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The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

• Passive voice structure: The object of the active voice sentence becomes the subject of the passive voice sentence.
• In the active voice, the sentence is: "The leader is thinking about the condition of the people in the imminent famine in the locality."
• To convert to passive voice: Place the object "the condition of the people in the imminent famine in the locality" at the beginning.
• Change the active verb form "is thinking about" to "is being thought about" (present continuous passive).
• Add the preposition "by" followed by the original subject "the leader."

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

Correct Sentence: "The condition of the people in the imminent famine in the locality is being thought about by the leader."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "The condition of the people in the imminent famine is thought about by the leader in the locality." – Incorrect tense (simple present passive instead of present continuous passive).
• Option 2: "The condition of the people in the imminent famine has been thought about by the leader in the locality." – Incorrect tense (present perfect passive).
• Option 3: "The condition of the people in the imminent famine was thought about by the leader in the locality." – Incorrect tense (simple past passive).

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points

• Active voice structure: The subject performs the action directly.
• The given sentence is in present continuous passive: "A masterpiece is being created by the artist."
• To convert to active voice: Begin with the subject "the artist."
• Change "is being created" (present continuous passive) to "is creating" (present continuous active).
• Keep the object "a masterpiece."

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.

Correct Sentence: "The artist is creating a masterpiece."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "The artist creates a masterpiece." – Incorrect tense (simple present, not present continuous).
• Option 3: "The artist has created a masterpiece." – Incorrect tense (present perfect, not present continuous).
• Option 4: "The artist was creating a masterpiece." – Incorrect tense (past continuous, not present continuous).

The correct answer is Option 1.

Key Points

• To convert passive to active voice, identify the implied subject. In this sentence, "many" or "people" are implied subjects.
• The passive construction "is said by many" becomes "They say" or "People say" in active voice.
• The original meaning ("the old library is haunted") is preserved in the active sentence.
• Option 1 uses the correct tense and keeps the meaning intact.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

Correct Sentence: "They say the old library is haunted."

Additional Information

• Option 2: "People said the old library haunted." – Incorrect tense and incorrect verb usage.
• Option 3: "People say the old library haunts." – Changes the meaning (the library does the haunting, not that it is haunted).
• Option 4: "They said the old library is haunting." – Incorrect tense and incorrect structure (the library is not doing the haunting).

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

• Indirect Speech: Norah asked whether he could give her a glass of water.
• Key Conversions:
• Reporting verb:
• “said” changes to “asked” because the original is a request/question.
• Can → could:
• In indirect speech, present modal “can” becomes past modal “could.”
• Pronoun changes:
• “you” (the listener) becomes “he” (the person being asked).
• “me” (Norah) becomes “her.”
• Whether/if:
• “Whether” is correctly used to introduce the indirect yes/no question.
• Punctuation and Format:
• No quotation marks in indirect speech.
• No direct question mark; the sentence becomes a statement.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

Correct Indirect Speech: Norah asked whether he could give her a glass of water.

Additional Information

• Option 1: “Norah said that whether he can give a glass of water.”
• Incorrect reporting verb (“said” instead of “asked”).
• Tense is incorrect (“can” should be “could”).
• Missing pronoun conversion (“me” should be “her”).
• Option 2: “Norah said if he can give him a glass of water.”
• Incorrect reporting verb and pronouns (“him” instead of “her”).
• Incorrect tense (“can” instead of “could”).
• Option 3: “Norah asked if he can give her a glass of water.”
• Tense error: “can” should be “could” in indirect speech.

The correct answer is '3' i.e. 'at, on'.

Key Points

• The preposition "at" is used to indicate a specific point or location, such as "at the airport."
• The preposition "on" is used to refer to specific days or dates, such as "on Monday."
• Thus, the correct combination of prepositions is "at" and "on" to complete the sentence meaningfully.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

Complete Sentence: "We met her at the airport on Monday."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "on, in" is incorrect as "in" is not used for specific points like the airport.
• Option 2: "in, till" is incorrect because "till" is used to indicate a time limit, which does not fit the context.
• Option 4: "to, at" is incorrect because "to" is not appropriate for the given context.

The correct answer is 'to'.

Key Points

• The preposition "to" is used to indicate a connection or reference to something, which fits the context of the sentence.
• The phrase "indifferent to" is a common collocation in English, meaning "unconcerned about" or "lacking interest in" something.
• Options 2, 3, and 4 are incorrect as they do not form proper collocations with the word "indifferent."

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

Complete Sentence: "He is indifferent to public opinion."

Additional Information

• Option 2: "about" is incorrect because "indifferent about" is not a standard collocation in English.
• Option 3: "at" is incorrect because it does not fit the context of the sentence.
• Option 4: "of" is incorrect as it does not properly convey the intended meaning of the sentence.

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

• Direct Speech: The original indirect sentence is a question about past actions, so the correct direct speech uses present perfect tense in the interrogative form: “Have they really complied with the revised safety protocols?”
• Key Conversions:
• Reporting verb:
• “questioned whether” changes to “asked,” as it is a question.
• They had complied → Have they complied:
• In direct speech, the structure should be interrogative: “Have they really complied...?”
• Punctuation:
• Direct speech is enclosed in quotation marks and ends with a question mark.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

Correct Sentence: He asked, "Have they really complied with the revised safety protocols?"

Additional Information

• Option 1: “He asked, ‘Did they really complied with the revised safety protocols?’”
• Incorrect verb form: “Did they really comply” should be used, not “complied.”
• Option 2: “He said, ‘Did we really complied with the revised safety protocols?’”
• Incorrect subject (“we” instead of “they”) and incorrect verb form.
• Option 3: “He asked, ‘Had they comply with the revised safety protocols?’”
• Incorrect tense and verb form: should be “Had they complied.”

The correct answer is option 3.

Key Points

The correct spelling is 'apparent'.

• The word 'apparent' is an adjective and means 'clearly visible or understood; obvious' (स्पष्ट).
• The sentence provided reads: "It became ______ that he had forgotten the meeting."
• In this context, the word 'apparent' fits perfectly as it conveys that it was obvious or clear that he forgot the meeting.

Correct sentence: It became apparent that he had forgotten the meeting.

Additional Information

• Common misspellings:
• Apparant - Incorrect spelling.
• Aparent - Incorrect spelling.
• Apparantt - Incorrect spelling.
• Always verify the spelling of similar-sounding words to avoid common errors.

The correct answer is: 3) Pronunciation.

Key Points

• The word "Pronunciation" refers to the way in which a word is spoken. It includes the sounds and intonation patterns used when saying the word. (उच्चारण)
• Example: Her pronunciation of French words is flawless.
• The given sentence mentions: "His _____ of that word was incorrect." This indicates that the context is about the manner in which a word is spoken. The correct spelling for this is "pronunciation".
• Example: The teacher corrected the student's pronunciation of the difficult word.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Pronunciation.

Additional Information

Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences:

• Pronounciation (ग़लत वर्तनी): This is an incorrect spelling of the word "pronunciation." There is no such word in English.
• Pronouncation (ग़लत वर्तनी): This is also an incorrect spelling of the word "pronunciation."
• Pronunciattion (ग़लत वर्तनी): This is an incorrect spelling with an extra "t." It is not a valid English word.

The correct answer is option 3.

Key Points

The misspelled word is 'Prosaik'.

• The correct spelling would be 'Prosaic'.
• The word 'Prosaic' is an adjective that means 'having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; ordinary or commonplace'. (सामान्य या साधारण)
• For Example -
• His descriptions of the scenery were prosaic and uninspired.

Therefore, the correct answer would be 'Prosaik'.

Additional Information

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

• Mollify - to appease the anger or anxiety of someone (शांत करना)
• Epithet - a descriptive phrase expressing a quality or characteristic of the person or thing mentioned (उपनाम)
• Upbraid - to scold or criticize someone (फटकारना)