Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: In each question given below a sentence is given and is divided into three parts I,II and III. For each part a correction statement is also given, you have to determine which part requires correction and select it as your answer.
One of the biggest failure of India’s rural policies has been seeking to shift people away from agriculture/. Non-numerative farming was leading to distress migration/. Considering the even graver threat climate change poses now, revamping of agriculture should proceed in a serious manner.
I. One of the biggest failures of India’s rural policies has been seeking to shift people away from agriculture.
II. Non- numerative farming has led to distress migration.
III. Considering the even graver threat which climate change pose now, revamping of agriculture should proceed in a serious manner.
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5e8719795375e016cf0dc0c8I. One of the biggest failures of India’s rural policies has been seeking to shift people away from agriculture.
II. Non- numerative farming has led to distress migration.
III. Considering the even graver threat which climate change pose now, revamping of agriculture should proceed in a serious manner.
- 1IIfalse
- 2II,IIIfalse
- 3I,IItrue
- 4I,IIIfalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "I,II"
Q: In the following sentence, some parts have errors and some are correct. Find out which part has an error and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Populist politics among the world has (A)/ sought to privilege national sovereignty (B)/ over universal values and commitments, (C)/ slacking off efforts to tackle critical challenges that are transnational. (D)/ No error (E)
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64d4d01aebd5c37472787556- 1Only Atrue
- 2C and Dfalse
- 3Only Cfalse
- 4D and Bfalse
- 5No errorfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only A"
Q:The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He allowed / his son to drive / but he warn him / of the danger.
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64870dc2f4063d472f4181d2- 1but he warn himtrue
- 2of the dangerfalse
- 3He allowedfalse
- 4his son to drivefalse
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Answer : 1. "but he warn him"
Explanation :
The correct phrasing should be "but he warned him of the danger." The verb "warn" needs to be in the past tense.
Q: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. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (D) i.e. No error.
(A) The two first to arrive / (B) were the lucky recipients / (C) of a surprise gift. /(D) No error
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6322f81e3f5a4d2dcff634eb- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 1. "A"
Q: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. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (4) i.e. No error.
A few tiles on skylab (1)/ were the only equipments (2)/ that failed to perform well in outer space.(3)/ No error (4).
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630cafd94e3bf85cbe7088fb- 11false
- 22true
- 33false
- 44false
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Answer : 2. "2"
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He used to reply / that the only place / for which he went / was the town library.
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647ef63a772333474b95e72eHe used to reply / that the only place / for which he went / was the town library.
- 1was the town libraryfalse
- 2for which he wenttrue
- 3He used to replyfalse
- 4that the only placefalse
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Answer : 2. "for which he went"
Q: The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Solar storms can / impact Earth-dwellers / in significantly ways.
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641af2295bff3d098dfa4525- 1Solar storms canfalse
- 2impact Earth-dwellersfalse
- 3No errorfalse
- 4in significantly waystrue
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Answer : 4. "in significantly ways"
Q: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. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (D) i.e. No error.
(A) I think/ (B) the news/ (C) might true./ (D) No error
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6322fa8ecb090a254fcf8bb1- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
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