Answer: D With 'hardly' (being negative in meaning) no negative word is used. With different 'from' and after 'except' nominative is used.
Q. No. 3:
The Vice President of the local bank spoke for a half an hour and told his colleague that he, his colleague, must consider finding a new job, or accept a reduction in salary.
A :
for a half hour and told his colleague that he must consider to find a new job
B :
for half an hour and told his colleague that the colleague must get employed by a new bank
C :
for half an hour and told his colleagues to consider finding, a new job
Answer: C "Half an hour" is necessary. Option 'B' by changing the words changes the meaning of the underlying part.
Q. No. 4:
Eaten in Portugal only, the Indians viewed the potato with suspicion for they assumed it had poisonous properties since only the whiteskinned people consumed it.
Answer: C Only in Option 'c', the correct form of verb 'to+object' is being followed. The logic is --if you are using 'to+object' form in the first part, then you have to repeat the same form again.