PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-03 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-10): Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as No error. Ignore the errors of punctuation if any.

 

Question No : 1

(1) For effective delegation, / (2) the concerned authority / (3) must be commensurated / (4) with the assigned responsibility. / (5) No error

(1) For effective delegation

(2) the concerned authority

(3) must be commensurated

(4) with the assigned responsibility

(5) No error

Question No : 2

(1) As the media goes wild with speculation, / (2) the only code of conduct which appears / (3) to be rational is that 'all is fair / (4) in love, war and breaking news'. / (5) No error

(1) As the media goes wild with speculation

(2) the only code of conduct which appears

(3) to be rational is that all is fair

(4) in love, war and breaking news

(5) No error

Question No : 3

(1) In the same way, no matter how sorry / (2) Arvind was for what happened, or how many times / (3) he apologized or tried to make up for it, / (4) he couldn't remove the hurt. / (5) No error

(1) In the same way, no matter how sorry

(2) Arvind was for what happened, or how many times

(3) he apologized or tried to make up for it

(4) he couldn't remove the hurt

(5) No error

Question No : 4

(1) He is a university professor / (2) but out of his / (3) three sons / (4) neither has any merit. / (5) No error

(1) He is a university professor

(2) but out of his

(3) three sons

(4) neither has any merit

(5) No error

Question No : 5

(1) In spite of the rumours / (2) of an impending take over / (3) by the government, / (4) Ramlal bought more shares of that company./ (5) No error

(1) In spite of the rumours

(2) of an impending take over

(3) by the government

(4) Ramlal bought more shares of that company

(5) No error

Question No : 6

(1) Mahesh who was/ (2) junior in most/ (3) other employees in his office/(4) has been promoted./ (5) No error

(1) Mahesh who was

(2) junior in most

(3) other employees in his office

(4) has been promoted

(5) No error

Question No : 7

(1) From the last one month/ (2) each of us/ (3) has been working/ (4) on the same project./ (5) No error

(1) From the last one month

(2) each of us

(3) has been working

(4) on the same project

(5) No error

Question No : 8

(1) When I receive/ (2) the letter, the date/ (3) for the interview/ (4) was already over./ (5) No error

(1) When I receive

(2) the letter, the date

(3) for the interview

(4) was already over

(5) No error

Question No : 9

(1) We had/ (2) helped him/ (3) if he had/ (4) requested us earlier./ (5) No error.

(1) We had

(2) helped him

(3) if he had

(4) requested us earlier

(5) No error

Question No : 10

(1) We have observed that/ (2) many good programmes/ (3) suffer of shortage/ (4) of funds and other resources./ (5) No error.

(1) We have observed that

(2) many good programmes

(3) suffer of shortage

(4) of funds and other resources

(5) No error