100+MCQs ON ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION

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English Error Finding

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Direction (Q. 1-5): 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 error of punctuation, if any.)
1. 1) It is amazing how concern for /2) the common man and the inconvenience caused to them /3) has suddenly become/4) a huge issue for the Opposition.5) no error
2. 1) Casting aspersions on the suitability/ 2) of Donald Trump as president of the United States / 3) amounts to disrespecting/ 4) the American people’s verdict. /5) No error
3. 1)While Modi continues his harangue, /2) some BJP members are behaving like Nero /3) playing the fiddle /4) while Rome brunt. /5) No error
4. 1) For India to remain a constitutional democracy /2) we need a Supreme Court that operates /3) as an effective check on majority/ 4) legislative and executive power./5) No error
5. 1) The Indian embassy in Beijing has now asked/ 2) the government to consider extending / 3) the March 31 deadline for NRI/4) as many cannot travel to India before then./5) No error

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Directions (Q. 6-10): In the following questions, a sentence has been given with some of its parts in bold. To make the sentence grammatically and idiomatically correct, you have to replace the bold part with the correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct as it is, give 5 as your answer (i.e. No correction required).
6. Those with ears to the ground can hear the buzz of a movement that are in way in rural Up.
1) is on the way in
2) is towards the way of
3) is way of
4) is underway in
5) No correction required
7. Legalising betting will curtail the influence of unethical elements on the sports.
1) of the
2) in the
3) over
4) against
5) No correction required
8. Researchers have found that learning by doing practice tests, a strategy known as retrieval practice, can protect memory against the negative effects of stress.
1) learning by giving
2) learning by taking
3) learning by making
4) learning by having
5) No correction required
9. Growth of digital economy has given rise to hackers and fraudsters who take advantage of the weak links to the internet.
1) links of
2) links in
3) links from
4) links attached to
5) No correction required
10. Because of the higher prices, many buyers of Indian Pepper has switched to Indonesia and Vietnam.
1) have switched over to
2) switched over to
3) had switched into
4) have to switched to
5) No correction required