General English - Error Detection
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
Because of man has a role
- (b)
in each of his social institutions,
- (c)
it is important that a common bond
- (d)
exists between him and his society.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
Radio is perhaps today
- (b)
the least transnationalised comrnunicarion medium,
- (c)
in both terms of
- (d)
ownership and programme flows.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
The growth rates of
- (b)
Christian population has been
- (c)
declining over
- (d)
the last four decades
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
As Delhi's experiment with
- (b)
power privatisation shows
- (c)
private monopolies can be
- (d)
as bad as worse then public monopolies
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
Bangalore today has many
- (b)
more English medium schools
- (c)
from it has
- (d)
Kannada medium ones.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
The younger generation of upper castes
- (b)
can't be held responsible
- (c)
for the discrimination practised
- (d)
by people of previous generations
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
As for the asymmetry
- (b)
between the strong
- (c)
and the weak, the
- (d)
tables could turn anytime
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
Had he really wanted
- (b)
to bribe the voters
- (c)
he could have
- (d)
easily done stealthily
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
Justice for Gujarat riot victims
- (b)
only will be complete
- (c)
when the state wins back
- (d)
the trust of its citizens
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
An opinion poll is
- (b)
as unconstitutional as
- (c)
asking for votes
- (d)
for the name of religion and caste
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
Modern India was visualised
- (b)
on being a Castless and secular
- (c)
State where each individual
- (d)
could hold his head high.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
It is to be accepted that
- (b)
in many parts of the developing
- (c)
world, democratic institutions
- (d)
co-exist only in name.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
The Indian vulnerability
- (b)
to secessionism and
- (c)
separatism should also
- (d)
not be lost sight of
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
The compromising Christian message
- (b)
of love, humility and charity
- (c)
is at variance with
- (d)
common human behaviour.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
The act is to be operative
- (b)
only in select districts
- (c)
with no guarantee
- (d)
of its expanding
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
Education is about
- (b)
unleashing the forces
- (c)
of creativity and freedom
- (d)
in an individual
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
The introduction of value-added tax
- (b)
will do more to bring the
- (c)
black economy into the open
- (d)
than compared to any amnesty scheme
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
In such a circumstances
- (b)
that justice would not be done
- (c)
to either the defendant
- (d)
or the accused is clear
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
Not only would such
- (b)
an exercise delay the
- (c)
march of science but it is likely
- (d)
to result in wrong interpretations.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
The country should
- (b)
realise the justice machinery has
- (c)
to be organised immediately
- (d)
to deliver speedier justice
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
Human beings essentially
- (b)
lives their lives
- (c)
with a sense of
- (d)
moral order and responsibility
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
India is determined
- (b)
to defeat Pakistan
- (c)
in the war proxy
- (d)
it has unleashed in Kashmir
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
He cautioned his sons
- (b)
not to quarrel amongst
- (c)
themselves when he was dead
- (d)
but to remain united.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
The sharp decline in farm incomes
- (b)
is happening upon a time
- (c)
when incomes in the
- (d)
urban centres are increasing.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
These external reverses were overshadowed
- (b)
with a tide of domestic disturbances sparked by the
- (c)
faltering economy and struggles between
- (d)
conservative hardliners and more liberal forces
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
As a schoolboy from an
- (b)
Andhra town he was denied
- (c)
drinking water from
- (d)
the common well.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
Pollution levels in some of the areas
- (b)
of Delhi were very high so that
- (c)
the test instruments failed to measure them as the levels
- (d)
were beyond the inbuilt measuring scabs.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
I was having a light lunch
- (b)
of sweet potato fries
- (c)
with sour cream and
- (d)
a couple of friends.
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
Whistler storms are caused by radio energy
- (b)
from lightning strokes travelling and spreading
- (c)
across thousands of miles
- (d)
of the earth's magnetic field
- (e)
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
- (a)
I pick up the views and thoughts of
- (b)
people within my industry,
- (c)
but also from friends
- (d)
local politicians and educationalists.
- (e)
No error
