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- Question 1 of 10
1. Question
English LanguageCoronavirus-hit domestic aviation industry (A)/ require a capital infusion of around $5 billion (B)/ to keep it afloat as expected consolidated (C)/ industry losses may stand at $6-6.5 billion. (D)
CorrectExplanation :
Among the given parts of the sentence, the error lies in part (B), where ‘require’ will be replaced with ‘requires’ to make the statement grammatically correct. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer choice.IncorrectExplanation :
Among the given parts of the sentence, the error lies in part (B), where ‘require’ will be replaced with ‘requires’ to make the statement grammatically correct. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer choice.UnattemptedExplanation :
Among the given parts of the sentence, the error lies in part (B), where ‘require’ will be replaced with ‘requires’ to make the statement grammatically correct. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer choice. - Question 2 of 10
2. Question
English LanguageBudget carrier IndiGo, which is one (A)/ of the two listed airlines along (B)/ with SpiceJet in India, reports (C)/ its highest ever quarterly loss. (D)
CorrectExplanation :
In the option (C) Reported should be used. (Past is followed by Past)IncorrectExplanation :
In the option (C) Reported should be used. (Past is followed by Past)UnattemptedExplanation :
In the option (C) Reported should be used. (Past is followed by Past) - Question 3 of 10
3. Question
English LanguageThe Brown County Sheriff’s Office is (A)/ trying to identify four people who (B)/ rented vehicles in the Green Bay area and (C)/ than stole from stores in Wisconsin and Minnesota. (D)
CorrectExplanation :
the error lies in part (D), where ‘than’ must replace ‘then’. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice.IncorrectExplanation :
the error lies in part (D), where ‘than’ must replace ‘then’. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice.UnattemptedExplanation :
the error lies in part (D), where ‘than’ must replace ‘then’. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice. - Question 4 of 10
4. Question
English LanguageWith 3,555 more people (A)/ testing corona positive on (B)/ Wednesday, the corona tally (C)/ in the State has raised to 1,15,279. (D)
CorrectExplanation :
The error lies in part (D), where ‘risen’ will be used instead of ‘raised’. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice.IncorrectExplanation :
The error lies in part (D), where ‘risen’ will be used instead of ‘raised’. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice.UnattemptedExplanation :
The error lies in part (D), where ‘risen’ will be used instead of ‘raised’. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice. - Question 5 of 10
5. Question
English LanguageOkra is not widely distributed (A)/ outside the ethnic markets, (B)/ mostly because consumers (C)/ don’t know to cook it. (D)
CorrectExplanation :
The error lies in part (D). Here, the word ‘know’ cannot be directly followed by an infinitive ‘to’. As a way of dealing with someone is mentioned, ‘how’ will be the appropriate phrase to be used. Therefore, the phrase ‘know how to’ will be used. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice.IncorrectExplanation :
The error lies in part (D). Here, the word ‘know’ cannot be directly followed by an infinitive ‘to’. As a way of dealing with someone is mentioned, ‘how’ will be the appropriate phrase to be used. Therefore, the phrase ‘know how to’ will be used. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice.UnattemptedExplanation :
The error lies in part (D). Here, the word ‘know’ cannot be directly followed by an infinitive ‘to’. As a way of dealing with someone is mentioned, ‘how’ will be the appropriate phrase to be used. Therefore, the phrase ‘know how to’ will be used. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice. - Question 6 of 10
6. Question
English LanguageSamples of seven persons who (A)/ showed symptoms and tested (B)/ negative in antigen testing were (C)/ send for the RT-PCR test. (D)
CorrectExplanation :
The sentence is in passive voice, the correct structure of the sentence will be, “be+V3”. Therefore, the third form of ‘send’ which is ‘sent'(V3) will replace ‘send'(V2). Hence, option (D) is the correct answer.IncorrectExplanation :
The sentence is in passive voice, the correct structure of the sentence will be, “be+V3”. Therefore, the third form of ‘send’ which is ‘sent'(V3) will replace ‘send'(V2). Hence, option (D) is the correct answer.UnattemptedExplanation :
The sentence is in passive voice, the correct structure of the sentence will be, “be+V3”. Therefore, the third form of ‘send’ which is ‘sent'(V3) will replace ‘send'(V2). Hence, option (D) is the correct answer. - Question 7 of 10
7. Question
English LanguageIn the question given below, a sentence is given which has been divided into parts. One of the parts may contain an error. Identify the part that contains the error and mark it as the answer. Ignore errors of punctuation. In case the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) that is, ‘No error’.
CorrectExplanation :
‘Is’ is not correct in part (b). As the sentence states about two different regions of the world (that is, two subjects), we must use a plural verb like ‘are’. Example – Himanshu and Sudhanshu are best of friends. Here, we have two subjects and hence, ‘are’ is used. Other alternatives contain no error and hence, (b) is our choice here.IncorrectExplanation :
‘Is’ is not correct in part (b). As the sentence states about two different regions of the world (that is, two subjects), we must use a plural verb like ‘are’. Example – Himanshu and Sudhanshu are best of friends. Here, we have two subjects and hence, ‘are’ is used. Other alternatives contain no error and hence, (b) is our choice here.UnattemptedExplanation :
‘Is’ is not correct in part (b). As the sentence states about two different regions of the world (that is, two subjects), we must use a plural verb like ‘are’. Example – Himanshu and Sudhanshu are best of friends. Here, we have two subjects and hence, ‘are’ is used. Other alternatives contain no error and hence, (b) is our choice here. - Question 8 of 10
8. Question
English LanguageIn the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’. Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.
CorrectExplanation :
The error is in option (a). The use of verb ‘identified’ in the sentence is incorrect; the verb ‘involves’ requires a noun after it (alternatively, the preposition ‘of’ requires a noun before it). The noun ‘identification’ should have been used in the sentence instead. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.IncorrectExplanation :
The error is in option (a). The use of verb ‘identified’ in the sentence is incorrect; the verb ‘involves’ requires a noun after it (alternatively, the preposition ‘of’ requires a noun before it). The noun ‘identification’ should have been used in the sentence instead. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.UnattemptedExplanation :
The error is in option (a). The use of verb ‘identified’ in the sentence is incorrect; the verb ‘involves’ requires a noun after it (alternatively, the preposition ‘of’ requires a noun before it). The noun ‘identification’ should have been used in the sentence instead. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer. - Question 9 of 10
9. Question
English LanguageIn the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’. Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.
CorrectExplanation :
The error is in option (a). The use of plural auxiliary verb ‘are’ with the singular noun ‘revenue’ violates the subject-verb agreement rule. The singular auxiliary verb ‘is’ should have been used in the sentence instead. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.IncorrectExplanation :
The error is in option (a). The use of plural auxiliary verb ‘are’ with the singular noun ‘revenue’ violates the subject-verb agreement rule. The singular auxiliary verb ‘is’ should have been used in the sentence instead. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.UnattemptedExplanation :
The error is in option (a). The use of plural auxiliary verb ‘are’ with the singular noun ‘revenue’ violates the subject-verb agreement rule. The singular auxiliary verb ‘is’ should have been used in the sentence instead. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer. - Question 10 of 10
10. Question
English LanguageIn the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’. Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.
CorrectExplanation :
The error is in option (c). The use of past form of verb ‘stored’ in parallel with the base form of verbs ‘access’, ‘modify’ and ‘share’ introduces a parallelism error in the sentence. The base form of verb ‘store’ should have been used in the sentence instead. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.IncorrectExplanation :
The error is in option (c). The use of past form of verb ‘stored’ in parallel with the base form of verbs ‘access’, ‘modify’ and ‘share’ introduces a parallelism error in the sentence. The base form of verb ‘store’ should have been used in the sentence instead. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.UnattemptedExplanation :
The error is in option (c). The use of past form of verb ‘stored’ in parallel with the base form of verbs ‘access’, ‘modify’ and ‘share’ introduces a parallelism error in the sentence. The base form of verb ‘store’ should have been used in the sentence instead. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.
Error Detection – IBPS
