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SSC CGL – Combined Graduate Level Examination · Question 99

Convert to direct speech: The professor remarked that the sun rises in the east.

  1. "The sun will rise in the east," remarked the professor.
  2. "The sun rises in the east," the professor remarked.
  3. "The sun had risen in the east," remarked the professor.
  4. "The sun is rising in the east," remarked the professor.
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Answer: (B) "The sun rises in the east," the professor remarked.

Explanation

Universal truths keep the present tense.