SSC CPO 2025 PYQ — Question 197

SSC CPO - 9 Dec 2025 - Shift 1 • English • Q197

A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
He said, "I am not feeling well today."

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

He said he was not feeling well that day.

Explanation:

Direct speech:

He said, "I am not feeling well today."

Rules for indirect speech:

I → he

am → was (backshift of tense)

today → that day

So:

He said he was not feeling well that day.

Other options:

A → no tense change

C → wrong pronoun

D → incorrect grammar

Hindi meaning:

उसने कहा कि वह उस दिन अच्छा महसूस नहीं कर रहा था।