Directions (1-15): Find out the error, if any.
Q1. We have been trying to eradicate poverty but our efforts have got only limited success.
(a) We have been trying
(b) to eradicate poverty
(c) but our efforts have got
(d) only limited success.
(e) No Error
Q2. The old system will be result in heavy losses and hence we strongly advocate replacement with the new system.
(a) The old system will be result
(b) in heavy losses and
(c) hence we strongly advocate
(d) replacement with the new system.
(e) No Error
Q3. The author supported his arguments with the findings of a recently concluded research study.
(a) The author supported his
(b) arguments with the
(c) findings of a
(d) recently concluded research study.
(e) No Error
Q4. The supervisor noticed that one of the employees were involved in unfair activities outside the office.
(a) The supervisor noticed that
(b) one of the employees were
(c) involved in
(d) unfair activities outside the office.
(e) No Error
Q5. Since most of the urban people have been lived in polluted areas they suffer from severe diseases caused by pollution.
(a) Since most of the urban people
(b) have been lived in polluted areas
(c) they suffer from severe
(d) diseases caused by pollution.
(e) No Error
Q6. It is a mystery how some people can foretell future events on the basis of horoscope.
(a) It is a mystery
(b) how some people
(c) can foretell future events
(d) on the basis of horoscope.
(e) No Error
Q7. How well a person completes his own assignments depend upon his skill.
(a) How well a person
(b) completes his own
(c) assignments depend
(d) upon his skill.
(e) No Error
Q8. His dealing with other traders had always suspected though he was spotlessly clean.
(a) His dealing with other traders
(b) had always suspected
(c) though he was
(d) spotlessly clean.
(e) No Error
Q9. Her services to the masses in general and women in particular will always be remembered.
(a) Her services to the masses
(b) in general and women in
(c) particular will always
(d) be remembered.
(e) No Error
Q10. He is so lazy that he takes a large number of time to complete such a small piece of work.
(a) He is so lazy
(b) that he takes a
(c) large number of time
(d) to complete such a small piece of work.
(e) No Error
Q11. Ambedkar’s life was a sega of dedication in the cause of social reforms in India.
(a) Ambedkar’s life
(b) was a saga of dedication
(c) in the cause of
(d) social reforms in India.
(e) No Error
Q12. He firmly believes that a radical change in the structure of our various departments are necessary.
(a) He firmly believes
(b) that a radical change
(c) in the structure of our
(d) various departments are necessary.
(e) No Error
Q13. I did spoke to Mahesh yesterday but I forgot to mention this point.
(a) I did spoke
(b) to Mahesh yesterday
(c) but I forgot to
(d) mention this point.
(e) No Error
Q14. If you are going on Monday next when will you return back to your home?
(a) If you are going
(b) on Monday next
(c) when will you return back
(d) to your home?
(e) No Error
Q15. Had I been at your place I would not have approved of the proposal.
(a) Had I been
(b) at your place
(c) I would not have
(d) approved of the proposal.
(e) No Error
Solutions
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Remove ‘be’. The given sentence is in active voice.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. The use of ‘study’ is superfluous.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use ‘was’ in place of ‘were’.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Write ‘live’ in place of ‘have been lived’.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The use of ‘future events’ is superfluous.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Write ‘depends’.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Write ‘been’ before ‘suspected’.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Write ‘to the women’. Issue of parallelism.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Write ‘lot’ in place of ‘large number’.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Write preposition ‘to’ in place of ‘in’.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Write singular verb ‘is’.
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Write first form of the verb ‘speak’.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. We do not use ‘back’ with return.
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use preposition ‘in’ in this context.
