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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- A recent report released by (1)/IIT Kanpur said that power plants were(2)/ responsible to fly ash, a major(3)/ pollutant in Delhi's environment(4)/ No Error(5)
Q2- Central banks of depressed economies(1)/ use quantitative easing as(2)/ a monetary policy instrument to(3)/ bringing them back on track(4)/ No Error(5)
Q3- Finance costs for first quarter of 2016-17 was lower by 12 per cent,(1)/ leading to a PAT (profit after tax) of Rs 1 crore(2)/ against a net loss of Rs 126 crore in the corresponding quarter(3)/ in the previous fiscal," the company said in a release(4)/ No Error(5)
Q4- Start by getting connected to the mother(1)/ nature first, that is by spending the nights(2)/ under the stars, breathing the fresh morning air,(3)/ looking at and appreciating the beauty of life(4)/ No Error(5)
Q5. Current educational attainments(1)/ remain far to adequate for(2)/ the enhancement of personal(3)/ well-being and social progress(4)/ No Error(5)
Q6. TPP introduces far-reaching monopoly protection for pharmaceutical companies(1)/ that would unnecessary strengthen,(2)/ lengthen and broaden patents much to the detriment of public health(3)/ safeguards, enshrined in international law(4)/ No Error(5)
Q7- The game planning for Karnataka is to move a resolution(1)/ before the legislature directing the executive(2)/ to not release water, and then go before the apex court and submit that(3)/ it has received conflicting directions from the judiciary and the legislature(4)/ No Error(5).
Q8- The sense of impunity that drives discrimination against(1)/ Dalits is at the heart of(2)/ recent demands for the dilution, or even repeal, of the Act for(3)/ prevention in atrocities against SCs and STs(4)/ No Error(5).
Q9- Domestic airlines have opposed(1)/ the simultaneously closure of runways at two airports (2)/concerned with the business impact of the move at(3)/ a time when demand for air travel is soaring(4)/ No Error(5)
Q10. Madras HC has upheld a single judge order justification the action of (1)/ a nationalised bank which dismissed an employee from (2)/ service for suppressing facts about his educational qualification (3)/ while applying for the post of part-time house keeper. (4)/ No error (5)
ANSWERS:
Q1. (3) Use ‘for’ instead of ‘to’ as ‘responsible for’ is used.
Q2. (4) use ‘bring’
Q3. (1) use ‘were’ as subject is plural.
Q4. (4) Use ‘around’ instead of ‘at’
Q5. (2) use ‘from’ instead of ‘to’
Q6. (2) use ‘unnecessarily’
Q7. (1) use ‘plan’
Q8. (4) use ‘of’ instead of ‘in’
Q9. (2) use ‘simultaneous’
Q10. (1) use ‘justifying’ instead of ‘justification’
