Error Detection: Exercise-4

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. Three companies have been asked to furnish their financial details and information about its board members.

    1. Three companies have been asked
    2. to furnish their financial details
    3. and information about
    4. its board members.
    5. No error


Answer: (d) its board members.

Solution: Here, "their board members." should be used instead of "its board members.".

  1. The scheme which will be launched during the next two years require an additional investment of one hundred crore.

    1. The scheme which will be launched
    2. during the next two years
    3. require an additional investment
    4. of one hundred crore.
    5. No error


Answer: (c) require an additional investment

Solution: Here, "requires an additional investment" should be used instead of "require an additional investment".

  1. Road developers unable to complete their projects on time will not be awarded new ones.

    1. Road developers unable
    2. to complete their projects
    3. on time will not be
    4. awarded new ones.
    5. No error


Answer: (c) on time will not be

Solution: Here, "in time will not be" should be used instead of "on time will not be".

  1. We have taken on the responsibility of arranging the required training and supervise the new staff.

    1. We have taken on
    2. the responsibility of
    3. arranging the required training
    4. and supervise the new staff.
    5. No error


Answer: (d) and supervise the new staff.

Solution: Here, "and supervising the new staff." should be used instead of "and supervise the new staff.".

  1. The Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the company to set up a plant in the State.

    1. The Government has signed
    2. a memorandum of understanding with
    3. the company to set up
    4. a plant in the State.
    5. No error


Answer: (e) No error

Solution: No error.

  1. Researchers had long been studying a phenomenon called stress cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome, which almost always leads to the dreaded irregular heartbeat.

    1. Researchers had long been studying
    2. a phenomenon called stress cardiomyopathy,
    3. or broken-heart syndrome, which
    4. almost always leads to the dreaded irregular heartbeat.
    5. No error


Answer: (a) Researchers had long been studying

Solution: Here, "Researchers have long been studying" should be used instead of "Researchers had long been studying".

  1. A sparrow has made a nest in Kesho's house and had laid eggs. Both Kesho and his sister Shyama watched the nest for hours every day. Even meal times were forgotten.

    1. A sparrow has made a nest in Kesho's house
    2. and had laid eggs. Both Kesho and his sister Shyama
    3. watched the nest for hours every day.
    4. Even meal times were forgotten.
    5. No error


Answer: (b) and has laid eggs. Both Kesho and his sister Shyama

Solution: Here, "and has laid eggs. Both Kesho and his sister Shyama" should be used instead of "and had laid eggs. Both Kesho and his sister Shyama".

  1. When I returned to the US, we settled seamlessly down into our long distance friendship, keeping in touch with each other on a weekly basis.

    1. When I returned to the US,
    2. we settled seamlessly down into our
    3. long distance friendship, keeping in touch
    4. with each other on a weekly basis.
    5. No error


Answer: (b) we settled seamlessly down into our

Solution: Here, "we seamlessly settled down into our" should be used instead of "we settled seamlessly down into our".

  1. Whatever may be the origin of speech, we can be certain that man did not began to feel the need to speak until he began to live in communities.

    1. Whatever may be the origin of speech,
    2. we can be certain that man did not began
    3. to feel the need to speak
    4. until he began to live in communities.
    5. No error


Answer: (e) No error

Solution: No error.

  1. Each animal of the same species looks for the same sort of food. Also, there may be other animals of different species competing with the same food.

    1. Each animal of the same species
    2. looks for the same sort of food.
    3. Also, there may be other animals of different species
    4. competing with the same food.
    5. No error


Answer: (e) No error

Solution: No error.