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Following 75 Days SSC CGL Study Plan by ADDA247 and SSCADDAA, the platform is all set to deliver the quizzes and notes on each four subjects asked in SSC CGL Tier-1 Examination. Quizzes are developed under the consideration of latest pattern and level of Exam whereas notes deal with understanding the concepts, formulae, rules and sharpening your revision skills. Be a part of this study plan, visit SSCADDA website regularly to add up each day effort in your practice. SSC CGL Exam is to be conducted from 25 July to 20 August 2018. Meanwhile, SSC CPO Exam is to be held from 4 June to 10 June 2018, It is time to knuckle down to get your dream job.
Today, in this English quiz we are providing 15 Error Detection Questions With Solutions. To make you learn English Grammar rules effectively is the motive behind the provided quiz. Attempt this quiz and prepare yourself flawlessly. We wish you good luck for the upcoming Exams..
Directions (1-15): In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.
Q1. The economic policy of the government (a) / is not quite in variance with the idea of (b) / the socialist pattern of society. (c) / No Error (d)
Q2. Concurrent with this programme (a) / educational institutions may be urged (b) / to inculcate patriotism in each and every one of its pupils. (c) No Error (d)
Q3. If a man diligently seeks to come into the contact (a) / with the best that has been thought and said in this world (b) / he will become simple and selfish. (c) / No Error (d)
Q4. The disclosure of the synopsis of Thakkar Commission report (a) / on the assassination of Mrs. Indira Gandhi (b) / has raised several vital questions. (c) / No Error (d)
Q5. The interviewer asked the candidate (a) / to what district (b) / he came from. (c) / No Error (d)
Q6. The widely publicized manifesto (a) / of the new party (b) / is not much different than ours. (c) / No Error (d)
Q7. No effort has been made at all (a) / to cash on (b) / the refurbished image of Indian tennis (c) / No Error (d)
Q8. In urban society the social circle is limited (a) / with the family but in (b) / the villages it encompasses the entire village. (c) / No Error (d)
Q9. I found it difficult to removed (a) / the chewing gum that (b) / stuck to my cap (c) / No Error (d)
Q10. In this age of despair and despondency (a) / only our rich cultural heritage can help up (b) / escape to the menacing doom (c) / No Error (d)
Q11. It proves year after year (a) / that when it comes into judging new writing (b) / we are on slippery ground (c) / No Error (d)
Following 75 Days SSC CGL Study Plan by ADDA247 and SSCADDAA, the platform is all set to deliver the quizzes and notes on each four subjects asked in SSC CGL Tier-1 Examination. Quizzes are developed under the consideration of latest pattern and level of Exam whereas notes deal with understanding the concepts, formulae, rules and sharpening your revision skills. Be a part of this study plan, visit SSCADDA website regularly to add up each day effort in your practice. SSC CGL Exam is to be conducted from 25 July to 20 August 2018. Meanwhile, SSC CPO Exam is to be held from 4 June to 10 June 2018, It is time to knuckle down to get your dream job.
Q1. The economic policy of the government (a) / is not quite in variance with the idea of (b) / the socialist pattern of society. (c) / No Error (d)
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Q2. Concurrent with this programme (a) / educational institutions may be urged (b) / to inculcate patriotism in each and every one of its pupils. (c) No Error (d)
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S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘its’ by ‘their’ as the subject ‘educational institutions’ is plural and hence it will take plural verb.
Sol. Replace ‘its’ by ‘their’ as the subject ‘educational institutions’ is plural and hence it will take plural verb.
Q3. If a man diligently seeks to come into the contact (a) / with the best that has been thought and said in this world (b) / he will become simple and selfish. (c) / No Error (d)
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S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Remove ‘the’ before contact as it is not meant for a particular contact but a contact in general. Moreover, its use is superfluous here.
Sol. Remove ‘the’ before contact as it is not meant for a particular contact but a contact in general. Moreover, its use is superfluous here.
Q4. The disclosure of the synopsis of Thakkar Commission report (a) / on the assassination of Mrs. Indira Gandhi (b) / has raised several vital questions. (c) / No Error (d)
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S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Add ‘The’ before Thakkar Commission.
Sol. Add ‘The’ before Thakkar Commission.
Q5. The interviewer asked the candidate (a) / to what district (b) / he came from. (c) / No Error (d)
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S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘to what’ by ‘which'.
Sol. Replace ‘to what’ by ‘which'.
Q6. The widely publicized manifesto (a) / of the new party (b) / is not much different than ours. (c) / No Error (d)
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S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘than’ by ‘from’ as ‘different’ takes preposition ‘from’ with it.
Sol. Replace ‘than’ by ‘from’ as ‘different’ takes preposition ‘from’ with it.
Q7. No effort has been made at all (a) / to cash on (b) / the refurbished image of Indian tennis (c) / No Error (d)
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S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct usage is ‘to cash in on’. As ‘cash in on’ is a phrasal verb which means to make a profit at something.
Sol. The correct usage is ‘to cash in on’. As ‘cash in on’ is a phrasal verb which means to make a profit at something.
Q8. In urban society the social circle is limited (a) / with the family but in (b) / the villages it encompasses the entire village. (c) / No Error (d)
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S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘with’ by ‘to’ as ‘limited’ takes preposition ‘to’ with it.
Sol. Replace ‘with’ by ‘to’ as ‘limited’ takes preposition ‘to’ with it.
Q9. I found it difficult to removed (a) / the chewing gum that (b) / stuck to my cap (c) / No Error (d)
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S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘removed’ by ‘remove’.
Sol. Replace ‘removed’ by ‘remove’.
Q10. In this age of despair and despondency (a) / only our rich cultural heritage can help up (b) / escape to the menacing doom (c) / No Error (d)
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S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘to’ by ‘from’ as ‘escape’ takes preposition ‘from’ with it.
Sol. Replace ‘to’ by ‘from’ as ‘escape’ takes preposition ‘from’ with it.
Q11. It proves year after year (a) / that when it comes into judging new writing (b) / we are on slippery ground (c) / No Error (d)
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S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Correct preposition to use here is ‘to’.
Hence replace ‘into’ by ‘to’.
Sol. Correct preposition to use here is ‘to’.
Hence replace ‘into’ by ‘to’.
Q12. Since it was his first election campaign, the candidate was confused (a) / none could clearly understand (b) / either the principles he stood for or the benefits he promised (c) / No Error (d)
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S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Error
Sol. No Error
Q13. Developmental activities of the government (a) / come to a standstill (b) / due to paucity of funds (c) / No Error (d)
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S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘come’ by ‘have come’.
Sol. Replace ‘come’ by ‘have come’.
Q14. There goes old Mrs. Sharma (a) / and her meek (b) / little husband (c) / No Error (d)
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S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘goes’ by ‘go’ as use of ‘Mrs. Sharma and her meek little husband’ makes the subject plural and hence verb used will be plural.
Sol. Replace ‘goes’ by ‘go’ as use of ‘Mrs. Sharma and her meek little husband’ makes the subject plural and hence verb used will be plural.
Q15. Good people will make good laws (a) / but good laws passed by a few does not (b) / necessarily make a good society (c) / No Error (d)
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S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘does not’ by ‘do not’ as ‘Good laws’ i.e. subject is plural.
Sol. Replace ‘does not’ by ‘do not’ as ‘Good laws’ i.e. subject is plural.
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