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MCQs ON SPOTTING ERRORS IN ENGLISH
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Directions (Q. 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 e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
1). a) According to the police, efforts are now under way / b) to procure data related to Pushkar’s chat / c) history on Blackberry Messenger with / d) more than one participants. / e) No error
2). a) Indira Gandhi’s assassination was a big blow / b) to Soviet interests, but Rajiv Gandhi was more mindful / c) of American interests and even sacked / d) his minister of External Affairs to placate Washington. / e) No error
3). a) The multi-billion dollar deal / b) between India and Russia for four stealth frigates / c) have run into trouble over pricing / d) and local construction with transfer of technology. / e) No error
4). a) The four-time UP Chief Minister castigated the Central Government / b) for being adamant on pushing through / c) the budget even while the poll process was / d) underway in five major states in the country. / e) No error
5). a) The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) has been arrested / b) the accused last week after a tip-off / c) about at least six telephone exchanges being run / d) in Delhi, which had been in operation since last year. / e) No error
6). a) While envisioning India’s preparedness / b) for plunging into manufacturing, /c) it is necessary for assessing /d) India’s position in innovation. / e) No error
7). a) The rise of China as a major economic power / b) within a time span of around three deades/c) is phenomenal and has been attributed to /d) its strategic push on manufacturing. / e) No error
8). a) Rabi crop planting is six percent higher than that of last year, / b) official data shows, signalling a bumper harvest, / c) moderate prices and lesser dependence on imports / d) if the weather remains favourable. /e) No error
9). a)BhartiAirtel has filed a counter complaint with the antitrust regulator / b) against bitter rival Reliance JioInfocomm, accusing it for abusing dominant position / c) and of predatory pricing / d) with intention to kill competition. / e) No error
10). a) The boss suspended her for not rehearsing / b) a song for an official function, / c) despite to be appointed / d) on cultural quota. / e) No error.
ANSWERS:
1). d) Replace ‘participants’ with ‘participant’
2). e)
3). c) Replace ‘have’ with ‘has’
4). e)
5). a) Delete ‘has Been’
6). c) Replace ‘for assessing’ with ‘to assess’
7). e)
8). b) Replace ‘shows’ with ‘show’
9). b) Replace ‘for’ with ‘of’
10). c) Replace ‘to be’ with ‘being’
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