Error Detection: Exercise-3

Overview:


Questions and Answers Type:MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).
Main Topic:English Verbal Ability.
English Verbal Ability Sub-topic:Error Detection Questions and Answers.
Number of Questions:10 Questions with Solutions.

Directions: Read each sentence carefully to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Select the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, choose option (5) as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)


  1. Insurance ombudsmen have sought more power to settle higher claim cases as the number of complaints continue to rise.

    1. Insurance ombudsmen have
    2. sought more power to settle higher
    3. claim cases as the number
    4. of complaints continue to rise.
    5. No error


Answer: (d) of complaints continue to rise.

Solution: Here, "of complaints continues to rise" should be used instead of "of complaints continue to rise".

  1. The rising cases of dengue across many Indian states has fastly turned into new business opportunities for pharma, FMCG and insurance.

    1. The rising cases of dengue across
    2. many Indian states has fastly
    3. turned into new business opportunities
    4. for pharma, FMCG and insurance.
    5. No error


Answer: (b) many Indian states has fastly

Solution: Here, "many Indian states have fast" should be used instead of "many Indian states has fastly".

  1. Earlier studies have shown that even drinking water, beverages and soft drinks were not totally free of hazardous chemicals.

    1. Earlier studies have shown
    2. that even drinking water, beverages and soft drinks
    3. were not totally
    4. free of hazardous chemicals.
    5. No error


Answer: (c) were not totally

Solution: Here, "was not totally" should be used instead of "were not totally".

  1. Over the past two months, the prices of oil has surged due to estimates of less production.

    1. Over the past two
    2. months, the prices of oil has
    3. surged due to
    4. estimates of less production.
    5. No error


Answer: (b) months, the prices of oil has

Solution: Here, "months, the prices of oil have" should be used instead of "months, the prices of oil has".

  1. With the clew of benefits and business friendly policies acting as a magnet the government has succeeded in making the state the more preferred destinations for investment and business.

    1. With the clew of benefits and business friendly policies
    2. acting as a magnet the government has succeeded in making
    3. the state the more preferred destinations
    4. for investment and business.
    5. No error


Answer: (c) the state the more preferred destinations

Solution: Here, "the state the most preferred destination" should be used intead of "the state the more preferred destinations".

  1. Students who dread not making it to school before time 6:55 a.m. assembly, may have find it comforting that a scientist wants to prove that schools deprive children of much needed sleep by starting early.

    1. Students who dread not making it to school
    2. before time 6:55 a.m. assembly, may have find it comforting
    3. that a scientist wants to prove that schools
    4. deprive children of much needed sleep by starting early.
    5. No error


Answer: (b) before time 6:55 a.m. assembly, many have find it comforting

Solution: Here, "may have found it comforting" should be used instead of "may have find it comforting".

  1. While the real state market has being stable, it's time to purchase a property now and enjoy the benefits when prices escalate.

    1. While the real state market has being
    2. stable, it's time to purchase a property now
    3. and enjoy the benefits
    4. when prices escalate.
    5. No error


Answer: (a) While the real state market has being

Solution: Here, "While the real state market has been" should be used instead of "While the real state market has being".

  1. Taxi-hailing ventures are significantly increasing the number of cabs that offer free Wi-Fi, Following the success of pilot projects.

    1. Taxi-hailing ventures are significantly
    2. increasing the number of cabs
    3. that offer free Wi-Fi,
    4. Following the success of pilot projects.
    5. No error


Answer: (e) No error

Solution: No error

  1. Organic milk has higher omega-3 fat levels, but probability not enough to make a different.

    1. Organic milk has
    2. higher omega-3 fat levels,
    3. but probability not enough
    4. to make a different.
    5. No error


Answer: (c) but probability not enough

Solution: Here, "but probably not enough" should be used instead of "but probability not enough".

  1. By early next week, the state government is likely of declare a drought in 8000 villages.

    1. By early next week,
    2. the state government is likely
    3. of declare
    4. a drought in 8000 villages.
    5. No error


Answer: (c) of declare

Solution: Here, "to declare" should be used instead of "of declare".