What is the synonym of nasty?

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.

He said to me, "Where is the post office ?" 

Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

One who holds a post without any salary

Violence has played a great part in the would's history. It  is today playing an equally important part and probably it will continue to do so for a considerable time. It is impossible to ignore the importance of violence in the past and present. To do so is to ignore life. Yet violence is undoubtedly bad and brings an unending trail of evil consequences with it. And worse even than violence are the motives of hatred, cruelty, revenge and punishment which very often accompany violence. Indeed violence is bad, not intrinsically, but because of these motives that go with it. There can be violence without these movies there can be violence of  a good object as well as for an evil object. But it is extremely difficult to separate violence from these motives, and therefore, it is desirable to avoid violence as far as possible. In avoiding it, however someone can not accept a negative attitude of submitting to bad and far greater evils. Submission to violence or the acceptance of an unjust regime based on violence is against the spirit of non-violence. The non-violent method, in order to justify itself, must be dynamic and capable of changing such a regime of social order.

“Indeed, violence is bad, not intrinsically, but because of these motives that go with it'. This suggests 

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

She said impatiently, “I don’t need any help.”

Identify the synonym for the word – ruthless

Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

In my lifetime, I have been greatly privileged to travel to some of the most wonderful places in the world.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Education makes a person self-reliant. An (1)____ person is well equipped to take important decisions (2)____ life. He is the master of his (3)____ and fortune. On the other hand an illiterate person (4)____ help and guidance at every step. He feels helpless (5)____ is at the mercy of others.

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.