Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.…

The correct answer is Option (2) → The society secretary said to Rohit, “You can park your scooter here only after six in the evening.”

Changing a statement from indirect back into direct speech:

Change	Indirect	Direct	Why
Reporting verb	told Rohit	said to Rohit	“Told” goes back to “said to” before the spoken words.
Joining word	that	“ ” (quotation marks)	“That” is dropped. The spoken words go inside quotation marks.
Pronoun change	he, his	You, your	The secretary is speaking to Rohit. So “he” becomes “you” and “his” becomes “your”.
Tense change	could	can	“Could” came from the past “told”. Going back, it returns to “can” (can + base form (V1)).
Place word	there	here	The secretary spoke at the parking place itself. So “there” goes back to “here”.
Full sentence	The society secretary told Rohit that he could park his scooter there only after six in the evening.	The society secretary said to Rohit, “You can park your scooter here only after six in the evening.”

“Then” goes back to “now” and “that” to “this” in the same way. Example: Meenu told me that she was busy then. → “I am busy now,” Meenu said to me.

Why the Other Options are Incorrect?

Option 1: The society secretary said to Rohit, “He can park his scooter here only after six in the evening.” — Incorrect. “He” and “his” are not changed. Speaking to Rohit, the secretary says “you” and “your”.

Option 3: The society secretary said to Rohit, “You can park my scooter here only after six in the evening.” — Incorrect. The scooter is Rohit’s. Speaking to Rohit, the secretary must call it “your scooter”, not “my scooter”.

Option 4: The society secretary said to Rohit, “That you can park your scooter here only after six in the evening.” — Incorrect. “That” is kept inside the quotation marks. Spoken words never begin with this joining word.