IBPS PO English: Voice questions with solutions

Q1. After driving Professor Kumar to the museum, she dropped him at his hotel.

1. After being driven to the museum, Professor Kumar was dropped at his hotel.
2. Professor Kumar was being driven dropped at his hotel.
3. After she had driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.
4. After she was driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.

Answer: After being driven to the museum, Professor Kumar was dropped at his hotel.

The sentence is in active voice, with 'she' as the subject and 'Professor Kumar' as the object. In passive voice, the object becomes the subject and the verb changes to 'was dropped'.

Q2. I remember my sister taking me to the museum.

1. I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister.
2. I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.
3. I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister.
4. I remember taken to the museum by my sister.

Answer: I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.

The original sentence is in active voice, and the passive equivalent uses 'being taken' after 'remember'. This is the standard and grammatically correct transformation.

Q3. Who is creating this mess?

1. Who has been created this mess?
2. By whom has this mess been created?
3. By whom this mess is being created?
4. By whom is this mess being created?

Answer: By whom is this mess being created?

The active question 'Who is creating this mess?' changes to passive by making 'this mess' the subject. The correct interrogative passive form is 'By whom is this mess being created?'.

Q4. They greet me cheerfully every morning.

1. Every morning I was greeted cheerfully.
2. I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
3. I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
4. Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me.

Answer: I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.

The sentence is in simple present tense. In passive voice, 'me' becomes 'I' and the verb changes to 'am greeted' while keeping the adverbial phrase intact.

Q5. Darjeeling grows tea.

1. Tea is being grown in Darjeeling.
2. Let the tea be grown in Darjeeling.
3. Tea is grown in Darjeeling.
4. Tea grows in Darjeeling.

Answer: Tea is grown in Darjeeling.

The sentence expresses a general fact, so the passive form uses the simple present tense. 'Tea is grown in Darjeeling' correctly preserves the meaning.