PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-61 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-10): Read each of the sentence(s) to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of this part is your answer.

 

Question No : 1

(1) The telecom regulator’s September/ (2) decided to more than halve the fee that operators/ (3) pay on cross-network calls has only added to/ (4) their woes, resulting in a steep and continuing erosion/ (5) in average revenues per user and margins

(1) The telecom regulator’s September

(2) decided to more than halve the fee that operators

(3) pay on cross-network calls has only added to

(4) their woes, resulting in a steep and continuing erosion

(5)  in average revenues per user and margins

Question No : 2

(1) A discussion on Kohli led to / (2) inevitable comparison to his English counterpart Joe Root/ (3) and according to Gooch, what sets the duo apart,/ (4) is their ability to play match- winning/ (5) knocks under any circumstances.

(1) A discussion on Kohli led to

(2) inevitable comparison to his English counterpart Joe Root

(3) and according to Gooch, what sets the duo apart

(4) is their ability to play match- winning

(5)  knocks under any circumstances

Question No : 3

(1) Sometimes in the past, Indians have / (2) struggled when they have travelled abroad / (3) Obviously they have been / (4) very strong in home but / (5) they are improving all the time.

(1) Sometimes in the past, Indians have

(2) struggled when they have travelled abroad

(3) Obviously they have been

(4) very strong in home but

(5)  they are improving all the time

Question No : 4

(1) In the six adults who consumed the labeled / (2) proteins, 85% of the spirulina protein was / (3) absorbed while only about 57% was / (4) absorb in the case of both / (5) chickpea and mung beans.

(1) In the six adults who consumed the labeled

(2) proteins, 85% of the spirulina protein was

(3) absorbed while only about 57% was

(4) absorb in the case of both

(5) chickpea and mung beans

Question No : 5

(1) While anti-proteases present in the hull / (2) block the action of intestinal / (3) digestive enzymes, the polyphenols / (4) in it reduces the activity / (5) of the digestive enzyme.

(1) While anti-proteases present in the hull

(2) block the action of intestinal

(3) digestive enzymes, the polyphenols

(4) in it reduces the activity

(5) of the digestive enzyme

Question No : 6

When the war was over, a great number of war veterans (1)/ wished to repair their broken fortunes (2)/ in the West, and Congress, hopeful to receive a large revenue from (3)/ the sale of lands, passed an ordinance on the 20th of May 1785. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) When the war was over, a great number of war veterans

(2) wished to repair their broken fortunes

(3) in the West, and Congress, hopeful to receive a large revenue from

(4) the sale of lands, passed an ordinance on the 20th of May 1785

(5)  No error

Question No : 7

The Turkish government realized the strength of the hostile (1)/ combination, and keeping in mind the serious (2)/ state of affairs in Yemen, hesitated to undertake another (3)/ campaign in the deserts of Nejd. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) The Turkish government realized the strength of the hostile

(2) combination, and keeping in mind the serious

(3) state of affairs in Yemen, hesitated to undertake another

(4) campaign in the deserts of Nejd

(5) No error

Question No : 8

To prevent the bill from becoming a law, (1)/ Charles had dissolved the parliament in July 1679, (2)/ and in the following October had (3)/ prorogued its successor without allowing it to meet. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) To prevent the bill from becoming a law

(2) Charles had dissolved the parliament in July 1679

(3) and in the following October had

(4) prorogued its successor without allowing it to meet

(5) No error

Question No : 9

After flip through (1)/ a few channels, Carmen (2)/ decided to complete her (3)/ homework. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) After flip through

(2) a few channels, Carmen

(3) decided to complete her

(4) homework

(5) No error

Question No : 10

Fundamental alterations have been made (1)/ in the structure of the leading cotton markets, (2)/ and in methods of buy and sell cotton, (3)/ in the last hundred years. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) Fundamental alterations have been made

(2) in the structure of the leading cotton markets

(3) and in methods of buy and sell cotton

(4) in the last hundred years

(5) No error