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The correct answer is option 1) i.e. The company had appointed her as the in-charge to look after the issues.

Explanation  

• In Active Voice, a sentence emphasizes subject performing an action.
• In Passive Voice, a sentence emphasizes the action or the object of the sentence.
• The given sentence is in the passive voice and 'She' is the subject and 'the company' is the object.
• When we convert this sentence into active voice, the subject 'She' of the passive voice becomes 'her' as the object, the object 'the company' becomes the subject.
• The active format "had + past form of the verb" should be used.
• This is the active and passive voice rule for the past perfect tense.
• Hence, "The company had appointed her as the in-charge to look after the issues" is the correct active voice.

• Verbs of passive format have a different set of tenses (*V3 - Past participle or Third form of the Verb) as given below in the table:

• The sentences of the following tenses cannot be converted into Passive voice:
• ​Present Perfect Continuous (or Progressive) Tense.
• Past Perfect Continuous (or Progressive) Tense.
• Future Continuous (or Progressive) Tense.
• Future Perfect Continuous (or Progressive) Tense.

The correct answer is 'Option 1' i.e., "Last summer, a team of dedicated marine archaeologists discovered the old shipwreck in the deep Pacific Ocean."

 Key Points

• The sentence is in simple past tense passive voice.
• To convert it into active voice, 'was discovered by' changes to 'discovered'.
• In passive voice, the object ('the old shipwreck') of the active voice becomes the subject.
• Option 1 follows the active voice structure correctly and maintains the original meaning of the sentence: "Subject + Verb + Object".
• Therefore, the correct answer is, "Last summer, a team of dedicated marine archaeologists discovered the old shipwreck in the deep Pacific Ocean."

 Additional Information

• Option 2 fumbles the verb tense by joining two past tense verbs 'was' and 'discovered', which is incorrect.
• Option 3 incorrectly exchanges the shipwreck and the deep Pacific Ocean.
• Option 4 absurdly suggests that the shipwreck discovered the archaeologists.

The correct answer is ‘Part A’.

Key Points

• The above sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• The error lies in part A of the given sentence.
• The above sentence is an example of conjunction.
• As per the general rule, the conjunction 'as soon as' is used to denote two actions taking place simultaneously.
• The correct pair of the above conjunction is "as soon as".
• Example:
• As soon as he saw other children he became playful. (correct)
• As soon he saw other children he became playful. (incorrect)
• According to the explanation and example that are given above, ‘as soon as’ is the correct use in place of “as soon”.

Correct sentence: As soon as my father comes back from the office, my mother gets the tea.

Additional Information

• As per the general rule, 'no sooner' should never be followed by the word 'when'.
• Example: 
• No sooner had I started mowing the lawn than it started raining. (correct)
• No sooner had I started mowing the lawn when it started raining. (incorrect)

The correct answer is ‘Part A’.

Key Points

• The above sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• The error lies in part A of the given sentence.
• The given above sentence is an example of a synthesis of positive degree and a comparative degree in a sentence.
• As per the general rule, when in the same sentence two adjectives in different degrees of comparison are used, both should be complete in themselves.
• Let’s have a look at the structural form of the given rule:
• Subject + positive degree, + if not + comparative degree + than + object.
• Example:
• My father is as rich as, if not richer than your mother.  (correct)
• My father is as richer as, if not richer than your mother. (incorrect)
• ​According to the explanation and example that are given above, ‘as good as’ is the correct use in place of “as better as”.

Correct sentence: Rakesh is as good as, if not better than all the members of the club which is known as the Rotary club.

Additional Information

• As per the general rule, for comparison of equality or similarity between two persons, things, or qualities we use a positive degree.
• Example:
• She is as beautiful as her sister. (correct)
• She is as more beautiful as her sister. (incorrect)

The correct answer is "you're".

Key Points

• The blank in the sentence "Don’t go to the neighbour’s garden, ________ not allowed to go there." is meant to indicate a contraction for 'you are'.
• ​The sentence is basically saying "You are not allowed to go there."
• "You’re" is a contraction of 'you are', which communicates the intended meaning perfectly in this context.
• Example: You need to wear seat belts when you're in the car.
• Hence, filling the blank with "you're" will complete the sentence correctly as: "Don’t go to the neighbour’s garden, you’re not allowed to go there."
• So, the correct answer is "Option 4."

Correct sentence: Don’t go to the neighbour’s garden, you're not allowed to go there.

Additional Information

• Analyzing the other options:
• "your" is a possessive adjective, used before a noun to show something that belongs to "you", which doesn't fit this context.
• "yore" is a noun that refers to times long past and doesn't make sense in this context.
• "yor" is not a recognized English word, so it's not a suitable option.

The correct solution is 'with'.

Key Points

• A preposition is a word used before a noun or pronoun to express the relationship between them and the other elements in the sentence.
• In the sentence given, we have to show the relationship between the noun 'technical subject' with the rest of the sentence.
• The most appropriate preposition would thus be 'with' as it denotes accompaniment.
• The sentence would become. 'We are going to deal with technical subject', making it a simple present tense.
• Hence the correct answer is Option 2.

The correct answer is 'one another'.

Key Points

• A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun to avoid its repetition.
• Reciprocal pronouns are used to express a mutual action or relationship. These are: 
• Each other: each in a group of two.
• Example: Ram and Sheila helped each other.
• One another: each in a group of more than two.
• Example: The group of girls often stayed in one another's houses.
• In the given sentence, all the members of the team wished one another on their victory. (A team is of more than two persons.)
• So, 'one another' is the correct replacement for the highlighted phrase.

Correct sentence: All the members of the team wished one another on their victory. 

Hinglish

• एक pronoun एक ऐसा शब्द है जो noun की पुनरावृत्ति से बचने के लिए एक noun की जगह लेता है।
• Reciprocal pronouns का उपयोग पारस्परिक क्रिया या संबंध को व्यक्त करने के लिए किया जाता है। ये:
• Each other: प्रत्येक दो के समूह में।
• उदाहरण: Ram and Sheila helped each other.
• One another: दो से अधिक के समूह में प्रत्येक।
• उदाहरण: The group of girls often stayed in one another's houses.
• दिए गए वाक्य में, टीम के सभी सदस्य एक-दूसरे की जीत की कामना करते हैं। (एक टीम दो से अधिक व्यक्तियों की है।)
• इसलिए, 'one another' हाइलाइट किए गए वाक्यांश के लिए सही प्रतिस्थापन है।

The correct answer is 'No improvement.'

Key Points

• In the underlined segment, there is no need for any substitution.
• The gerund or present participle form of the verb 'becoming' in the sentence is in its correct form.
• The adjective 'active' means (of a thing) working; operative in the sentence is correctly used.
• The conjunction 'and' which is used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences, that are to be taken jointly is correctly used.
• The gerund or present participle form of the verb 'participating' in the sentence is in its correct form.
• The preposition 'in' is expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else is correctly used.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

The correct answer is 'Inaudible'.

Key Points

• The most appropriate word for the given group of words is 'Inaudible'.
• It means 'not loud enough to be heard'. (जो जल्‍दी या आसानी से सुनाई न पड़े, कष्‍टश्राव्‍य; अश्रव्‍य)
• Example: She spoke so quietly that she was almost inaudible.

Correct Answer: Inaudible.

Additional Information

• Let's look at the meaning of other words:
• Audible: that can be heard. (श्रव्‍य; सुनी जा सकने योग्‍य)
• Indelible: that cannot be removed or washed out. (जो हटाया या धोया न जा सके; अमिट, अलोप्‍य, स्‍थायी)
• Inedible: not suitable to be eaten. (जो खाने के लायक़ न हो; अखाद्य)

The correct answer is 'Villain'.

Key Points

• Villain is ​the main bad character in a story, play.
• Example: In most of his films he has played villains, but in this one, he’s a good guy.
• From the given meaning and example,' villain' is a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
• Thus, the correct answer is option 1.

Additional Information

• Altruist  is a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
• Sadist : A sadist is someone who enjoys inflicting pain on others, sometimes in a sexual sense.