Practice Paper – 1

Error Detection By Arjun Sir

Direction: In the questions given below, some of the sentences have grammatical or idiomatic errors and some don’t.
Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is ‘No error’.
1. I and Tina/ will go the market/ in the evening/ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2. He/ takes pain/ over his work/ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3. You will/ see the match tomorrow/ isn‟t it?/ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4. The month of January/ takes its name/ of the Roman God Janus./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5. Mrs Salmah bought/ a lot of furnitures/ at the sale for her new house./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6. He denied that he had not stolen my purse/ though I was quite sure/ that he had./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7. Everybody in the office/ has left early/ haven‟t they?/ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8. Many a boy were happy/ dancing at the victory/ of our cricket team in Australia./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9. Unless he apologies/ he should not be/ allowed to stay with us./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
10. There were marks/ on the snow but/ it were unrecognizable./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
11. None of / the twins/ offered to help me./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
12. The examinations of the undergraduate students/ are likely to commence/ from Friday./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13. If you hear/ engaged tone/ replace the receiver and dial again/ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
14. Decided to leave,/ I packed my clothes and left/ a note to say I had gone./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15. The criminal/ was hung/ last night./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16. Someone was knocking/ at the door/ when I was having my bath./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
17. The aircraft was overloaded;/ there was something wrong of the battery/ and the engine was making a queer noise.
(a) (b) (c)
/ No error.
(d)
18. The crowd was little and I/ had no difficulty/ in getting a good seat./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
19. My father knows/ the most of the engineers/ working at BHEL/ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
20. If you would have arranged these red flowers/ in a vase together with some white ones / they would have looked
(a) (b) (c)
pretty/ No error.
(d)
21. Neither my sister nor my brother/ are interested/ in moving to another house./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
22. We must/ keep this matter/ secretly./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
23. He was/ bent upon/ to murder him./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
24. My teacher/ did not object/ to me using the calculator./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25. Please remember me/ to post the letter/ today./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
26. To my opinion advertisement are/ more harmful/ than beneficial/ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
27. There would have been/ a disaster/ and for your prompt action./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
28. If I was you/ I would not attend/ the function./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
29. The ways of communication/ has changed dramatically/ since the last century./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
30. She crossed the road/ without looking and/ was knock down by a car./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
31. Wear something warm/ lest you should not/ catch a cold./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
32. He asked me/ if I am ill and/ I answered that I was not./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
33. He has/ only coffee/ in breakfast. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
34. The fire spread quickly,/ destroy three houses/ within minutes./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
35. Knowledge of/ at least two languages/ are required to pass the examination./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
36. All his children/ are knowing/ at least one foreign language./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
37. We can decide it/ only after/ farther investigation./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
38. We have lived/ in the house ever since/ my father has died./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
39. The Governing Board/ comprises of/ several distinguished personalities./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
40. Is there/ a generation gap/ between you and he? / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
41. My father told me that he would not talk to me/ if I do not attend/ to what he said./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
42. We saw/ sand structures/ in the beach./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
43. There has been/ a number of railway accidents/ during the last month./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
44. He lead me to the rear of the shop/ where more goods/ were stacked./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
45. Neither he nor his brother/ can walk faster/ than me./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
46. These all/ mangoes are/ ripe./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
47. The dog wagged it‟s/ tail when it saw/ me approaching./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
48. Akbar was/ one of the finest king/ that India ever had./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
49. We have to/ insure that members/ fulfil the requirements./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
50. After a few minutes,/ I look up and saw/ that it was getting dark./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Direction: In the questions given below, some of the sentences have grammatical or idiomatic errors and some don’t.
Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is ‘No error’.
51. The bus could not/ ascend the steep hill/ because it was in the wrong gears./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
52. Satyajit Ray, who conceived, co-authored/ and directed a number of good films, was/ one of India‟s most talented
(a) (b) (c)
filmmaker / No error.
(d)
53. You will lose/ your dog/ if you did not tie it up./ No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
54. There is a negligible/ amount of fatty acids and/ carbohydrates among some of the indigenous dairy products.
(a) (b) (c)
/ No error.
(d)
55. Whatever work/ that which you undertake/ put your best efforts/ in it. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
56. Parents should also spends quality time / with children so that domestic helps / and other caretakers do not become /
(a) (b) (c)
their surrogate parents or confidante. / No error.
(d) (e)
57. The stamp is only one / of the design / ever printed. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
58. I wish / I was / a dog. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
59. The detective says that / there is no chance for / finding the person / who wrote these letters. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
60. The martyrdom/ about Sardar Bhagat / Singh created / a stir. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
61. Being occupied with important matters / he had no leisure / to see us. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
62. A large scale exchange of nuclear weapons / will produce unprecedented amounts of radiation / that can penetrate
(a) (b) (c)
into the biological tissue. / No error.
(d) (e)
63. When you have / read these books. / please return them to me. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
64. I tried focussing / but it was too / dark to find anything. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
65. Teacher repeatedly warned the students / not make a noise / but the students did not obey. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
66. When at last I succeeded in convincing him / that I want to get home quickly, / he agreed to / give me a lift in his
car /
(a) (b) (c) (d)
No error.
(e)
67. If I knew / that my friend had planned to visit the town today, / I would have made his stay comfortable. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
68. Though she was sick / but / she went to work / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
69. Until you begin to make better use of your time, / I shall not stop / finding fault in you. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
70. No sooner the advertisement appeared / in the newspaper / than there was a rush / on the booking window. / No
error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
71. The Cabinet Ministers and the Prime Minister / was at the airport / to receive the foreign dignitary. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
72. Not only the bandits robbed / the traveller of his purse / but they also wounded him grievously. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
73. As you sow / so would / you reap. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
74. Of all the models / Jessica is / the more good-looking one. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
75. “The Arabian Nights” / are indeed / an interesting book. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
76. She‟s a bit / of a doubting Thomas / she won‟t believe you are back till she sees you. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
77. My boss took / a long time / to consider my leave application. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
78. Many a profound thinker believe / that the march of civilisation / has not coincided with real human progress.
(a) (b) (c)
/ No error.
(d)
79. In spite of working / very neat and careful / he could not win / even the third prize / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
80. If you were following / the rules, you would / not have been disqualified. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
81. Despite of curfew / in some areas, minor / communal incidents were reported / from different areas of the walled
city.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
/ No error.
(e)
82. She asked her / son for help her / find a place to bury / the gold ornaments. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
83. Since time immemorial, / India‟s spiritual / wisdom has being / its strength. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
84. My right arm has just been operated by / an expert surgeon in / the Jeewanjyoti hospital. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
85. Given a choice / I will prefer / working in field to / working in office, / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
86. To lead a well balanced life / you shall have to cultivate other interest / beside your professional ones. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
87. I would / never apologise if / I were you. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
88. Everybody among the guests / were enjoying drinking / when the theft took place. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
89. Our laxity in duty / increases with our / aversion for work. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
90. Our efforts are / aimed to bring about / reconciliation. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
91. Judge in him / prevailed upon the father / and he sentenced his son to death. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
92. There are a number of people / of every class and nationality / who doubts the truth of his statement. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
93. So quickly / did she ran upstairs / that she overtook me. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
94. As he dived from the spring board, / he was terrified to see / that the water was drained from the pool the previous
(a) (b) (c)
night. / No error.
(d)
95. We insisted, but neither / the supervisor nor his / assistant are ready to. / work on Sunday. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
96. Finishing the work / he was allowed rest / for half an hour. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
97. The scientist was seemed / to be excited / over the result of his experiment. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 98. I shall not be late / for dinner unless the train / will be late. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
99. Tax rates for companies in India / are among the highest in the world / and the number of payments / are also more
(a) (b) (c) (d)
than the global averages, / No error.
(d)
100. If we have no definite aim before us / we would only wonder about in aimless pursuits / and achieve nothing.
(a) (b) (c)
/ No error.
(d)
Direction: In the questions given below, some of the sentences have grammatical or idiomatic errors and some don’t.
Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is ‘No error’.
101. A company in India / offering organic milk boasts the superior / of its product on the basis / of how it treats its
cows.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
/ No error.
(e)
102. Firstly you should / think over the meaning of the words / and then use them. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
103. With the advancement of winter, / the days grow shorter / while the nights grow longer. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
104. This movie is / the best / of the two. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
105. I went to / see the Taj Mahal / in a moonlit night. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
106. The new dish / that I ordered / is tasting good. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
107. Put off / the fire / quickly. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
108. He would certainly / have been drowned / if he did not know how to swim. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
109. Bill Clinton is in trouble / for most of the time / since he became the president. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
110. My demand that the dismissed / colleague to be reinstated / has been rejected. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
111. Air pollution, together with littering / are causing many problems / in our cities. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
112. Yesterday when / the rain stopped / I went home on taxi along with my assistant. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
113. The people gathered together / to think about the problem / which was too serious to be neglected. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
114. Admittance for / the inaugural ceremony was / only by special tickets. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
115. I could / hardly believe / what he said. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
116. Most of these people / do not know / to swim at all. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
117. Rahul found college / life most interesting / and energetic than. / his school days. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
118. He had scarcely / sat down / than there was a. / knock at the door. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
119. Her clothes / were spattered / by mud. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
120. Several guests noticed Mr. Sharma / falling back in his chair / and gasping for breath. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
121. The painter was / ask to paint a / picture of the king. / sitting on his throne. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
122. The Government has asked individuals / with income of over 10 lakhs to / electronic file tax returns for the year
(a) (b) (c)
2011-12, / something which was optional till last years. / No error.
(d) (e)
123. He was the man / whom they / thought should be / the next mayor. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
124. The teacher threatened to / inform to his parents / about his insolent behaviour. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
125. The country has / adequate laws but problems / arise when these are not / implemented in letter and spirit. / No
(a) (b) (c) (d)
error.
(e)
126. If you listen with / the questions carefully, / you will be able to answer them easily. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
127. More than three times / as many people came / he had been expected. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
128. Rakesh, with all his / brothers and sisters, were / present at the ceremony. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
129. It was so lovely weather / that we spent / the whole day in the garden. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
130. Ruskin had postulated / the concept of „social affection‟ / as the founding principle / of a humane economy.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
/ No error.
(e)
131. If you had told me / I would have helped your / solve the problem. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
132. Sam is working / in a bank in Chennai / for the past five years. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
133. Children visiting the park / are amused by the monkeys / play in the cages. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
134. Dread of hydrogen bomb promotes fanaticism / and fanaticism is more likely than anything else, will lead to
(a) (b)

/ actual use of the hydrogen bomb. / No error.

(c) (d)
135. She expressed her gratitudes / to all those / who had supported her in election. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
136. His house is / much bigger than / mine or your. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
137. Since we are friends, / there should be no secret / between you and I. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
138. When on duty, / she is always wearing / a white saree with a blue border. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
139. I told him / to rest for a while / as he is working. / without break since morning. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
140. I am not hungry, / beside I / do not eat meat. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
141. Sheela has scored a first class / in her final exams, / isn‟t it? / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
142. The difficult situation in which I found myself / is not made easy / by her constant nagging and grumbling. / No
(a) (b) (c)
error.
(d)
143. I was not / as well versed in French / that they had expected. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
144. Don‟t depend on / Raju for he will / always lets you down. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
145. You have been doing / your homework / regularly? / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
146. I told to my dance teacher / that I wouldn‟t be able / to come for the rehearsals. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
147. I was there / many a times / in the past. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
148. I can‟t / afford to pay / that much for it. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
149. It is true that a sense of duty may at time / render it necessary for you to do that / which is displeasing to your
(a) (b) (c)
companions. / No error.
(d)
150. The news of the earthquake / was broadcasted / throughout the week. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Direction: In the questions given below, some of the sentences have grammatical or idiomatic errors and some don’t.
Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is ‘No error’.
151. Neither India nor Pakistan / have yet acquired / the capability to produce nuclear weapons. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
152. When I telephoned him / the line was so bad / that I cannot hear. / what he said. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
153. Rabindranath Tagore was not / the first Nobel Laureate / without a university degree. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
154. Can I lend / your pencil / for a minute, please? / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
155. The crew were on board / and they soon busied themselves / in preparing to meet the storm. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
156. He said that / he will help me / whenever I was in a tight spot. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
157. The college library is / not only equipped with / very good books, but also with the latest journals. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
158. It is unfortunate that / many a youngers get / addicted to gamble / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
159. I am sure that / neither the house nor its contents / is for sale / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
160. Rohan was leading / a leisurely and happy / life after his retirement / from service. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
161. For some people / death is preferable / than life. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
162. My brother-in-law / who lives in Mumbai / have come to stay with us. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
163. Sooner than he had arrived / his friends arranged a reception / in his honour in / the best hotel in town. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
164. Hardly had he arrived / when the house caught fire / and everything was reduced to ashes. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
165. The flyover construction work has / caused severe inconveniences / to the daily commuters. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
166. A year has been gone by / since he left us / and we never heard any news of him. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
167. Jack has a far more expensive / and luxurious apartment / than John‟s / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
168. The committee proposed / that the Corporate Responsibility should be / increased to 4% of the net profit. / No
error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
169. He fell from a running train / and would have died / if the villagers did not get him admitted in the nearby hospital
(a) (b) (c)
immediately. / No error.
(d)
170. For a long time / I did not know who was sitting besides me / because it was so dark. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
171. After tolling very hardly / over a long period of time / he found that people recognised him as a successful person.
(a) (b) (c)
/ No error.
(d)
172. He is / too intelligent / to make a mistake. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
173. Even though the shirt is rather expensive / but I wish to / purchase with my own money. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
174. He died from / a wound, not / from Malaria. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
175. Because of the emergency help / that the patient received, / he would have died. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
176. Arun‟s parents died when he was young and / he looked after his aunt / who had no children. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
177. People are willing to / pay higher taxes so that / the government can build better roads / and provide safe drinking
(a) (b) (c) (d)
water. / No error.
(e)
178. Being a well known physicist / he was invited / to deliver / a lecture on Laser technology. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
179. It is time you / start earning / your own living. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
180. To an assuming degree / he was addicted to read the jokes in Punch aloud / even when he was alone. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
181. Originally they had planned to buy an air-conditioner. / but finally they settled for an air-cooler, / as the cost of the
(a) (b) (c)
latter was very less. / No error.
(d)
182. You had better hurry up, / if you want to get home / before dark. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
183. All the foreign dignitaries / are already allotted / rooms according to their respective designation. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
184. A senior doctor / expressed concern / about physicians recommended the vaccine / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
185. I am thoroughly / convinced now that / walking is / conductive for good health. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
186. Emphasis on quality of life ensures / for the health and happiness / of every individual. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
187. Young children should not sit close / to the TV set / as it effects on their eyes. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
188. I do not understand / why he is / so angry at me. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
189. He has no respect / with anyone / apart from the members of his own family. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
190. None of the applicants have turned up / for the interview / on time. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
191. The lawyer asked / if it was worth to take / the matter to court. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
192. Troy was taken by Greeks; / this formed the basis of a story / which has become famous. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
193. You can get / all the informations you want / in this book. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
194. The ruling party stood / for implementation of the bill / and was ready to stake their political existence. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
195. It is exasperating to listen to / the suggestions of the minister about the / educational reforms of which he knows
(a) (b) (c)
nothing. / No error.
(d)
196. The government has many / new schemes for people / who want to start / business in rural areas. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
197. The NCC commandant along with his cadets / are going to Delhi / to participate in the Republic Day Parade. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
198. The power supplying in / many states has been / badly affected because / of the shortage of coal. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
199. He is having / a lot of books / on the Russian Revolution. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
200. The parties disagreed / on the two first clauses / in the agreement. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Direction: In the questions given below, some of the sentences have grammatical or idiomatic errors and some don’t.
Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is ‘No error’.
201. The health of the tiger population / depends on the number of preys / in the given area / and a healthy herbivore
(a) (b) (c) (d)

population needs good vegetation. / No error.

(e)
202. Instead of being / helpful, he was / being hindrance. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
203. The bank will decide / unless Ashok is / eligible for a loan. / based on his monthly salary. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
204. Reading newspaper will / help you / in understand banking / and business concepts. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
205. The sudden change / of place / effected her health. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
206. He loved her / despite of / himself. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
207. As soon as the bell rings / then everyone is supposed / to start marching. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
208. I have read an interesting book yesterday / and underlined the new words / which were simple but effective. / No
error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
209. Two- thirds of the book / were / rubbish. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
210. His only motive / was to finding / the truth and. / follow it. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
211. The shepherd counted / his sheep and found / that one of. / them is missing. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
212. The teacher were / impressed by her performance / and asked her to. / participate in the competition. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
213. He was / not a position to state / the speed the ship travelled. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
214. A great many student / have been declared / successful. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
215. Hardly the rains started / when a child in the corner / sent out a piercing wail. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
216. As far as the issue of land encroachment / in villages is concerned, people will / have to make a start from their
(a) (b) (c)
villages by / sensitising and education the villages about the issue. / No error.
(d) (e)
217. If I would be a millionaire, / I would not be wasting my time / waiting for a bus. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
218. The management feels that / the employees of the organisation are / non-productive, and do not want / to work
hard.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
/ No error.
(e)
219. It was impossible for / the over-worked mother to / deal against so many yelling children. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
220. This comes / at a time / when fund allocation / is been doubled. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
221. The future of food companies / seems quite secure / owed to ever growing demand. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
222. The power tariff had already / been increased twice in / the last 15 months and the Electricity Board had also /
levied
(a) (b) (c)
additional monthly charges to consumers. / No error.
(d) (e)
223. Do you know that it was I / who has done / this piece of beautiful work? / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
224. The park was / littered with bits of paper after / the children were left. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
225. After knowing truth, / they took the right decision / in the matter. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
226. On the busy Ring Road, / we witnessed a collusion / between a truck and an auto. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
227. He won‟t return the money / that he borrowed, / will he? / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
228. He wanted to / help reducing poverty / in his area. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
229. It is time you / decide on your next / course of action. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
230. The country need a / stable government to tackle / the challenges it faces today. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
231. Jayesh is getting / fatter because he / does not take exercise at all. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
232. He is not expected / to improve unless you / provided him detailed. / feedback on his behaviour. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
233. A cup of coffee / is an excellent compliment / to smoked salmon. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
234. Since most of our players are injured, / we are bound to / lose the match. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
235. If you have made a mistake / while filling up the form / you should be informed. / the Income Tax Department
(a) (b) (c) (d)
immediately. / No error.
(e)
236. The speaker from the Fifth Avenue, / who was a rich banker‟s wife, / was simple and compassionate. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
237. Since the attachment of air-conditioned sleeping cars to all important sleeping trains, / travelling became very
(a) (b)
pleasant, / especially during the summer season. / No error.
(c) (d)
238. Her mother did not reply / when I asked her / why was the she weeping. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
239. Of the several issues discussed / in the meeting, only / a few were pertinent. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
240. If the police would have worked / in time / the riot would not have occurred. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
241. I have neither visited / or intend / to visit hill stations. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
242. India‟s problems are not similar with / those of other countries / in several ways. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
243. Kamala is not / inferior than Geetha / in her studies. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
244. Children enjoy listening to / ghost stories / especially on Halloween night. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
245. Tension is likely / to ease / in Kashmir valley now. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
246. A great many student / have been declared / successful. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
247. I was pretty sure that / he would support my views / for changing the age old. / and static structure of our
(a) (b) (c) (d)
organisation. / No error.
(e)
248. I hope to go to shopping / this weekend / if the weather permits. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
249. Forests are / less vulnerable to floods / than the cultivated lands. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
250. He decided / to marry with / a foreigner. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)