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Spot the Error SSC CHSL 50 MCQ SET:-4
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. My friend usually wakes up late on Sunday mornings.
(A) usually wakes up
(B) No error
(C) My friend
(D) late on Sunday mornings
Answer: No error
Explanation: No error
Q2. If I had gone to the library I can have borrowed a book.
(A) I can have
(B) gone to the library
(C) borrowed a book
(D) If I had
Answer: I can have
Explanation: “Had + V (3rd form of the verb)(past participle form), would have + V (3rd form of the verb)” is grammatically the correct structure of the given sentence. Hence, ‘I would have will be answer.
Q3. Due to a last minute snag, the mission on a moon had to be cancelled.
(A) on a moon
(B) Due to a last minute snag
(C) the mission
(D) had to be cancelled
Answer: on a moon
Explanation: We use the definite article ‘the’ before nouns that are specific and particular. According to the given sentence, the moon is a proper noun(subject) and the mission is specific. Hence, ‘on the moon’ will be answer.
Q4. The priest request all the wealthy men to donate money for building a new temple.
(A) for building a new temple
(B) The priest request
(C) to donate money
(D) all the wealthy men
Answer: The priest request
Explanation: The correct sentence will be- The priest requested all the wealthy men to donate money for building a new temple. The sentence is in the past tense as the act has already been done.So requested will be used.
Q5. Rita was a model so she would starve herself to maintain their body weight.
(A) so she would starve herself
(B) their body weight
(C) Rita was a model
(D) to maintain
Answer: their body weight
Explanation: In the given question, Rita is a female & we use ‘Her’ as an objective pronoun for a female. Hence, ’her body weight’ will be answer.
Q6. Each of these players have been warned not to repeat the silly mistakes.
(A) Each of these players
(B) the silly mistakes
(C) warned not to repeat
(D) have been
Answer: have been
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(players) is in the plural form so the verb should be singular(has). Hence, ‘has been’ will be answer.
Q7. We have been staying at the hotel since the last ten days.
(A) since the
(B) We have been
(C) last ten days
(D) staying at the hotel
Answer: since the
Explanation: For is used to show the duration of time such as for two weeks, three days, five years, etc. In the given sentence, the duration of time is ten days. Hence, ‘for ten days’ will be answer..
Q8. A soybean processing unit is going to set up soon in our village.
(A) A soybean processing unit
(B) is going
(C) to set up
(D) soon in our village
Answer: to set up
Explanation: We generally use the phrase ‘going to be’ to refer to a situation in the simple future tense. Similarly, in the given question, setting up a soybean unit is a future action. Hence, ‘ going to be set up’ will be answer.
Q9. Sushmita’s youngest sister is not only beautiful but even intelligent also.
(A) but even intelligent also
(B) is not only beautiful
(C) No Error
(D) Sushmita’s youngest sister
Answer: but even intelligent also
Explanation: “Not only_____But also” is a fixed conjunction pair. Hence, ‘but also intelligent’ will be answer.
Q10. After a heated argument they went to their respective place.
(A) they went
(B) After a heated argument
(C) respective place
(D) to their
Answer: respective place
Explanation: ‘Their’ is a form of the possessive case of ‘they’(plural) which is used to refer to a specific person previously mentioned. According to the given sentence, the people previously mentioned are in plural form hence plural form of ‘place’ will be used. Hence, ‘respective places’ will be answer.
Q11. Ram cannot withdraw all his money unless he does not give a prior notice.
(A) all his money
(B) Ram cannot withdraw
(C) a prior notice
(D) unless he does not give
Answer: unless he does not give
Explanation: ‘Unless’ cannot be used with a negative word like no, not, never, etc. in a sentence because it becomes a case of superfluousness(not necessary). Hence, ‘unless he gives’ will be answer.
Q12. She wanted to bake a cake for both her brothers.
(A) No error
(B) to bake a cake
(C) for both her brothers
(D) She wanted
Answer: No error
Explanation: No error
Q13. Platinum is costlier than any other metals found on earth.
(A) costlier than
(B) Platinum is
(C) found on earth
(D) any other metals
Answer: any other metals
Explanation: In the given sentence, a comparative degree will be used because we are doing a comparison between two subjects (platinum & any other metal). Hence, ‘any other metal’ will be answer.
Q14. He sat in his stool and shut his eyes to recollect what work he had for the day.
(A) he had for the day
(B) to recollect what work
(C) He sat in his stool
(D) and shut his eyes
Answer: He sat in his stool
Explanation: The phrase ‘someone sit/sat on something’ is grammatically the correct structure for example she sat on the table, he sat on the sofa. Hence, ‘He sat on his stool’ will be answer.
Q15. I have no doubt/that Girish is/one of the most intelligent student/ in the entire district.
(A) that Girish is
(B) in the entire district
(C) I have no doubt
(D) one of the most intelligent student
Answer: one of the most intelligent student
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 in the plural form(students). Hence, ‘one of the most intelligent students’ will be answer.
Q16. After playing cricket/till 2 o’clock/the children ate their lunch/and left to home.
(A) the children ate their lunch
(B) till 2 o’clock
(C) After playing cricket
(D) and left to home
Answer: and left to home
Explanation: The use of the preposition ‘to’ is incorrect according to the context of the given sentence. Hence, ‘left for home’ will be answer.
Q17. Had Rajani not taken / a cab to the station / she would have definitely / miss the train.
(A) she would have definitely
(B) Had Rajani not taken
(C) miss the train
(D) a cab to the station
Answer: miss the train
Explanation: “Had + V (3rd form of the verb)(past participle form) , would have + V (3rd form of the verb)” is grammatically the correct structure of the given sentence. Hence, ‘missed the train’ will be answer.
Q18. Zainab was played with her friends in the park when she noticed Disha walking away with a stranger.
(A) Zainab was played with
(B) walking away with a stranger
(C) when she noticed Disha
(D) her friends in the park
Answer: Zainab was played with
Explanation: The given sentence is in past continuous tense so it will have a verb in its past continuous form(playing) and not in the past simple form(played). Hence, ‘Zainab was playing with ’ will be answer..
Q19. She was the best singer / on the country / who had sung /more than 5,000 songs.
(A) who had sung
(B) on the country
(C) She was the best singer
(D) more than 5,000 songs
Answer: on the country
Explanation: The use of the preposition ‘on’ is incorrect according to the context of the given sentence. Hence, ‘in the country’ will be answer.
Q20. Rashmi and me are / planning to go on / a road trip to Manali / next summer.
(A) Rashmi and me are
(B) planning to go on
(C) a road trip to Manali
(D) next summer
Answer: Rashmi and me are
Explanation: A subjective pronoun should be used to replace the Subject. In this given sentence, subjective pronoun (I) should be used in place of “me” which is an objective pronoun. Hence, ‘Rashmi and I are ’ will be answer.
Q21. The robbers broke in the house at night.
(A) at night
(B) the house
(C) The robbers
(D) broke in
Answer: broke in
Explanation: ‘Broke in’ should be replaced by ‘broke into’ to make the sentence grammatically correct because ‘into’ means moving to a position inside something(like inside the house).
Q22. If I knew about him before I will have recommended him.
(A) If I knew
(B) recommended him
(C) about him before
(D) I will have
Answer: I will have
Explanation: “If + V2(past simple form), would have + V (3rd form of the verb)(past participle form)”. Hence, ‘I would have’ will be answer.
Q23. Jaya asked Sushmita to reminds her about the meeting.
(A) Sushmita to reminds
(B) Jaya asked
(C) the meeting
(D) her about
Answer: Sushmita to reminds
Explanation: The preposition ‘to’ should be followed by the base form of the verb. Hence, ‘to remind’ will be answer.
Q24. One of the friends were doubtful that the plan would work.
(A) that the plan
(B) were doubtful
(C) would work
(D) One of the friends
Answer: were doubtful
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 in the plural form(friends) and the verb should be in singular form(was). Hence, ‘was doubtful’ will be answer.
Q25. Nisha rejected the job offer as a salary offered was too low.
(A) as a salary offered
(B) Nisha rejected
(C) was too low
(D) the job offer
Answer: as a salary offered
Explanation: We use the definite article ‘the’ before nouns that are specific and particular. According to the given sentence, the salary for the job is specific. Hence, ‘the salary offered’ will be answer.
Q26. To escape floods, a tigress took refuge at a vegetable garden.
(A) took refuge
(B) at a vegetable garden
(C) a tigress
(D) To escape floods
Answer: at a vegetable garden
Explanation: ‘In’ as a preposition is used to show a position inside a particular area or object. The given question states that the tigress took a refugee inside a particular vegetable garden. Hence, ‘in a vegetable garden’ will be answer.
Q27. Diksha has been in a grumpy mood from she got up.
(A) from she got up
(B) Diksha has
(C) grumpy mood
(D) been in a
Answer: from she got up
Explanation: ‘For’ is used to denote a period of time like 2 days, three years, etc., and ‘since’ is used to refer to a particular point beginning sometime in the past and continuing until the present time. In the given sentence, Disha was in a grumpy mood when she got up and is still in that mood. Hence, ‘since she got up’ will be answer..
Q28. No sooner did I reach the station when the train left.
(A) I reach the
(B) the train left
(C) No sooner did
(D) station when
Answer: station when
Explanation: “No sooner____than” is a fixed conjunction pair. Hence, ‘station than’ will be answer.
Q29. Preeti is absent from the meeting due to she is out of station.
(A) Preeti is absent
(B) due to she is
(C) from the meeting
(D) out of station
Answer: due to she is
Explanation: The conjunction ‘due to’ is incorrectly used in the latter part of the given sentence. So, we will use the conjunction ‘because’ to make the sentence contextually correct.
Q30. Seema was sprinkled the cashews over the pie to garnish it.
(A) over the pie
(B) Seema was sprinkled
(C) the cashews
(D) to garnish it
Answer: Seema was sprinkled
Explanation: The sentence should be in present perfect tense because the time of the past action is not given and not definite. So. ‘was’ will be replaced by ‘has’. Hence, ‘Seema has sprinkled’ will be answer.
Q31. The travel agent is making the arrangements from my trips.
(A) the arrangements
(B) is making
(C) from my trips
(D) The travel agent
Answer: from my trips
Explanation: The use of the preposition ‘from’ in the given sentence is incorrect so it will be replaced by ’for’. Hence, ‘for my trips’ will be answer.
Q32. Pallavi was relaxing in the beach at this time yesterday.
(A) beach at this
(B) Pallavi was
(C) time yesterday
(D) relaxing in the
Answer: relaxing in the
Explanation: The use of the preposition ‘in’ in the given sentence is incorrect. It should be replaced with ‘on’ because Pallavi is on the surface of a beach where she stands or walks. Hence, ‘relaxing on the beach’ will be answer.
Q33. I have got my Master’s degree in 2005.
(A) I have got
(B) my Master’s degree
(C) in 2005
(D) No error
Answer: I have got
Explanation: The given sentence is in the simple past tense as the time is specified(2005), so it will have a verb in the simple past form(got). Hence, ‘I got’ will be answer.
Q34. After the match, every player of the team went back to its house.
(A) team went back
(B) After the match
(C) to its house
(D) every player of the
Answer: to its house
Explanation: His or Her are possessive pronouns that are used for a person(living thing) and ‘Its’ is used for non-living things. In the given sentence, the subject is the player(living thing). Hence, ‘to his house’ will be answer.
Q35. The recently announcement about various government schemes impacted the society positively.
(A) about various government
(B) the society positively
(C) schemes impacted
(D) The recently announcement
Answer: The recently announcement
Explanation: The adverb ‘recently’ will be replaced by the adjective ‘recent’ to make the sentence contextually correct. Hence, ‘The recent announcement’ will be answer.
Q36. Sakshi discussed about the problem with her manager very briefly.
(A) with her manager
(B) about the problem
(C) Sakshi discussed
(D) very briefly
Answer: about the problem
Explanation: We cannot use ‘discuss’ and ‘about’ together in a sentence because it will become a case of superfluousness(not necessary). Hence, ‘discussed the problem’ will be answer.
Q37. Rakesh was studied when his friends called him.
(A) studied when
(B) his friends
(C) called him
(D) Rakesh was
Answer: studied when
Explanation: The given sentence is in past continuous tense so it will have a verb in its past continuous form(studying) and not in the past simple form(studied). Hence, ‘Rakesh was studying’ will be answer.
Q38. Virat Kohli is one of the best batsmen that the world have seen.
(A) Virat Kohli is
(B) one of the best
(C) world have seen
(D) batsmen that the
Answer: world have seen
Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, “One of/ Each of/ Most of + Antecedents (Who, Which, That) + Plural Subject + Singular Verb” is grammatically the correct structure. In the given question, the subject is in the plural form(batsmen) so the verb should be in singular form(has). Hence, ‘world has seen’ will be answer.
Q39. I was reading the newspaper when I heard the sound of bullets been fired.
(A) when I heard
(B) the sound of bullets
(C) been fired
(D) I was reading the newspaper
Answer: been fired
Explanation: The given sentence is in past continuous tense so it will have a verb in its past continuous form(being) and not in the past participle form(been). However, ‘being’ takes the past participle form of the verb(fired). Hence, ‘being fired’ will be answer.
Q40. Radha woke up early that morning so that she should watch the beautiful sunrise.
(A) so that she should watch
(B) Radha woke up
(C) early that morning
(D) the beautiful sunrise
Answer: so that she should watch
Explanation: ‘Should’ is used when someone gives advice or suggestions. Whereas, ‘could’ is used to express possibility or past ability. The given question states that she woke up early that morning so that she would be able to watch the sunrise. Hence, ‘so that she could watch’ will be answer.
Q41. Harish is spending two hours every morning reading newspapers in different languages.
(A) two hours every morning
(B) in different languages
(C) reading newspapers
(D) Harish is spending
Answer: Harish is spending
Explanation: The given sentence should not be in the present continuous form(spending) because it shows a habitual action(every morning) which should be in the present tense with the base form of the verb (spends). Hence, ‘Harish spends’ will be answer.
Q42. Patralekha finished the cake in the blink of a eye.
(A) of a eye
(B) in the blink
(C) Patralekha finished
(D) the cake
Answer: of a eye
Explanation: The indefinite article ‘a’ is used before the words starting with a consonant sound and the article ‘an’ is used before the words starting with a vowel sound(a,e, i,o & u). Hence, ‘of an eye’ will be answer.
Q43. Kaira has upset with me since the accident.
(A) the accident
(B) me since
(C) upset with
(D) Kaira has
Answer: Kaira has
Explanation: When an activity began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking we use the present perfect continuous tense. Hence, ‘Kaira has been’ will be answer.
Q44. It is not possible to discuss anything with her because of her angry.
(A) possible to discuss
(B) anything with her
(C) because of her angry
(D) It is not
Answer: because of her angry
Explanation: “angry” should be replaced with “anger” to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence, ‘because of her anger’ will be answer.
Q45. Three more elevated roads have been propose in the new plan to unclog the traffic in Delhi.
(A) in the new plan
(B) Three more elevated roads
(C) to unclog the traffic in Delhi
(D) have been propose
Answer: have been propose
Explanation: “Has/have + 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 present perfect tense. Hence, ‘have been proposed’ will be answer.
Q46. Tilak rowed through the river and tied his boat on the other side.
(A) and tide his boat
(B) on the other side
(C) Tilak rowed
(D) through the river
Answer: through the river
Explanation: Across means from one side of something to the other. According to the given question, tilak rowed from one side of the river and tied his boat on the other. Hence, ‘across the river will be answer..
Q47. I visited my friend to whom I have made an appointment.
(A) I visited my friend
(B) I have made
(C) to whom
(D) an appointment
Answer: I have made
Explanation: The given sentence is in past tense so it will have a verb in its past perfect form(had) and not in the present perfect tense(have). Hence, ‘I had made’ will be answer.
Q48. The Public Works Department has propose to construct an elevated corridor which will run parallel to the National highway.
(A) to the National highway
(B) The Public Works Department has propose
(C) which will run parallel
(D) to construct an elevated corridor
Answer: The Public Works Department has propose
Explanation: “Has/have + V (3rd form of the verb)(third form of the verb)” is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence which is in the present perfect tense. Hence, ‘has proposed’ will be answer.
Q49. Billionaire Philip is the owner of the luxury yacht Lionheart, which worth an estimated $150 million.
(A) which worth
(B) the owner of
(C) Billionaire Philip is
(D) an estimated $150 million
Answer: which worth
Explanation: ‘Which’ in the sentence is a relative clause of the subject and it will take ‘is’ as a singular verb as the subject(yacht lionheart) is also singular. Hence, ‘which is worth’ will be answer.
Q50. On September 11, 2001, two hijacked aircraft crashed to the World Trade Centre in New York.
(A) two hijacked aircraft
(B) On September 11, 2001
(C) crashed to the
(D) World Trade Centre in New York
Answer: crashed to the
Explanation: Into as a preposition means to a point at which you hit something. For example, I backed the car into the wall. Similarly, the given question states that two aircraft hit/crashed the world trade tower. Hence, ‘crashed into the’ will be answer.