Q.1
Which kind of reporting used in the above passage?
  • Only direct speech.
  • Only indirect speech.
  • No direct or indirect speech.
  • Both direct and indirect speech.
Q.2
How many times was direct or indirect speech attributed to Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu?
  • One direct and two indirect speeches.
  • No direct or indirect speeches.
  • Two direct speeches and one indirect speech.
  • One direct speech and one indirect speech.
Q.3
"Confused" and "and to the shock of Congress" are direct speech attributed to who?
  • Sitharaman
  • No-one
  • Raje
  • Swaraj
Q.4
In the report, Congress leader Anand Sharma's words have been shown in which style?
  • In both direct and indirect speech.
  • In indirect speech only.
  • In direct speech only.
  • In neither direct nor indirect speech.
Q.5
How many times has Swaraj been reported as saying something?
  • Three times.
  • Two times.
  • Once only.
  • Not at all.
Q.6
'She claimed that Congress has put itself in an "untenable position" and has "pushed itself against the wall" by demanding resignations of Swaraj, Raje and Chauhan.' What kind of a sentence is this?
  • Indirect speech.
  • Direct speech.
  • Both indirect and direct speech.
  • Just a statement.
Q.7
'She claimed that Congress has put itself in an "untenable position" and has "pushed itself against the wall" by demanding resignations of Swaraj, Raje and Chauhan.' Convert this sentence into direct speech.
  • She claimed "Congress has put itself in an untenable position and has pushed itself against the wall by demanding resignations of Swaraj, Raje and Chauhan."
  • She claimed, "Congress has put itself in an "untenable position" and has "pushed itself against the wall" by demanding resignations of Swaraj, Raje and Chauhan."
  • She claimed, "Congress has put itself in an untenable position and has pushed itself against the wall by demanding resignations of Swaraj, Raje and Chauhan."
  • She claimed, "Congress has put itself in an untenable position and has pushed itself against the wall by demanding resignations of Swaraj, Raje and Chauhan".
Q.8
What is the necessary condition to differentiate between direct and indirect speech?
  • To hyphenate the words attributed to a person.
  • To place the words attributed to a person between inverted commas.
  • To capitalise the words attributed to a person.
  • To italicise the words attributed to a person.
Q.9
Which of the following options is related more to indirect speech?
  • When we are interested in giving less information.
  • When we are interested in making sentences very long.
  • When we are interested in the exact words.
  • When we are not interested in the exact words.
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