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The correct solution is option 1 i.e. Although.

All the given options are conjunctions. A conjunction is a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.

• Although means in spite of the fact that; even though.in spite of the fact that; even though.
• Since means for the reason that; because.
• Because means for the reason that; since.
• When means at or during the time that.

Here in the sentence, despite the fact that the teacher was inside the class, the students created a riot. So, 'although' is the most suitable alternative.

The correct solution is option 1 i.e. Improve one’s behaviour.

• The given idiom 'Mend your ways' means to improve one's habits or behaviour.
• So, the most appropriate meaning for the given idiom must be 'Improve one’s behaviour.'

Example: She told Vincent to clear out of the house if he couldn't mend his ways.

The correct solution is option 1 i.e. should.

Key Points

All the given options are modal auxiliaries. They facilitate the main verb for suggesting potential, expectation, permission, ability, possibility, and obligation.

• should indicates obligation and probability.
• shall express a strong assertion or intention or expressing the future tense.
• May and might both indicate possibility but might suggest that there is less possibility than may.  

Here, 'duty' is mentioned which shows its obligation. So, 'should' is the most suitable alternative.

The correct solution is option 1 i.e. ‘The’.

• Articles are: ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’. ‘A’ and ‘An’ are definite articles whereas ‘The’ is an indefinite article.
• ‘An’ is used before the word which starts with a vowel i.e. ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’ whereas ‘A’ is used before the word which starts with a consonant.
• ‘The’ is a definite article which introduces a noun phrase and implies thing already mentioned or common knowledge.
• *‘*The’ is used before superlatives and ordinal numbers. In the sentence, ‘third’ is an ordinal number so ‘the’ is the correct solution.

So, the correct solution is, Vikram was the first to cross the line and Jim and Kim the second and the last.

The correct solution is option 1 i.e.  Be reluctant to act.

• The given idiom 'Drag (one’s) feet' means to procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.
• So, the most appropriate meaning for the given idiom must be 'Be reluctant to act.'

Example:  I have been dragging my feet about filing my taxes.

The correct solution is option 1 i.e. will

Key Points

First three options are modal auxiliaries. They facilitate the main verb for suggesting potential, expectation, permission, ability, possibility, and obligation.

• 'Will' indicates a ‘willingness’ to do something in the future.
• 'Have' implies urgency or necessity.
• 'Shall' express a strong assertion or intention or expressing the future tense.
• 'Didn't' is a negative past tense of 'to do'. 

Here in the sentence, 'will' is the correct word because he is doing something that is to oppose. 'have' and 'didn't' are grammatically incorrect.

The correct solution is Bhavesh told me that he would phone me if he heard any news

Key Points

While changing the narration of the sentence, we need to follow steps

• Whenever we change the speech the conjunction 'that' is used in place of commas and inverted commas.
• In reported speech, always the third person is used and the tense is always past tense.
• In the reporting speech, if two people are mentioned then 'said' is replaced with 'told'.
• Here, the verbs are  'will' and 'hear' whose past tense would be 'would' and 'heard' respectively.

Eventually, we will get the final sentence- "Bhavesh told me that he would phone me if he heard any news"

The correct solution is option 2.

• The above sentence has two independent sentences within it that is 'Everyone expects me to win the race' and 'to make everyone proud and inspire ....'.
• Here, a conjunction is missing which is used to join two sentences.
• So, the error is 'to make everyone proud and inspire others. The correct arrangement would be 'and' to make everyone proud and inspire others

So, the correct solution is, Everyone expects me to win the race and to make everyone proud and inspire other students of our class.

The correct solution is option 3 i.e. Dignity.

The meaning of the given words are:

• Impurity means the state or quality of being impure. (अशुद्ध होने की अवस्था या भाव)
• Vice means immoral or wicked behaviour. (अनैतिक या दुष्ट व्यवहार)
• Dignity means the state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect. (सम्मान या सम्मान के योग्य होने की अवस्था या गुण)
• Iniquity means immoral or grossly unfair behaviour. (अनैतिक या घोर अनुचित व्यवहार)

The given word 'Virtue' means a behaviour showing high moral standards. So, the word that has a similar or closest meaning to 'Virtue' is 'Dignity'.

The correct solution is option 3 i.e. such as.

The meaning of the given words are:

• so as means with the purpose or result.
• such that means to the extent that.
• such as means for example.
• so that is used to show purpose or to give an explanation.

In the sentence, 'routine and manual workers' are examples of 'certain groups' that is mentioned in the sentence. So, 'such as' is the most suitable option.