Direction (Qs.1-10): 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). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).
Question No : 1
Hardly has she finish (1)/ the typing when the (2)/ manager entered the room (3)/ with some more work. (4)/ No error (5)
(1) Hardly has she finish
(2) the typing when the
(3) manager entered the room
(4) with some more work
(5) No error
Question No : 2
Truly speaking (1)/there was little merit (2)/ in the complaint sent in (3)/ by the employee. (4)/ No error (5)
(1) Truly speaking
(2) there was little merit
(3) in the complaint sent in
(4) by the employee
(5) No error
Question No : 3
Ordinarily, when in difficulty (1)/ Renuka prefers keeping her counsel (2)/ than running about (3)/taking advice. (4)/ No error (5)
(1) Ordinarily, when in difficulty
(2) Renuka prefers keeping her counsel
(3) than running about
(4) taking advice
(5) No error
Question No : 4
Cricket has become so (1) / popular that even elderly (2)/ people are discussing (3)/ the game when they meet. (4)/ No error (5)
(1) Cricket has become so
(2) popular that even elderly
(3) people are discussing
(4) the game when they meet
(5) No error
Question No : 5
Nitin gets so engrossed (1)/ in his work that (2)/ he does not often hear (3)/ the phone ring.(4)/ No error (5)
(1) Nitin gets so engrossed
(2) in his work that
(3) he does not often hear
(4) the phone ring
(5) No error
Question No : 6
(1) Unfortunately, India continues to be a very backward country/ (2) in respect of literacy despite of the fact/ (3) that successive popular governments have been trying/ (4) their best to spread literacy./ (5) No error
(1) Unfortunately, India continues to be a very backward country
(2) in respect of literacy despite of the fact
(3) that successive popular governments have been trying
(4) their best to spread literacy
(5) No error
Question No : 7
(1) Tea plants have grown wild in the Assam region since ancient times, / (2) but historically, South Asians are viewing tea as a herbal medicine/ (3) rather than a recreational beverage and some of the chai masala mixtures in current use/ (4) are still derived from Ayurvedic medical texts./ (5) No error
(1) Tea plants have grown wild in the Assam region since ancient times
(2) but historically, South Asians are viewing tea as a herbal medicine
(3) rather than a recreational beverage and some of the chai masala mixtures in current use
(4) are still derived from Ayurvedic medical texts
(5) No error
Question No : 8
(1) We have been informed that at/ (2) present Tamil Nadu have sufficient/ (3) supply and doesn’t require/ (4) additional assistance from Kerala./ (5) No error
(1) We have been informed that at
(2) present Tamil Nadu have sufficient
(3) supply and doesn’t require
(4) additional assistance from Kerala
(5) No error
Question No : 9
(1) Natural resource management is a discipline in the/ (2) management of natural resources such as land, water, soil, / (3) plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects/ (4) the quality of life of both present and future generations./ (5) No error
(1) Natural resource management is a discipline in the
(2) management of natural resources such as land, water, soil
(3) plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects
(4) the quality of life of both present and future generations
(5) No error
Question No : 10
(1) A successful management of natural resources/ (2) should engage in the community so that the individuals who are/ (3) affected by the nature of shared resources can/ (4) participate in setting or changing it./ (5) No error
(1) A successful management of natural resources
(2) should engage in the community so that the individuals who are
(3) affected by the nature of shared resources can
(4) participate in setting or changing it
(5) No error