He asked me if I knew who that girl was. Which one of the following is the correct Yes-No question corresponding to the sentence above ? (a) Do you know who is that girl ? (b) Did you know who is that girl ? (c) Did you know who that girl was? (d) Did you ask me who that girl was? Answer options :
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He asked me if I knew who that girl was.
Which one of the following is the correct Yes-No question corresponding to the sentence above ?
(a) Do you know who is that girl ?
(b) Did you know who is that girl ?
(c) Did you know who that girl was?
(d) Did you ask me who that girl was?
Answer options :
1: (d) only
2: (b) only
3: (c) only
4: (a) only
अचूक उत्तर: पर्याय (३) (c) only
स्पष्टीकरण:
Indirect to Direct Speech: Yes-No Question Conversion:
तपशीलवार विश्लेषण:
१.
दिलेले Indirect वाक्य: *"He asked me if I knew who that girl was."*
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येथे 'if' ने जोडलेले उपवाक्य हे मूळच्या Yes-No प्रश्नाचे Indirect Speech आहे.
२.
मूळ प्रश्नाचे विश्लेषण:
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'if I knew' हे भूतकाळी रूप असून, प्रत्यक्ष प्रश्नात *"Did you know who that girl was?"* ही रचना जुळते.
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पर्याय (a) व (b) मध्ये 'who is that girl' अशी रचना आहे, जी अयोग्य आहे (तसेच 'who that girl was' हा embedded clause कायम राहतो).
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पर्याय (c) *"Did you know who that girl was?"* हा अचूक Yes-No प्रश्न आहे.
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त्यामुळे (c) only हा पर्याय (३) अचूक आहे.
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Yes-No Questions चे Indirect Speech:
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Direct: *He said to me, "Did you know who that girl was?"*
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Indirect: *He asked me if I knew who that girl was.*
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (3) (c) only
Explanation:
The question tests reconstructing the direct Yes-No question from reported speech.
Detailed Analysis:
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Reported Speech: *"He asked me if I knew who that girl was."*
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The reporting clause *asked me if...* indicates that the direct utterance was a Yes-No question.
3.
Corresponding direct Yes-No question with past reference:
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*"Did you know who that girl was?"*
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Options (a) and (b) incorrectly invert the subordinate noun clause (*who is that girl*).
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Hence, Option (3) [(c) only] is the designated correct response.
Hence, Option (3) is correct.
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📌 MPSC Exam Tip:
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Reporting clause with *if / whether* signals an underlying Yes-No question.
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Subordinate embedded wh-clauses keep subject + verb order (*who that girl was*).