How many meaningful English words can be formed from interchanging first and second letters of each word given in the series?

Select the correct indirect/direct  speech for the given sentence 

“Sankar ,where have you been all these days?” asked the mohan. 

"My train will reach by noon," he explained.

I will tell him that I don’t want to join the art classes.

He said,"Be quiet and listen to my words."

Select the option which correctly converts the given sentence into direct speech.

Choose the option that is the direct form of the sentence.

Devi replied that she was sorry but she could not go.

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

  The sage said, “Man proposes and God disposes.”

Select the option which correctly converts the given sentence into indirect speech.

You said to her, "I am feeling tired and want to rest now."

The old man said to me, "Life has taught me some hard lessons."

He says,"The sun rises in the east."