English Questions: Spotting Error Set – 14

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1. a)/ The advancement in India’s rank in b)/the World Bank’s ‘ease of doing business’ c)/ratings does reflects the Centre’s d)/efforts to improve matters.e)/ No error
   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4
   E. 5 No error
   

   Answer

   C. 3
   Replace ‘Reflacts’ with ‘reflact’.
   
   
2. a)/It is possible that if operator b)/are at these limits, there c)/would be little room for either d)/secondary market or M&A activity.e)/No error
   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4
   E. 5 No error
   

   Answer

   A. 1
   Replace ‘operator’ with ‘operators’
   
   
3. a)/Mergers and acquisitions b)/are a useful c)/market-based tool d)/for spectrum reallocation.e)/ No error
   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4
   E. 5 No error
   

   Answer

   E. 5 No error
   
   
4. a)/To appear really b)/convincing, the improvements c)/should be able to sustain d)/themselves on time.e)/No error
   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4
   E. 5 No error
   

   Answer

   D. 4
   Replace ‘on’ with ‘over’
   
   
5. a)/The World Bank concept b)/is certainly novel as there c)/is no other such benchmark d)/for comparing countries.e)/No error
   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4
   E. 5 No error
   

   Answer

   A. 1
   it should be “The world bank’s concept”
   
   
6. a)/ Too much seems b)/to has changed c)/in just a year, going d)/by these assessments.e)/ No error
   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4
   E. 5 No error
   

   Answer

   B. 2
   Replace ‘has’ with ‘have’
   
   
7. a)/ It is hard to believes b)/that the situation c)/could have changed so perceptibly d)/over a short span of time.e)/No error
   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4
   E. 5 No error
   

   Answer

   A. 1
   Replace ‘believes’ with ‘believe’
   
   
8. a)/ There is scope here for b)/further improvement, though c)/there is needs for initiatives d)/from State governments, too.e)/ No error
   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4
   E. 5 No error
   

   Answer

   C. 3
   Replace ‘needs’ with ‘need’
   
   
9. a)/The change in ranking b)/of countries has tended c)/to be very drastic in d)/a large number of case.e)/No error
   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4
   E. 5 No error
   

   Answer

   D. 4
   It should be “a large number of cases.”
   
   
10. a)/ India’s improvement b)/has been marked in two c)/of the 10 variables d)/that go into this ranking.e)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    

    Answer

    E. 5 No error