Error
Spotting for IBPS PO Prelims Exam – Set 37 (IBPS PO 2017 Pattern)
Directions (1 – 10): In each of the following
questions there are sentences that form a paragraph. There is error in one of the
parts. Mark the option which contains parts (i, ii, iii, iv, v) which do not
contain error. If no part contains error mark option E as your answer.
1. A) As a parting shot from the monsoon, many
B) Indian cities had been
brought to a
C) halt by heavy rains
that completely
D) overwhelmed urban
infrastructure and
E) caught residents
off-guard.
(a) BCDE
(b) ACDE
(c) ABDE
(d) ABCE
(e) No error
2. A) No one has done any authoritative study
B) with a dedicated group
of volunteers
C) eating only, shall we
say, cheese and
D) figured out how it
affects those as
E) compared to a group
being given placebos.
(a) ABCD
(b) BCDE
(c) ABDE
(d) ABCE
(e) No error
3. A) It’s unacceptable that despite years of town planning
experience,
B) drains continue to be
designed without factoring in
C) local topography, and
even simple solutions to
D) avert silting and
solid waste deposits that choke inlets
E) and reduce drainage
capacity aren’t been implemented.
(a) ABCD
(b) BCDE
(c) ABDE
(d) ABCE
(e) No error
4. A) One airline kiosk issued a boarding pass,
B) another punched out a
luggage tag,
C) then a computer screen
showed me
D) how to attach it and
another where
E) should I set the
luggage on a conveyor.
(a) ABCD
(b) BCDE
(c) ABDE
(d) ABCE
(e) No error
5. A) While the most present-day conceptions about mind and
B) consciousness are
based on sense perceptions of
C) biochemical processes
of the brain, Hindu philosophers
D) believed that there
was something more, that there
E) was the super
intelligent energy behind consciousness.
(a) ABCD
(b) BCDE
(c) ABCE
(d) ABCE
(e) No error
6. A) Folk tales explain the power of truth and
B) the need to maintain
outer balance between
C) social, family, career
and material aspects of life
D) as well as maintain an
inner harmony
E) between body, mind,
emotions and spirit.
(a) ABCD
(b) BCDE
(c) ABDE
(d) ABCE
(e) No error
7. A) For some years now, footfalls at Humayun’s
B) Tomb in Delhi have
skyrocketed thanking
C) the painstaking restoration,
conservation
D) and development of the
area by the
E) Aga Khan Trust for
Culture.
(a) ABCD
(b) BCDE
(c) ACDE
(d) ABCE
(e) No error
8. A) The sheer glory of Empress Mumtaz
B) Mahal’s pristine white
marble mausoleum—
C) where her husband was
also later laid to rest—
D) puts on shade many
other architectural
E) wonders that India
abounds in.
(a) ABCD
(b) BCDE
(c) ABDE
(d) ABCE
(e) No error
9. A) Before Kerala’s wellness destinations and
B) Rajasthan’s palaces took
out as tourism
C) hotspots, it almost
seemed as if our vast country
D) had nothing to offer
except the Taj Mahal
E) and the attractions of
Delhi.
(a) ABCD
(b) BCDE
(c) ABDE
(d) ACDE
(e) No error
10. A) Only a handful of high-income countries
B) with specific
demographics have
C) high-speed rail (HSR),
while many have
D) failed in their
efforts, others have
E) abandoned it after
studying it.
(a) ABCD
(b) BCDE
(c) ABDE
(d) ABCE
(e) No error
Answers with Explanation:
1. B) As it is clear from part A), the
sentence should be in present perfect tense. So replace ‘had’ with ‘have’
2. D) those
-> them
3. A) ‘Been’
is the past participle of the verb ‘be’ and is usually used with the perfect
aspect with ‘have’ in all its forms. Here, present participle of the verb ‘be’
I.e., being should be used.
4. A) should
I -> I should
Question is not being
asked here, so we will not use should I
5. B) While
the most -> While most. Remove ‘the’
We use most with nouns to
mean ‘the majority of’. We don’t use the most with this meaning.
6. D) maintain
-> maintaining
When we use direct verb
after ‘as well as’, it is usually used in -ing form
7. C) thanking
-> thanks to
8. D) on
-> to
put to – put something to
someone
put on – to cover
9. D) took
out -> took off
take off – to remove
something
take out – to remove
something from a pocket, bag etc
10. E)
