Useful Error Detection Quiz For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018: 1 October

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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. But if the next generation can understand the importance of rest, of (A)/ communication and connection, of mind-body balance, (B)/ we could have less of a mental-health systemic breakdown. (C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

Proper modal to use here is ‘may’ not ‘could’. As the expectation is being made in the context of ‘future’ not ‘past’.

Q2. Instead of saying we don’t understand what’s going on, (A)/ or where we went wrong as individuals and a society, (B)/ the ‘adult’ thing to do is maintain equanimity. (C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

Add ‘to’ before ‘maintain’.

Q3. The Indian Penal Code Of 1860 is a rich and detailed document, (A)/ listing a wide varieties of crimes that the natives (B)/ of that time were prone to commit.(C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

Replace ‘varieties’ with ‘variety’.

Q4. Catching a tram involves a brisk walk, followed with (A)/ a short run, and a quick hop, which gets you on a vehicle (B)/ that will move far more slowly than you.(C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

There is a preposition related error. Replace ‘followed with’ with ‘followed by’.

Q5. Students tend to put pressure on (A)/ the lower spine and drop it over (B)/ the floor in Ardha Chaturanga. (C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

There is a preposition related error. Replace ‘drop it over’ with ‘drop it towards’.

Q6. An uncle of mine, who ran a large business empire, and I, was (A)/ waiting to board a train at a suburban station, and as (B)/ the train was delayed, my uncle wished to rest. (C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

Replace ‘was’ with ‘were’. As two different subjects connected with ‘and’ are treated as plural in whole and hence plural verb is used subsequently.

Q7. The day after Mr. Karunanidhi passed away, (A)/ there was an electrical fault on my house (B)/ and it needed immediate repair. (C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

There is a preposition related error. Replace ‘on’ with ‘in’.

Q8. If you give this transitional pose (A)/ short shrift, you’ll skimp on your breath (B)/ and potentially strain your neck. (C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

No Error

Q9. I came to help you out not because you were going (A)/ to pay me for my services, for I truly was touched (B)/ by the manner you did the request (C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

The correct phrase to use is ‘made the request’. Hence replace ‘did the request’ with ‘made the request’.

Q10. It's a really cute town, and (A)/ I like it by if large, but it's just so far (B)/ from all of my friends in the city.(C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

Replace ‘by if large’ with ‘by and large’. ‘By and large’ is an idiomatic expression which means ‘on the whole; everything considered’.

Q11. In long distance running, while achievements like running a marathon (A)/ or a half is widely celebrated, the simple act of getting up (B)/ every morning and stepping in is rarely appreciated.(C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

No Error

Q12. Gangaramaya Temple, one of Colombo’s oldest Buddhist temples (A)/ and a popular tourist destination leave visitors enchanted (B)/ with its huge golden Buddha statue. (C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

Replace ‘leave’ with ‘leaves’ as singular subject takes singular verb with it.

Q13. The garden area outside the studio is littered with (A)/ plastic bottles and wires, waiting to be transformed (B)/ into something artistic no doubt. (C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

No Error

Q14. Whether you prefer a physical exchange for (A)/ cash and a digital process, there are myriad (B)/ ways to get money using gold. (C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

Replace ‘and’ with ‘or’. As ‘whether….or’ is the correct conjunction pair.

Q15. Sports persons are often unfairly judged on what they do (A)/ for few minutes on the event day, ignoring the hours of (B)/ drudgery of training that consumes their lives. (C)/ No Error (D)

Solution:

No Error

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