Error Detection Test 3

Welcome to your Error Detection Test 3

Directions (1-7) : Read each of the following sentences to find out if there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number (A, B, C or D) of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (e) as your answer choice.

1. Amid the lockdown and travel bans triggered (A)/ by the 2019 novel corona virus outbreak in China, (B)/ fears have been expressed about their impact on the (C)/ health of the global economy as a whole. (D)/ No Error (E)

2. The 24-year-old woman lecturer succumbed to (A)/ injuries a week after he was set (B)/ ablaze by a jilted lover near the Hinganghat area in (C)/ Maharashtra's Wardha district, on February 3. (D)/ No Error (E)

3. In any election campaign, the media (A)/ plays an important role in dissemination (B)/ of information and, thus, enabled the (C)/ people to make a well-informed choice. (D)/ No Error (E)

4. The Hummer, which was first marketed in 1992 and then pulled out (A)/ in the market in 2008 following questions over (B)/ its viability after the economic slowdown, is making a (C)/ comeback, albeit with some 'thunderous' modifications. (D)/ No Error (E)

5. Actor Margot Robbie's latest anti-hero ensemble (A)/ feature "Birds of Prey" has reportedly being (B)/ marketed by Warner Bros with a new title (C)/ in the waked of dismal opening weekend score. (D)/ No Error (E)

6. While the quotas have been politicized over the years, (A)/ the apex court has merely tried to make them practical (B)/, choosing to separated educational quotas from (C)/ jobs, where efficiencies depend on merit and performance. (D)/ No Error (E)

7. India has asked Vietnam to open its pharmaceutical (A)/ market for the Indian generic drugs and sought better market (B)/ access for several other products during (C)/ the delegation level talks between India or Vietnam. (D)/ No Error (E)

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 8-12): Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as 'No error'. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any

8. The effortlessly chick design of the interiors (1)/ is matched by the luxury of the(2)/ facilities which include an indoor pool, hot tub, (3)/ health club and restaurant.(4)

9. India battled its worst desert (1)/locust outbreak in JuneJuly this (2)/ year that the spread to nine heartland states and crop losses (2)/was reported in parts of Rajasthan and UP. (4)

10. People notoriously fail (1)/to stick to New (2)/Year's resolutions, and this (3)/year it may be even harder. (4)

11. Foreign companies as well as local ones (1)/need good access to land procurement (2)/in remote parts for potential (3)/manufacturing or assembly units.(4)

12. Recent hike in steel prices by domestic (1)/manufacturers on the back of (2)/run up in global steel prices (3)/have lead to a rally in the stock. (4)

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 13-17): Read each of the following four sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake or error in it. Choose the sentence with no grammatical error as the correct answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically incorrect, choose (e) i.e., “None of these” as an answer. If all the given sentences are grammatically correct then choose option (d) i.e., “All are correct”.

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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 18-22): Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any

18. I myself am very proud (A)/and excited because (B)/our Kamala Harris is (C)/ becoming the first Vice-President of US.(D)/ No Error (E)

19. The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown (A)/has a reputation of being the (B)/most squalid and overcrowd (C)/transportation hub in New York.(D)

20. The Budget for the next (A)/financial year is likely to laid (B)/down a roadmap to normalise fiscal (C)/deficit in the next two to three years. (D)/ No Error (E)

21. The vessel will have a pair of solid rocket (A)/boosters whose design has already been (B)/ tested but there’s less that (C)/ can go wrong with solid boosters. (D)

22. Avionics and subsystems are (A)/being debugged in the (B)/surrogate aircraft before being (C)/loaded into the actual bomber. (D)/ No Error (E)

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 23-27): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

23. Despite of light rainfall in the (A)/national capital, the air (B)/quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category with (C)/ an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 318. (D)/ No Error (E)

24. The program helps people (A)/recent released from prison (B)/figure out how they can play(C)/ a constructive role in society. (D)/ No Error (E)

25. I will be leaving on vacation in (A)/two days and will not be (B)/able to do much else accept put down (C)/ideas in my traveling notebook. (D)/ No Error (E)

26. The issue of making the Internet (A)/safety for kids has become(B)/ a bigger one as the Web (C)/ becomes ever more ubiquitous. (D)/ No Error (E)

27. Chile happen to be one of the most (A)/highly vaccinated countries in the (B)/world, with more than 90% of its (C)/ population fully vaccinated as of January. (D)/ No Error (E)

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 28-30): From the options given below, select the option which states the correct combination of incorrect/correct sentences.

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I. It is impossible to believe that the government does not know how to handle the situation with sincerity and effectiveness.
II. But it is also true that they are unable to decide the best among the two options available in front of them.
III. It seems that the perpetrators of the crime are smarter than brave.
IV. However, the police are of the opinion that they will be able to nab the criminals very soon.

29.

I. The International Monetary Fund have decided that it will dole out subsidies to the developing countries in the present financial year.
II. The President of IMF announced it during the press interaction with the central bank governors last month.
III. The reason is to create the framework for the Trade Facilitation Agreement of the World Trade Organization to come into existence
IV. The main contention regarding that agreement was that the developing countries and the developed countries were not on the same page regarding the subsidies

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I. The Central Bank will not decide the future course of action unless they are sure about the trend of inflation in the coming months.
II. The Monetary Policy Committee of the bank will only give a call regarding this after the inflation framework is published by the Government.
III. It is expected that there will be a rate cut in the next monetary policy review to control the inflation in the medium term.
IV However, the negative effects of rate cut will also have to be taken into account in a country with mass unemployment.

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