In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

My mother said to me, "Who is your best friend?" 

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word TRANSCRIBE, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?

Two people, Savita and Karan, get their sales commissions based on the number of items sold each month. Their total sales commission amounts to Rs. 56,100 in a particular month. If savita got her commission 12 % higher than Karan, how much commission did Karan earn? 

A moving train crosses a man standing on a platform and a bridge 640 metres long in 15 seconds and 35 seconds respectively. What will be the time taken by the train to cross a platform 1280 meters long?

Directions: In the following questions five sentences are given with a phrase highlighted. These phrases may or may not be correct. Following the sentences are four phrases, from which one phrase will replace the incorrect phrase. The number of that correct phrase will be your answer. If the phrase is correct then option (e) i.e. “No replacement required” will be your answer.

The two playwrights worked in close collaborating with each other on the script.

Directions (3): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet. (Mark your answer 3)
Jawaharlal Nehru was probably the first important public leader to realise that if India were to (1) its problems, it would have to (2) the age of science. The Government of free India was one of the first in the world to set up a department of science and technology. The (3) the Government has attached to science is also clear (4) the fact that the portfolio of science and technology has always been (5) by the Prime Minister himself.