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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).
Q1. Nepal has received 40 megawatt of electricity from India, (1)/ taking the total import of power to (2)/ the country to 340 megawatt, as part of the (3)/ Himalayan nation's efforts to end load-shedding. (4)/ No error (5)
Q2. The SC held that any appeal for votes on the ground (1)/ of "religion, race, caste, community (2)/ or language" amounted to "corrupt practice" (3)/ under the election law provision. (4)/ No error (5)
Q3. In an escalation of tense ties with the (1)/government in Puducherry, Lt Governor cancelled the order of (2)/ a Chief Minister banning the use of (3)/ social media for official communication. (4)/No Error (5)
Q4. West Bengal Chief Minister(1)/ said religion means brotherhood and unity,(2)/ while addressing a gathering(3)/ on the occasion of 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh.(4)/No Error(5)
Q5. Haryana Government has decided to delegate more powers to (1)/ hospitals in the districts on the management of funds for the (2)/ purchase of medicines, medical consumables, equipment’s and upkeep of (3)/ hospitals to ensure smooth and time delivery of healthcare services in the state. (4)/ No Error (5)
Q6. Three persons of a family, including a woman and a minor girl, (1)/ suffered burn injuries when a fire broken (2)/ out in their house following a cooking gas cylinder explosion (3)/ in Veerapatti village under Badagaon police station, police said. (4)/ No Error (5)
Q7. Seeking to give a greater momentum to their strategic relationship,(1)/ India and France discussed about a wide spectrum of issues, including defense (2)/ and terrorism, with the French side saying the bilateral ties should (3)/ move forward with the speed of a Rafale fighter jet. (4)/ No Error (5)
Q8. The flurry of actions by the government (1) /on terrorism the minister has given the impressive (2)/of movement on an issue that has been a (3)/ point of contention between both the countries. (4)/No error. (5)
Q9. The constitutional court has another few months (1)/ to dispose of the impeachment petition over (2)/ a scandal that saw hundreds of thousands of (3)/people take to the streets towards the end of 2016. (4)/No. Error. (5)
Q10- Finance ministry assured CBEC officers (1)/ that there will be no reduction of manpower (2)/ under new GST regime and HR policy will (3)/ be drafted after taking their views on board. (4)/ No Error (5)
ANSWER:
Q1. (2) use ‘from’ instead of ‘to’
Q2. (5) No error
Q3. (3) Replace ‘a’ with ‘the’
Q4. (5) No error
Q5. (4) use ‘timely’ instead of ‘time’
Q6. (2) use ‘broke’ instead of ‘broken’
Q7. (2) remove ‘about’
Q8. (2) ‘impression’ should replace ‘impressive’
Q9. (4) ‘took’ should replace ‘take’
Q10. (1) use ‘has’ before ‘assured’.
