PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-65 (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

Everybody know (1)/ that his failure can (2)/ be attributed only (3)/ to his lack of practice. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) Everybody know

(2) that his failure can

(3) be attributed only

(4) to his lack of practice

(5) No error

Question No : 2

The significance (1)/ of the detection of (2)/ gravitational waves (3)/ should not be lost on us. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) The significance

(2) of the detection of

(3) gravitational waves

(4) should not be lost on us

(5) No error

Question No : 3

This is a strange world (1)/ where each one pursues their (2)/ own golden bubble (3)/ and laughs at others for doing the same. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) This is a strange world

(2) where each one pursues their

(3) own golden bubble

(4) and laughs at others for doing the same

(5) No error

Question No : 4

The Ganga is a (1)/river whose origin (2)/ has always been a (3)/ matter of speculation. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) The Ganga is a

(2) river whose origin

(3) has always been a

(4) matter of speculation

(5) No error

Question No : 5

Even after sixty (1)/ years of independence (2)/ lakhs of people do not (3)/ have beds to sleep. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) Even after sixty

(2) years of independence

(3) lakhs of people do not

(4) have beds to sleep

(5) No error

Question No : 6

(1) These days, it often feels like you have to announce your side before offering an/ (2) Opinion on almost anything. So let me state categorically that I love Facebook and/ (3) Have for over a decade. And that love hasn’t wavered, even as others have had their/ (4) For or distrust of the platform reinforced by a series of negative headlines and scandals/ (5) No error

(1) These days, it often feels like you have to announce your side before offering an

(2) Opinion on almost anything. So let me state categorically that I love Facebook and

(3) Have for over a decade. And that love hasn’t wavered, even as others have had their

(4) For or distrust of the platform reinforced by a series of negative headlines and scandals

(5) No error

Question No : 7

(1) Across our studies, employees – especially female employees worried that by asking/ (2) For a deadline extension, their managers would think they were incompetent and/ (3) Unmotivated. But in compare to employees’ predictions, managers judged both male/ (4) and female employees who asked for an extension as more motivated than those who did not./ (5) No error

(1) Across our studies, employees – especially female employees worried that by asking

(2) For a deadline extension, their managers would think they were incompetent and

(3) Unmotivated. But in compare to employees’ predictions, managers judged both male

(4) and female employees who asked for an extension as more motivated than those who did not

(5) No error

Question No : 8

(1) Raise your hand to volunteer your own perspective in this kind of/ (2) Collective problem solving, and not only will you begin developing/ (3) Your vision creation abilities, but you’ll also learn from others who/ (4) Are working by some of the same problems that you are/ (5) No error

(1) Raise your hand to volunteer your own perspective in this kind of

(2) Collective problem solving, and not only will you begin developing

(3) Your vision creation abilities, but you’ll also learn from others who

(4) Are working by some of the same problems that you are

(5) No error

Question No : 9

(1) But some bosses are unrealistic most of the time. They don’t take into consideration the/ (2) Facts on the ground, or they habitually refer to their past experiences at other/ (3) Companies rather than to the people and events in the current organization, or perhaps/ (4) they report to someone who’s even more aggressive or overly optimistic than they are / (5) No error

(1) But some bosses are unrealistic most of the time. They don’t take into consideration the

(2) Facts on the ground, or they habitually refer to their past experiences at other

(3) Companies rather than to the people and events in the current organization, or perhaps

(4) they report to someone who’s even more aggressive or overly optimistic than they are

(5) No error

Question No : 10

(1) Instead of a start-up going public six to eight years after its/ (2) Founding to raise capital to grow the company, today companies/ (3) Can do $50 million-plus private raises at that point, differing the/ (4) need for an IPO to 10 years or more after launch/ (5) No error

(1) Instead of a start-up going public six to eight years after its

(2) Founding to raise capital to grow the company, today companies

(3) Can do $50 million-plus private raises at that point, differing the

(4) need for an IPO to 10 years or more after launch

(5) No error