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Spot the Error SSC CGL 50 MCQ SET:-3
Instruction: The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Q1. They can’t hardly believe that Article 370 is no longer valid in Jammu and Kashmir.
(A) is no longer valid
(B) in Jammu and Kashmir
(C) that Article 370
(D) They can’t hardly believe
Answer: They can’t hardly believe
Explanation: Scarcely, hardly and barely are negative in a sense so ‘no’ ‘not’ ‘never’ should not be used along with them. Hence, ‘they can hardly believe’ will be answer.
Q2. I was surprised to see as Avika could write such good poems in Hindi.
(A) to see as Avika
(B) I was surprised
(C) such good poems in Hindi
(D) could write
Answer: to see as Avika
Explanation: ‘As’ should be replaced by ‘how’ in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. Hence, ‘to see how Avika’ will be answer.
Q3. Organizing World Cup matches in England imply that rains can be a constant threat.
(A) be a constant threat
(B) in England imply
(C) that rains can be
(D) Organizing World Cup matches
Answer: in England imply
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In the given question, ‘organizing World cup matches’ is a singular phrase that will take ‘implies’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘in England implies’ will be answer.. Article “the” can be used before world cup.
Q4. Wealth creators are essential for money to distributed in the economy.
(A) for money to distributed
(B) are essential
(C) in the economy
(D) Wealth creators
Answer: for money to distributed
Explanation: “be+ V (3rd form of the verb)(past participle form of the verb)” is grammatically the correct structure of the given sentence which is in the passive voice. However, ‘distributed’ is the past participle form of ‘distribute’. Hence, ‘to be distributed’ will be answer.
Q5. Despite incessant rains, she is the only one who plan to attend the meeting at the ministry.
(A) Despite incessant rains
(B) who plan to attend
(C) the meeting at the ministry
(D) she is the only one
Answer: who plan to attend
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In the given question, ‘she’ is a singular subject(person) that will take ‘plans’ as a singular verb.
Q6. I am going to a holiday to Panchmukhi tomorrow.
(A) tomorrow
(B) to a holiday
(C) to Panchmukhi
(D) I am going
Answer: to a holiday
Explanation: The phrase ‘going on a holiday’ is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence. Hence, ‘on a holiday’ will be answer.
Q7. He switched on the TV to listening to the speech of the PM on the Independence Day.
(A) He switched on the TV
(B) of the PM
(C) to listening to the speech
(D) on the Independence Day
Answer: to listening to the speech
Explanation: The preposition ‘to’ should be followed by the base form of the verb(listen). Hence, ‘to listen to the speech’ will be answer.
Q8. In order for he to attend the meeting, he needs to prepare exhaustive notes.
(A) to attend the meeting
(B) he needs to prepare
(C) exhaustive notes
(D) In order for he
Answer: In order for he
Explanation: He is a subjective pronoun that is used to replace a name in a sentence. Whereas, ‘him’ is an object pronoun that is used to replace a name in a sentence that is used as an object for eg. I hate him. Hence, ‘in order for him’ will be answer.
Q9. Over the years, the writer Amish has evolved to what millions of youngsters aspires to be today – an intellectual.
(A) Over the years
(B) aspires to be today
(C) Amish has evolved
(D) millions of youngsters
Answer: aspires to be today
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In the given question, ‘millions of youngsters’ is a plural phrase that will take ‘aspire’ as a plural verb. Hence, ‘aspire to be today’ will be answer.
Q10. Each film will be checked by a government-appointed censor board along public exhibition.
(A) along public exhibition.
(B) each film
(C) by a government-appointed censor board
(D) will be checked
Answer: along public exhibition.
Explanation: According to the context of the sentence, ‘along’ should be replaced with ‘before’ to make it grammatically correct. Hence, ‘before public exhibition’ will be answer.
Q11. It is be said that in 2019 the Indian Stock Market will fall drastically and we can expect that fall very soon.
(A) we can expect
(B) It is be said
(C) that in 2019
(D) the Indian Stock Market will fall
Answer: It is be said
Explanation: We cannot use ‘is’ and ‘be’ together so ‘be’ will be removed from the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. Hence, ‘It is being said’ will be answer.
Q12. Two American cities, witnessed shooting and resulting in mass fatalities over the weekend.
(A) over the weekend
(B) Two American cities
(C) witnessed shooting
(D) and resulting in mass fatalities
Answer: and resulting in mass fatalities
Explanation: We will replace ‘and resulting’ with ‘that resulted’ to make the sentence grammatically correct & to show that the latter part of the sentence is dependent on the first part. Hence, ‘that resulted in mass fatalities’ will be answer.
Q13. Instead of helping her mother at the kitchen, Rekha was on her mobile talking to her friend.
(A) talking to her friend
(B) of helping
(C) at the kitchen
(D) on her mobile
Answer: at the kitchen
Explanation: The preposition ‘at’ is incorrect according to the context of the sentence so it will be replaced by ‘in’ because ‘in’ means inside of something(kitchen in the given sentence). Hence, ‘in the kitchen’ will be answer.
Q14. Please go out and check if it is yet raining.
(A) and check
(B) if it is
(C) yet raining
(D) Please go out
Answer: yet raining
Explanation: ‘Yet’ is used to show the contrast between two conditions and it is incorrect according to the context of the given sentence so it will be replaced by ‘still’. Hence, ‘still raining’ will be answer.
Q15. It was a really bad movie- a worse movie I’ve ever seen in my life.
(A) in my life
(B) I’ve ever seen
(C) was a really
(D) a worse
Answer: a worse
Explanation: A superlative degree will be used in the given sentence because the narrator has never seen such a movie. However, ‘worst’ is the superlative degree of ‘worse’ and we use the article ‘the’ before ‘worst’. Hence, ‘the worst’ will be answer.
Q16. Found in many parts of India, the frangipani tree is a small, low –branching tree which is especial used for several medicinal purposes.
(A) a small, low –branching tree
(B) Found in many parts
(C) The frangipani tree is
(D) which is especial used
Answer: which is especial used
Explanation: Especial is an adjective that is incorrect according to the context of the given sentence so it will be replaced by ‘especially’ which is an adverb meaning ‘particularly’. Hence, ‘which is especially used’ will be answer.
Q17. A recent government report highlight that the shortage of teachers in higher educational institutions is greater than that in countries like China, Brazil, Sweden and Russia.
(A) A recent government report highlight
(B) in higher educational institutions
(C) that the shortage of teachers
(D) is greater than
Answer: A recent government report highlight
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In the given question, ‘report’ is a singular subject that will take ‘highlights’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘a recent report highlights’ will be answer.
Q18. Their house aren’t very big but their garden is.
(A) aren’t very big
(B) Their house
(C) garden is
(D) but their
Answer: aren’t very big
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In the given question, ‘house’ is a singular subject that will take ‘is’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘isn’t very big’ will be answer.
Q19. Is she go to visit her parents in the evening?
(A) her parents
(B) to visit
(C) in the evening
(D) Is she go
Answer: Is she go
Explanation: The phrase ‘be going to’ expresses the idea that a person intends to do something in the future. It does not matter whether the plan is realistic or not. In the given sentence, planning for her visit has been asked. Hence, ‘is she going to’ will be answer.
Q20. Our most memorable meeting with Spielberg happened while we were at the Berlin Film Festival in 1977, where the film ‘Shatranj ke Khilari ‘were being screened as India’s official entry.
(A) Our most memorable meeting
(B) while we were at
(C) where the film
(D) were being screened
Answer: were being screened
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In the given question, ‘the film’ is a singular subject that will take ‘was’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘was being screened’ will be answer.
Q21. Doctors say that eating red meat is one of a lead cause of heart disease.
(A) is one of a lead cause
(B) of heart disease
(C) Doctors say that
(D) eating red meat
Answer: is one of a lead cause
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, “One of/ Each of/ Most of + Plural Subject + Singular Verb” is grammatically the correct structure. In the given question, the verb should be written in the singular form(causes). Hence, ‘one of the leading causes’ will be answer.
Q22. Since a meeting drew to a close, I realized that people were not really listening to me.
(A) I realized
(B) Since a meeting
(C) drew to a close
(D) were not really
Answer: Since a meeting
Explanation: Since is sometimes also used to show the reason. However, the definite article ‘the’ is used before the meeting. Hence, ‘since the meeting’ will be answer.
Q23. Rescue officials was unable to find any survivors in the California boat tragedy.
(A) was unable
(B) in the
(C) to find
(D) Rescue officials
Answer: was unable
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In the given question, ‘officials’ is a plural subject that will take ‘were’ as a plural verb. Hence, ‘were unable’ will be answer.
Q24. Please don’t disturbs to me as I am reading a book.
(A) Please don’t
(B) reading a book
(C) as I am
(D) disturbs to me
Answer: disturbs to me
Explanation: ‘Disturbs’ is an incorrect form of the verb used in the given sentence because with ‘do’ or ‘did’ we don’t use the ‘-s’ form of the verb. Hence, ‘disturb me’ will be answer..
Q25. Aanya’s class teacher and her friends congratulates her warmly when she won the inter school debate and brought the trophy to the school.
(A) and brought the trophy
(B) congratulates her
(C) when she won
(D) and her friends
Answer: congratulates her
Explanation: The latter part of the given sentence (when she won) is in the past tense, so the past form of ‘congratulated’ should be used in the first part. Hence, ‘congratulated her’ will be answer.
Q26. Some of us are plan to go for a movie tonight.
(A) for a movie
(B) to go
(C) Some of us
(D) are plan to go
Answer: are plan to go
Explanation: Sometimes speakers use the present continuous to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future. In the given sentence, tonight is used, so ‘planning’ should be used in place of “plan”. Hence, ‘are planning to go’ will be answer..
Q27. The novel ‘Embers’ has a captivating plot and begins with a senior army officer preparing to receive a rare visitor, a man who was once his closer friend.
(A) his closer friend
(B) has a captivating plot
(C) a man who was once
(D) begins with
Answer: his closer friend
Explanation: Closer is a comparative degree that is used when we are comparing things, but in the given sentence we are not doing any comparison. Hence, ‘his close friend’ will be answer.
Q28. It is estimated that most of the addict, a whopping 85%, in God’s own country Kerala, are below 25 years of age.
(A) It is estimated that
(B) are below 25
(C) most of the addict
(D) a whopping 85%
Answer: most of the addict
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, “One of/ Each of/ Most of + Plural Subject + Singular Verb” is grammatically the correct structure. In the given question, the subject should be written in the plural form(addicts). Hence, ‘most of the addicts’ will be answer..
Q29. I told the tailor/ to made a new/ dress for me.
(A) dress for me
(B) I told the tailor
(C) No error
(D) to made a new
Answer: to made a new
Explanation: “to + V1(base form of the verb)” is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence. However, make is the base form. Hence, ‘to make a new’ will be answer.
Q30. The lady/ standing in the / corner is fat.
(A) corner is fat
(B) No error
(C) standing in the
(D) The lady
Answer: standing in the
Explanation: ‘Stand’ will take the preposition ‘at’ instead of ‘in’ because ‘at’ is used to show where somebody/something is. In the given sentence, the lady is at the corner. Hence, ‘standing at the’ will be answer..
Q31. My aunt/ sold her boutique/ to a billionaire.
(A) to a billionaire
(B) sold her boutique
(C) My aunt
(D) No error
Answer: No error
Explanation: No error
Q32. All the students is done better this year.
(A) All the students
(B) is done
(C) No error
(D) better this year
Answer: is done
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In the given question, ‘all the students’ is a plural subject which will take ‘have’ as a plural verb. Hence, ‘have done’ will be answer.
Q33. Rakesh is foolish to said such things.
(A) to said
(B) No error
(C) such things
(D) Rakesh is foolish
Answer: to said
Explanation: “to + V1(base form of the verb)” is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence. However, the base form of ‘said’ is ‘say’. Hence, ‘to say’ will be answer.
Q34. Their friendship will not last longer.
(A) will not
(B) last long
(C) No error
(D) Their friendship
Answer: No error
Explanation: No error
Q35. My visiting to my family are few and far between.
(A) No error
(B) few and far between
(C) My visiting to
(D) my family are
Answer: My visiting to
Explanation: The given sentence is in the present tense so it will have a verb in its present form(visits) and not in the present continuous form(visiting). Hence, ‘my visits to’ will be answer.
Q36. She wanted telling you who you could approach for your problem./ No error.
(A) No error
(B) who you could approach
(C) for your problem
(D) She wanted telling you
Answer: She wanted telling you
Explanation: The given sentence is in the past tense so it will have a verb in its past form and not in the present continuous form(telling). However, the preposition ‘to’ always takes the base form of the verb(tell). Hence, ‘she wanted to tell you’ will be answer..
Q37. The servant was beaten through his master with a stick.
(A) No error
(B) with a stick
(C) through his master
(D) The servant was beaten
Answer: through his master
Explanation: By is used after a passive verb for showing who or what did or caused something. For example, the work is done by Radha. Hence, ‘the servant was beaten by his master’ will be answer.
Q38. Unless you prepare well, you will not get a first class.
(A) No error
(B) a first class.
(C) Unless you prepare well
(D) you will not get
Answer: No error
Explanation: No error
Q39. The child always/ goes for sleep/ with his teddy bear.
(A) The child always
(B) goes for sleep
(C) with his teddy bear
(D) No error
Answer: goes for sleep
Explanation: The phrase ‘Go to sleep’ which means to begin sleeping is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence. However, the child is a singular subject so it will take ‘goes’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘goes to sleep’ will be answer. .We will use to in place of for.
Q40. The people in my office are smarter than other offices.
(A) The people in
(B) smarter than other offices
(C) my office are
(D) No error
Answer: smarter than other offices
Explanation: In the given sentence, the comparison is done between the people of my office and the people of other offices Hence, ‘the people in my office are smarter than those in other offices’ will be answer..
Q41. The doctor with his interns are due to arrive here by noon.
(A) The doctor with his
(B) No error
(C) to arrive here by noon
(D) interns are due
Answer: interns are due
Explanation: According to the ‘Subject-Verb Agreement rule’, “Subject(1st) + with/ along with/ together with/ as well as + Subject(2nd) + Verb” is grammatically the correct structure. However, the verb should be supplied according to the first subject. In the given question, the 1st subject(the doctor) is in the singular form so it will take ‘is’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘is due to arrive will be answer.
Q42. Mukherjee is a famous politician who is love by most people.
(A) famous politician who
(B) No error
(C) is love by most people
(D) Mukherjee is a
Answer: is love by most people
Explanation: “is/am/are + V (3rd form of the verb)(past participle form of the verb)” is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence which is in the passive voice. Hence, ‘is loved’ will be answer..
Q43. He didn’t have high hopes when he contested the elections.
(A) He didn’t have
(B) high hopes when he
(C) contested the elections
(D) No error
Answer: high hopes when he
Explanation: The phrase ‘Someone contest for the elections’ is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence. Hence, ‘he contested for the elections’ will be answer.
Q44. Sterling is only twenty four but have achieved so much in his professional football career.
(A) but have achieved so much
(B) in his professional football career
(C) No Error
(D) Sterling is only twenty four
Answer: but have achieved so much
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In the given question, ‘sterling’ is a singular subject that will take ‘has’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘but has achieved so much’ will be answer.
Q45. It is easier to preach then to follow.
(A) to preach
(B) It is easier
(C) No Error
(D) then to follow
Answer: then to follow
Explanation: ‘It is easier to preach than to follow’ is grammatically the correct structure. It is used for those people who say(teach) something and persuade other people to accept it but do not apply that same learning to themselves. For example, some religious preachers always preach about living a life free from greed but when it comes to their own lifestyle they prefer to live in luxuries and comfort.
Q46. Pallavi is the cleverest of the two sisters.
(A) Pallavi is
(B) the cleverest
(C) of the two sisters
(D) No Error
Answer: the cleverest
Explanation: A superlative degree(cleverest) is used for highlighting somebody/something who is best/worst amongst the rest. But, in the given question, we are doing a comparison and when we compare two subjects(two sisters), we use a comparative degree(cleverer). Hence, ‘the cleverer’ will be answer.
Q47. Either of the two books will met my requirements
(A) two books
(B) will met my requirements
(C) Either of the
(D) No Error
Answer: will met my requirements
Explanation: The given sentence is in the present tense and talking about some future expectation, so it will have a verb in its base form(meet) and not in the past simple form(met). Hence, ‘will meet my requirements’ will be answer.
Q48. My brother brought a few rice while coming from the market.
(A) My brother brought
(B) while coming from the market
(C) a few rice
(D) No Error
Answer: a few rice
Explanation: Rice, milk, water, etc are some uncountable nouns and we cannot use the indefinite article ‘a’ before them. Hence, ‘some rice’ will be answer.
Q49. The 91 years old lady have been a fan of cricket for decades.
(A) of cricket for decades
(B) have been a fan
(C) The 91 years old lady
(D) No Error
Answer: have been a fan
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In the given question, ‘the lady’ is a singular subject that will take ‘has’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘has been a fan’ will be answer.
Q50. It would take up few of my time to explain to you the whole class.
(A) It would take up
(B) few of my time to
(C) explain to you the whole class
(D) No Error
Answer: few of my time to
Explanation: Few means not many(people or things) and ‘a few’ means some(people or things) But few is used for countable nouns and time is uncountable. The given question states about some time that the narrator will take to explain to the class. Hence, ‘ some/ a lot of of my time’ will be used.