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Direction (1-15): In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Q1. That summer, elections were (A)/held at many a place (B)/without any untoward incident.(C)/ No error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q1. That summer, elections were (A)/held at many a place (B)/without any untoward incident.(C)/ No error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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Q2. I was taken by surprise (A)/when I came (B)/face-to-face with my school friend.(C)/No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. In place of ‘at’ use ‘in’.
‘at’ is preferred when one wants to convey the precise (specific) location of an entity, while ‘in’ is used in a more obscure sense.
Sol. In place of ‘at’ use ‘in’.
‘at’ is preferred when one wants to convey the precise (specific) location of an entity, while ‘in’ is used in a more obscure sense.
Q2. I was taken by surprise (A)/when I came (B)/face-to-face with my school friend.(C)/No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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Q3. The factory complex houses a shop-floor (A)/and 10 cubicles for the staff in an area (B)/of about thousand squares meters.(C)/No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q4. She was annoyed (A)/when she found that (B)/ the chewing gum was stuck to her hair. (C)/No error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q5. It was obviously for everyone (A)/that grandfather was (B)/hiding something from all of us. (C)/ No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. No error
Sol. No error
Q3. The factory complex houses a shop-floor (A)/and 10 cubicles for the staff in an area (B)/of about thousand squares meters.(C)/No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace “squares meters” with “square meters”. “thousand” will modify “meters” not the “square” as square is also acting as an adjective and adjectives are not written in plural.
Sol. Replace “squares meters” with “square meters”. “thousand” will modify “meters” not the “square” as square is also acting as an adjective and adjectives are not written in plural.
Q4. She was annoyed (A)/when she found that (B)/ the chewing gum was stuck to her hair. (C)/No error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. No error
Sol. No error
Q5. It was obviously for everyone (A)/that grandfather was (B)/hiding something from all of us. (C)/ No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use ‘obvious’ in place of ‘obviously’.
Sol. Use ‘obvious’ in place of ‘obviously’.
Q6. Recently I visited Kerala(A)/and found the sceneries(B)/to be breathtaking. (C)/No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. It should be “the scenery” instead of “the sceneries” because the word ‘scenery’ is an uncountable noun which is not used in plural form.
Sol. It should be “the scenery” instead of “the sceneries” because the word ‘scenery’ is an uncountable noun which is not used in plural form.
Q7. A rate of growing is different (A)/for different sectors, but the service sector (B)/ always grows faster than agriculture. (C)/No error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. It should be “growth” instead of “growing” as we need to use a noun not a verb after ‘a rate of’.
Sol. It should be “growth” instead of “growing” as we need to use a noun not a verb after ‘a rate of’.
Q8. This is made possible by technology and the Internet, which is used (A)/ to connect buyers and sellers worldwide and bring (B)/ information to the far reaches of the globe (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Error
Sol. No Error
Q9. With little creativity and hard work (a)/ the project could have been (b)/ successfully completed. (c)/ No. error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. It should be “a little creativity” because ‘little’ is a negative word, “a little” means some amount of creativity.
Sol. It should be “a little creativity” because ‘little’ is a negative word, “a little” means some amount of creativity.
Q10. Those who are averse (A)/ with hard work (B)/ will seldom succeed in life. (C)/ No error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. With averse we use to, so use ‘to’ in place of ‘with’.
Sol. With averse we use to, so use ‘to’ in place of ‘with’.
Q11. This first design, the model for which (A)/ is preserved in the South Kensington Museum, (B)/ is very inferior than what Wren afterwards devised. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Inferior’ takes preposition ‘to’ with it. Hence replace ‘than’ with ‘to’.
Sol. ‘Inferior’ takes preposition ‘to’ with it. Hence replace ‘than’ with ‘to’.
Q12. The young prince alone rose to the height of the (A)/ occasion, and set his face to such cowardly counsels, and he (B)/ had the enthusiastic support of the great majority of the people. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. There is a preposition related error. Replace ‘set his face to’ with ‘set his face against’.
Sol. There is a preposition related error. Replace ‘set his face to’ with ‘set his face against’.
Q13. At the party(A)/Rohit introduced me to his friend(B)/who is radio jockey. (C)/No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use ‘a’ before ‘radio jockey’ because “radio jockey” is a noun and we use article before noun.
Sol. Use ‘a’ before ‘radio jockey’ because “radio jockey” is a noun and we use article before noun.
Q14. Than the old man put on his (A)/ coat, that was the cue for the (B)/ dog that they were going to go for a walk. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘than’ with ‘when’.
Sol. Replace ‘than’ with ‘when’.
Q15. We are pleased that (A)/our daughter is married with (B)/such a nice man. (C)/No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Marry does not take any preposition with it, as “marry” is a transitive verb. However, in passive voice, “marry” does take preposition “to” with it. Thus option B has the error.
Sol. Marry does not take any preposition with it, as “marry” is a transitive verb. However, in passive voice, “marry” does take preposition “to” with it. Thus option B has the error.
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