Directions
(1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical
mistake/error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence. Mark
the number of the part with error as your answer. If there is ‘No error’, mark
(e).
Q1. We are
yet starting (a)/ offering this facility to (b)/ our customers as we are (c)/
awaiting approval from the Board. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q2. The
Chairmen of all large (a)/ public sector banks met with (b)/ senior RBI
officials to give its (c)/ suggestions about implementing the new policy. (d)/
No error. (e)
Q3. They
have not fully considered (a)/ the impact that relaxing (b)/ these guidelines
is likely (c)/ to have with the economy. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q4. Had this
notification (a)/ been amended earlier (b)/ we could have topped (c)/ the
transfer of funds. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q5. There
are many insurance (a)/ disputes now-a-days because of (b)/ most people do not
fully (c)/ understand the terms and conditions of their policies. (d)/ No
error. (e)
Q6. He was prevented to accept the assignment
(a)/ because he was a government employee (b)/ and as such barred from (c)/
accepting such assignments. (d)/ No error (e)
Q7. Lieutenant Anand was short and muscular
(a)/ with shoulders that (b)/ bulged impressively (c)/ against his smart
uniform. (d)/ No error (e)
Q8. He had lost a (a)/ ring in the sand and
(b)/ I helped him search for it, (c)/ but it was like a look for a needle in a
haystack. (d)/ No error (e)
Q9. In view of the fact that almost (a)/ all
varieties of rural games and sports (b)/ are fast gaining national importance
it is desired (c)/ that the rules of such games are strictly adhered. (d)/ No
error (e)
Q10. When the thief broke into their house (a)/
they raised a hue and cry (b)/ and the thief caught (c)/ immediately by the
people. (d)/ No error (e)
Directions
(11-15) : Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace
the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence
grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and
‘No correction is required’ mark (e) as the answer.
Q11.
The Production of the factories various departments had not been satisfactory this year.
(a) have not been
(b) was not been
(c) will not have been
(d) has not been
(e) No correction
required
Q12.
A committee comprising of imminent
scholars from various technical institute was set up
(a) comprising with
emminent
(b) comprised imminent
(c) comprising emminent
(d) comprising
eminently
(e) No correction
required
Q13.
In the recent held cricket match,
most of players scored more than fifty runs.
(a) recent holding
(b) recently held
(c) recent hold
(d) recent holding of
(e) No correction
required
Q14.
Inhabitants of that locality can
classify into only two groups, namely the poor and very poor.
(a) will classify in
(b) can classing for
(c) will be classify
between
(d) can be classified
into
(e) No correction
required
Q15.
He gathered courage and rushed to the blast
sight for save his colleague.
(a) blast site to save
(b) blast sight for
saving
(c) blast into for
safety
(d) blast sight so that
to save
(e) No correction
required
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. It
should be ‘we are yet to start’. Here, he sentence shows an action to be happen
in future.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use
‘their’ in place of ‘its’. For Chairmen (plural), there is the correct pronoun.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Use
‘on’ in place of ‘with’. Usually preposition on/upon is used after impact.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use ‘would have’
in place of ‘could have’. For describing an action or event that would have
happened if something else had happened first ‘would’ is used.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Remove ‘of’. Its
use is superfluous as subordinate clause follows. For example, He could not
attend the meeting because he was ill.
S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. Use ‘from
accepting’ in place of ‘to accept’.
S7. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is
correct.
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. There is no need
to use ‘for’ with search. Search itself implies to search for lost ring in the
sentence.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Use ‘of all is’ or
‘all are’ is to be decided between. Both can be correct depending on the
context.
S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. Add ‘was’ before
‘caught’.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. It
should be ‘has not been’. The sentence conveys a sense of Present Tense.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol.
‘eminent’ means excellent; unusual while imminent means likely to happen soon.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. It
should be ‘recently held’. Recently means ‘not long ago’.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. It
should be ‘can be classified into’.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. It
should be ‘blast site to save’. ‘Site’ means a place where something has
happened.
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