Correct Answer: To keep quiet

Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

The idiom "hold one's tongue" means to refrain from speaking or to remain silent. It is an expression used when someone is advised or directed to keep quiet or not to speak about a particular matter.

Therefore, the correct answer is to keep quiet.

Correct Answer: The shopkeeper said to the lady, “Please hurry up, it is time for the shop to be closed.”

Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation:
The direct form is a way of reporting speech or writing in which the exact words spoken are quoted without any alteration. It typically involves the use of quotation marks to enclose the speaker's words.
Narration conversion:

• "Requested" is replaced with said.
• The infinitive form of the verb (to hurry up) will be changed to the base form (hurry up) as it is an imperative sentence, which would start with the word "please".
• Change the simple past tense (was) to the simple present tense (is).
• The direct words of the speaker are enclosed in inverted commas.

Therefore, the correct direct form would be: The shopkeeper said to the lady, "Please hurry up, it is time for the shop to be closed."

Correct Answer: LANJSVQ

Solution : Given:
PERFORM, ODQGPSN, NCPHQTO, MBOIRUP, ?

Subtract 1 from the first three letters and add 1 to the last four letters of the previous term to obtain the missing term.
PERFORM→P – 1 = O; E – 1 = D; R – 1 = Q; F + 1 = G; O + 1 = P; R + 1 = S; M + 1 = N
ODQGPSN→O – 1 = N; D – 1 = C; Q – 1 = P; G + 1 = H; P + 1 = Q; S + 1 = T; N + 1 = O
NCPHQTO→N – 1 = M; C – 1 = B; P – 1 = O; H + 1 = I; Q + 1 = R; T + 1 = U; O + 1 = P
MBOIRUP→M – 1 = L; B – 1 = A; O – 1 = N; I + 1 = J; R + 1 = S; U + 1 = V; P + 1 = Q

So, LANJSVQ is the missing term in the given series. Hence, the second option is correct.

Correct Answer: I had not been

Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation: This sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error. Here, I had not been, is a valid substitution. It uses the past perfect tense representing the passive structure, indicating that the lack of invitation occurred before a specified point in the past.

Therefore, the corrected sentence would be: "I did not attend the meeting because I had not been invited."

Correct Answer: She asked them to stick out their hands over their brooms.

Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Explanation:
Reported speech, also known as indirect speech, is used to relay what someone else has said without quoting their exact words. In reported speech, the tense, pronouns, and other elements may change.
Narration conversion:

• Change the reporting verb from "said" to "asked".
• Change the second person pronoun "your" to the third person pronoun "their" to reflect the shift in perspective.
• Remove the quotation marks and change the structure to fit the reported speech.
• The base form of the verb (stick) will be changed to the infinitive form (to stick).

Therefore, the reported speech would be: She asked them to stick out their hands over their brooms.

Correct Answer: Arthropoda

Solution : The correct answer is Arthropoda.

Arthropods have a variety of bilaterally symmetrical body shapes. They have separate bodies. They are known as coelomates because they truly possess a coelom. Because the blood vascular/circulatory system of arthropods is open type, blood does not pass through clearly defined blood vessels.

Correct Answer: Parotid gland

Solution : The correct option is the Parotid gland.

The mumps virus is one of the possible causes of the illness, making it a virus. It primarily affects the parotid glands, one of the three pairs of salivary glands located below and in front of the ears. The inflammation of these glands is a characteristic symptom of mumps, leading to swelling and tenderness in the cheek and jaw areas. This condition is known as parotitis.

Correct Answer: Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

Solution : The correct answer is Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain.

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain founded Muslim girls' schools in Patna and Calcutta. She boldly challenged traditional ideologies, claiming that women were treated less favourably by religious authorities of all faiths. She studied English and Bangla before becoming a writer.

Correct Answer: Pushyamitra

Solution : The correct answer is Pushyamitra.

Pushyamitra founded the Shunga dynasty by killing the last Mauryan king. Shunga was the army chief of Brihadratha, the last king of the Mauryas, who killed the emperor and established himself on the throne in 185 or 186 BC. His capital was Pataliputra.

Correct Answer: 40

Solution : In the Venn diagram representation, the G circle shows the number of players playing golf, and the S circle shows the number of players playing skating. The common area shows the players playing both games. The outside area shows players playing neither of the games.

Number of players playing neither of the games = 120 – 100 = 20
Let the number of players playing both games be x.
A total of 60 students participate in golf. 
So, the number of players playing only Golf = 60 – x
A total of 56 students participate in skating.
So, the number of players playing only skating = 56 – x
The total number of players playing golf and skating = 100
So, (60 – x) + (56 – x) + x = 100
⇒ 116 – 2x + x = 100
⇒ 116 – x = 100
⇒ x = 116 – 100
⇒ x = 16

So, the number of players playing only skating is (56 – 16) = 40. Hence, the first option is correct.