the action.
• Passive voice sentence: "The decision had been taken by the committee before the chairman arrived."
• To convert to active voice, make "the committee" the subject and "the decision" the object.
• The verb phrase "had been taken" (past perfect passive) becomes "had taken" (past perfect active).
• The rest of the sentence ("before the chairman arrived") remains unchanged.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

Correct Sentence: "The committee had taken the decision before the chairman arrived."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "The committee took the decision before the chairman arrived." – Incorrect tense (simple past instead of past perfect).
• Option 2: "The chairman took the decision before the committee arrived." – Changes the subject and meaning.
• Option 3: "The chairman had taken the decision before the committee arrived." – Incorrect subject and changes the meaning.

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points

• Active voice structure: The subject ("the management") comes first and performs the action.
• Passive voice sentence: "Such mistakes are not tolerated by the management."
• To convert to active voice, use the simple present tense: "The management does not tolerate such mistakes."
• "Are not tolerated" (present simple passive) changes to "does not tolerate" (present simple active).
• The meaning remains the same, with the focus now on the doer ("the management").

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.

Correct Sentence: "The management does not tolerate such mistakes."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "The management is not tolerating such mistakes." – Incorrect tense (present continuous, not simple present).
• Option 3: "The management did not tolerate such mistakes." – Incorrect tense (simple past, not simple present).
• Option 4: "The management was not tolerating such mistakes." – Incorrect tense (past continuous, not simple present).

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

• Indirect Speech: Mohan asked which car he had purchased the day before.
• Key Conversions:
• Interrogative Structure:
• The direct question "Which car did you purchase yesterday?" changes to an indirect question "which car he had purchased the day before".
• No "that" is used in indirect questions.
• Pronoun Change:
• "You" becomes "he" (referring to the person addressed by Mohan).
• Tense Change:
• "Did...purchase" (simple past) changes to "had purchased" (past perfect).
• Time Expression Change:
• "Yesterday" changes to "the day before".
• Punctuation and Format:
• No quotation marks are used in indirect speech.
• The reporting verb "asked" is followed by the indirect question form.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

Correct Sentence: Mohan asked which car he had purchased the day before.

Additional Information

• Option 1: "Mohan asked that which car did he purchase yesterday."
• This option is incorrect because "that" is not used before indirect questions, and "did he purchase" is not the correct tense.
• Option 2: "Mohan asked which car had he purchase the other day."
• This option is incorrect because "had he purchase" is grammatically wrong (should be "had he purchased") and "the other day" is less precise than "the day before" for indirect speech.
• Option 3: "Mohan asked which car had he purchased the day before."
• This option is incorrect because in indirect questions the subject comes before the auxiliary verb: it should be "he had purchased" not "had he purchased".

The correct answer is 'along'.

Key Points

• The preposition "along" is used to indicate movement in a line beside or parallel to something.
• In this sentence, the soldiers are walking beside or following the course of the narrow path, so "along" is the most suitable choice.
• Other options do not convey the correct spatial relationship in this context.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

Complete Sentence: "They walked slowly along the narrow path."

Additional Information

• Option 2: "after" → Incorrect; it indicates sequence in time, not spatial movement.
• Option 3: "above" → Incorrect; it suggests a higher position, not walking on a path.
• Option 4: "among" → Incorrect; it means surrounded by many things or people, not suitable for a single path.

The correct answer is 'with'.

Key Points

• The correct collocation is "satisfied with", which expresses contentment or approval regarding something.
• Here, the manager is expressing satisfaction with the team's performance, making "with" the suitable preposition.
• Other options do not fit idiomatic English usage in this context.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

Complete Sentence: "The manager was satisfied with the team's performance this quarter."

Additional Information

• Option 2: "by" → Incorrect; "satisfied by" is rarely used and awkward in this context.
• Option 3: "in" → Incorrect; "satisfied in" does not collocate naturally with performance.
• Option 4: "about" → Incorrect; "satisfied about" is non-standard and unidiomatic.

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points

• Direct Speech Conversion: The imperative sentence "to stop the car immediately" becomes the direct command "Stop the car immediately".
• Reporting Verb: "warned" is often replaced with "said to" for direct commands, but the context of warning is maintained by the threat following the command.
• Threat Construction: "or she would call the police" is directly reported as "or I will call the police."
• Pronoun Changes: "she" becomes "I" and the cab driver is directly addressed as "you" (implied in the command form).
• Tense: "would call" in indirect becomes "will call" in direct speech to reflect immediacy.
• Punctuation: Direct speech is enclosed in quotation marks and ends with a period.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.

Correct Sentence: She said to the cab driver, "Stop the car immediately or I will call the police."

Additional Information

• Option 1: Incorrect modal "would" instead of "will"; also, the structure is less idiomatic for direct speech.
• Option 3: Incorrect tense ("I am calling the police") and use of "please" changes the tone from a warning to a request.
• Option 4: Incorrect modal usage ("would" and "will") and awkward construction for a direct command.

The correct answer is option 4, i.e., privilege.

Key Points

• The word "privilege" is the correct spelling.
• It is a noun that means a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group. (विशेषाधिकार)
• For Example: It was an honor and a privilege to work with her.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4, privilege.

Additional Information

Explanation of Incorrect Options:

• Option 1: privillage - Incorrect spelling.
• Option 2: privillege - Incorrect spelling.
• Option 3: privelige - Incorrect spelling.

The correct answer is option 3.

Key Points

• The word "separate" is spelled correctly in option 3.
• "Separate" is an adjective or verb meaning "to set apart" or "to keep apart." (अलग करना)
• Incorrect spellings such as "seperate," "sepparate," and "seperete" are common errors but do not represent the proper spelling of the word.
• Correct Example: Please keep these files in a separate folder.

Additional Information

• Common misspellings of "separate":
• "Seperate" - Often confused due to phonetic similarity.
• "Seperete" - Incorrect placement of vowels.
• "Sepparate" - Duplicate "p" is a common error.
• Mnemonic to remember: "There is a 'rat' in 'separate'."
• Usage: The word "separate" can be used in different contexts, such as separating physical objects or differentiating ideas.

The correct answer is option 3.

Key Points

• The misspelled word is 'Committment'.
• The correct spelling would be 'Commitment'.
• The word 'Commitment' is a noun that means 'the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.' (प्रतिबद्धता).

Correct sentence: The correct spelling is Commitment, which is used when referring to dedication or obligation.

Additional Information

Let's understand the meanings of the other marked words - 

• Maneuver - a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care (पैंतरेबाज़ी).
• Threshold - the point or level at which something begins or changes (दहलीज).
• Exaggerate - represent something as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is (बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना).