Change the speech: The teacher said to students, 'The sun rises in the east.'

Subject: General English (सामान्य अंग्रेजी)

Topic: Narration: Direct and Indirect Speech

Options:

1. Option A: The teacher told students that the sun rises in the east.
2. Option B: The teacher told students that the sun rose in the east.
3. Option C: The teacher said that the sun will rise in the east.
4. Option D: The teacher told students that sun had risen in east.
5. Option E: Question unattempted / अनुत्तरित प्रश्न

Correct Answer:

Option A: The teacher told students that the sun rises in the east.

Explanation:

Universal truths and scientific facts do not change their tense in indirect speech even if the reporting verb is in the past tense.