It’s always been good to learn from history since history repeats itself, similarly, it goes with the exam pattern we always try to find previous year questions to mentally
prepare ourselves for upcoming hurdles in the exam and to check whether the level of our preparation is or is not up to the mark. Previous year questions give guidance to us and provide a base for the preparation of any competitive exam. It is always good to have an experience of how the level of exam varies from year to year. For every subject like in English, we come to know the pattern of questions must be followed to prepare the examination.
Directions (1 – 5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic 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 errors of punctuation, if any)
Q.1. Try to ask (A)/ him/ why does he repeat (B)/ the same mistake each time (C)/ No error (D)
ANSWER- (B) Use ‘why he repeats’ instead of ‘why does he repeat’
Q.2. My uncle disposed off (A)/ his old house (B)/in the country (C)/ No error (D)
ANSWER- (A) Use ‘of’ instead of ‘off’
Q.3. Many a student (A)/have joined the National Service Scheme (B)/ to serve the local community (C)/ No error (D)
ANSWER- (B) Use ‘has’ instead of ‘have’
Q.4. If you would have arranged these red flowers (A)/ in a vase together with some white ones (B)/ they would have looked pretty (C)/ No error (D)
ANSWER- (A) Use ‘had’ instead of ‘would have’
Q.5. Thousands of buildings had either collapsed (A)/or damaged (B)/in the earthquake (C)/ No error (D)
ANSWER- (B) Use ‘been damaged’ instead of ‘damaged’
