The answer is: C.

I'm going to suggest that this be moved to the English Language Learners site. This test question seems rather unfair, as all the answers change the meaning from the original. If possible, just ignore this as a poorly-written test. If there are important consequences, you should be able to argue about it. Option C doesn't "transform" the given sentence so much as provide a question that the given sentence answers. To my mind, the best way to turn it into an interrogative is just "Vijaya is the new English professor?".

What do you mean by "the question looks A"? You mean that's given as the correct answer?

The assertive sentence would be a proper answer to A and C, although in the case of A we would often prefix it with "Yes". B is in the wrong tense, and D asks for a reason.

@AndyBonner - I keep wishing that ELU wouldn't migrate this type of question, when it is crying out to Heaven to be closed in situ, so that we have to do it.

Nawal, there are mistakes in your question? Shall I fix them?

@FumbleFingers if it looks homework to you then why am I giving my suggestion about option A and C? And for your concern i need to tell you that it's a official exam paper of clerk in rajasthan LDC held on 11 August 2024. So this is not a homework. I am checking my answers before the official answer key released.

@NawalAlluArjun Please be advised that this site is more suitable for Indians planning to shift to the West as the stress is more on spoken English. Some of the grammar by the native speakers won't be accepted as the correct answer by Indian examination boards.

+1 Your question is suitable for this site but still it received one downvote. And my answer received two down votes. Sometimes people are just down voting because of their own ignorance. +1

I agree with your comment sir. They have no enough knowledge to understand the question lol

Wherever the question came from, it looks highly "domain-specific" to me. The obvious "transformation" from "assertive" to "interrogative" starting with X is true gives Is X true? But since your list of options doesn't include the possibility of choosing Is Vijaya the new English professor? it seems clear to me that only people who've been specifically schooled to answer such a bizarre question would naturally make sense of it.

@NawalAlluArjun I didn't mean that. You will find excellent explanation in some of the old posts. What I meant was "In Rome do as Romans do.' So if you are appearing for Indian tests follow Indian grammar.

@FumbleFingers tq so much sir

We say: declarative sentences, not assertive ones. That is a misuse of the term.

@Lambie Is that the mistake you said you wanted to correct?

@Lambie Please check assertive sentences and declarative sentences mean the same thing. They are also known as statements.

@JamesMathai Stop telling me what to do (like telling me to look up passive sentences when it is you who does not understand them). I taught English for seven years. The types of **sentences are: declarative, negative, interrogative, negative interrogrative and exclamatory. Is that assertive enough?

@Lambie These are not the only types of sentences. What about imperative sentence ? Definition of Assertive/Declarative Sentence: Most of the sentences of English language are assertive sentences. The sentence which declares or asserts a statement, feeling, opinion, incident, event, history, or anything is called an assertive sentence. An assertive sentence ends with a period (.). Assertive sentences can be either affirmative or negative. Learngrammar.net A comprehensive and complete platform for learning English Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading & Writing, Speaking & Listening

@Lambie. These are the types of sentences depending on their function: Functionally, sentences are of mainly four types: Declarative sentence Imperative sentence Interrogative sentence, and Exclamatory sentence. I think English grammar is taught differently in. your country .

I forgot imperative. Assertive is NOT a sentence type!

@NawalAlluArjun Did the board give the answers? Can you inform which is the correct answer? A or C

the board will publish the official answer within a month. I will post it here. I asked the same question in a group of my state professors,head teachers. All are agree with A

@NawalAlluArjun i requested because it would be helpful for others who are also giving Indian examination.