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In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark your answer. In case of no error mark D as your answer. 

1. The judgment /(A) has understandably caused /(B) great dismay with activists /(C). No error (D) 

Ans. (C) Use ‘amongst’ in place of ‘with’. 

2. There will be certainly not (A)/ enough water for the (B)/ entire world to consume. /(C). No error (D) 

Ans. (A) Use ‘will certainly not be’ 

3. The SC panel probing /(A) the issue has found /(B) prima facie evidence of his guilt /(C). No error (D) 

Ans. (D) No error 

4. Supply of water is simply not enough (A)/ to meet the needs of over (B)/ seven billions thirsty people. /(C). No error (D) 

Ans. (C) Use ‘billion’ instead of ‘billions’ 

5. The controversy generated /(A) for the student’s allegation has /(B) dented the Principal’s prestige /(C). No error (D) 

Ans. (B) Use ‘by’ instead of ‘for’. 

6. There are some 1,400 million cubic kilometres (A)/ of it on the earth and it circulates(B)/ through the hydrological cycle. /(C). No error (D) 

Ans. (D) No error 

7. Political scientist David Easton had /(A) argued that political systems /(B) running on an input-output model /(C). No error (D) 

Ans. (C) Use ‘run’ on place of ‘running’. 

8. It is not uncommon to see lives (A)/ changed and generations altered (B)/ in this quest for a basic necessity. /(C). No error (D) 

Ans. (D) No error 

9. The meaning of /(A) political rights has /(B) be reduced to the right to vote /(C). No error (D) 

Ans. (C) Use ‘been’ instead of ‘be’. 

10. Water is the universal fuel (A)/ with not viable (B)/ or foreseeable alternative. /(C). No error (D) 

Ans. (B) Use ‘no’ instead of ‘not’