in the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct / Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

Ques - He said, "Ravi, why are you sounding so depressed today?"

1. He asked Ravi why did he sound so depressed that day.

2. He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day.

3. He told Ravi why he sounded so depressed today.

4. He asked Ravi that why was he sounding so depressed that day

This is something I came across while studying for competitve exams.

My answer - He asked Ravi why did he sound so depressed that day?

Correct answer - He asked Ravi why was he sounding so depressed that day?

So far I've read that in order to change the speech from direct to indirect that we should change the present tense to past tense. Then why was 2. correct and not 1.

in the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct / Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

Ques - He said, "Ravi, why are you sounding so depressed today?"

1. He asked Ravi why did he sound so depressed that day.

2. He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day.

3. He told Ravi why he sounded so depressed today.

4. He asked Ravi that why was he sounding so depressed that day

This is something I came across while studying for competitve exams.

My answer - He asked Ravi why did he sound so depressed that day.

Correct answer - He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day.

So far I've read that in order to change the speech from direct to indirect that we should change the present tense to past tense. Then why was 2. correct and not 1.