PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-47 (OLD PATTERN)

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