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SSC CHSL 2025 · PYQ · Indirect Speech · medium

Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives: Seema said to Meera, "Why didn't you inform your father about the problem you were facing in the hostel?"

  1. A.Seema asked Meera why she had not informed her father about the problem she had been facing in the hostel.✓ Correct
  2. B.Seema asked Meera why she did not inform her father about the problem she was facing in the hostel.
  3. C.Seema asked Meera why she had not informed her father about the problem she was facing in the hostel.
  4. D.Seema told Meera why she had not informed her father about the problem she had been facing in the hostel.

Explanation

In indirect speech, 'why didn't you' becomes 'why she had not', and 'you were facing' becomes 'she had been facing' (past perfect), making option A the correct transformation.
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