PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-86 (NEW PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): In each of the sentences, the parts marked A, B, C and D may or may not contain errors. Choose the erroneous part(s) which contain error(s). If no error, choose (5) No error.

 

Question No : 1

Ecological economists have for years point to the (A)/extreme harm that humanity as a whole is courting by modifying terrestrial, (B)/ marine and freshwater ecosystems to suit immediate needs, such raising (C)/ agricultural and food output and extracting materials that aid ever-increasing consumption. (D)

(1) Only A

(2) Only C

(3) A and C

(4) B and D

(5) No error

Question No : 2

The fact that a special law to deal with sexual harassment (A)/ at the workplace is in force through 2013 appears to have made no difference. (B)/ The court could not bring itself, even in the interest of appearing fair, to adopt a (C)/ formal procedure or allow the complainant to have legal representation. (D)

(1) Only A

(2) Only C

(3) Only B

(4) B and D

(5) No error

Question No : 3

The manner in which the court dealt with (A)/ the complaint on the administrative side has been less than fair. It is (B)/ true that the in-house procedure devised in 1999 (C)/ envisages only a committee of three judges to deal with allegations against serving Supreme Court judges. (D

(1) Only A

(2) Only C

(3) A and C

(4) B and D

(5) No error

Question No : 4

All that is known is that she was heard, (A)/ and questioned, for two sittings. She later (B)/ withdrawn from the enquiry, saying she was denied the help of a lawyer or (C)/ a representative, that she found the questions from a panel of three sitting Supreme Court judges quite intimidating. (D)

(1) Only A

(2) B and C

(3) A and C

(4) B and D

(5) No error

Question No : 5

For all its judicial homilies on fairness, when it comes (A)/ on dealing with its own the Supreme Court has come across as a prisoner (B)/ of procedure and displayed an alarming propensity to mix (C)/ up its institutional reputation with an individual interest. (D)

(1) Only A

(2) Only C

(3) A and C

(4) B and D

(5) No error