Expected Error Detection Questions For Upcoming SSC Exams

Expected Error Detection Questions for Upcoming SSC Exams

Instruction: The following sentence has been divided D. we will have
into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the
Q.3 The woodcutter felled / some trees / with hardly /
part that contains the error from the given options.
many effort at all.
Q.1. You must avoid riding in a crowded bus / or
A. some trees
travelling in a metro / during rush hour / as both are
B. with hardly
quiet unpleasant experiences. C. many effort at all
A. You must avoid riding in a crowded bus D. The woodcutter felled
B. during rush hour Q.4. The river appears to have / got its name / from
C. as both are quiet unpleasant experiences the town nearby.
D. or travelling in a metro
A. The river appears to have
Q.2 Had you / not reached in time, / we will have / lost
B. No error
our lives. C. got its name
A. lost our lives D. from the town nearby
B. not reached in time
C. Had you
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Q.5. Lack of required / vitamins and minerals / lead Q.10. The supervisor / wanted to known / the pros
against / several complications / in the human body. and cons / of the issue.
A. in the human body A. the pros and cons

B. Lack of required B. wanted to known
C. lead against C. of the issue
D. several complications D. The supervisor
Q.6 The Dussehra celebrations / in Mysore / this year Q.11.Raman putted the vegetables / in the frying pan
/ are grandest than / in any other part / of the state. / and after adding some water, / closed the lid.
A. in Mysore A. and after adding some water

B. The Dussehra celebrations B. closed the lid
C. are grandest than C. in the frying pan
D. any other part D. Raman putted the vegetables
Q.7.It have been only / through writing / that men Q.12.The recruiters / were pleased / to John’s /
have been able / to spread their ideas to mankind. domain knowledge and personality.
A. It have been only A. The recruiters

B. to spread their ideas to mankind B. to John’s
C. through writing C. domain knowledge and personality
D. that men have been able D. were pleased
Q.8. The Principal requested / the teacher’s / to Q.13. Won’t you / please come / to help me / along
monitor / and take care of the small children. this heavy box?
A. The Principal requested A. Won’t you

B. the teacher’s B. to help me
C. to monitor C. along this heavy box
D. and take care of the small children D. please come
Q.9. “Would you liked / to have / some fries / along Q.14.The sea has become / an cheap dumping ground
with your coffee, / sir?” / asked the waiter. / for all kinds / of waste products.
A. asked the waiter A. of waste products

B. along with your coffee B. an cheap dumping ground
C. Would you liked C. for all kinds
D. some fries D. The sea has become
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Q.15.The construction of the new business school is Q.20.Lalitha will go / to sister’s house / in Mumbai /
led to a sudden rise of population in our area. this summer.
A. a sudden rise of population in our area A. to sister’s house

B. The construction of B. in Mumbai
C. the new business school C. Lalitha will go
D. is led to D. this summer
Q.16. They have lived / in this apartment / since ten Q.21.Four of earliest civilisations / of the world / were
years. located / on the banks of or near large rivers.
A. They have lived A. were located on the banks of

B. No error B. of the world
C. in this apartment C. Four of earliest civilisations
D. since ten years D. or near large rivers
Q.17. He win / several accolades / for his / music Q22. No sooner did Priya / get her report card / when
compositions. she started jumping / with joy.
A. He win A. No sooner did Priya

B. music compositions B. with joy
C. for his C. get her report card
D. several accolades D. when she started jumping
Q.18. When she went for a walk / Maya couldn't take Q.23. The weather / is much / more warmer / than it
off her scarf / because it was / too much windy. was a few days before.
A. too much windy A. more warmer

B. Maya couldn't take off her scarf B. than it was a few days before.
C. because it was C. The weather
D. When she went for a walk D. is much
Q.19.We don't really / want a large house; / we are Q.24. The visitors complained / at the poor
looking for some comfort / and some convenience on a accommodation / they were provided / during the
moderate price. tour.
A. and some convenience on a moderate price A. they were provided

B. want a large house B. at the poor accommodation
C. We don't really C. The visitors complained
D. we are looking for some comfort D. during the tour
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Q.25.Modern science have / broken many myths / Q.30. One of / the biggest enterprise / in India / is
about our food and diet. declaring a lockout.
A. Modern science have A. in India

B. about our food and diet B. One of
C. broken many myths C. is declaring a lockout
D. No error D. the biggest enterprise
Q.26. Ranbir could not went / to the award ceremony Q31 The army / marched fearless / towards / the
/ as he was busy / shooting / for a film / in Maldives. enemy cantonment.
A. for a film A. marched fearless

B. Ranbir could not went B. the enemy cantonment
C. to the award ceremony C. The army
D. as he was busy D. towards
Q.27. At the last meeting / which took place in Q32. Several prominent film stars / have appeared on
November, / half the members submitted / their television / on behalf of awareness / about hand
resignations on protest. hygiene.
A. At the last meeting A. have appeared on television

B. their resignations on protest B. about hand hygiene
C. half the members submitted C. Several prominent film stars
D. which took place in November D. on behalf of awareness
Q.28.My brother / who live in Pune / is arriving Q33. Mr. Rao asked the newcomer / to his office / if
tomorrow. he will minded / working late that day.
A. My brother A. Mr. Rao asked the newcomer

B. is arriving tomorrow B. working late that day
C. who live in Pune C. to his office
D. No error D. if he will minded
Q.29. I never miss / a cricket match / as I am fond of Q34. The concept became / too much clear to me /
cricket / from childhood. after my tutor / showed me the diagram.
A. a cricket match A. too much clear to me

B. as I am fond of cricket B. showed me the diagram
C. from childhood C. The concept became
D. I never miss D. after my tutor
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Q35. It is misleading / to imagine that / computers can Q38. The food / in the new eatery / is much best than /
think / same like human beings. the one in RK Puram.
A. computers can think A. in the new eatery

B. same like human beings B. is much best than
C. It is misleading C. the one in RK Puram
D. to imagine that D. The food
Q36. The balloon flew up / as soon as / the man Q39. After entering the town, / go straight and then /
cutting the string. take a sharpest turn / towards your left / to reach the
mall.
A. The balloon flew up
B. the man cutting the string A. take a sharpest turn
C. No error B. towards your left
D. as soon as C. After entering the town
D. to reach the mall
Q37. The Committee agreed / that small businesses /
has been adversely affected / by COVID 19. Q40. All those students / who are participating / in the
play / have been notify / to stay back for rehearsal /
A. has been adversely affected after 3:00 p.m.
B. by COVID-19
C. that small businesses A. to stay back for rehearsal
D. The Committee agreed B. after 3:00 p.m.
C. have been notify
D. who are participating
ANSWERS
Sol:1.(c) Quiet is an adjective that means with very little sentence. Hence, ‘we would have’ is the most
or no noise & ‘Quite’ is an adverb that is used for appropriate answer.
emphasizing something. However, the given sentence
Sol:3.(c) The phrase ‘hardly any’ means almost none.
does not talk about any sound or noise. Hence, ‘both are
Similarly, the given sentence states that the woodcutter
quite unpleasant experiences’ is the most appropriate
felled some trees with almost no effort at all. However,
answer.
‘many’ will never come with words like hardly, scarcely,
Sol:2.(d)“Had + V3 _________ would have + V3” is barely because these words are of opposite sense. Hence,
grammatically the correct structure for the given ‘any effort at all’ is the most appropriate answer.
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Sol:4.(b) No error. The sentence is grammatically in its present/base form(like) and not in the past
correct. form(liked). Hence, ‘liked’ will be replaced by ‘like’ to
make the given sentence grammatically correct.
Sol:5.(c)‘Lead’ will take the preposition ‘to’ with it &
the subject ‘lack of’ is singular so it will take a singular Sol:10.(b) The preposition ‘to’ always takes the first
form of lead which is ‘leads’. Hence, ‘leads to’ is the form of the verb(V1) with it. However, ‘know’ is the
most appropriate answer. base/first form of known(verb). Hence, ‘known’ will be
replaced by ‘know’ to make the given sentence
Sol:6.(c) We always use ‘than’ after a comparative
grammatically correct.
degree when we do a comparison between two things.
Similarly in the given sentence, the Dussehra Sol:11.(d) The given sentence is in the simple past tense
celebrations in Mysore are compared with the other parts so the verb must be used in its past form. However, the
of the state. However, ‘grander’ is the comparative past form of ‘put’ is ‘put’. Hence, ‘putted’ will be
degree of ‘grand’. Hence, ‘are grander than’ is the most replaced by ‘put’ to make the given sentence
appropriate answer. grammatically correct.
Sol:7.(a) ‘It’ is a singular pronoun that always takes a Sol:12.(b) The phrase ‘someone is pleased with
singular verb. However, have is a plural & has is a something(Object)’ is grammatically correct structure,
singular verb. Hence, ‘have’ will be replaced by ‘has’ to for example, I am pleased with his kind behaviour.
make the given sentence grammatically correct. Similarly, in the given sentence, the recruiters were
pleased with John’s domain knowledge and personality.
Sol:8.(b) We use apostrophes(‘s) when we want to show
Hence, ‘with John’s’ is the most appropriate answer.
possession for example that is Dheeraj’s book. But
according to the given sentence, the principal requested Sol:13.(c) The phrase “Would/Will/Can you help me
the teachers to monitor and take care of the small with this______” is grammatically the correct structure
children. So, there is no case of possession. Hence, ‘the that we use when we ask someone for help in doing
teachers’ is the most appropriate answer. something. Similarly, in the given sentence, the narrator
is asking someone to help him/her lift a heavy bag.
Sol:9.(c) The interrogative statement in the given
Hence, ‘with this heavy box’ is the most appropriate
sentence is in the present tense so the verb must be used
answer.
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Sol:14.(b) We use the article ‘a’ with words starting with But, in the given sentence, ‘windy’ is not a noun it is an
a consonant(B,D,F,N,etc.) for example, a dirty shirt, a adjective. So, we will remove ‘much’ before ‘windy’.
neglected department, etc. However, the article ‘an’ is Hence, either ‘too windy’ or ‘too much wind(noun)’ is
used with words starting with a vowel(A,E,I,O,U) for the most appropriate answer.
example, an educated person, an imminent danger, etc.
Sol:19.(a) There is a prepositional error in the given
Hence, ‘a cheap(consonant) dumping ground’ is the most
sentence. The preposition ‘on’ will be replaced with ‘at’
appropriate answer.
because we generally buy something at a low/high price,
Sol:15.(d) The given sentence is in the present perfect not on a low/high price. Hence, ‘some convenience at a
tense so the verb must be used in its present perfect moderate price’ is the most appropriate answer.
form(has) and not in the present/base form(is). Hence,
Sol:20.(a)There is a pronoun error in the given sentence.
‘has led to’ is the most appropriate answer.
The possessive pronoun ‘her’ that is generally used for a
Sol:16.(d) ‘For’ refers to a specific period of time or female subject (Lalitha in the given sentence) is missing.
numerical value of time for example for 2 years, 4 Hence, ‘to her sister’s house’ is the most appropriate
weeks, 3 days, etc. However, in the given question, the answer.
period of time is 10 years. Hence, ‘for ten years’ is the
Sol:21.(c) Article ‘the’ will be used before the
most appropriate answer.
Superlative degree (earliest) so we will put the article
Sol:17.(a) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement ‘the’ before it. Hence, ‘four of the earliest civilisations’
Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb is the most appropriate answer.
and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. In the
Sol:22.(d) “No sooner…..than” is a fixed conjunction
given sentence, ‘he’ is a singular subject that will take
pair. Hence, ‘’when’ will be replaced by ‘than’ to make
‘wins’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘he wins’ is the most
the given sentence grammatically correct.
appropriate answer.
Sol:23.(a) When we do a comparison between two
Sol:18.(a) We use "too much" before uncountable nouns
things, we don’t use ‘more’ with a comparative degree
like too much money(uncountable), too much milk, etc.
(warmer) because it becomes a case of
However, "too many" is used before countable nouns
like too many shoes (countable), too many books, etc.
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superfluousness(not necessary). Hence, ‘warmer’ is the condition of somebody/something. Hence, ‘their

most appropriate answer. resignations in protest’ is the most appropriate answer.
Sol:24.(b) There is a prepositional error in the given Sol:28.(c) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement
sentence. The preposition ‘at’ after ‘complained’ should Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb
be replaced with ‘about’. However, the phrase ‘complain and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. In the
about’ means to express one’s dissatisfaction with given sentence, ‘Brother’ is a singular subject that will
something. Similarly, in the given sentence, the visitors take ‘lives’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘who lives in
are showing their dissatisfaction with the poor Pune’ is the most appropriate answer.
accommodation provided to them. Hence, ‘complained
Sol:29.(c) ‘Since’ is used to describe an action or
about the poor accommodation’ is the most appropriate
situation that began in the past and continues in the
answer.
present. For example, they have been married since
Sol:25.(a) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement 1990. Similarly, in the given sentence, the narrator was
Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb fond of cricket in the past and he continues this fondness
and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. In the in the present so he never misses a match. Hence, ‘since
given sentence, ‘Modern Science’ will be considered as a childhood’ is the most appropriate answer.
singular subject that will take ‘has’ as a singular verb.
Sol:30.(d) “One of the + Superlative degree of the
Hence, ‘Modern science has’ is the most appropriate
adjective(best, worst, etc) + Plural Subject” is
answer.
grammatically the correct structure. For example, one of
Sol:26.(b) Modal verbs like can, will, could, shall, etc. the best men, one of the greatest kings, one of the worst
generally take the base form of a verb with them. phones, etc. Similarly, ‘one of the biggest enterprises’ is
However, ‘go’ is the base form of ‘went’. Hence, ‘Ranbir the most appropriate answer.
could not go’ is the most appropriate answer.
Sol:31.(a) An adverb is a word that modifies or describes
Sol:27.(b) There is a prepositional error in the given a verb for example he sings loudly, he acted cowardly,
sentence. The preposition ‘on’ before ‘protest’ must be etc. However, we can make an adverb by adding ‘-ly’ to
replaced with ‘in’ because ‘in’ is used to show the an adjective like loud is an adjective but loudly is an
adverb. Similarly, in the given sentence, the verb
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‘marched’ will be modified by an adverb ‘fearlessly’. Sol:36.(b) The given sentence is in the past tense(flew)
Hence, ‘marched fearlessly’ is the most appropriate so the verb must be used in its simple past form(cut) and
answer. not in the present continuous form(cutting). Hence, ‘the
man cut the string’ is the most appropriate answer.
Sol:32.(d)The phrase ‘on behalf of the’ means as a
representative of someone or something. However, in the Sol:37.(a) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement
given sentence, article ‘the’ is missing from the phrase. Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb
Hence, ‘on behalf of the awareness’ is the most and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. In the
appropriate answer. given sentence, ‘businesses’ is a plural subject that will
take ‘have’ as a plural verb. Hence, ‘have been adversely
Sol:33.(d) The given sentence is in the past tense(asked)
affected’ is the most appropriate answer.
so the verb must be used in its simple past form(would)
and not in the future tense(will). Hence, ‘if he would Sol:38.(b)We always use a comparative degree of the
mind’ is the most appropriate answer. adjective like better, worse, greater, etc. when we do a
comparison between two things. Similarly, in the given
Sol:34.(a)The use of the phrase ‘too much’ is not
sentence, the food of two different places is being
necessary for the sentence because it is used before
compared. However, best, worst, greatest, etc. are some
uncountable nouns like too much money and ‘clear’ is
superlative degree adjectives. Hence, ‘is much better
not a noun. Hence, ‘became clearer to me’ is the most
than’ is the most appropriate answer.
appropriate answer.
Sol:39.(a) Sharpest is the superlative degree of an
Sol:35.(b) We generally use ‘like’ when we compare two
adjective but we need a positive degree(sharp) in the
things, for example Tarun looks like Vijay. But, in the
given sentence. Hence, ‘take a sharp turn’ is the most
given sentence, we are not comparing anything, instead
appropriate answer.
we are showing a similarity between computers &
human beings so we will use the conjunction ‘as’ in Sol:40.(c) “Has/Have been + V3” is the correct
place of ‘like’. Hence, ‘same as human beings’ is the grammatical structure for the given sentence. Hence,
most appropriate answer. ‘have been notified(V3)’ is the most appropriate answer.
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A. in the human body A. the pros and cons

A. in Mysore A. and after adding some water

A. It have been only A. The recruiters

A. The Principal requested A. Won’t you

A. asked the waiter A. of waste products

A. a sudden rise of population in our area A. to sister’s house

A. They have lived A. were located on the banks of

A. He win A. No sooner did Priya

A. too much windy A. more warmer

A. and some convenience on a moderate price A. they were provided

A. Modern science have A. in India

A. for a film A. marched fearless

A. At the last meeting A. have appeared on television

A. My brother A. Mr. Rao asked the newcomer

A. a cricket match A. too much clear to me

A. computers can think A. in the new eatery

superfluousness(not necessary). Hence, ‘warmer’ is the condition of somebody/something. Hence, ‘their

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