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Correct option: B — Roshni told Rakesh that time and tide waits for none.

Roshni told Rakesh that time and tide waits for none. (Correct) “Time and tide waits for none” is a proverb, which means that people cannot stop the passing of time, and therefore should not delay doing things. When the reported speech is a general truth or a proverb, its tense does not change. Hence, option (b) gives the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Correct option: D — The teacher said, "The sun rises in the east."

The teacher said, "The sun rises in the east." (Correct) (a) The teacher said, "The sun rising in the east." (Incorrect form of Verb) (b) The teacher said, "The sun rose in the east." (Incorrect Tense) (c) The teacher said, "The sun has risen in the east." (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: A — She exclaimed to her friend that she had made a very beautiful painting.

She exclaimed to her friend that she had made a very beautiful painting. (Correct) (b) She told her that the painting is beautiful. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) She exclaimed to her friend that she made a very beautiful painting. (Incorrect Tense) (d) She shouted that painting was very nice. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

Correct option: A — The teacher asked them to open their books.

The teacher asked them to open their books. (Correct) (b) The teacher asked to open books. (The verb ‘ask’ needs an object) (c) The teacher ordered them opening the books. (Incorrect Verb) (d) The teacher said them open your books. (Incorrect Verb)

Correct option: C — He said, “I was waiting here for more than two hours before the gates finally opened.”

He said, “I was waiting here for more than two hours before the gates finally opened.” (Correct) (a) He said, “I have been waiting here since two hours before the gates opened.” (Incorrect preposition) (b) He said, “I waited here two hours before gates opened.” (Incorrect Tense) (d) He said, “I had waiting there before the gates opened.” (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: C — They said that they would visit the museum the next day.

They said that they would visit the museum the next day. (Correct) (a) They said that we shall have visited the museum the following day. (Incorrect Verb) (b) They told that they should visit the museum the following day. (Incorrect Verb) (d) They said they would be visiting the museum. (Incorrect Verb)

Correct option: C — Roshan says that he has completed his homework.

Roshan says that he has completed his homework. (Correct) (a) Roshan said that he had completed his homework. (Incorrect Verb) (b) Roshan says that he had completed his homework. (Incorrect Tense) (d) Roshan said that he has completed his homework. (Incorrect Verb)

Correct option: D — The labourers asked the contractor if he had asked the manager when they were going to receive their remuneration that had been pending for the previous three months.

The labourers asked the contractor if he had asked the manager when they were going to receive their remuneration that had been pending for the previous three months. (Correct) (a) The labourers asked the contractor if he asked the manager when they were going to receive their remuneration that had been pending for the previous three months. (Incorrect Verb) (b) The labourers asked the contractor if he had asked the manager when they are going to receive their remuneration that was pending for the previous three months. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The labourers asked the contractor if had he asked the manager when they are going to receive their remuneration that was pending for the last three months. (Incorrect Word Order)

Correct option: B — Rajesh tells Malini that they did not like the dance the previous year.

Rajesh tells Malini that they did not like the dance the previous year. (Correct) (a) Rajesh tells Malini that they had not liked the dance the previous year. (Incorrect Tense) (c) Rajesh told Malini that they did not like the dance last year. (Incorrect Reporting Verb) (d) Rajesh told Malini that they had not liked the dance the previous year. (Incorrect Reporting Verb and Tense)

Correct option: B — He said, "Did you take the medications?"

He said, "Did you take the medications?" (Correct) (a) He said, "Whether you take the medications?" (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) He said, "Did I take the medications?" (Incorrect Pronoun) (d) He said, "Did you took the medications?" (Incorrect Verb)