MCQ: Find the Error- 3 - SSC CGL MCQ

Fragment C of the sentence is erroneous.

Reason:

The sentence talks about hard facts of life between Henry Purcell and other great composers. Since the comparison is between the hard facts of life so, ‘than that of’ should be used instead of ‘than’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.

We usually use 'than' when we compare two objects or people directly Eg: My camera is better than your camera (or, than yours). But we usually use 'than that of'/ 'than those of' when we compare not the objects but the attributes or qualities of those objects Eg: The colour of my camera is brighter than that of yours.

Correct Sentence:

There are probably fewer hard facts about the life of Henry Purcell than that of any other great composer since the Renaissance.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Fragment D is erroneous.

Reason: ‘very’ (adverb) is never placed before comparative degree of adjective. ‘Much’ can be placed before comparative degree of adjective. Thus, ‘very’ should be replaced with ‘much’, as ‘faster’ is comparative degree of adjective in the fragment.

Correct Sentence:

Giving one or two complementary products, which could be used after consuming the primary product, makes us re-order the product at a much faster rate.

Hence, option D is the correct answer.

The error lies in fragment C because the use of ‘two-years-long exercise’ is incorrect and should be replaced with ‘two-year- long exercise’.

A compound noun is not used in the plural form for that condition is if the noun does the work of an adjective.

Ex:  A ten miles journey. (Incorrect)

A ten mile journey. (Correct)

Correct Sentence:

The gazette notification of the much-awaited final delimitation order for J & K brings to an end a two-year-long exercise and clears a major hurdle in restoring normalcy in the region.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Sentence A is erroneous here. Sentence: Women are socially conditioned at various factors in society.

Grammatically, we should use preposition ‘by’ and not ‘at’.

‘By’ is used for identifying the agent performing an action.

Correct Sentence: Women are socially conditioned by various factors in society.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Fragment C contains error.

Reason: ‘but’ is never used after the conjunction ‘although’. Hence, ‘but’ should be replaced with ‘yet’ to make the sentence grammatically sound.

Correct Sentence:

Although the global volume of data is predicted to double between 2018 and 2022 yet the regulatory environment for data localization remains fractured

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

The sentence is erroneous due to the use of ‘was’. The sentence is talking about two people, Will and George, so the helping verb used should be ‘were’.

Correct Sentence:

Will and George were gamblers and often tried to entice their brother into the joys and sorrows of venture.

Hence, option B is correct.

Fragment C is erroneous.

Reason: Usage of preposition ‘off’ after ‘calling’ is grammatically incorrect. The correct pair of phrasal verb which is relevant according to the idea of the above sentence is ‘call for'.Thus, ‘off’ should be replaced with ‘for’.

Call for: require or need

Ex. The victims are calling for immediate financial help.

Correct Sentence:

The elderly are especially vulnerable in the global pandemic therefore health officials and governments are increasingly calling for extreme measures to safeguard them

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

In case of ‘accidents’ (plural), the verb should also be plural and vice versa. Some percentage of any plural form is also plural.

Among the available choices, the sentence given as option A is correct.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Fragment C is erroneous.

Reason: Since ‘many of the’ should be followed by ‘plural countable noun’, (structure: many + of + the + plural nouns), ‘place’ should be replaced with ‘places’ to make the sentence grammatically sound.

Correct Sentence:

Augustus Caesar, the adopted son of Julius Caesar controlled many of the world’s richest places including Egypt and was known to be quite affluent.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

The error lies in fragment C. When "both" is used with two nouns, then the verb is always plural. Thus, ‘is’ should be replaced with ‘are’.

Correct Sentence:

Some people are treated preferentially and others unjustly – and acknowledging that both poverty and unfairness are related may be the challenge that matters more in the 21st Century.

Sentence C is erroneous here. Sentence: There are many kids who are probably in drugs.

The correct preposition to be used should be ‘into’ and not ‘in’.

'Into' is used for taking a lively and active interest in (something).

Ex: He is into surfing and jet-skiing.

Correct Sentence: There are many kids who are probably into drugs.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

The error lies in fragment B as grammatically we need noun ‘invasion’ and not verb ‘invade’.

Invasion: an instance of invading a country or region with an armed force.

Correct Sentence:

Since the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, representatives of the two countries have engaged in several rounds of talks.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Fragment C of the sentence is erroneous.

Reason:

There is an error of parallelism in the sentence. As the first verb is used in the present participle form (‘banning’); hence, the following verb ‘provide’ must also be in the same form. Thus, ‘provide’ should be replaced with ‘providing’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.

Correct Sentence:

Gen Zs and millennials in India want to see their employers invest in areas, including banning single-use plastic, providing training and incentives to help people make better environmental choices.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

The error lies in fragment A as the use of first form of verb ‘lynch’ is incorrect. As the segment is in passive form, helping verb ‘was’ should be followed by third of form of verb ‘lynched’.

To understand this, let us take an example of simple past tense (v2) in both voices.

Ex: He helped the child. (Active voice)

The child was helped by him. (Passive voice)

Correct Sentence:

A mentally ill man was lynched by an enraged mob who believed he burnt pages of the Quran and a woman was sentenced to death for sharing cartoons of prophets on a private phone chat.

Fragment A of the sentence is erroneous.

Reason:

The sentence implies that Terry was in favour of starting at once with those twenty dollars. So, ‘for all’ should be changed to ‘all for’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. The phrase ‘all for’ means ‘strongly in favour of’.

Correct Sentence:

Terry was all for starting at once with the twenty dollars I had left.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.