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The correct answer is Option 1.

Key Points

• The original sentence is in present perfect active voice: "has prepared."
• In the passive voice, the object "a very sweet dish" becomes the subject.
• The correct passive structure is: "has been prepared by the chef."
• "To serve the dignitaries in the reception" modifies the dish and should remain attached to it.
• Option 1 correctly uses "to be served," indicating the dish is intended for the dignitaries.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

Correct Sentence: "A very sweet dish to be served to the dignitaries in the reception has been prepared by the chef."

Additional Information

• Option 2: Incorrect verb form ("to be serve" instead of "to be served").
• Option 3: Incorrect verb form ("to served" instead of "to be served").
• Option 4: Incorrect tense ("is prepared" instead of "has been prepared") and missing the passive intention for serving.

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points

• The given sentence is in future perfect passive voice: "will have been declared."
• To convert to active voice, the subject "the university" comes first.
• The verb changes from "will have been declared" (passive) to "will have declared" (active).
• The time phrase "by next week" remains at the end of the sentence.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.

Correct Sentence: "The university will have declared the results by next week."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "The university will declare the results next week." – Incorrect tense (simple future instead of future perfect).
• Option 3: "The university is declaring the results by next week." – Incorrect tense (present continuous instead of future perfect).
• Option 4: "The university would declare the results by next week." – Incorrect modal verb ("would" instead of "will have").

The correct answer is Option 3.

Key Points

• The original sentence is in simple past passive: "was left unturned."
• To convert to active voice, place the subject "the rescue team" first.
• The verb changes from passive "was left" to active "left."
• The phrase "no stone unturned" remains the same in meaning and position.
• The rest of the sentence, "in their search for survivors," remains unchanged.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

Correct Sentence: "The rescue team left no stone unturned in their search for survivors."

Additional Information

• Option 1: Incorrect tense (simple present instead of simple past).
• Option 2: "Did not leave any stone unturned" is grammatically correct but less common and not as idiomatic as "left no stone unturned."
• Option 4: Incorrect tense (present perfect instead of simple past).

The correct answer is Option 3.

Key Points

• Direct Speech: The original sentence is an imperative negative command: “Do not touch the cable when the indicator is blinking red.”
• Key Conversions:
• Reporting verb:
• For negative commands, “forbade” is used in indirect speech.
• Verb Form:
• The structure is “forbade (someone) to + base verb”. Here, “to touch the cable...”
• Tense:
• “is blinking” (present continuous) changes to “was blinking” (past continuous) in indirect speech.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

Correct Indirect Speech: Mina forbade to touch the cable when the indicator was blinking red.

Additional Information

• Option 1: “Mina said that do not touch the cable when the indicator has been blinking red.”
• Incorrect structure. “Said that do not...” is not used in indirect speech for commands.
• Incorrect tense: “has been blinking red.”
• Option 2: “Mina said that not to touch the cable when the indicator was blinking red.”
• Incorrect reporting verb. For commands, especially negative ones, “forbade” or “told not to” is correct, not “said that not to.”
• Option 4: “Mina forbidden to touch the cable when the indicator was blinking red.”
• Incorrect verb form. “Forbidden” is not the correct past tense; “forbade” should be used.

The correct answer is '1' i.e. in, with.

Key Points

• The preposition "in" is used to indicate a location within a specific space, such as a garden.
• The preposition "with" is used to indicate the company or presence of other people, in this case, "their friends."
• Options 2, 3, and 4 are incorrect because the combinations "on, among", "at, with", and "into, for" do not fit the context of the sentence meaningfully.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

Complete Sentence: "The children are playing in the garden with their friends."

Additional Information

• Option 2: "on, among" is incorrect as "on" does not fit the context of being inside a garden, and "among" does not correctly describe the interaction with friends.
• Option 3: "at, with" is incorrect because "at" does not indicate being within the garden properly.
• Option 4: "into, for" is incorrect because "into" suggests movement toward the garden, not being inside it, and "for" does not describe the relationship with friends in this context.

The correct answer is ' to' .

Key Points

• The word "grateful" is always followed by the preposition "to" when referring to the person or entity to whom gratitude is directed.
• The correct phrase is "grateful to someone" for their help or support.
• Other options such as "with," "from," and "of" do not fit the grammatical structure or meaning required by the sentence.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

Complete Sentence: "We should always be grateful to those who help us."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "with" is incorrect because "grateful with" is not a valid collocation in English.
• Option 2: "from" is incorrect because it does not convey the intended meaning of expressing gratitude towards someone.
• Option 3: "of" is incorrect because "grateful of" is not used to indicate gratitude towards someone.

The correct answer is Option 1.

Key Points

• Indirect Speech: The engineer pointed out that, by the time the backup system activated, the damage would already have been done.
• Key Conversions:
• Tense Change:
• “Activated” (past) in indirect speech becomes “activates” (present) in direct speech.
• “Would already have been done” changes to “will already have been done.”
• Reporting Verb:
• “Pointed out” remains as the reporting verb in direct speech, matching the context.
• Punctuation:
• Direct speech uses quotation marks and the correct future perfect structure: “will have been done.”

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

Correct Direct Speech: The engineer pointed out, "By the time the backup system activates, the damage will already have been done."

Additional Information

• Option 2: "By the time the backup system is activated, the damage will already be done."
• Verb tense and voice are incorrect; “will already be done” is not the same as “will already have been done.”
• Option 3: "By the time the backup system activated, the damage had already been done."
• This changes the meaning to a fully past situation, which does not match the original sentence.
• Option 4: "By the time the backup system was activated, the damage would have already been done."
• Incorrect tense sequence; it does not reflect the conditional/future aspect of the original statement.

The correct answer is option 4.

Key Points

• The correct spelling of the word to complete the sentence is 'secretary'.
• A secretary is a person employed to assist with correspondence, keep records, make appointments, and carry out similar tasks in an office or organization.
• The other options are incorrect because they are misspelled forms of the word.
• Correct Sentence: "She works as a secretary in the finance department."

Additional Information

• secratory: Incorrect spelling, often a common typo.
• secretory: Relates to secretion, not relevant in this context.
• secretairy: Incorrect spelling, a phonetic error.
• secretary: Correct spelling, as described above.

The correct answer is option 3.

Key Points

The correctly spelled word is 'Relevant'.

• Relevant is an adjective that means 'closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand' (प्रासंगिक).
• For example:
• The teacher asked the students to only include relevant information in their essays.
• The other options are incorrect because they are misspelled variations of the word.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Relevant'.

Additional Information

• Misspelled Options:
• Revelant: Incorrect spelling.
• Relevent: Incorrect spelling.
• Revalent: Incorrect spelling.

The correct answer is option 4.

Key Points

The misspelled word is 'Supplecation'.

• The correct spelling would be 'Supplication'.
• The word 'Supplication' is a noun which means 'the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly'. (विनती)
• For Example -
• She raised her hands in supplication, asking for forgiveness.

Therefore, the correct answer would be 'Supplecation'.

Additional Information

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

• Euphemism - a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing (सौम्य शब्द)
• Fractious - irritable and quarrelsome (झगड़ालू)
• Willful - intentional or deliberate; stubbornly determined to do as one wants (हठी)