(i) ‘‘Oh, please don’t be angry with me, my fine madam.’’ The conductor said it to Valli:
(a) respectfully (b) sarcastically (c) angrily (d) lovingly

Solution
The correct answer is option b) i.e. sarcastically.
Sarcastically means in an ironic way intended to mock.
The conductor was a jolly kind of person. He was fond of joking.