1000+ Direct and Indirect Speech MCQ for IBPS PO [Solved]

1. Mrs. Shankar said, I know what it is to be depressed.
A. Mrs. Shankar is depressed she said.
B. Mrs. Shankar said that she was knowing what it was to be depressed.
C. Mrs. Shankar said that she knew what it was to be depressed.
D. Mrs. Shankar knows what it is to be depressed.
Answer : C

2. I said, Water is essential for life.
A. Water is essential for life was said by me.
B. I told that water was essential for life.
C. I exclaimed that water was essential for life.
D. I said that water is essential for life.
Answer : D

3. My cousin said, My room-mate snored throughout the night.
A. My cousin said that her room-mate had snored throughout the night.
B. My cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the right.
C. My cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
D. My cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.
Answer : A

4. He said to me, Where is the post office?
A. He wanted to know where the post office was.
B. He asked me that where the post office was.
C. He asked me where the post office was.
D. He asked me where was the post office.
Answer : C

5. Manna asked Rohan, Have you sat in a trolley bus before?
A. Manna asked Rohan whether he had sat in a trolley bus earlier.
B. Manna asked Rohan had he sat in a trolley bus before.
C. Manna asked Rohan if he sat on a trolley bus before.
D. Manna asked Rohan if he has ever sat in a trolley bus
Answer : A

6. I said to him, Will you go to Delhi?
A. I asked him will he go to Delhi.
B. I asked him if he would go to Delhi.
C. I said to him would you go to Delhi.
D. I said to him would he go to Delhi.
Answer : B

7. I dont know the way. Do you? he asked.
A. He said that he didnt know the way and did I know it.
B. He told that he was not knowing the way, but wondered if I knew.
C. He said that he didnt know the way and asked me if I did.
D. He asked me if I knew the way which he didnt.
Answer : C

8. He said to her, Are you coming to the party?
A. He asked her whether she was coming to the party.
B. He told her if she was coming to the party.
C. He asked her if she will be coming to the party.
D. He asked her if she will be coming to the party.
Answer : A

9. He said, Where shall I be this time next year?
A. He asked that where should he be that time next year.
B. He wondered where he should be that time the following year.
C. He contemplated where shall he be that time the following year.
D. He wondered where he would be that time the following year.
Answer : D

10. The poor examine said, O God, take pity on me.
A. The poor examinee prayed God to take pity on him
B. The poor examinee, invoking God, improve him to take pity on him
C. The poor examinee exclaimed that God take pity on him
D. The poor examine asked God to take pity on him
Answer : A

11. He said, What a beautiful scene!
A. He said that what a beautiful scene it was.
B. He wondered that it was a beautiful scene.
C. He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was.
D. He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene.
Answer : D

12. The Captain said to his men, Stand at ease.
A. The Captain urged his men to stand at ease
B. The Captain wanted his men to stand at ease
C. The Captain told his men that they should stand at ease
D. The Captain commanded his men to stand at ease
Answer : D

13. The teacher said to him, Is not poverty a curse?
A. The teacher asked him was poverty not a curse.
B. The teacher asked him whether poverty is not a curse.
C. The teacher asked him is poverty not a curse
D. The teacher asked him if poverty was not a curse
Answer : D

14. He said, The mice will play, when the cat is away.
A. He said that the mice will play when the cat is away.
B. He said that the mice would play when the cat was away.
C. He said that the mice would play when the cat would be away.
D. He said that the mice shall play, when the cat is away.
Answer : A

15. He said, I was doing it.
A. He said that he did it.
B. He said that he has done it.
C. He said that he had done it.
D. He said that he had been doing it.
Answer : D

16. The employer said to the workman, I cannot pay you higher wages.
A. The employer told the workman that he could not be paid higher wages.
B. The employer forbade the workman that he could not pay him higher wages.
C. The employer forbade the workman to pay higher wages.
D. The employer warned the workman that he cannot pay him higher wages.
Answer : B

17. He said, I must go next week.
A. He said that he must go next week.
B. He said that he must go the following week.
C. He said that he would have to go the following week.
D. He said that he was to go the following week.
Answer : C

18. He said, May God grant peace to the departed soul
A. He wished by God to grant peace to the departed soul.
B. He wished that God may grnt peace to the departed soul.
C. He prayed that might God grant peace to the departed soul.
D. He prayed that God would grant peace to the departed soul.
Answer : D

19. The prisoner enquired if a lawyer had been arranged for him.
A. The prisoner enquired, Had a lawyer been arranged for me?
B. The prisoner asked, Has a lawyer been arranged for me?
C. The prisoner enquired, Is there a lawyer for me?
D. The prisoner said, Have you arranged a lawyer for me?
Answer : B

20. Ram says to me You are smart.
A. Ram tells me that I am smart.
B. Ram tells me that he is smart.
C. Ram tells me that he was smart.
D. Ram tells me that I shall be smart.
Answer : A

21. He said that we are all born to die.
A. He said, We are all born to die.
B. He said, We have all been born to die.
C. He exclaimed, We were all born to die.
D. He said, We were all born to die.
Answer : A

22. Rajesh said, I bought a car yesterday.
A. Rajesh said that I have bought a car the previous day.
B. Rajesh told that he had bought a car yesterday.
C. Rajesh said that he had bought a car the previous day.
D. Rajesh said that he bought a car the previous day.
Answer : D

23. The student said, Alas! I wasted my time last year.
A. The student exclaimed with surprise that he had wasted his time the previous year.
B. The student exclaimed with sorrow that he had wasted his time the previous year.
C. The student exclaimed with joy that he had wasted his time the previous year.
D. The student exclaims with sorrow that he had wasted his time the previous year.
Answer : B

24. Everybody says, How well she sings !
A. Everybody comments that she sings well.
B. Everybody says that she sang well.
C. Everybody says how well she sings.
D. Everybody tells that she sang very well.
Answer : C

25. He exclaimed with joy that their team had won the tournament.
A. He exclaimed, Hurrah ! Our team has won the tournament !
B. He said, Our team has won the tournament.
C. He said, Wow ! Our team won the tournament.
D. He said, Our team won the tournament.
Answer : A

26. Are you alone, my son? asked a soft voice close behind me.
A. A soft voice from my back asked if I was alone.
B. A soft voice said to me are you alone son.
C. A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.
D. A soft voice behind me asked if I was alone.
Answer : D

27. He said that he intended to leave for Surat that night.
A. I intend to leave for Surat that night, he said.
B. I intend to left for Surat that night, he said.
C. I intended to leave for Surat tonight, he said.
D. I intend to leave for Surat tonight, he said.
Answer : D

28. Please dont go away, she said.
A. She said to please her and not go away.
B. She told me not to go away.
C. She begged that I not go away.
D. She begged me not to go away.
Answer : D

29. He said, Honesty is the best policy.
A. He said that honesty has been the best policy.
B. He said that honesty is the best policy.
C. He said that honesty had been the best policy.
D. He said that honesty was the best policy.
Answer : B

30. He bade his friends goodbye.
A. I am bidding you Goodbye
B. Goodbye, my friends, he was saying to them.
C. I will see you later, he told his friends.
D. He said, Goodbye, my friends.
Answer : D

31. The teacher said, Be quiet, boys.
A. The teacher said that the boys should be quiet.
B. The teacher called the boys and ordered them to the quiet.
C. The teacher urged the boys to be quiet.
D. The teacher commanded the boys that they be quiet.
Answer : C

32. Sarita said to me, I will do it now or never.
A. Sarita told me that I would do it then or never.
B. Sarita told me that she would do it now or never.
C. Sarita told me tht she will do that now or never.
D. Sarita told me that she would do it then or never.
Answer : D

33. He said, I have read this novel.
A. He said that he had read that novel.
B. He said that he had read this novel.
C. He said that he read that novel.
D. He said that he has read this novel.
Answer : A

34. He says that he is very sorry.
A. He said. He is very sorry
B. He told me. I felt sorry
C. He says, I am very sorry
D. He said. He was very sorry
Answer : C

35. She asked me if I was going to college.
A. She asked to me, Was I going to college?
B. She asked me, Will you go to college?
C. Said, Am I going to college?
D. She said to me. Are you going to college?
Answer : D

36. He asked his teacher, Need I read this chapter?
A. He asked his teacher whether there was a need to read that chapter.
B. He asked his teacher whether he needed to read this chapter.
C. He asked his teacher if it was necessary to read this chapter.
D. He asked his teacher if he had to read that chapter.
Answer : D

37. He said, I have often told you not to waste your time.
A. He said that he ha often told not to waste your time.
B. He said that he had often told him not to waste his time.
C. He said that he had often suggested to him not to waste him time.
D. He told that he has often told him not to waste his time.
Answer : B

38. He said, Can you sing? And I said, No.
A. He asked me that could I sing and I refused.
B. He asked me if I could sing and I said that I couldnt.
C. I denied, when he asked me if I could sing.
D. He asked me if I could sing and I said no.
Answer : B

39. My friend said to me, Has your father returned from Calcutta?
A. My friend said to me that my father has returned form Calcutta.
B. My friend asked me if my father had returned from Calcutta.
C. My friend told me that his father has returned from Calcutta.
D. My friend enquired me if his father has returned from Calcutta.
Answer : B

40. Pinki said to Gaurav, will you help me in my work just now
A. Pinki asked Gaurav if he would help her in her work just then.
B. Pinki questioned to Gaurav that will you help me in my work just now.
C. Pinki told Gaurav whether he will help her in her work just now.
D. Pinki asked to Gaurav that will he help her in her work just now.
Answer : A

41. The Manager said, Well, what can I do for you?
A. The Manager asked what he could do for him.
B. The Manager woundered what he could do for him.
C. The Manager wanted to know what he could do for him.
D. The Manager said that he couldnt do any for him.
Answer : C

42. He said to me, I grew these carrots myself.
A. He told me that he had grown those carrots himself.
B. He told me that he grew those carrots himself.
C. He told me I grew these carrots myself.
D. He told me that he grew these carrots himself.
Answer : A

43. He said, I saw a book here.
A. He said that he saw a book here.
B. He said that he saw a book there.
C. He said that he had seen a book here.
D. He said that he had seen a book there.
Answer : D

44. Anne said, It is time to leave for the meeting.
A. Anne said that it was time to leave for the meeting.
B. Anne said its time to leave for the meeting.
C. Anne told that it is time to leave for the meeting.
D. Anne said that it was time for the meeting.
Answer : A

45. Who now, they had asked, will listen to our troubles and protect us from the crocodiles ?
A. They had wanted to know who will now listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.
B. They wanted to know who will listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.
C. They had wanted to know who would listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.
D. They had wanted to know who then would listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.
Answer : D

46. He said to them, Dont make a noise.
A. He told them that dont make a noise.
B. He told them not to make noise.
C. He told them not to make a noise.
D. He asked them not to make a noise.
Answer : D

47. He said to me, I have often told you not to play with fire.
A. He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire
B. He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire
C. He remained me that he had often told me not to play with fire
D. He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire
Answer : B

48. I said to him, Why are you working so hard?
A. I asked him why was he working so hard
B. I asked him why he had been working so hard
C. I asked him why he was working so hard
D. I asked him why had he been working so hard
Answer : C

49. Moti asked Gangu whether the latter was in his senses.
A. Gangu, are you in your senses ? asked Moti.
B. Are you senseless, Gangu ? asked Moti.
C. Hey Gangu, are you in your senses now ? asked Moti.
D. Gangu, have you lost your senses ? asked Moti.
Answer : A

50. You will say, I am ill.
A. You would say that you are ill.
B. You would say that you were ill.
C. You will say that you are ill.
D. You will say that you were ill.
Answer : B