Directions (1-15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q1. Babita was popular with her classmates that she always had some or the other coming to her house.
(a) Babita was popular
(b) with her classmates that
(c) she always had some or
(d) the other coming to her house
(e) No error
Q2. The programme which came on television these days in the evenings is very interesting.
(a) The programme which
(b) came on television
(c) these days in the evenings
(d) is very interesting
(e) No error
Q3. Amrit was leading a happy and leisurely life after his retirement from service.
(a) Amrit was leading
(b) a happy and leisurely life
(c) after his retirement
(d) from service
(e) No error
Q4. ‘Antaratma’ is one of the latest addition to good drama which appeared in recent times.
(a) ‘Antaratma’ is one
(b) of the latest
(c) addition to good drama
(d) which appeared in recent times
(e) No error
Q5. Children visiting the park are amused by the monkeys play in the cages.
(a) Children visiting the
(b) park are amused
(c) by the monkeys
(d) play in the cages
(e) No error
Q6. The car flew off the road and fell into valley because Jitendra was driving faster.
(a) The car flew off the road
(b) and fell into valley
(c) because Jitendra
(d) was driving faster
(e) No error
Q7. Anshul was the one person who could somehow manage to working in the section for such a long time.
(a) Anshul was the one person
(b) who could somehow manage
(c) to working in the section
(d) for such a long time
(e) No error
Q8. In spite of the late hour and the bad weather Arun decided to brave it out and drink at bar.
(a) In spite of the late hour
(b) and the bad weather
(c) Arun decided to brave it out
(d) and drink at bar
(e) No error
Q9. Sooner than he had arrived his friends arranged a reception in his honour in the best hotel in town.
(a) Sooner than he had arrived
(b) his friends arranged a reception
(c) in his honour in
(d) the best hotel in town
(e) No error
Q10. The number of people applying were so large that the college had to stop issuing application forms.
(a) The number of people
(b) applying were so large
(c) that the college had to
(d) stop issuing application forms
(e) No error
Q11. If you will follow my instructions you will get a suitable reward for that.
(a) If you will
(b) follow my instructions
(c) you will get
(d) a suitable reward for that
(e) No error
Q12. It is raining very heavily since last night.
(a) It is raining very
(b) heavily
(c) since
(d) last night
(e) No error
Q13. Does he really believe that he is more intelligent than all the boys in the class.
(a) Does he really believe
(b) that he is more
(c) intelligent than all the boys
(d) in the class
(e) No error
Q14. No one will deny that Akansha is one of the most well-dressed girl in our office.
(a) No one will deny
(b) that Akansha is one
(c) of the most well-dressed girl
(d) in our office
(e) No error
Q15. The director, along with the staff members were present for the annual day celebrations.
(a) The director, along with
(b) the staff members
(c) were present for
(d) the annual day celebrations