150 Error Spotting Questions - Download in PDF
Directions (1
– 150): Read the following
sentences carefully and select the correct option. Each sentence is split into
four parts namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the part which is grammatically
wrong. If all the parts of the sentence are grammatically correct then, choose
‘No error’ (e) as the option.
1) A study conducted by
the World Health Organisation country office for (a)/ India in collaboration
with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health across (b)/ seven
States in India show that banning gutka, (c)/ a form of chewing tobacco, helped
users kick the habit. (d)/ No error. (e)
2) Matchboxes, little
auxiliaries to our lives that have endlessly (a)/ fascinated collectors and
chroniclers of pop art, have (b)/ fast replaced almost entirely by (c)/ gas
lighters, electric stoves and cigarette lighters. (d)/ No error. (e)
3) The rally, launched as
part of social outreach programme (a)/ to connect children and youth along both
coasts of the country, (b)/ is initiative of the Southern Naval Command
organised as part (c)/ of celebrations to mark the platinum jubilee of INS
Valsura. (d)/ No error. (e)
4) In a move that would
benefit thousands of property buyers, (a)/ the State Registration Department
have (b)/ proposed to reduce the guideline value (c)/ for registration of sale
deed of properties in Tamil Nadu. (d)/ No error. (e)
5) Speak to reporters
after the announcement, Raju Murugan, (a)/ director of Joker, said that he
hoped (b)/ the national award would open (c)/ up space for films with political
content in future. (d)/ No error. (e)
6) Another senior leader
said that the idea was being strongly (a)/ pushed by several senior leaders,
(b)/ since they think it would give the party (c)/ the much-need visibility.
(d)/ No error. (e)
7) Citing the question
asked in the SSLC social science exam (a)/ on who is the chairman of the
Planning Commission, he said this (b)/ government does not even know (c)/ that
the Commission was replaced on Niti Ayog in 2015. (d)/ No error. (e)
8) In 2017, the State was
witness to a series of protests (a)/ by students, members of Tamil
organisations and others who (b)/ demand that jallikattu, the traditional
adventure (c)/ sport of taming the bull, be permitted unconditionally. (d)/ No
error. (e)
9) Tuesday began on a
celebratory note but ended with (a)/ sad for child rights activist and Nobel
Peace (b)/ prize winner, Kailash Satyarthi, who came to his ancestral (c)/ home
here for the first time after receiving the coveted prize. (d)/ No error. (e)
10) These receipts will
not only certainly contain the names of those (a)/ attacked but also their
addresses, in which (b)/ case it is for the corporation authorities to explain
(c)/ as to why they sold cattle to out of State people,” the team said. (d)/ No
error. (e)
11) The present method
not only detects pregnancy (a)/ at an early stage, but also makes it possible
(b)/ for breeders to independent carry (c)/ out the process of detection. (d)/
No error. (e)
12) The research states
that “people working for bosses (a)/ who display psychopathic and narcissistic
tendencies” not only (b)/ feel depressed because of constant bullying but are
(c)/ also likely to engage in counterproductive behaviour. (d)/ No error. (e)
13) The current
flag-bearer of women’s cricket in India, Mithali Raj, (a)/ recalls her 214, the
then highest score in women’s Test history, (b)/ against England at Taunton in
2002: (c)/ Those days, the set-up was very amateurish, and there were hardly
any money involved. (d)/ No error. (e)
14) Because the pieces emerged
from the museum’s archives, (a)/ often with scant information about the
creators, (b)/ the exhibition has had to rely much in the voices of (c)/ those
who brought the pieces to Britain. (d)/ No error. (e)
15) Elliot hopes the
exhibition—which will be on show (a)/ for over a year—will eventual help reveal
(b)/ the stories of the creators and (c)/ spark discussion and debate on these
communities. (d)/ No error. (e)
16) Eventually, through
its characters, the film teases out the many (a)/ nuances of arranged marriage:
the contradictions (b)/ between the growing education, employment to financial
opportunities for women, (c)/ and the inescapable pressures of “settling down”
into matrimony. (d)/ No error. (e)
17) Initially
conceptualised as a year-long project, (a)/ the documentary eventually took
almost four year to film, (b)/ and six to be completed, resulting in 90 sharp
(c)/ minutes cut from 750 hours of footage. (d)/ No error. (e)
18) Chief Justice of
India Jagdish Singh Khehar on Saturday said (a)/ political parties should be
held (b)/ accountable for the routinely unfulfilled (c)/ promises made in its
election manifestos. (d)/ No error. (e)
19) Though depression
affects all demographic groups, (a)/ it is more common within adolescents and
(b)/ young adults, women of child bearing (c)/ age (particularly following
childbirth), and adults over the age of 60. (d)/ No error. (e)
20) An increase in
educational enrolment among the (a)/ younger cohort, attainment of
socio-economic status, (b)/ and household composition large (c)/ contributed to
the drop. (d)/ No error. (e)
21) In his sharpest
comments yet, the Dalai Lama compared (a)/ China’s actions in Tibet to the
regime of Cambodian dictator Pol Pot, (b)/ who was held responsible to the
death (c)/ of more than a million Cambodians in the 1970s. (d)/ No error. (e)
22) Despite that, some
commentators say that the U.S.-China (a)/ agreement has shift the focus to (b)/
developing countries, especially India, (c)/ which is the fourth largest
emitter. (d)/ No error. (e)
23) The exfoliation was
carried at room temperature (a)/ but under vacuum and the electrical
conductance was (b)/ measured at the time of exfoliation before (c)/ the
pristine nature of the edge was affected. (d)/ No error. (e)
24) There is a simple bench
on the Indian side of the border, (a)/ where bags are inspected, and a (b)/
covered spot where the women (c)/ are frisk and question. (d)/ No error. (e)
25) Alongside such
contemporary pieces, also on display is (a)/ over a 100 historic pieces ranging
from paintings (b)/ to photographs, metal and wooden artefacts (c)/ found in
the museum’s archives. (d)/ No error. (e)
26) “Focusing on minority
communities was a (a)/ way to communicate other versions of India, but (b)/ we
know we have (c)/ just scratch the surface,” says Elliot. (d)/ No error. (e)
27) However, most are in
the notified Mysore Elephant Reserve (MER), (a)/ made up of forests from Bhadra
in Chikkamagaluru to (b)/ Nagarahole-Bandipur BRT Wildlife Sanctuary belt,
besides Bannerghatta, (c)/ spread over an area of near 11,000 sq. km. (d)/ No
error. (e)
28) The State government
had approached the Centre for (a)/ waiver of farm loans but even if we fail to
get any support from (b)/ the Centre, we will ensure that farmers are (c)/
freed in their mounting debts, said Capt. (d)/ No error. (e)
29) On buying the watch,
customers will also get a (a)/ log book with all the flight details of its
journey (b)/ around the world, a great story to tell (c)/ people who compliment
them on their watch. (d)/ No error. (e)
30) As soon as I entered
the house I spotted her father wearing a ‘Harvard’ sweatshirt in (a)/ the 35
degrees temperature as if he (b)/ is some nuclear scientist on Copenhagen (c)/
when actually he is a dentist from Karaikudi. (d)/ No error. (e)
31) The desperate
reliance on deep ground water and farming is (a)/ symptomatic of the traumatic
shift experienced (b)/ by the Banjaras since the British government
criminalised them, (c)/ like the Mahua tree itself, in this part of the
country. (d)/ No error. (e)
32) Towards the centre of
the pole, Hart acknowledges one of the most disturbing (a)/ aspect of Canadian
history, the system of residential (b)/ schools where children were forcibly
sent, separated from their (c)/ families, and where they suffered abuse,
disease and death. (d)/ No error. (e)
33) The overall BSE Small
Cap Index valuation, though, (a)/ is still not very expensive compared to
historical averages – an indication (b)/ that earnings of a good number of
companies (c)/ has kept pace with the rally in their stock price. (d)/ No
error. (e)
34) If you are spending,
say, Rs.1 lakh per month and is (a)/ due to retire in five years, you may be
wondering as to whether (b)/ you would be able to generate the same level (c)/
of income during your retirement to sustain your lifestyle. (d)/ No error. (e)
35) You choose your
country, you choose your spouse, (a)/ you choose your profession, you choose
(b)/ your political masters, and you choose (c)/ where you want live and how.
(d)/ No error. (e)
36) The Times Higher
Education BRICS and Emerging Economies Rankings 2015, which gives (a)/ new
insights into the performance and contribution of universities (b)/ in BRICS
and emerging economies, demonstrates a stronger and sharp attention (c)/ to
issues of quality and excellence to be paid by India. (d)/ No error. (e)
37) The government has
initiated the process to (a)/ decriminalise attempt to suicide, a move that
(b)/ will ensure that people who are drive to (c)/ kill themselves do not end
up in jail if they don’t succeed. (d)/ No error. (e)
38) Public health experts
have cautioned that at a time when (a)/ there are seasonal short showers,
residents (b)/ have to careful about preventing the breeding of (c)/ mosquitoes
in their homes or compounds. (d)/ No error. (e)
39) A couple of years
ago, the epidemic that swept through (a)/ Tamil Nadu was fuelled by a set of
circumstances that seemed unique: power cuts (b)/ had forced residents in rural
areas to store (c)/ water in large pots and cisterns at weeks. (d)/ No error.
(e)
40) The sentence emerged
after set of 19 pictographs from (a)/ a cave in Hampi were deciphered using
(b)/ root morphemes of Gondi language, considered (c)/ by many eminent
linguists as a proto Dravidian language. (d)/ No error. (e)
41) A film by a Pune
based director on the daily struggles of four sisters (a)/ across the backdrop
of farmer suicides in (b)/ Vidarbha in Maharashtra has made it to the long list
in (c)/ the “best picture” category of the 87th Academy Awards, popularly
called the Oscars. (d)/ No error. (e)
42) A specialist of the
“agricultural documentary”, Ms. Bhosale has (a)/ created and directed close to
50 films – all focus (b)/ on the pitfalls and triumphs of (c)/ men and women
who work the soil. (d)/ No error. (e)
43) In 1994 the Supreme
Court not only decriminalised (a)/ the attempt to suicide but also (b)/
observed that the ‘right to life’ (c)/ include the ‘right to die.’ (d)/ No
error. (e)
44) With digital media
emerge as new and one of the most (a)/ powerful election battlegrounds in the
Lok Sabha 2014 (b)/ elections, the term ‘Election 2014’ topped (c)/ Google
India’s trending list for the year. (d)/ No error. (e)
45) Top-ranked South
Africa plays its first Test in five (a)/months when it faces unfamiliar West
Indies (b)/ in the opening contest of its (c)/three-match series in Pretoria on
Wednesday. (d)/ No error. (e)
46) Following the hostage
related incident in Sydney on Monday, (a)/ the Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI) has decided to (b)/send its chief of anticorruption and security
(c)/ Ravi Savani to Australia to overseen the security arrangements for the
Indian team. (d)/ No error. (e)
47) FGB, UAE’s largest
bank by net profit, plan to expand its (a)/operations in India in line with its
global expansion (b)/strategy to support clients with cross border business
(c)/and focusing on key trade and finance flows. (d)/ No error. (e)
48) BlackBerry, which had
to struggle against (a)/ aggressive competition over a year ago, is now (b)/
refocusing itself by (c)/ targeting the professional consumer. (d)/ No error.
(e)
49) The dearth of
consumer friendly apps on a (a)/ BB device has been resolved with the (b)/
integration of Amazon App Store on the (c)/ recent launched Passport running
the 10.3 update. (d)/ No error. (e)
50) As sports management
companies perform a raft (a)/ of functions, including public relations,
finance, sponsorships, training, laws (b)/ and ethics, it needs (c)/
professionals qualified in these areas. (d)/ No error. (e)
51) It’s been over a
month since several students (a)/ of G.B. Pant Engineering College on south
Delhi’s Okhla (b)/ have been spending the night (c)/ in their classrooms as a
mark of protest. (d)/ No error. (e)
52) A street food vendor
was murdered on Sunday night (a)/ in Outer Delhi’s Mangolpuri after he told
(b)/ a group of drunken men that he would not be able (c)/ to serve them Gol
gappas. (d)/ No error. (e)
53) Following reports
Noida Authority staff allegedly (a)/ not reaching office on time, UP Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath (b)/ on Monday sought the employee details of (c)/
both Noida and Greater Noida Authorities. (d)/ No error. (e)
54) A delegation led by
the Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Manish Sisodia (a)/ also met with Delhi State
Election Commissioner and (b)/ gave him a memorandum, requesting an inquiry
(c)/ with the EVMs being brought from Rajasthan. (d)/ No error. (e)
55) A total of 2,537
candidates will contest elections (a)/ to the 272 wards in the three municipal
corporations (b)/ of the Capital on April 23, (c)/ said the Delhi State
Election Commission. (d)/ No error. (e)
56) Having been robbed
cash and valuables (a)/ worth ₹4.10 lakh in Karol Bagh last week, a Tanzanian
family (b)/ which had come to India on a medical tour (c)/ are struggling to
survive in the Capital. (d)/ No error. (e)
57) The family approached
the police and registered a complaint, (a)/ even as the Korean embassy got in
touch (b)/ on the victim’s family and asked the police (c)/ to expedite the
investigation. (d)/ No error. (e)
58) Mr. Gopal in his post
said the “liberty to lead (a)/ a peaceful life has snatched from us” and (b)/
that this was “harassment of the highest order” (c)/ and could not be taken
lightly. (d)/ No error. (e)
59) Sanjay and Ajay were
arrested for allegedly failing (a)/ to complete the Gurugram project in time
and not having (b)/ valid permissions from competent authorities (c)/ before
start the project, the police said. (d)/ No error. (e)
60) The Bench said on
Monday, “Though it is pleaded (a)/ by the government that an Administrator has
been appointed, (b)/ it appear that the same is nothing but an eye-wash and,
(c)/ in fact, Dr. Sharma himself has been controlling the affairs of the
Akademi. (d)/ No error. (e)”
61) The IOP Party on
Monday released (a)/ its manifesto for the civic polls, in which it has
promised (b)/ constitution of a municipal development board (c)/ and
regularisation of contractual employees. (d)/ No error. (e)
62) Describing his photo
as “degrading and (a)/ a move to defame him”, Mr. Gupta has demanded (b)/ that
the Commission take immediate (c)/ legal action against the BPS. (d)/ No error.
(e)
63) Delhi Congress
president Ajay Maken said at an event (a)/ to inaugurate candidates’ election
offices on Monday (b)/ that the city had seen “unprecedented” development when (c)/
the party was in power in the Capital since 15 years. (d)/ No error. (e)
64) Over this approval,
he claimed, only 50% funds (a)/ were to be given by the Delhi government, but
(b)/ “due to negligence” of the Kejriwal government, (c)/ the expansion was delayed.
(d)/ No error. (e)
65) In an affidavit
submitted to the State Election Commission (a)/ along with her nomination, Ms.
Kaushik disclosed that (b)/ she owned two buildings measuring 720 square feet
and 553 square feet, (c)/ which are priced at ₹50 lakh and ₹32 lakh,
respective. (d)/ No error. (e)
66) Liberalising the end
use of airport land (a)/ and unlock its potential is undoubtedly (b)/ to
advance public interest and (c)/ for better management of the airport. (d)/ No
error. (e)
67) While the policy
extended the benefits to existing (a)/ and future airports of AAI, as well as
future airport (b)/ projects under Public Private Partnership (PPP), (c)/ it
exclude the existing airports. (d)/ No error. (e)
68) It’s been over a
month since several student (a)/ of G.B. Pant Engineering College in south
Delhi’s Okhla (b)/ have been spending the night (c)/ in their classrooms as a
mark of protest. (d)/ No error. (e)
69) According to the RTI
documents, (a)/ instead of building the college, a part of the land (b)/ had
given to an institute — Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)
— that (c)/ will come up on the public-private partnership model. (d)/ No
error. (e)
70) Students, meanwhile,
complained that (a)/ the classrooms in the college were not suitable (b)/ for
attending lectures since (c)/ they were hostel rooms and lack space. (d)/ No
error. (e)
71) The Supreme Court was
on Monday informed (a)/ that the process of arriving at a settlement between
(b)/ Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Parsvnath Developers over
(c)/ possession of a flat in Gurgaon was going. (d)/ No error. (e)
72) In a statement give
to the police, Mr. Yadav said that (a)/ they were all sleeping inside the house
when the theft took place and (b)/ were informed of the incident around
2.30a.m. when Mr. Yadav’s (c)/ mother Murti woke up and saw that the buffaloes
were missing. (d)/ No error. (e)
73) Police said Raju
himself had a criminal record (a)/ and he as well as one of the attackers (b)/
have several cases registered (c)/ with them at the madhura police station.
(d)/ No error. (e)
74) Two persons working
with a cash management (a)/ service provider alleged executed a heist of ₹32.50
lakh by fleeing (b)/ with a cash van in outer Delhi’s Mianwali Nagar (c)/ on
March 30, police revealed on Monday. (d)/ No error. (e)
75) Upon checking the
identity records of the gunman, (a)/ it was found out that he was a resident of
Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district (b)/ and his Arms license were issued (c)/ by the
authorities of the same region. (d)/ No error. (e)
76) “During the visit to
U.P, the team was surprised (a)/ to know that all the addresses gave by Jalim
Singh to his company were fake,” (b)/ said the officer, adding that Rajeev had
forged the documents and (c)/ used the identity of Jalim Singh just to commit
the robbery. (d)/ No error. (e)
77) The victim, Ezaz
Ahmed, who work for UNI, also accused (a)/ the police of being indifferent to
his ordeal (b)/ and sluggish in their approach when he first made (c)/ the call
to the Police Control Room. (d)/ No error. (e)
78) The driver and
conductor admitted to (a)/ having “misbehaved”, but said that the argument was
(b)/ over the driver digress (c)/ from the designated route. (d)/ No error. (e)
79) A police team rushed
all of the injured to (a)/ Kukreja hospital where Ram Singh was declared
brought dead (b)/ while Rahul Singh, Dilip and Anand Prasad were (c)/
discharged after treatment. (d)/ No error. (e)
80) “The registration
number of the car was not clear, (a)/ therefore, we have sent the footage (b)/
to a forensic lab to get a clear picture (c)/ of the car registration number,”
said Mr. Kumar. (d)/ No error. (e)
81) “He stopped a scooter
that was coming (a)/ his way and took the victim the hospital (b)/ where she
was declared dead (c)/ on arrival,” said the official. (d)/ No error. (e)
82) The Enforcement
Directorate had registered (a)/ a case against Chauhan after the CBI registered
preliminary enquiry (b)/ in June 2015 against Mr. Singh, his wife Pratibha
Singh and (c)/ Chuhan and other unknown persons. (d)/ No error. (e)
83) A Bench headed by NGT
Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar (a)/ asked these defaulting bodies to reply
within two weeks (b)/ as to why they should not be asked to pay environment
compensation (c)/ of ₹5 lakh for failing properly manage and treat sewage. (d)/
No error. (e)
84) Mr. Adityanath also
ordered that 73 employees (a)/ of the Noida Authority, who had not been marking
themselves (b)/ present on biometric machine, be marked (c)/ absent since the
corresponding days. (d)/ No error. (e)
85) Following Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directions, the authority has (a)/ prepared a roster
of sick and delayed projects and started a crackdown (b)/ with developers who
have failed to finish their housing projects, (c)/ leading to problems for
thousands of home buyers. (d)/ No error. (e)
86) Their major civic
woes include (a)/ poor drinking water supply, no sewage connection, (b)/
erratic electricity supply and poor construction (c)/ of the project between
others. (d)/ No error. (e)
87) Danish, a home buyer
who attended the meeting, (a)/ said they are hassled not just because of the
delay (b)/ in completion of housing projects but also civic issues (c)/ faced
by those who have got the possess. (d)/ No error. (e)
88) The average level of
noise pollution (a)/ generally exceeds permissible limits in seven Indian
cities, (b)/ which includes Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, (c)/ Union
Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. (d)/
No error. (e)
89) The noise standard
for motor vehicles, air conditioners, (a)/ refrigerators, gensets and certain
types of construction equipment (b)/ are prescribed in the Schedules (c)/ of
the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Minister said. (d)/ No error. (e)
90) Over 15,000 trees
were cut (a)/ in the Capital in the three last financial years (b)/ to
undertake development and construction activities, (c)/ said Union Environment
Minister Anil Madhav Dave on Monday. (d)/ No error. (e)
91) “Out of 10 sapling,
five are planted and (a)/ maintained by the Department of Forests (b)/ and
Wildlife, GNCTD, on degraded forest land, gaon sabha land (c)/ and others
available with the department,” the Minister said. (d)/ No error. (e)
92) Mr. Dave also pointed
out that Section 10 of the Delhi (a)/ Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, said
that every person who is granted (b)/ permission beside this Act to fell any
tree is bound (c)/ to plant such number and kind of trees in the area. (d)/ No
error. (e)
93) Flowing dresses with
fitted jackets, haute tops (a)/ and short skirts with coats, silk brocade
skirts and tops (b)/ with appliqué detailing, and gossamer lace with lame (c)/
chiffons were the highlight the collection. (d)/ No error. (e)
94) India has undergone
lot of socio-political (a)/ changes since Emergency but freedom (b)/ of speech
keeps coming (c)/ under threat between time to time. (d)/ No error. (e)
95) A old man advises her
about (a)/ the inevitability of the course of each one’s life that (b)/
continues through every birth and points (c)/ out that she is Puranjana reborn
as a woman. (d)/ No error. (e)
96) Ramanuja dealt with
conflicts of every (a)/ kind -intellectual, philosophical and administrative –
and (b)/ handled them in unique ways, that (c)/ proclaimed his leadership
qualities. (d)/ No error. (e)
97) Scriptures hail the
renunciation of all that one (a)/ considers as one’s own and offer oneself
wholly (b)/ to the Lord as the highest spiritual attainment, the only (c)/
means by which a jivatma can attain salvation. (d)/ No error. (e)
98) Women walk the dry
landscape that resembles a charred (a)/ rice field in search of work, be it the
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural (b)/ Employment Guarantee Act’s promised 100 days
of work, (c)/ or indeed any other work that will feed its family. (d)/ No
error. (e)
99) As you enter
Talainayiru block (a)/ of Nagapattinam district, the backwaters spread out (b)/
enticing, apparently lush and fertile, (c)/ enveloping many villages in the
block. (d)/ No error. (e)
100) Elgar, a replacement
in the opening positions for the retired Smith, believes (a)/ the side is at
peace with the loss of their former captain and Jacques Kallis, (b)/ who
retired from international cricket last season, and is looking (c)/ forward to
the years ahead along new skipper Amla, who debuted in the role in Sri Lanka.
(d)/ No error. (e)
101) The event bears
close study, as it not only teaches us the (a)/ political tools that Gandhiji
perfected during his struggle for (b)/ the indigo farmers of Champaran, but
also the panchamrut (five nectars) that (c)/ we as Indians got as a result of
the struggle. (d)/ No error. (e)
102) A day after Hardik
Patel held a huge rally in Patidar dominated Morbi (a)/ and Tankara in
Saurashtra region, he and 34 others were (b)/ booked by the police in Monday
for holding the road show and public rally (c)/ without police approval and for
violating prohibitory orders. (d)/ No error. (e)
103) The Lok Sabha on
Monday cleared amendments to the motor vehicles (a)/ law that will substantial
increase the penalty for traffic violations, (b)/ allow learner’s driving
licences to be issued online (c)/ and penalise contractors for faulty road
designs. (d)/ No error. (e)
104) From a social
practice cannot be held to be an integral part of a (a)/ faith and belief or an
“essential religious practice,” it has to satisfy (b)/ the overarching
constitutional goal of gender equality, (c)/ gender justice and dignity, the
government submitted. (d)/ No error. (e)
105) At a programme
organised by the Culture Ministry, he said the (a)/ country had paid homage to
Mahatma Gandhi though all these years and (b)/ that the time had come to turn a
passive homage to an (c)/ active one of adopting sanitation as a goal. (d)/ No
error. (e)
106) It defined both
India’s commitment to the Teesta water-sharing (a)/ agreement and the Central
government’s commitment to working (b)/ with the West Bengal government to
conclude the agreement (c)/ for which the framework was initial in 2011. (d)/
No error. (e)
107) Not only will these
measures strengthen the bonds with Bangladesh, (a)/ with which India shares its
longest international border (b)/ as well as historical bonds, they will help
India connect to itself, (c)/ to the benefit especially of the northeastern
States. (d)/ No error. (e)
108) Before we turn to
this, however, it may be (a)/ useful to suggest some ways in which we can
quickly assuage at least partially (b)/ the hurt that our African students must
feel, before turning vigorous to building institutions that (c)/ ensure their
security and encourage them to feel part of the community in India. (d)/ No
error. (e)
109) Despite the attempts
by the government to bring international students (a)/ to India, the experience
of foreign students here (b)/ has not always been a happy one, this being
particularly so for those (c)/ from Africa, though there could be exception.
(d)/ No error. (e)
110) State governments
must be instructed by the Centre to see (a)/ that African students are assured
of their safety and all educational institutions (b)/ must with immediate
effect double-up the attention (c)/ they devote to their personal needs, which
range from housing to food. (d)/ No error. (e)
111) While these are
laudable and ambitious objectives as they address (a)/major concerns of mental
health care, there (b)/ have been some critiques attention drawing to the lack
of funds, (c)/ trained personnel, and insufficient emphasis on community care.
(d)/ No error. (e)
112) Besides proximity
and enduring relationships between actors (a)/ and their directors, and some
nepotism that has stuck, the problem with (b)/ the National Awards is that
there is always the view that someone more deserving (c)/ was overlooked in the
run up to the awards or in the finale. (d)/ No error. (e)
113) The Rajya Sabha was
adjourned twice on Monday as Congress (a)/ members rushed to the well, alleging
that the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI were being used (b) against the
Chief Ministers and former Chief Ministers of the Opposition, while (c)/ no
action was took against the Chief Ministers of the BJP. (d)/ No error. (e)
114) The Pakistan move to
award the death sentence to Mr. Jadhav (a)/ has been received with many
disbelief by his former Naval (b)/ colleagues and intelligence circles, though
most of them were (c)/ confident that he would be back home. (d)/ No error. (e)
115) “I will continue to
work on our government’s principles of development (a)/ and welfare and will
not allow anything to (b)/ shake the confidence place in me,” Mr. Modi said
(c)/ at the end of a marathon five-hour meeting. (d)/ No error. (e)
116) The Election
Commission said on Monday that it was not bound (a)/ consult the Union Home
Ministry before holding any election, following (b)/ reports that it had
ignored the Ministry’s advice against holding by (c)/ elections in the Kashmir
Valley consider the prevailing security situation. (d)/ No error. (e)
117) The Indian Navy
spokesperson was quote as saying: (a)/ “In a show of international maritime
cooperation against piracy, a boarding party (b)/ from the nearby Chinese Navy
ship went on board the merchant ship, (c)/ while an Indian naval helicopter
provided air cover for the operation. (d)/ No error. (e)
118) Note that it was
sensitive about the dent the ban has caused (a)/ to the economy, the Bench asked
the car companies (b)/ to come up with possible alternatives to (c)/ curb the
rising air pollution in the city. (d)/ No error. (e)
119) Po’s role-reversal
from a student to a teacher delightfully plays out (a)/ in set pieces that
involve a valley of Pandas training in Kung Fu while doing (b)/ that one thing
they love doing; example: a particular (c)/ panda disrupts the enemy by hug
because that’s what he likes doing the best. (d)/ No error. (e)
120) Delhi Police
Commissioner Alok Verma’s first meeting (a)/ with journalists was little more
than a photo-op with (b)/ the police chief sidestepping almost all the issues
(c)/ raised by the scribes about access to him. (d)/ No error. (e)
121) On discussing about
the complaints, Standing Committee chairperson Radhey Shyam Sharma (a)/ ordered
officials to “stop attending the meetings of the DDCs” and (b)/ “not to allow
any work by an MLA without (c)/ the nod of the head of the department”. (d)/ No
error. (e)
122) The initiative was
launched in line with a detailed action plan (a)/submitted by the Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) government to the Supreme Court after (b)/ it demanded
information(c)/ on steps be taken to improve air quality and reduce air
pollution in the Capital. (d)/ No error. (e)
123) Even as the recently
declassified documents relating to the (a)/ disappearance of Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose do not take us any closer (b)/ to finding out whether he indeed
survived the August 18, 1945 air crash, (c)/ they throw many unverified
documents that claim he outlived the crash. (d)/ No error. (e)
124) A day before a total
ban on the sale and consumption of (a)/ country-made liquor across Bihar,
vendors and outlets offered a huge discount to exhaust (b)/ their stocks while
guzzlers were seen returning back (c)/ to the shops to replenish their stocks
at home. (d)/ No error. (e)
125) It further says that
it is mandatory that athletes (a)/ must have achieved the qualification
standard in AFI-recognised meets (b)/ during 2015 or 2016; moreover, an AFI
technical delegate (c)/ must have present at the meet. (d)/ No error. (e)
126) Footwork is reaction
to the ball but balance (a)/ actually starts earlier, from your stance, (b)/
your set-up to seeing the ball; that is, how still (c)/ you are before the ball
is being released.” (d)/ No error. (e)
127)Digital influence
refers to the role that (a)/ the digital medium plays in influencing (b)/
purchases, irrespective of if the (c)/ purchase is made online or offline. (d)/
No error. (e)
128) Vettel and Raikkonen
made the most of slow start by (a)/ the two Mercedes men in Melbourne to take
control of the race and lead (b)/ for more than half the distance before they
were reeled in —(c)/ partly due to tyre strategy decisions — and overhauled
.(d)/ No error. (e)
129) Towards the end his
gentle gestures and silence indicate (a)/ the resolution of the conflict in a
subtle manner – there is nothing (b)/superfluous in his portrait only intense
concentration to bringing to the fore the calm that (c)/ is achieved with
reconciliation and to come to terms with the changing times. (d)/ No error. (e)
130) Around the years, I
have gotten to know the British (a)/ filmmaker Stephen Hopkins, and I am keenly
looking forward to watching his “Race”, (b)/ a fictionalised version of Owens
at the Berlin Olympics, (c)/ made with the cooperation of the Jesse Owens
Foundation as well as the Owens family. (d)/ No error. (e)
131) It was Y.G
Doraiswamy, an art connoisseur from Chennai, (a)/ who saw his performance and
suggested that he should move (b) to Chennai to perform Odissi and teach there
to local Bharatanatyam dancers, (c)/ interested of learning Odissi, as the
dance form was gaining popularity. (d)/ No error. (e)
132) Steelmakers in
Britain pay some of the highest energy costs (a)/ and green taxes in the world,
but the government maintains that the (b)/ fundamental problem facing the
industry is the collapse in the (c)/ price of steel, caused on overcapacity in
China. (d)/ No error. (e)
133) Just when everyone
were wondering whether (a)/ the Saradha probe was being soft pedalled, the
Enforcement Directorate (b)/ filed its first charge sheet, four days before
(c)/ West Bengal goes to the polls. (d)/ No error. (e)
134) Even in those case,
judges wilfully ignored (a)/ the mandatory sentencing provisions of at least
one year (b)/ of imprisonment, preferring instead a “simple imprisonment (c)/
till the rising of the court”. (d)/ No error. (e)
135) Besides that, a
financial loss to the tune of hundreds of crores (a)/ was incurred by people
whose homes and business establishments were (b)/ damaged in the arson that
followed the agitation leaving (c)/ the State paralysed for near two weeks.
(d)/ No error. (e)
136) C.S. Santosh is also
the face of Indian adventure on the international stage (a)/ with participation
in the Dakar Rally — considered the graveyard of champions (b)/ in more ways
than one and official the toughest off- (c)/ road rally in the world — and the
World Cross Country Championship. (d)/ No error. (e)
137) Applicant companies
should submit a common application form SPICe (INC 32) on MCA portal, (a)/ and
once the data of incorporation are sent to CBDT by (b)/ MCA, the PAN and TAN
are issued immediately (c)/ without any further intervention of the applicant.
(d)/ No error. (e)
138) With three runways
operating simultaneously, it is easier (a)/ to manage IGIA’s heavy traffic even
during peak hours, but with two only (b)/ runways available, we can’t have (c)/
simultaneous and independent arrivals and departures,” said a senior air
traffic control official. (d)/ No error. (e)
139) When confronted with
the view that the stretch (a)/ looked more or less the same after cleaning,
(b)/ a senior government official said that a more visible (c)/ impact would
came after regular maintenance. (d)/ No error. (e)
140) The programme will
include “a weekly three-hour course (a)/ on the presidential campaign taught in
real time (b)/ and the participants will be on the campaign trail, going from
(c)/ town to town, attending events, and live with American families.” (d)/ No
error. (e)
141) “I really would not
have believed that one can plan a (a)/ giant flyover on the narrowest of spaces
like this, (b)/ unless I come here,” said an engineer of the (c)/ Kolkata
Municipal Corporation while photograph the area. (d)/ No error. (e)
142) The scheme was
formulated under directions of the Supreme Court (a)/ which had acted in a PIL
filed by activist and lawyer MC Mehta (b)/ who had demanded shifting of
industries operating in residential (c)/ and non-conforming areas to the
outskirts for curbing pollution. (d)/ No error. (e)
143) When broken down
point by point, it is quite apparent (a)/ that either there was no ground for
invoking Article 356 within the parameters (b)/ laid down by the Supreme Court
or that a situation (c)/ warranting Central intervention had not yet arise.
(d)/ No error. (e)
144) In the judgment that
uphold the validity of the Tenth Schedule (a)/ (the anti-defection law), a
dissenting judge had pointed out that the (b)/ Speaker’s “tenure being
dependent on the will of majority therein, (c)/ likelihood of suspicion of bias
could not be ruled out.” (d)/ No error. (e)
145) The announcement
that India’s Tata Steel is abandoning western countries (a)/ have hammered home
the threat to developed countries’ steel industries (b)/ from a glut caused by
over-capacity in China, which has led to a (c)/ collapse in the global price of
commodity steel used mainly in construction. (d)/ No error. (e)
146) On August 19 last
year, when the purported video was filmed, (a)/ he was on duty, but due to
inadequate sleep and not having taken medicines, (b)/ he experienced memory
loss and drowsiness, resulting in a (c)/ situation in which he could not even
change his uniform, Salem had said. (d)/ No error. (e)
147) “They were also
directed to ensure that break-down teams were (a)/ always ready to keep the
fleet on track and that buses plied on (b)/ the extreme left side of roads;
there would be disciplinary action along depot (c)/ managers if any of these
conditions were found not being met,” the official added. (d)/ No error. (e)
148) “If farmers are
confident that they would get assured returns (a)/ on their produce it will
motivate them to go for pulses farming, (b)/ resulting in better production,
less dependence in imports and (c)/ most importantly will bring price
stabilisation,” he said. (d)/ No error. (e)
149) Rubber deposited on
the surface from tyres of landing aircraft (a)/ would be thorough scraped and
the usual touchdown point, (b)/ which bears the maximum load of landing
aircraft, (c)/ would be overhauled to reduce chances of damage. (d)/ No error.
(e)
150) But Mr. Modi did
raise the possibility of individuals within (a)/ the state structure getting
friendly with a terrorist, (b)/ lead up to a nuclear terrorism incident,
without (c)/ naming any particularly country, said Mr. Gill. (d)/ No error. (e)
Answer keys with
Explanations
1.
c) Replace ‘show’ with ‘shows’
2.
b) Replace ‘have’ with ‘have been’
3.
c) Add ‘an’ before ‘Initiative’
4.
b) Replace ‘have’ with ‘has’
5.
a) Replace ‘speak’ with ‘speaking’
6.
d) Replace ‘need’ with ‘needed’
7.
d) Replace ‘on’ with ‘buy’
8.
c) Replace ‘demand’ with ‘demanded’
9.
b) Replace ‘sad’ with ‘sadness’
10.a) Place ‘certainly contain’ after ‘will’
11.c) Replace ‘Independent’ with ‘Independently’
12.e) No Error
13.d) Replace ‘were’ with ‘was’
14.c) Replace ‘in’ with ‘on’
15.b) Replace ‘eventual’ with ‘eventually’
16.c) Replace ‘to’ with ‘and’
17.b) Replace ‘year’ with ‘years’
18.d) Replace ‘its’ with ‘their’
19.b) Replace ‘within’ with ‘among’
20.c) Replace ‘large’ with ‘largely’
21.c) Replace ‘to’ with ‘for’
22.b) Replace ‘shift’ with ‘shifted’
23.a) Add ‘out’ after ‘carried’
24.d) Replace ‘frisk and question’ with ‘frisked and
questioned’
25.a) Replace ‘is’ with ‘are’
26.d) Replace ‘scratch’ with ‘scratched’
27.d) Replace ‘near’ with ‘nearly’
28.d) Replace ‘in’ with ‘of’
29.b) Replace ‘its’ with ‘their’
30.c) Replace ‘on’ with ‘in’
31.e) No error
32.b) Replace ‘aspect’ with ‘aspects’
33.d) Replace ‘has’ with ‘have’
34.a) Replace ‘is’ with ‘are’
35.d) Add ‘to’ after ‘want’
36.c) Replace ‘sharp’ by ‘sharper’
37.c) Replace ‘drive’ by ‘driven’
38.c) Add ‘be’ after ‘to’
39.d) Replace ‘at’ with ‘over’
40.a) Add ‘a’ before ‘set’
41.b) Replace ‘across’ with ‘against’
42.b) Replace ‘focus’ with ‘focussing’
43.d) Replace ‘include’ with ‘includes’
44.a) Replace ‘emerge’ with ‘emerging’
45.b) Add ‘an’ after ‘faces’
46.d) Replace ‘overseen’ with ‘oversee’
47.a) Replace ‘plan’ with ‘plans’
48.e) No Error
49.d) Replace ‘recent’ with ‘recently’
50.c) Replace ‘it needs’ by ‘they need’
51.b) Replace ‘on’ by ‘in’
52.e) No Error
53.a) Place ‘of’ after ‘reports’
54.d) Replace ‘with’ with ‘into’
55.e) No error
56.a) Place ‘of’ after ‘robbed’
57.c) Replace ‘on’ with ‘with’
58.b) Place ‘been’ after ‘has’
59.d) Replace ‘start’ with ‘starting’
60.c) Replace ‘appear’ by ‘appears’
61.e) No Error
62.e) No error
63.d) Replace ‘since’ with ‘for’
64.a) Replace ‘Over’ with ‘under’
65.d) Replace ‘respective’ with ‘respectively’
66.b) Replace ‘unlock’ with ‘unlocking’
67.d) Replace ‘exclude’ with ‘excluded’
68.a) Replace ‘student’ with ‘students’
69.c) Add ‘been’ after ‘had’
70.d) Replace ‘lack’ with ‘lacked’
71.d) Add ‘on’ after ‘going’
72.a) Replace ‘give’ with ‘given’
73.d) Replace ‘with’ by ‘against’
74.b) Replace ‘alleged’ with ‘allegedly’
75.c) Replace ‘were’ with ‘was’
76.b) Replace ‘gave’ with ‘given’
77.a) Replace ‘work’ with ‘works’
78.c) Replace ‘disgress’ with ‘disgressing’
79.e) No Error
80.e) No Error
81.b) Add ‘to’ after ‘victim’
82.b) Place ‘a’ after ‘registered’
83.d) Place ‘to’ after ‘failing’
84.d) Replace ‘since’ with ‘for’
85.c) Replace ‘with’ by ‘on’
86.d) Replace ‘between’ with ‘among’
87.d) Replace ‘possess’ with ‘possession’
88.c) Replace ‘includes’ with ‘include’
89.c) Replace ‘are’ with ‘is’
90.b) Interchange ‘three last’ to ‘last three’
91.a) Replace ‘sapling’ with ‘saplings’
92.c) Replace ‘beside’ with ‘under’
93.d) Place ‘of’ after ‘highlight’
94.d) Replace ‘between’ with ‘from’
95.a) Add ‘an’ before ‘old’
96.e) No Error
97.b) Replace ‘offer’ with ‘offering’
98.d) Replace ‘its’ with ‘their’
99.c) Replace ‘enticing’ with ‘enticingly’
100.
d) Replace ‘along’ with ‘under’
101.
a) Interchange ‘not only’ and ‘teaches us’
102.
c) Replace ‘in’ with ‘on’
103.
b) Replace ‘substantial’ with ‘substantially’
104.
a) Replace ‘from’ with ‘since’
105.
b) RePlace ‘though’ with ‘through’
106.
d) Replace ‘initial’ with ‘initialled’
107.
e)No error
108.
c) Replace ‘vigorous’ with ‘vigorously’
109.
d) Replace ‘exception’ with ‘exceptions’
110.
e) No Error
111.
c) Interchange ‘attention drawing’ to ‘drawing attention’
112.
e) No Error
113.
d) Replace ‘took’ with ‘taken’
114.
b) Replace ‘many’ with ‘much’
115.
c) Replace ‘place’ with ‘placed’
116.
d) Replace ‘consider’ with ‘considering’
117.
a) Replace ‘quote’ with ‘quoted’
118.
a) Replace ‘note’ with ‘noting’
119.
d) Replace ‘hug’ by ‘hugging’
120.
e) No error
121.
a) Remove ‘about’ after ‘discussing’
122.
d) Replace ‘be’ with ‘being’
123.
d) Add ‘up’ after ‘throw’
124.
c) Remove ‘back’ after ‘returning’
125.
d) Add ‘been’ after ‘have’
126.
e) No Error
127.
c) Replace ‘if’ by ‘whether’
128.
a)Replace ‘start’ with ‘starts’
129.
c) Replace ‘bringing’ with ‘bring’
130.
a) Replace ‘around’ with ‘over’
131.
d) Replace ‘of’ with ‘in’
132.
d) Replace ‘on’ with ‘by’
133.
a) Replace ‘were’ with ‘was’
134.
a) Replace ‘case’ with ‘cases’
135.
d) Replace ‘near’ with ‘nearly’
136.
c) Replace ‘official’ with ‘officially’
137.
b) Replace ‘are’ with ‘is’
138.
b) Interchange ‘two only’ to ‘only two’
139.
d) Replace ‘came’ with ‘come’
140.
d) Replace ‘live’ with ‘living’
141.
d) Replace ‘photograph’ with ‘photographing’
142.
b) Replace ‘in’ with ‘upon’
143.
d) Replace ‘arise’ with ‘arisen’
144.
a) Replace ‘uphold’ with ‘upheld’
145.
b) Replace ‘have’ with ‘has’
146.
e) No error
147.
c) Replace ‘along’ by ‘against’
148.
c) Replace ‘less’ with ‘lesser’
149.
b) Replace ‘thorough’ with ‘thoroughly’
150.
c) Replace ‘lead’ with ‘leading’
