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    Spotting Errors (English Language) - Quiz practice

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    1).The history of mankind (1)/is full of instances where important (2)/sections of society expressed views that we (3)/ humans on the Earth have the most important part of this universe(4) / No error (5)
    Answer: 4 ( are instead of have)

    2.) Time and again such (1)/ belief are expressed and eventually(2)/ they are shown to be wrong. But they resurface(3)/ in a different form and eventually meet the same fate.(4)/ No error(5)

    Answer: 2 ( beliefs instead of belief)

    3.)  The longest surviving belief of this kind (1) / is the so-called geocentric theory of (2)/ the universe. It may have been around even (3) / earlier, but it was really popularised by the Greek philosopher Aristotle.(4)/ No error (5)

    Answer: 5 ( No error)

    4.) While he maintains him composure (1) / with bat in his hand, it is not(2)/ difficult to get a reaction(3)/ from Virat Kohli when he is on the cricket field.(4)/ No error(5)
    Answer: 1 ( his instead of him)

    5.) There is great news on the tiger(1) / conservation front. For the first time in 100 years (2) /the tiger populations is growing and many Asian countries(3)/ can collectively take credit for a sustains effort lasting several decades (4) / No error (5)

    Answer: 4( sustained instead of sustains)

    6.) . India can a particularly proud(1) /  as it has contributed the most(2) /  to the growth(3) /  in the population of the striped big cats (4) / No error (5)

    Answer: 1 ( be instead of a )

    7.)When Kedar and Siddhu were (1) /  bike racing at mid night on(2)/ Hyderabad Roads , City police (3)/ has chased  to arrest them (4)/ No error (5)

    Answer: 4 ( have instead of has )

    8.) The spectacles (1) / is kept on the table(2)/ while news paper(3) under the table(4) / No error (5)


    Answer: 2 (are instead of is)



    Certain nouns always take the plural verb because their form is always plural.
    E.g. Scissors, trousers, spectacles, thanks, premises.   

    9.) The families /(a) are living in Indira Park / (b) for the last two decades./(c) No error./ (d)

    Answer: b ( have been living )


    10.) Two lakhs of people /(a) attended the meeting/(b) held in Nizam grounds./(c) No error./(d)


    Answer: 1 ( Lakh instead of Lakhs)


    Because Hundred, thousand, lakh etc are used singular after numbers.


    11.) Acting on the Panama Papers leak,(1)/  the Income Tax department has sent a detailed (2) / questionnaire to about 50 individuals and entities (3) / figuring in the list of those allegedly holding offset assets in tax havens.(4) / No error (5)
    Answer:  4  (offshore)

    12.) Officials said investigation wings of the department (1)/ in different cities have dispatched the communication to these people (2) /whose names have appeared in the Indian Express(3)/ newspaper saying answers on two broad questions from them.(4) / No error (5)

    Answer : 4 (seeking)

    13.) The first question seeks to knew (1) / if they are indeed the person named in the list(2) /  made public recently and the second asks them (3) / about the vitals of their transactions made with the law firm Mossack Fonseca (4) / No error (5)

    Answer: 1 (know).

    14.) It includes the year of incorporation (1) /, their source of income, details of business transactions(2) /  done and whether they declared these (3) investments and transactions with the Income Tax department (4) / No error (5)

    Answer:  4 (to the)

    15.) They said as and when the department obtains (1) /  more names, fresh communication of this kind will be sent. There are about 500 Indian (2) /  named in the list which (3) / includes prominent businessmen, film celebrities and those belonging to lucrative professions (4) / No error (5).


    Answer: 2 Indians


    16)  Lay your books aside and / (a) lay down to rest / (b) for a while. / (c) No error / (d)
        
    Answer: b

     Lie is used for living.


    17)  We went / (a) with Guptas to a /(b) movie called ‘Deewar’ . /(c)  No error / (d)

    Answer: b

    Explanation: Insert ' the'  before Guptas. Guptas are known to the subject.


    18)  A computer virus works exactly / (a) like the biological variety / (b) which invade the human body/ (c) No error. / (d)

    Answer: b       

    Explanation: Exactly and like never go together.


    19) My uncle / (a) has left / (b) for Bombay last Saturday. / (c) No error. / (d)

    Answer: b

    left should not be used as last Saturday is  a simple past

    20.)  Don’t think / (a) you can deceive me / (b) like you did my brother. / (c) No error. /(d)


    Answer: c

    21. Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt are (1) /  snapped leaving Dharma office on April 12, Tuesday.(2) / The two paid Karan Johar a late night (3) /  visit to discuss their upcoming project.(4) / No error (5)
    Answer: 1  ( Were)




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