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English Questions: Spotting Error Set – 13

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  1. 1) To project Dr Ambedkar as / 2) just a Dalit icon, or treat him like / 3) a prophet, does not do / 4) justice of his memory. / 5) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer
    4 – Replace ‘of’ with ‘to’

  2. 1) An amazing magical place which / 2) is a fine synthesis of / 3) spiritual and natural / 4) wonder is Ladakh. / 5) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer
    E. No error

  3. 1) We have a fantastic car /2) this year, even better /3) that in 2014 and it /4) should suit the track /5) No error.
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    3 – Replace “that” with “than”
    better…than

  4. 1) All men between / 2) eighteen to forty-five without exception / 3) are expected to serve / 4) in the army during a war. / 5) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer
    2 – Replace ‘to’ with ‘and’

  5. 1) Our neighbours are / 2) old fashioned and / 3) are very strictly / 4) with their children / 5) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer
    3 – Replace ‘strictly’ with ‘strict

  6. 1) For almost 80 per cent of our /2) countrymen, agriculture is their /3) backbone, not just economically / 4) but culturally. /5) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer
    4 – It should be “but culturally too”. So, add too after
    culturally.

  7. 1) Life sentence ensures /2) endless sufferings /3) wherein death penalty /4) puts an end to it. /5) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer
    3 – Replace wherein with whereas.

  8. 1) From the point of view for inflicting /2) maximum sufferings on a /3) convicted criminal, life sentence is /4) more appropriate than death penalty. /5) No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer
    1 – It should be — From the point of view of. So, replace for with of.

  9. 1) Curious Indians are prolific users of /2) the right to information (RTI) act and /3) public authority are /4) unable to keep them satisfied. /5) No error.
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    3 – Replace “authority” with “Authorities”

  10. 1)The University Grants Commission /2) (UGC) is needlessly pushing IIT’s /3) to scrap their four-years /4) undergraduate programmes (FYUP).5)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    Answer
    C. 3 Replace four-years with four-year





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