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Read each part of the sentence to find out if 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, mark your answer as (5)
1. According to the circle officer, (1)/ police has registered a case (2)/ on five people (3)/ who are absconding (4) No error. (5)
2. The body had been sent (1)/ for postmortem (2)/ and further investigations (3)/ are underway. (4)/ No error. (5)
3. India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile (1)/ Agni-IV within a strike range of 4000 km (2)/ as a part of a user trial from (3)/ a test range off Odisha coast.(4)/ No error. (5)
4. A cold morning greeted Delhi on the second day (1)/ of the New Year even as (3)/ the minimum temperature (2)/ rose to settle on 9.3 degree. (4)/ No error. (5)
5. The Customs officer shall strictly count the number (1)/ of notes and tally (2)/ the total amount mentioned before stamping the (3)/ form submitted by the passenger (4)/ No error. (5)
6. Nepal has received 40 megawatt of electricity from India (1)/ , taking the total import of power from the country (2)/ to 340 megawatt, as a part of the Himalayan nations (2)/ efforts to end load-shedding.(4)/ No error. (5)
7. A Delhi court has sentenced two persons (1)/ ten years rigorous imprisonment for possessing (2) and conspiring to transport 100 kg of ‘marijuana’,(3)/ saying the crime entails a harsh punishment.(4)/ No error. (5)
8. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has (1)/ rejected a call by the Kuwaiti government (2)/ to temporarily lift a 14-month sports ban (3)/ while the Gulf State amend a controversial law.(4)/ No error. (5)
9. The rupee depreciated by five paise (1)/ in early trade to quote at 67.97 (2)/ against the US dollar due to fresh buying of (3)/ American currency by the importers at the IFE.(4)/ No error.(5)
10. The benchmark Sensex recover (1)/ by over 81 points in opening trade(2)/ largely on the back of value (3)/ buying in blue-chip stocks.(4)/ No error. (5)
ANSWER-
1. (3) ‘Against’ in place of ‘on’.
2. (1) ‘has been’ on place of ‘had been’.
3. (2) ‘with’ in place of ‘within’.
4. (4) ‘at’ in place of ‘on’.
5. (5) No error
6. (5) No error
7. (2) insert ‘to’ before ‘ten years’.
8. (4) ‘Amends’ in place of ‘amend’.
9. (4) Place “The” before ‘American currency’.
10. (1) ‘Recovered’ in place of ‘recover’.
