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  • - Format: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
  • - Duration: 30 minutes
  • - Number of Questions: 20

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Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 1

Directions: Spot the error in the underlined part of the sentence and choose the correct sentence accordingly.

The number of foreigners going to India for fertility treatments, specially surrogacy, has dramatically increased in recent years.

Detailed Solution: Question 1

  • Specially vs Especially (specially means exclusively for, especially means for a particular purpose); ‘especially’ suits the context better because ‘infertility treatments’ are mentioned as the class of treatments the tourists go for. Options c and d are eliminated.
  • ‘The number of foreigners’ is the subject of the sentence. “the number” is always singular, hence ‘has’ is the correct verb.

Hence the correct answer is Option B.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 2

Direction: Spot the grammatical errors in the given sentence. Mark the part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark "No error" as the answer. (Ignore punctuation error)

The cascading effect of economic slowdown (a)/ has brought a much unnerving gloom (b)/ to the real estate industry last year (c)/ but the industry is looking up this year. (d)/ No error (e)

Detailed Solution: Question 2

In Part B, the use of word 'a' is not necessary to use. So, it is removed from there

Correction: has brought much unnerving gloom

Hence option B is correct.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 3

Choose the option which contains a mistake.

Detailed Solution: Question 3

The word “felicitate” in the third sentence is used as a verb. But, the word that describes a noun “contacts”, must be an adjective.

The word used must be "felicitated".

The answer is Option C.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 4

Direction: Spot the grammatical errors in the given sentence. Mark the part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark "No error" as the answer. (Ignore punctuation error)

A recycling plant in close proximity to (a)/ the residential area can post (b)/ serious threats to residents (c)/ by leaving behind persistent pollutants. (d)/ No error (e)

Detailed Solution: Question 4

Option B is correct.

The verb post is not used with threats in this context. The correct verb that collocates with threats is pose, meaning to present or cause.

The preposition to (before residents) is required to indicate who is affected; the preposition from would mean the residents are the source of the threats, which is not intended here.

Therefore, the faulty part is B: replace post with pose.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 5

Direction: Spot the grammatical errors in the given sentence. Mark the part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark "No error" as the answer. (Ignore punctuation error)

Angered over the delay in giving compensations, (a)/ factory workers shouted (b)/ slogans against the President (c)/ when he reaches the Office. (d)/ No error (e)

Detailed Solution: Question 5

  • The error is in part (d): "when he reaches the Office."
  • The sentence requires consistent tense. "Shouted" indicates past tense, while "reaches" is present.
  • Correct the sentence to: "when he reached the office."

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 6

Direction: Spot the grammatical errors in the given sentence. Mark the part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark "No error" as the answer. (Ignore punctuation error)

The cascading effect of economic slowdown (a)/ has brought a much unnerving gloom (b)/ to the real estate industry last year (c)/ but the industry is looking up this year. (d)/ No error (e)

Detailed Solution: Question 6

In Part B, the use of word 'a' is not necessary to use. So, it is removed from there

Correction: has brought much unnerving gloom

Hence option B is correct.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 7

Directions: Spot the error in the underlined part of the sentence and choose the correct sentence accordingly.

Looking at the path of German GDP and the fact that total private sector hours didn't fall by that much, it becomes clear that Germany's unique recession and recovery was about more than just its choice in labour market policies.

Detailed Solution: Question 7

  • Modifier error if 'it' is retained as the subject, 'it' cannot be 'looking.' Options 1 and 2 are, hence, eliminated.
  • Option 4 unnecessarily uses the continuous tense and has a parallelism error.
  • When one looks at the path and the fact are parallel. Hence option 3 is the only correct choice.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 8

Directions: Every sentence is divided into four sections (1, 2, 3). There is some error in one of these sections. Read the sentence carefully and mark the incorrect section. However, if you feel the sentence contains no error, mark part '4'.

Although he was late (1)/ but he stopped on the way(2)/ to have coffee with his friends. (3) / No error. (4)

Detailed Solution: Question 8

but he stopped on the way is the mistake. 

The conjunction has been wrongly used. Although is always followed by yet and never by but. The conjunction 'Although ------ yet' is used to express two contrary qualities or actions of a person. 

The correct sentence will be: Although he was late, yet he stopped on the way to have coffee with his friends.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 9

Directions: Spot the error in the underlined part of the sentence and choose the correct sentence accordingly.

There are two pieces to Mr Keats' argument: that English is open-source as other languages are not: and that is why it has spread.

Detailed Solution: Question 9

The sentence has an error in punctuation where the first colon should be replaced with a comma to properly separate the clauses. The correct option is: Mr Keats' argument: that English is open-source as other languages are not, and that

This option uses a colon to introduce the two pieces of the argument and a comma to properly connect the clauses.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 10

Directions: Spot the error in the underlined part of the sentence and choose the correct sentence accordingly.

There has been heightened concern among India's civil society about the threats for the environment caused by the pressures of development and industrialization.

Detailed Solution: Question 10

  • 'Among' vs 'Within', the latter is a better preposition in the context.
  • 'Threats to the environment' is idiomatically correct.
  • There is no need to change 'India's civil society'.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 11

Directions: Spot the error in the underlined part of the sentence and choose the correct sentence accordingly.

Dussehra is now celebrated across Karnataka as a State festival with an exquisitely unique blend of the religious and the secularism.

Detailed Solution: Question 11

  • "a unique" is correct, not "an unique" because "unique" begins with a consonant sound ("you").
  • "exquisitely unique" is incorrect -"unique" already implies something is one-of-a-kind, so intensifying it with "exquisitely" is redundant and stylistically awkward.
  • The correct contrast is between "the religious" (used as a noun) and "the secular" ,this is a standard idiomatic and grammatically correct form.
  • "religions and secularism" or "unique religions" are awkward and change the meaning.

Thus, the correct and well-structured sentence is:Festival with a unique blend of the religious and the secular.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 12

Directions: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the appropriate letter (1), (2) and (3). If there is no error, mark (4).

Please send (1) / the letter on(2) / my business address. (3) / No error (4)

Detailed Solution: Question 12

Here, the word on will be replaced with the word to.

The new sentence would be "Please send the letter to my business address."

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 13

Directions: In each of the following questions, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation, and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. Sometimes, we think we are only the people with problems.
B. Our problems override other considerations; we can't think beyond our own expectations.
C. When we see a small dampness on our wall we scurry to get them repaired and corrected.
D. But we don't think of people whose homes have been washed away by the rage of the rain gods.

Detailed Solution: Question 13

  • In A 'only' is misplaced. It should be like "we are the only people with problems".
  • In C, the pronoun 'them' is inconsistent ( in number) with its antecedent 'with small dampness'. 'It' is the correct pronoun.
  • B and D are the only correct sentences.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 14

Directions: In each of the following questions, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation, and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is gyre of marine litter in the central North Pacific Ocean.
B. The patch extends over a very wide area, with estimates ranging from area.
C. The size of the state of Texas to one larger as the continental United States.
D. However, the exact size is unknown.

Detailed Solution: Question 14

  • In A - 'gyre' needs a determiner before that 'a gyre' would be correct.
  • In B - 'ranging from an area' would be correct.'
  • In C - 'as large as' or 'larger than' would correct the part, "larger as" is incorrect.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 15

Directions: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the appropriate letter (1), (2) and (3). If there is no error, mark (4).

Many people who are otherwise (1) / law-abide citizens (2) / break traffic rules knowingly. (3) / No error (4)

Detailed Solution: Question 15

Here, law-abide should be replaced by law-abiding. 

The new sentence would be, "Many people who are otherwise law-abiding citizens break traffic rules knowingly."

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 16

Directions: In each of the following questions, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation, and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. One of the classroom exercise I conduct with my Persuasive Communication students.
B. At IIMA is taken from Kurukshetra war.
C. I ask a student to be Kunti, other to be Karna.
D. Kunti has to persuade Karna to leave Duryodhana and join the Pandavas.
A paragraph has been broken up into four different parts. Which of the parts has no error?

Detailed Solution: Question 16

  • A should be corrected to 'one of the classroom exercises'.
  • B has to include the definite article "the Kurukshetra war".
  • C should be corrected "another to be Karna".
  • D has no error.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 17

Directions: In each of the following questions, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation, and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. Three years have passed since Dr Ira Kalish, global research head, Deloitte, visited India.
B. But the changes in modern trade are all too apparent to Kalish.
C. There has been well-publicised expansions and scale backs.
D. Some have taken a fall, and others picked pace.

Detailed Solution: Question 17

The verb in C must be "there have been" and in D, the correct idiom would be "picked up pace".

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 18

Direction: Spot the grammatical errors in the given sentence. Mark the part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark "No error" as the answer. (Ignore punctuation error)

The manager discussed about the issue (a)/ with his team members (b)/ and suggested some effective solutions (c)/ to resolve it quickly. (d)/ No error

Detailed Solution: Question 18

“Discuss” is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition “about.”
Correct usage: discussed the issue

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 19

Directions: In each of the following questions, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation, and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. NRIs does not include a person who has gone out of India on employment, business or vocation.
B. Or any other purpose for an uncertain period.
C. Also, a person who has come to stay in India other than employment.
D. Business or vocation, or on any other purpose for an uncertain period.

Detailed Solution: Question 19

  • A is incorrect in NRIs does not, it should be NRIs do not
  • B is incorrect as the preposition is missing " on employment etc is correct, but on cannot be applied to 'or on any other purpose" hence a new preposition needs to be inserted. E.g., "for any other purpose".
  • C also misses the preposition—other than for, on employment will be correct.
  • D is incorrect as instead of "on any other purpose" - "for any other purpose" would be correct.

Practice Test: Spotting Errors- 1 - Question 20

Direction: Spot the grammatical errors in the given sentence. Mark the part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark "No error" as the answer. (Ignore punctuation error)

Each of the players (a)/ have performed well (b)/ in the tournament (c)/ and deserve appreciation. (d)/ No error

Detailed Solution: Question 20

“Each” is singular, so it should take a singular verb.
Correct usage: has performed well

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