Choose the option in which the above sentence has been changed into Indirect Speech.
Sita said “Why don’t you help me now, Lata?”

Correct option is B

Correct indirect speech: (b) Sita asked Lata why she did not help her then.
Key changes (highlight):
• Reporting verb: said → asked (because it is a question)
• “now” → then (time change)
• Direct-question word order changes to statement order: why + subject + verb
Grammatical Rule (English):
• asked + wh-word + subject + verb (no inversion)
व्याकरणिक नियम (Hindi):
• Indirect में प्रश्न का क्रम wh-word + subject + verb होता है; inversion नहीं होता। “now” का रूप “then” हो जाता है।
Why other options are incorrect:
• (a) “requested” is not suitable for a “why” question (request नहीं, question है)।
• (c) Indirect statement में question mark नहीं आता।
• (d) “why did not she…” → direct question order (गलत).
Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.