PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-89 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-10): Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part is your answer. If the given sentence is correct as given, choose the answer as "No error". (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

 

Question No : 1

(1) The defence minister thought /(2) that each veteran /(3) was as respectful as himself and /(4) should be given due preference as well./(5) No error

(1) The defence minister thought

(2) that each veteran

(3) was as respectful as himself and

(4) should be given due preference as well

(5) No error

Question No : 2

(1) Appropriation of assets have become / (2) increasingly important due to/ (3) the willingness of those in power /(4) to abuse authority for personal gains./ (5) No error

(1) Appropriation of assets have become

(2) increasingly important due to

(3) the willingness of those in power

(4) to abuse authority for personal gains

(5) No error

Question No : 3

(1) The first lady took it upon/ (2) herself to make sure that the/ (3) government run smoothly while the/(4) President was recuperating from the surgery./ (5) No error

(1) The first lady took it upon

(2) herself to make sure that the

(3) government run smoothly while the

(4) President was recuperating from the surgery

(5) No error

Question No : 4

(1) Cases of malignant melanoma are rising /(2) faster among men than women, but men are/ (3) often worse than their female counterpart at / (4) protecting themselves from the Sun./ (5) No error

(1) Cases of malignant melanoma are rising

(2) faster among men than women, but men are

(3) often worse than their female counterpart at

(4) protecting themselves from the Sun

(5) No error

Question No : 5

(1) Unfortunately, India continues to be one of the backward countries / (2) with respect to literacy, despite of the fact/ (3) that successive governments have been trying/ (4) their best to promote education./ (5) No error

(1) Unfortunately, India continues to be one of the backward countries

(2) with respect to literacy, despite of the fact

(3) that successive governments have been trying

(4) their best to promote education

(5) No error

Question No : 6

(1) Employee tend to fear/ (2) an economic slowdown as it prompts/ (3) the big companies/ (4) to layoff their workforce./ (5) No error

(1) Employee tend to fear

(2) an economic slowdown as it prompts

(3) the big companies

(4) to layoff their workforce

(5) No error

Question No : 7

(1) Parts of the state were/ (2) paralyzed after a/ (3) state-wide bandh was called by/ (4) different farmer groups in Rajasthan./ (5) No error

(1) Parts of the state were

(2) paralyzed after a

(3) state-wide bandh was called by

(4) different farmer groups in Rajasthan

(5) No error

Question No : 8

(1) China has constantly been blocking India's membership / (2) in the 48-nation grouping, which controls/ (3) the nuclear commerce, even though India has the/ (4) backing of the majority of the members. / (5) No error

(1) China has constantly been blocking India's membership

(2) in the 48-nation grouping, which controls

(3) the nuclear commerce, even though India has the

(4) backing of the majority of the members

(5) No error

Question No : 9

(1) World championship leader Valtteri Bottas topped/ (2) the times for Mercedes behind of the two/ (3) Ferraris in Friday’s opening free practice/ (4) session for the Spanish Grand Prix./ (5) No error

(1) World championship leader Valtteri Bottas topped

(2) the times for Mercedes behind of the two

(3) Ferraris in Friday’s opening free practice

(4) session for the Spanish Grand Prix

(5) No error

Question No : 10

(1) Expressing his deepest condolences on his death/ (2) Keremane Shivananda Hegde, a well known Yakshagana artiste of/ (3) Keremane family who now led the Indagunji Mela, told The Hindu/ (4) that Mr. Nebbur had associated with Idagunji Mela since over five decades./ (5) No error

(1) Expressing his deepest condolences on his death

(2) Keremane Shivananda Hegde, a well known Yakshagana artiste of

(3) Keremane family who now led the Indagunji Mela, told The Hindu

(4) that Mr. Nebbur had associated with Idagunji Mela since over five decades

(5) No error