Change the following sentence from Direct Speech into Indirect Speech.
Rakesh said to me, “Will you give me your friend’s mobile number?”

Correct option is B

The correct indirect speech is (b) Rakesh asked me if I would give him my friend’s mobile number.
Detailed Explanation (English):
• The sentence is an interrogative (Yes/No question), so “said to” changes to asked.
• In Yes/No questions, we use if/whether in indirect speech.
• The reporting verb is in the past (“said”), so will changes to would.
• Pronoun changes:
– “me” (in direct) refers to Rakesh → becomes him in indirect.
– “your friend” is addressed to “me”, so it becomes my friend in indirect.
• Quotation marks are removed and the sentence becomes a reported question without question form inversion.
Grammatical Rule Used (English):
• said to → asked (for questions)
• Yes/No question: use if/whether
• Tense backshift: will → would (when reporting verb is past)
• Pronouns change according to speaker and listener.
Grammatical Rule Used (Hindi):
• प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य में “said to” बदलकर asked होता है।
• Yes/No question में Indirect Speech में if/whether का प्रयोग होता है।
• Reporting verb past में होने पर will → would हो जाता है।
• Pronoun परिवर्तन: “me” (Rakesh) → him, और “your” (listener) → my.
Example:
Direct: He said to me, “Will you help me?”
Indirect: He asked me if I would help him.
Why other options are incorrect:
• (a) “his friend” wrong, because in direct speech “your friend” refers to the listener’s friend (my friend).
• (c) Changes the nature of the sentence into an order/request structure, not a question.