Choose the option that correctly changes the following sentence from…

The correct answer is Option (4) → Rudra asked Ali why there was so much commotion.

Question (wh-word) in indirect speech:

Change	Direct	Indirect	Why
Reporting verb	said to	asked	“Said to” changes to “asked”, with no “to” before the listener: asked Ali.
Word order	is there	there is	The question becomes a statement: “is there” becomes “there is”.
Tense change	is	was	Past reporting verb, so “is” becomes “was”. The question mark becomes a full stop.
Full sentence	Rudra said to Ali, “Why is there so much commotion?”	Rudra asked Ali why there was so much commotion.

Joining word: the question word why itself joins the clauses. "That" is not used.

Example: He said to me, “Where are you going?” → He asked me where I was going.

Why the Other Options are Incorrect?

Option 1: Rudra said to Ali that why is that there so much commotion. — Incorrect.

• "Said to" is kept, and "that why" puts two joining words together.
• The tense is not changed.

Option 2: Rudra asked to Ali why is so much commotion. — Incorrect.

• "asked to Ali": asked takes the listener directly.
• "there" is lost and "is" is not changed to "was".

Option 3: Rudra ordered to Ali why is there so much commotion. — Incorrect. "Ordered" reports a command, not a question. The question order and tense are also unchanged.