English
Language Error Spotting Questions – Set 38 (New Pattern)
Directions
(1 – 10): In the following question, the parts of the sentences are named as
(A)-(E). One of these parts may or may not contain an error. From the
alternatives given below, choose the error-less combination. If there is no
error, choose the 'No Error' option.
1. The president of U.S. Donald Trump is
expected to withdraw his endorsement (A) / of the nuclear deal with Iran next
week (B) / leaving its survival in the hands of a divided Congress
(C) / adding to the mood of uncertainty (D) / already hanging over Washington.
(E)
a) ABCD
b) BCDE
c) ACDE
d) Other than these
e) No error
2. India’s supreme court has banned the sale of
fireworks (A) / in Delhi during the upcoming Diwali festival (B)
/ in hopes to prevent the spike in toxic air pollution levels (C) / that
left the city sheeted in toxic smog (D) / forcing the closure of
schools, power stations and construction sites last year. (E)
a) ABDE
b) ACDE
c) ABCE
d) Other than these
e) No error
3. The Spanish prime minister Mariano
Rajoy has asked the Catalan government to clarify (A) /
whether it had declared independence (B) / as he considers the
unprecedented step (C) / of suspending the region’s autonomy (D) / and imposing
direct rule from Madrid. (E)
a) ABCD
b) ABDE
c) ACDE
d) Other than these
e) No error
4. As efforts to cut planet-warming
emissions fall short (A) / large-scale projects to suck carbon dioxide out
(B) / of the atmosphere will be needed by the 2030s (C) / to hold the
line against climate change (D) / according to scientists from Tyndall
Centre for Climate Change Research. (E)
a)
ABCD
b) ABDE
c) ACDE
d) Other than these
e) No error
5. The Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India opened the insurance sector (A) / to private
enterprises allowing Indian companies to partner with foreign establishments
(B) / which has been redefined the insurance sector (C) / and
aiding common people to have adequate financial cover (D) / at a very
reasonable cost. (E)
a)
ABCD
b) ABDE
c) ACDE
d) Other than these
e) No error
6. The work of Richard Thaler, (A) / who won
this year’s Nobel Prize for economics, is atypical in the sense that it
(B) / is easy for people not acquainted with the subject to find material (C)/
which they can relate to (D) / unless his work studied the role of human
behaviour. (E)
a) ABDE
b) ABCD
c) ACDE
d) Other than these
e) No error
7. Given the region’s population economic
growth, (A) / combined with its increasing militarisation and importance (B) /
to global commerce, fundamental questions about (C) / peace and security
in this century (D) / will be determined in Asia. (E)
a) ABDE
b) ABCD
c) ACDE
d) Other than these
e) No error
8. Fresh concerns over North Korea’s nuclear
program has (A) / accelerated the flight to safety consequently
appreciating Gold (B) / to a weekly high above $1285
through early trading (C) / as a renewed focus on geopolitical (D) / risks
stoked demand for safe-haven assets. (E)
a) ABDE
b) ABCE
c) ACDE
d) Other than these
e) No error
9. Accordance with a statement by former Barclays
CEO (A) / Big banks have no advantage over financial (B) / technology start-ups
when it comes to artificial intelligence as (C) / banks have a tendency to
focus on mainframe data storage (D) / rather than seeking solutions on the
cloud. (E)
a) ABDE
b) ABCE
c) BCDE
d) Other than these
e) No error
10. Banks are defined as financial
institutions (A) / that accept deposits from the public and creates
credit and (B) / due to their importance (C) / of the financial stability
of a country, banks (D) / are highly regulated in most countries. (E)
a) ABDE
b) ABCD
c) ABCE
d) Other than these
e) No error
Answers with Explanations:
1. E) There is no grammatical error in the
given sentence. Therefore, the correct answer is option E.
2. A) 'In
hopes to' is an incorrect usage of the phrase that is meant to represent a
hopeful desire for something. 'In hopes of' or 'with hopes to', would be the
correct usage in the part C. So, the options that contain C would be incorrect.
Hence, correct answer is option A.
3. C) The
sentence suggests that a process of consideration is taking place; which
suggests that the correct tense to be used in B must be present perfect, since
the activity has occurred in very recent past. So, the past perfect form 'had'
is incorrect here, since it points to an activity committed in a distant past.
Since sentence B is incorrect, the option that does not contain it must be the
answer, i.e., option C.
4. E) There
is no grammatical error in the given sentence. Therefore, the correct answer is
option E.
5. B) The
sentence uses the simple past tense verb 'opened'. The part C uses the 'has
been', which is the perfect continuous form, when used with a verb +'ing'. But,
the verb uses the past tense/past participle form 'redefined', which is
incorrect. So, the option must not contain the erroneous part C. Therefore, the
answer is option B.
6. B) Whenever
there is a use of the conjunctive 'unless' to join two sentences, one of them
must be conditional upon the other. But; the sentence preceding the conjunctive
seems to be complete and meaningful without the E part. Also, instead of
'unless', which indicates a negative tone, the correct conjunctive should be
'as' or 'because', which support the intended meaning. E part, the, becomes
unnecessary, therefore, the correct answer is option B.
7. E) Whenever
sentences are given that include punctuation marks such as commas(,) or semicolons
(;) etc, special attention must be paid to the construction, as these can point
to an error, if any. The given sentence seems to have no grammatical errors,
hence, the correct answer is option E.
8. D) The
sentence is referring to the 'fresh concerns', which is a plural doer of the
action; so the corresponding form of past participle should be the plural
'have' and not 'has'. The part A has an error, so the answer must be
combination BCDE, which is not given. Therefore, the correct answer is option D.
9. C) Accordance
is a noun form of the verb 'to accord', which means to agree or conform. The
correct way to use accordance is 'in accordance with' or 'with accordance to'
(which is an archaic English form and not used too much). So, part A has an
error. The option which does not contain A must be the correct answer, which
is, option C.
10. C) The
sentence gives the definition of banks and in part D, the preposition used is
'of', which is incorrect. The correct preposition should be 'for' or 'in', in
order for the sentence to be meaningful. So, the combination which does not
contain D must be correct, viz, Option C.
