Voice & Narration · NDA previous year questions

2025 8 questions

1. Q62025 · 14 Sept 2025

   Directions: The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech, followed by four options. One of the options correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Convert from direct into indirect speech. Ayushi said to the group, "We have had enough of suffering today. It is time to march forward."

   1. A.Ayushi told the group that they had had enough of suffering that day and it was time to march forward
   2. B.Ayushi asked the group that they had had enough of suffering this day and it was time to march forward
   3. C.Ayushi told the group that they had enough of suffering and that it is time to march forward
   4. D.Ayushi told the group that we had had enough of suffering this day and it was time to march forward
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   Answer: A

2. Q72025 · 14 Sept 2025

   Directions: The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech, followed by four options. One of the options correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Convert from direct speech into indirect speech. "Alas! We lost the match by one point," said the Captain

   1. A.The Captain regretted that they had lost the match by one point
   2. B.The Captain regretted that they lost the match by one point
   3. C.The Captain exclaimed that they had lost the match by one point
   4. D.The Captain told the team that they had lost the match by one point
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   Answer: A

3. Q82025 · 14 Sept 2025

   Directions: The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech, followed by four options. One of the options correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Convert from direct speech into indirect speech. "Where were you last week?" Alok asked Sheela

   1. A.Alok told Sheela where she had been the week before
   2. B.Alok asked Sheela where she had been the week before
   3. C.Alok asked Sheela where she was the week before
   4. D.Alok asked Sheela where she had been the last week
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   Answer: B

4. Q92025 · 14 Sept 2025

   Directions : Following items have sentences in active voice with four options. One of the options converts the active voice into passive voice correctly. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. The king who the people loved built the castle five centuries ago

   1. A.The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who was loved by the people
   2. B.The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who loved the people
   3. C.The castle built five centuries ago by the king loved by the people
   4. D.The castle was built five centuries ago by the people who were loved by the king
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   Answer: A

5. Q102025 · 14 Sept 2025

   Directions : Following items have sentences in active voice with four options. One of the options converts the active voice into passive voice correctly. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. The company has recruited four hundred engineers who will have to complete an internship for three weeks

   1. A.Four hundred engineers have been recruited by the company and an internship of three weeks will have to be completed by them
   2. B.Four hundred engineers have been recruited by the company and they will have to complete an internship of three weeks
   3. C.The company has been recruited by four hundred engineers and an internship of three week will have to be completed by them
   4. D.Four hundred engineers have been recruited by the company. Internship of three weeks will have had to be completed by them
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   Answer: A

6. Q62025 · 13 Apr 2025
   Directions

   Directions : The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech with four options. One of the options converts the direct or indirect speech into indirect or direct correctly. Select the correct option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet.

   Convert from direct speech to indirect speech : Charu said to her friend, “I want you to be here at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting.”

   1. A.Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting
   2. B.Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting
   3. C.Charu requested her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting
   4. D.Charu told her friend that she will want her to be here at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting
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   Answer: A

7. Q72025 · 13 Apr 2025
   Directions

   Directions : The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech with four options. One of the options converts the direct or indirect speech into indirect or direct correctly. Select the correct option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet.

   Convert from direct speech to indirect speech : Nitin said to his brother, “What a beautiful painting it is ?”

   1. A.Nitin wondered to his brother that what a beautiful painting it was
   2. B.Nitin wondered before his brother that it was a beautiful painting
   3. C.Nitin exclaimed that it is a beautiful painting
   4. D.Nitin asked his brother whether it was beautiful painting
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   Answer: B

8. Q82025 · 13 Apr 2025
   Directions

   Directions : The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech with four options. One of the options converts the direct or indirect speech into indirect or direct correctly. Select the correct option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet.

   Convert from indirect speech to direct speech : The teacher asked her students why they had been quiet in the previous class.

   1. A.The teacher asked her students, “Why were they keeping quiet in the previous class ?”
   2. B.The teacher said to her students, “Why were you quiet in the previous class ?”
   3. C.The teacher said to her students, “Why had you been quiet in the previous class ?”
   4. D.The teacher said to her students, “Why were you quiet in previous class ?”
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   Answer: B