Direction (Ques 1 - 15) : Read each sentence given below and find out whether there is an error in it. The error if any will be one of the parts of the sentence which are marked as 1,2,3 and 4. If there is no error, the answer will be (5) i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
1. Anuj’s nephew who lives in Bangalore, (1)/ is eager to travel to (2)/ Delhi in the winter to (3)/ have glimpse of the capital. (4)/ No error (5)
1- (4) Use ‘a glimpse of the capital’
2. I don’t like him because (1)/ he makes conspiracy against (2)/ me with the view to enhancing (3)/ his power gradually. (4)/ No error (5)
2- (3) Use ‘with a view to’
3. He had no illusions of (1)/ being either a (2)/ distinguished writer (3)/ or editor. (4)/ No error (5)
3- (3) Use ‘an editor’
4. He addressed people (1)/ and tried his best (2)/ to convince them that (3)/ his decisions were correct. (4)/ No error (5)
4- (1) Use ‘He addressed the people,
5. The unreasonable man is (1)/ a sort of person (2)/ who comes to confide (3)/ in you when you are busy. (4)/ No error (5)
5- (2) Use ‘the’ instead of ‘a’
6. The most happy (1)/ marriage would be (2)/ a union of a deaf (3)/ man to a blind woman. (4)/ No error (5)
6- (3) Use ‘the union’ instead of ‘a union’
7. This is (1)/ the most important (2)/ question which you have (3)/ to prepare very carefully. (4)/ No error (5)
7- (2) Use ‘a most important’
8. The man (1)/ is the only creature (2)/ that is endowed with (3)/ the power of speech. (4)/ No error (5)
8- (1) Remove ‘The’
9. The importance of democratising the public (1)/ sphere by inclusive participation (2)/ of women in largely male-dominated society (3)/ cannot be stressed enough. (4)/ No error (5)
ANSWER- (3) Use ‘a’ before ‘largely male-dominated society’
10. One of the success stories of affirmative (1)/ action in India has been an implementation (2)/ of reservation of seats in local body (3)/ elections for women, to the order of 33% or more. (4)/ No error (5)
ANSWER- (2) Use ‘the’ instead of ‘an’
11. In the urban local bodies, the visible impact has been (1)/ more quantitative in terms of representation rather than (2)/ qualitative, with success being linked to emphasis on gender (3)/ sensitisation by civil society and political parties. (4)/ No error (5)
ANSWER- (1) REMOVE ‘The’
12. State government (1)/ led by the Nagaland (2)/ People’s Front should have (3)/ enforced the rule of law. (4)/ No error (5)
ANSWER- (1) Use ‘The’ before ‘State government’
13. The government, which is celebrating its first anniversary of Skill India drive, (1)/ said it would bridge to (2)/ global shortage of labour force in (3)/ the coming years by reaping the demographic dividend of young Indian labour force. (4)/ No error (5)
ANSWER- (2) Use ‘the’ instead of ‘to’
14. Corruption in the high (1)/ places is a malaise that (2)/ is easy to diagnose (3)/ but difficult to cure. (4)/ No error (5)
ANSWER- (1) Remove ‘the’
15. A compromise has been reached between the Centre and (1)/ States on the formula for administrative control (2)/ over taxpayers under the GST, which will subsume (3)/ myriad existing State and Central levies on commercial activity. (4)/ No error (5)
ANSWER- (2) ‘Use ‘the states on the …….’
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