PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-46 (NEW PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): 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 (5).

 

Question No : 1

Uruguay is holding presidential elections next October and (A)/ once Vazquez made the public announcement, (B)/ solidarity messages started to pour up, (C)/ from the ruling coalition candidate to the different opposition tickets (D)

(1) Uruguay is holding presidential elections next October and

(2) once Vazquez made the public announcement

(3) solidarity messages started to pour up

(4) from the ruling coalition candidate to the different opposition tickets

(5) No error

Question No : 2

The potential foreign policy shift in Latin America’s third largest economy would end (A)/ nearly four year of strident criticism of Maduro under Argentine President Mauricio Macri, (B)/ who like most regional leaders have recognized (C)/ opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s rightful leader (D)

(1) The potential foreign policy shift in Latin America’s third largest economy would end

(2) nearly four year of strident criticism of Maduro under Argentine President Mauricio Macri

(3) who like most regional leaders have recognized

(4) opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s rightful leader

(5) No error

Question No : 3

The real impact of Meghan Markle has less on reactionaries and racists than on liberals (A)/and progressives, many of whom have seemingly forgotten (B)/(or, at least, conveniently set aside their understanding) that there is (C)/nothing progressive about a monarchical system, whoever may be part of it (D)

(1) The real impact of Meghan Markle has less on reactionaries and racists than on liberals

(2) and progressives, many of whom have seemingly forgotten

(3) (or, at least, conveniently set aside their understanding) that there is

(4) nothing progressive about a monarchical system, whoever may be part of it

(5) No error

Question No : 4

It’s become one of those terms, like “political correctness”, (A)/that has been squeezed dry of meaning but possesses, (B)/for proponents and critics alike, great posturing value, (C)/allowing people to signal there place on the cultural map (D)

(1) It’s become one of those terms, like “political correctness”

(2) that has been squeezed dry of meaning but possesses

(3) for proponents and critics alike, great posturing value

(4) allowing people to signal there place on the cultural map

(5) No error

Question No : 5

Asquith, who lived in Cavendish Square in London’s West End, (A)/ took a cab from his home after dinner and, (B)/ travelling entirely alone, caught the evening boat train from Charing Cross station to Paris, (C)/ continuing on to Biarritz the following day (D)

(1) Asquith, who lived in Cavendish Square in London’s West End

(2) took a cab from his home after dinner and

(3) travelling entirely alone, caught the evening boat train from Charing Cross station to Paris

(4) continuing on to Biarritz the following day

(5) No error