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The correct answer is: Option 4, i.e., "With full strength and determination".

Key Points

• The idiom "Tooth and nail" means to fight or struggle with full strength and determination, leaving no effort spared. (पूरी ताकत और दृढ़ता से लड़ना)
• Example: She fought tooth and nail to defend her rights in the courtroom.
• This idiom emphasizes a vigorous and determined effort to achieve or resist something.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Option 4.

Additional Information

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

• Option 1: Secretly and silently (चुपचाप और गुप्त रूप से)
• Example: The spy carried out the mission secretly and silently without anyone noticing.
• Option 2: Without any tools (बिना किसी उपकरण के)
• Example: He tried to fix the broken pipe without any tools, but it was a difficult task.
• Option 3: In a confused state (भ्रमित अवस्था में)
• Example: After the sudden announcement, everyone was in a confused state and didn't know what to do.

The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

The misspelled word is 'Connoissuen'.

• The correct spelling would be 'Connoisseur'.
• The word 'Connoisseur' is a noun which means 'an expert judge in matters of taste'. (पारखी)
• For Example -
• He is a connoisseur of fine wines.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Connoissuen'.

Additional Information

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

• Acknowledge - accept or admit the existence or truth of something (स्वीकार करना)
• Acquire - buy or obtain something for oneself (अर्जित करना)
• Absence - the state of being away or not present (अनुपस्थिति)

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points

• The subject of the sentence consists of two elements joined by "neither...nor."
• When subjects are connected by "neither...nor," the verb agrees with the subject closer to it.
• In this case, the subject closer to the verb is "the students," which is plural.
• The verb "was" is singular and should instead be "were" to match the plural subject.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.

Correct Sentence: "Neither the teacher nor the students were present."

The correct answer is Option 1.

Key Points

• Indirect Speech: The reporter reported that five people had been drowned in a boat accident.
• Key Conversions:
• "had been drowned" becomes "were drowned"
• The past perfect tense ("had been drowned") is converted to the simple past tense ("were drowned") in direct speech.
• Reporting verb:
• Indirect: "reported"
• Converted to: "said," as it matches the context of direct speech.
• Punctuation and Format:
• Direct speech is enclosed in quotation marks.
• Starts with a capital letter "Five" and ends with a period ".".
• Reporting clause follows the quoted speech, starting with a lowercase letter after the comma.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

Correct Sentence: "The reporter said, 'Five people were drowned in a boat accident.'"

Additional Information

• Option 2: "The reporter said, 'Five people are drowned in a boat accident.'"
• Incorrect tense ("are drowned") suggests present tense, which does not match the context of the reported past event.
• Option 3: "The reporter said, 'Five people were drowning in a boat accident.'"
• Incorrect verb form ("were drowning") changes the meaning to an ongoing action, which is inconsistent with the reported event.
• Option 4: "The reporter said, 'Five people drowned in a road accident.'"
• Incorrect context: changes "boat accident" to "road accident," which alters the original meaning.

The correct answer is Option (3) i.e. BCAD

Key Points

• The sentence begins with the subject "Wildlife sanctuaries," which is correctly indicated by part (B).
• Following the subject, "have been established" (BC) continues the logical sequence, explaining the action related to wildlife sanctuaries.
• The next part, "to protect endangered species" (A), explains the purpose of establishing the sanctuaries.
• Ending with "across the country" (D) completes the sentence by specifying the scope of the action.

Therefore, the correct answer is BCAD.

Additional Information

• Option 1 (BADC): This option starts with "Wildlife sanctuaries to protect endangered species have been established across the country," which creates a grammatically incorrect and illogical sentence structure.
• Option 2 (BACD): This option starts with "Wildlife sanctuaries to protect endangered species have been established across the country," but the parts are not in the most logical order.
• Option 4 (CBAD): This option begins with "have been established wildlife sanctuaries across the country to protect endangered species," which does not provide a coherent sentence.

The correct answer is Option 1.

Key Points

• The word "Occasional" is correctly spelled. It means occurring from time to time; not regular. (कभी-कभी)
• Example: She makes occasional visits to her hometown.
• The other options are misspelled versions of the word:

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

• The verb "prevent" is typically followed by "from" + a gerund (verb + "ing").
• The structure "prevent someone from doing something" is grammatically correct.
• In this case, "She prevented me from going there" should be used to ensure proper grammar.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

Correct Sentence: "She prevented me from going there."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "for going" – This is incorrect as "prevent" is not followed by "for."
• Option 2: "against going" – This is incorrect as "against" does not fit the grammatical construction required after "prevent."
• Option 3: "going to" – This is incorrect as it does not fit the intended meaning of preventing someone from an action.

The correct answer is 'at'.

Key Points

• The preposition "at" is commonly used with the verb "connived" to indicate secret or unethical cooperation.
• The sentence implies that the officials secretly cooperated with or turned a blind eye to the illegal activities.
• Options 1, 2, and 3 do not fit the context and are grammatically incorrect.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

Complete Sentence: "The officials connived at the illegal activities."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "with" is incorrect as "connive with" implies collaboration, but it does not align with the intended meaning of secret cooperation.
• Option 2: "for" is incorrect because it does not convey the idea of secret plotting or turning a blind eye.
• Option 3: "on" is incorrect as it does not fit the verb "connived" in this context.

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points

• Indirect Speech: They requested to close the door if he was feeling cold.
• Key Conversions:
• "requested to close the door" becomes "Please close the door"
• The word "requested" is converted into the polite expression "Please" to match the direct speech format.
• The verb "close" is retained in its base form.
• "if he was feeling cold" becomes "if you are feeling cold"
• Pronoun "he" is changed to "you" to match the direct speech pronoun change.
• Verb "was" is changed to "are" to match the present tense in direct speech.
• Punctuation and Format:
• Direct speech is enclosed in quotation marks.
• Starts with a capital letter "Please" and ends with a period ".".
• Reporting clause precedes the quoted speech and is followed by a comma.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.

Correct Sentence: "He said, "Please close the door if you are feeling cold.""

Additional Information

• Option 1: "He said, "Please closed the door if you are feeling cold.""
• The word "closed" is grammatically incorrect as it must be in the base form "close" in direct speech.
• Option 3: "He said, "Please close the door if you is feeling cold.""
• The verb "is" is incorrect as it must be "are" to match the subject "you" in direct speech.
• Option 4: "He said, "Please close the door if feel cold.""
• The clause is incomplete as it omits the subject "you" before "feel cold."

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

• The sentence uses the conjunction "Scarcely," which is typically followed by an auxiliary verb, such as "had," in the past perfect tense.
• The structure of the sentence requires parallel construction, and the correct verb form after "had" is the past participle "started."
• The phrase "was starting to rain" is incorrect because it does not align with the past perfect tense required in the sentence.
• Therefore, the correct phrase is "had started to rain."

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

Correct Sentence: "Scarcely had I left when it started to rain."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "had started" – While this option uses the past perfect tense, it disrupts the logical sequence of events in the sentence.
• Option 2: "was begun" – This option is grammatically incorrect because "was begun" is passive and inappropriate here.
• Option 3: "did start" – This option is incorrect as it introduces unnecessary emphasis and does not fit the structure of the sentence.