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English Question: Sentence correction set-4

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Hello Aspirants. Welcome to Online English Section Quiz in AffairsCloud.com. Here we are creating question sample in Spotting Errors Section, which is common for all the IBPS/SBI/RRB exam and other competitive exams.

in each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. these are numbered as (1),(2),(3) and (4), one of these four words printed bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of these sentence. Find out the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence. Mark (5) i.e ‘all correct’ as your answer.

  1. Though these programmes have (1)/ proved to be extremely (2) / effective they do have certain (3)/ drawbacks. (4) All correct (5)
    A.1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    E. All correct

  2. there is no great virtue in delaying the (1)/ inevitable or being behind the (2)/ rest of the world-we should not (3)/ promote these as quintesentially Indian traits.(4)/ All correct.
    A.1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    D- the appropriate word should be “quintessentially’

  3. The great ability to break down (1)/ extraordinary circumstances into ordinary (2)/ everydayness was certainly (4)/ in evidance in great measure.(4)/ all correct (5)
    A.1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    D- the appropriate word should be ‘evidence

  4. The trains ran on time,(1)/ something that was a mystfyingly (2)/ wonderful phenomenon and attendance (3)/ in government offices skyrocketed. (4)/ all correct (5)
    A.1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    B – the appropriate word should be ‘mystifyingly.

  5. Researchers from different (1)/ states and countries (2)/ keep coming to study (3)/ these manuscripts. (4) All correct (5)
    A.1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    E. All correct.

  6. A closer inspection confirmed (1)/ that it was indeed an ATM, (2)/ which staff assumed had been dumped (3)/ into the water a short distance onriver. (4)/ All correct. (5)
    A.1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    D – the appropriate word should be ‘upriver.’

  7. We plan to complete the exhaustive (1)/ performance (2)/ review (3)/ undertook by us (4)/ All correct. (5)
    A.1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    D – the appropriate word should be ‘undertaken.’

  8. We have multiple identity (1)/ that come to the fore (2)/ depending on social and (3)/ environmental cues (4)/ All correct. (5)
    A.1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    A – the appropriate word should be ‘identities.

  9. This is how we should feel at (1)/ the end of any act of worship (2)/ we performed as we express our (3)/ faith in God and sincerity of purpose. (4)/ All correct. (5)
    A.1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    C – the appropriate word should be ‘perform.’

  10. The implications are that build up (1)/ self-esteem is necessary to (2)/ break through barriers and development (3)/ policy needs to account for this. (4)/ All correct. (5)
    A.1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5
    A – the appropriate word should be ‘Building up.’