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SET-1
Direction (1-20):- In the following question,
any part of the sentence may have errors. Find
out which part of the sentence has an error
and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
Q1. The players (1)/ whom we have selected
(2)/ for our team are young and ambitious. (3)/
No error (4)
Q2. There is none (1)/ who can help you in this
crucial moment (2)/ of your career. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q3. Whomever comes late will not be allowed
(1)/ to mark his presence (2)/ in the register.
(3)/ No error (4)
Q4. Such a self-sacrificing (1)/man as has come
(2)/ wins our sympathy and admiration. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q5. Every of the five children (1)/ standing in
the corner (2)/ of the room is dexterous in
paintings. (3)/ No error. (4)
Q6. You and myself (1)/ will enjoy the party (2)/
to be arranged in honour of the new Chief
Justice. (3)/ No error. (4)
Q7. They also help the poor (1)/ who really
sympathise (2)/ with them in the moments of
distress. (3)/ No error. (4)
Q8. You say it’s your problems (1)/ but I say it’s
(2)/ my also. (3)/ No error. (4)
Q9. The articles published in this magazine (1)/
are better than (2)/that magazine. (3)/ No error
(4)
Q10. She was more (1)/ garrulous than (2)/
either of her three sisters. (3)/ No error. (4)
Q11. Nobody can deny (1) / that Gandhi’s ideas
(2) / are different than Lenin’s. (3) / No Error.
(4)
Q12. While she was returning (1) / from College,
a ruffian attacked (2) / on her with a dagger. (3)
/No Error. (4)
Q13. Two of my intimate friends (1) / called on
me on yesterday when I was (2) / away from
home. (3) /No Error. (4)
Q14. The students complained (1) / to the
principal against the warden and the (2) / poor
management of the hostel. (3) /No Error. (4)
Q15. Somebody reported to me (1) / that Suman
had fallen in (2) / the well and nobody had tried
to save him. (3) /No Error. (4)
Q16. The lyricist is writing (1)/realistic songs
since the (2)/ beginning of his career. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q17. I would be able to visit Jimmy Anderson's
(1)/ first outlet in the morning only if I (2)/ stay
in Manchester overnight. (3)/ No error (4)
Q18. The plan must easily have gone (1)/ wrong,
but in fact it was such a great (2)/ success said
Sonu heaving a sigh of relief. (3)/ No error (4)
Q19. "You can be insane if you (1)/ think I am
accompanying you to the trip (3)/ to Las vegas."
said Steven to Gilbert. (3)/ No error (4)
Q20. Ritesh said to Vijay, " If the technology (1)/
were to become available, we (2)/ would be able
to expand the business." (3)/ No error (4)
ANSWERS
S1. Ans. (4)
S2. Ans. (2)
Sol. Use ‘that’ instead of ‘who’
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S3. Ans. (1) Sol. Use ‘will’ instead of ‘would’
Sol. Use ‘Whoever’ instead of ‘Whomever’ S18. Ans. (1)
S4. Ans. (4) Sol. Use ‘could’ instead of ‘must’
S5. Ans. (1) S19. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘every one’ Sol. Use ‘must’ instead of ‘can’
S6. Ans. (1) S20. Ans. (4)
Sol. Use ‘I’ instead of ‘myself’ SET-2
S7. Ans. (4) Direction (1-20):- In the following question,
any part of the sentence may have errors. Find
S8. Ans. (3)
out which part of the sentence has an error
Sol. Use ‘mine’ instead of ‘my’ and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
S9. Ans. (3)
Q1. Reports suggest Flipkart is not the (1)/only
Sol. Use ‘those published in that magazine’
company from e-commerce and related sectors
S10. Ans. (3) to have deferred (2)/ the joining dates of their
campus hires. (3)/ No error. (4)
Sol. Use ‘any’ instead of ‘either’
Q2. Bengaluru-based labs and start-ups are
S11. Ans. (3) attempting (1)/ to design molecules that can be
Sol. Use ‘from’ instead of ‘than’ developed into broad-spectrum drugs (2)/ to
combat drug-resistant bacteria. (3)/ No error.
S12. Ans. (3) (4)
Sol. Remove ‘on’ Q3. A cab driver was attacked allegedly (1)/ by
S13. Ans. (2) refusing to carry more (2)/ than four
passengers in his vehicle. (3)/No error. (4)
Sol. Remove ‘on’
Q4. The most stunning and close-up images of
S14. Ans. (2) Pluto’s surface (1)/ has been beamed back (2) /
Sol. Use ‘about’ instead of ‘against’ to Earth by NASA’s New Horizons space probe.
(3)/ No error. (4)
S15. Ans. (2)
Q5. If I would have realised (1)/ what a bad
Sol. Use ‘into’ instead of ‘in’ shape our library is in (2)/ I would have done
S16. Ans. (1) something, to check the deterioration. (3)/ No
error (4).
Sol. Use ‘has been’ instead of ‘is’
Q6. The board’s functioning eventually came to
S17. Ans. (1) be (1)/ scrutinized by the Supreme Court, (2)
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/which have made some extraordinary
interventions. (3) / No error. (4)
Q7. She abandoned her (1)/ to the delicacy of
the (2)/ dessert which her husband had
prepared for her. (3)/No error. (4)
Q8. I watched my colleagues abasing (1)/
themselves before the (2)/ board of the trustees
(3)/ No error. (4)
Q9. While I was passing by the port (1)/ the
sound of siren (2)/ resonated over the harbor
(3)/ No error. (4)
Q10. The work was (1)/ completed from (2)/
the assistance of carpenters. (3)/ No error. (4)
Q11. Sheela had to travel all the way back (1) /
when she remembered that she had forgot to
take (2) / important documents with her. (3)/
No error (4)
Q12. The party is holding a meeting (1) / in
order to begin the painful and difficult process
(2) / of rethink its political strategy. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q13. Part of the research programme
(1)/involved interviewing (2)/teenagers in
inner city areas. (3)/No error (4)
Q14. Arun is not only eminent (1)/for his
writings in English but also for his (2)/paintings
on spiritual themes. (3)/ No error (4)
Q15. This is the only organization (1) / which
could somehow continue (2) / to making profits
in the face of recession. (3)/ No error (4)
Q16. Airline management should note (1)/ that
the ultimate passenger unfriendliness is to have
their plane crashed (2)/ due to the adopted of
unsafe procedures. (3)/ No error (4)
Q17. The actor loves to think, (1)/ never enjoys,
stick to one kind of role (2)/ and finds it difficult
to fulfill everyone’s expectations. (3)/ No error
(4)
Q18. A major computer security firm urged the
social networking site to set-up (1)/ an early-
warning system after-hundreds of users were
(2)/ hit by a new wave of virus attacks. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q19. An administrative decision in (1)/any
particular situation (2)/need not be correct
under another situation. (3)/No error (4)
Q20. District police arrested a gang of notorious
robbers, (1)/ who were planning to strike at
(2)/ a house in the vicinity. (3)/ No error (4)
ANSWERS
S1. Ans. (3)
Sol. Use ‘for’ instead of ‘of’
S2. Ans. (4)
S3. Ans. (2)
Sol. Use ‘for’ instead of ‘by’
S4. Ans. (2)
Sol. Use ‘have’ instead of ‘has’
S5. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘If I had realized’
S6. Ans. (3)
Sol. Use ‘has’ instead of ‘have’
S7. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘herself’ instead of ‘her’
S8. Ans. (3)
Sol. Remove ‘the’
S9. Ans. (3)
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Sol. Use ‘across’ instead of ‘over’ Q1. Many more would have died (1) / if they
hadn’t received (2) / the timely helping from the
S10. Ans. (2)
relief team. (3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘with’ instead of ‘from’
Q2. A man along with his wife and two children
S11. Ans. (2) (1) / were rescued with the help (2) / of an army
helicopter. (3) /No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘forgotten’ instead of ‘forgot’
Q3. I saw the accident but, fortunately I did not
S12. Ans. (3)
have to (1) /give evidence as there were (2) /a
Sol. Use ‘rethinking’ large number of other evidences. (3) /No error
(4)
S13. Ans. (3)
Q4. Neither the ministers (1) / nor the
Sol. Use ‘of’ instead of ‘in’ intelligence sources was aware of the coup (2) /
S14. Ans. (1) being planned in the country. (3) /No error (4)

Sol. Use ‘eminent’ before ‘not only’ Q5. Certain amounts of stress at work is natural
but (1) / it is important that one learns (2) / to
S15. Ans. (3) keep it in the right proportion. (3) /No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘make’ instead of ‘making’ Q6. The university has received (1)/ about 500
S16. Ans. (3) applicants for the course, out of them 50 will be
(2) /shortlisted for the programme. (3) /No
Sol. Use ‘adoption’ instead of ‘adopted’ error (4)
S17. Ans. (2) Q7. If all things go according to plan, (1)/ then
Sol. Use ‘sticks’ we see our-self becoming a (2)/ publicly listed
company in two to three years. (3)/ No error (4)
S18. Ans. (2)
Q8. Nobody can gift the other inner peace (1)/ at
Sol. Use ‘a warning system’ instead of ‘an early- the same time it is only ones’ own thoughts that
warning system’ can (2)/ rob them of their inner peace. (3)/No
S19. Ans. (4) error (4)

S20. Ans. (2) Q9. The cosy relationship between banks (1)
/and big companies can be (2)/ end only when
Sol. Remove ‘at’ there is real competition in the sector. (3)/ No
error (4)
SET-3
Q10. How can e-governance (1)/ taken-off when
Direction (1-20):- In the following question,
the government’s (2)/ readiness to digitize its
any part of the sentence may have errors. Find
document base is pathetic? (3)/ No error. (4)
out which part of the sentence has an error
and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
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Q11. Motivating the youth of (1)/the nation is Sol. Use ‘was’ instead of ‘were’
(2)/the central theme of the book. (3)/No error
S3. Ans. (3)
(4)
Sol. Remove ‘a large number of’
Q12. He have faced failures and
(1)/disappointments without (2)/feeling S4. Ans. (2)
defeated. (3)/No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘were’ instead of ‘was’
Q13. Since time immemorial, (1)/India’s
S5. Ans. (1)
spiritual (2)/wisdom has being its strength.
(3)/No error (4) Sol. Use ‘A certain amount of’
Q14. Courage is an inner fortress (1)/which no S6. Ans. (2)
enemy can (2)/ever destruction. (3)/No error
(4) Sol. Use ‘which’ instead of ‘them’

Q15. Boldness has genius, power and (1)/magic S7. Ans. (2)
in it along (2)/with infinite possibilities. (3)/No Sol. Use ‘ourselves’ instead of ‘our-self’
error (4)
S8. Ans. (2)
Q16. Camping equipments (1) / filled the trunk
along with (2) / enough clothes to last a week. Sol. Use “one’s” instead of “ones’”
(3) / No error (4) S9. Ans. (3)
Q17. Needlessly to say, (1)/ we need more (2)/ Sol. Use ‘ended’ instead of ‘end’
environmentalists on this planet. (3)/ No error
(4) S10. Ans. (2)

Q18. I am not sure if they (1)/ are aware in the Sol. Use ‘take off’ instead of ‘taken off’
new programme (2)/ implemented by the S11. Ans. (4)
Government. (3)/ No error (4)
S12. Ans. (1)
Q19. The truth is that when people seeing you
zoned into your work and (1)/ in harmony with Sol. Use ‘has’ instead of ‘have’
yourself, (2)/ they come to distract you. (3)/ No S13. Ans. (3)
error (4)
Sol. Use ‘been’ instead of ‘being’
Q20. Tom is cranky and (1)/ he always remains
at loggers-head (2)/ with his wife and mother- S14. Ans. (3)
in-law (3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘destroy’ instead of ‘destruction’
ANSWERS
S15. Ans. (4)
S1. Ans. (3)
S16. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘help’ instead of ‘helping’
Sol. Use ‘equipment’
S2. Ans. (2)
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S17. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘Needless’ instead of ‘Needlessly’
S18. Ans. (2)
Sol. Use ‘of’ instead of ‘in’
S19. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘see’ instead of ‘seeing’
S20. Ans. (2)
Sol. Use ‘logger-heads’
SET-4
Direction (1-20):- In the following question,
any part of the sentence may have errors. Find
out which part of the sentence has an error
and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
Q1. The martyrdom (1)/about Sardar Bhagat
(2)/Singh created a stir. (3)/No error (4)
Q2. He is well (1)/known in Hindi, (2)/Urdu and
Arabic languages. (3)/No error (4)
Q3. Ruskin had postulated (1)/the concept of
‘social affection’ (2)/as the founding principle of
a humane economy. (3)/No error (4)
Q4. His only motive (1)/was to finding (2)/the
truth and follow it. (3)/No error (4)
Q5. On the surfacing she presented herself
(1)/as someone in supreme (2)/control of her
life. (3)/No error (4)
Q6. Men of action like Napoleon and Frederick
the Great (1)/ had no opinion for history (2)/
holding it to be composed of falsehoods. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q7. For some years after the treaty of Versailles,
it (1)/ was assumed by scholars and laymen (2)/
alike that Germany had caused World War I by
her aggressive acts and encouraging Austria in
her aggression. (3)/ No error (4)
Q8. For a long time I did not know who (1)/was
sitting besides me (2)/because it was, so dark.
(3)/No error (4)
Q9. When one buys tickets in advance (1)/ there
is no guarantee that you (2)/ will be free to
attend the show on the night of performance.
(3)/ No error (4)
Q10. Ironically, of the four theories (1)/
concerning the structure of the universe, the one
(2)/ which to date has had the longest life is also
the one which is least correct. (3)/ No error (4)
Q11. He thinks that once he paid money (1)/ he
is relieved of (2)/ all his responsibilities. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q12. Taking care of yourself (1)/ cannot be and
should not be considered (2)/ as a selfish thing.
(3)/ No error (4)
Q13. Cleanliness drives will be (1)/ conducted in
various localities (2)/ to opening the drains
blocked with polythene bags. (3)/ No error (4)
Q14. The results of the study showed that if the
partners were willing to talk to each other (1)/
and arrive at a mutually agreeable decision, (2)/
the joint decisions were more better than any
one person’s judgment. (3)/ No error (4)
Q15. Sugar-sweetened drinks does not (1)/ pose
any particular health risk and (2)/ are not a
unique risk factor for obesity or heart disease.
(3)/ No error. (4)
Q16. A series of books (1)/ on Indian art and
culture (2)/ are arranged by the university (3)/
No Error (4)
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Q17. Professor Sen likes to take (1)/ evening Sol. Use ‘one’ instead of ‘you’
classes (2)/ more then the morning ones. (3)/
S10. Ans. (3)
No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘the least’
Q18. He expected (1)/ to miss the exam (2)/ but
he reached at all. (3)/ No error. (4) S11. Ans. (1)
Q19. The top one-third of all high school Sol. Use ‘has paid’
graduates (1)/are entitled to get educated
S12. Ans. (4)
(2)/at the University of California State. (3)/ No
error (4) S13. Ans. (3)
Q20. Israeli workers rarely venture out to clean Sol. Use ‘for’ instead of ‘to’
the (1)/ streets, put out fires or fix roads, while
(2)/ the Palestinian Authority has no S14. Ans. (3)
jurisdiction. (3)/ No error (4) Sol. Remove ‘more’
ANSWERS S15. Ans. (1)
S1. Ans. (2) Sol. Use ‘do’ instead of ‘does’
Sol. Use ‘of’ instead of ‘about’ S16. Ans. (3)
S2. Ans. (2) Sol. Use ‘is’ instead of ‘are’
Sol. Use ‘for’ instead of ‘in’ S17. Ans. (3)
S3. Ans. (3) Sol. Use ‘than’ instead of ‘then’
Sol. Use ‘human’ instead of ‘humane’ S18. Ans. (3)
S4. Ans. (2) Sol. Use ‘after’ instead of ‘at’
Sol. Use ‘find’ S19. Ans. (4)
S5. Ans. (1) S20. Ans. (4)
Sol. Use ‘surface’ instead of ‘surfacing’ SET-5
S6. Ans. (3) Direction (1-20):- In the following question,
Sol. Use ‘held’ instead of ‘holding’ any part of the sentence may have errors. Find
out which part of the sentence has an error
S7. Ans. (4) and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
S8. Ans. (2)
Sol. Use ‘beside’ instead of ‘besides’ Q1. He was grateful to me for the help (1)/ that
I had extended for him (2)/ in the hour of his
S9. Ans. (2) need. (3)/ No error (4)
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Q2. While undergoing a strenuous workout (1)/
he suffered a massive heart attack (2)/ but
luckily survival. (3)/ No error (4)
Q3. People express their expectations (1)/ that
their leaders should not (2)/ resorting to
corrupt practices and nepotism. (3)/ No error
(4)
Q4. There is no one (1)/whom I esteem highly
than (2)/your mother and father. (3)/No error
(4)
Q5. But for your help, (1)/no boys would have
succeeded in an (2)/All India competition like
this. (3)/No error (4)
Q6. Farmhouse owners in the city, who were till
now paid property tax (1)/ for only the built-up
area of the plot, will soon (2)/ have to pay tax to
the government for vacant land also. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q7. Once, we were dwelt (1)/by the seaside but
now we have (2)/settled ourselves in Mumbai.
(3)/No error (4)
Q8. The district authorities are making (1)/ a
last-ditch attempt to provide (2)/ alternative
solutions to farmers but the option is clearly
inadequate. (3)/No error (4)
Q9. The smooth and easier we allow people to
navigate (1)/ through any device at any place
(2)/ in the world, the better. (3)/ No error (4)
Q10. The problem of soil erosion (1)/is one of
the serious imports (2)/in various countries.
(3)/ / No error (4)
Q11. The survey conducted reveals (1)/ that
there is a lack (2)/ of adequate healthcare
facilities even in urban areas. (3)/ No error (4)
Q12. Some of the world largest water bodies are
(1)/ drying up thus threatening (2)/ the
livelihoods of millions. (3)/ No error (4)
Q13. We had made every effort (1)/ to ensure
that a compromise is reached and (2)/ that deal
was signed. (3)/ No error (4)
Q14. The questionnaire reflected (1)/ various
phenomena (2)/ that are sparingly experienced.
(3)/ No error (4)
Q15. The process was so simple (1)/ and easy to
understand that it hardly took (2)/ 5 minutes
for us to learn it. (3)/ No error (4)
Q16. If the monsoon is delayed or is insufficient,
there is (1)/ inevitable failure of the (2)/ crops,
causing a famine. (3)/ No error (4)
Q17. There is no denying the fact (1)/ that he is
one of the best players (2)/ that has ever lived.
(3)/ No error (4)
Q18. The headmaster with all (1)/his senior
teachers have come (2)/to attend the meeting.
(3)/No error (4)
Q19. The main difficulty was (1)/ the barriers
which were standing (2)/ at the centre of the
crossroads. (3)/ No error (4)
Q20. Despite of a good monsoon this year (1)/
the production of food grains (2)/ in the country
did not go up. (3)/ No error (4)
ANSWERS
S1. Ans. (2)
Sol. Use ‘to’ instead of ‘for’
S2. Ans. (3)
Sol. Use ‘survived’ instead of ‘survival’
S3. Ans. (3)
Sol. Use ‘resort’ instead of ‘resorting’
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S4. Ans. (2) S20. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘higher’ instead of ‘highly’ Sol. Remove ‘of’
S5. Ans. (4) SET-6
S6. Ans. (1) Direction (1-20):- In the following question,
any part of the sentence may have errors. Find
Sol. Use ‘paying’ instead of ‘paid’
out which part of the sentence has an error
S7. Ans. (1) and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
Sol. Remove ‘were’
Q1. It is strange that (1)/ even after 15 years of
S8. Ans. (4)
experience, (2)/ he is still not able to be
S9. Ans. (1) performed. (3)/ No error (4)

Sol. Use ‘smoother’ instead of ‘smooth’ Q2. Some people like (1)/ to do some social
work even though (2)/ it lacks resources. (3)/
S10. Ans. (2) No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘issues/problems’ instead of ‘imports’ Q3. His qualities include (1)/ the ability to take
S11. Ans. (4) right and quickly decisions (2)/ on important
policies. (3)/ No error (4)
S12. Ans. (1)
Q4. The astronomical (1)/ calculations were
Sol. Use “world’s” admiringly (2)/ accurate. (3)/No error (4)
S13. Ans. (2) Q5. The ministry was considered several
Sol. Use ‘was’ instead of ‘is’ proposals for the (1)/ development of small and
medium (2)/ enterprises during budget
S14. Ans. (3) discussions. (3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘rarely’ instead of ‘sparingly’ Q6. His main aim is (1)/ to create an interest in
S15. Ans. (4) hockey (2) / among school children. (3)/ No
error (4)
S16. Ans. (1)
Q7. India's travel and tourism (1) / industry is
Sol. Use ‘will be’ instead of ‘is’ poised on growth at seven (2)/ per cent this
S17. Ans. (3) year alone. (3) / No error (4)

Sol. Use ‘have’ instead of ‘has’ Q8. We have sought clearance in (1)/ additional
expenditure incurred (2)/ during the project.
S18. Ans. (2) (3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘has’ instead of ‘have’ Q9. The Reserve Bank of India's decision (1)/ to
waive ATM charges (2)/ have put banks in a
S19. Ans. (4)
difficult position. (3)/ No error (4)
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Q10. The two candidates share (1)/ a reputation S1. Ans. (3)
for competency as well as (2)/ for good
Sol. Use ‘to perform’ instead of ‘to be performed’
communication skills. (3)/ No error (4)
S2. Ans. (3)
Q11. His main qualification (1) / on the job is his
extensive experience (2)/ in foreign branches. Sol. Use ‘they lack’ instead of ‘it lacks’
(3)/ No error (4)
S3. Ans. (2)
Q12. Habit of regular saving (1)/ helps us (2)/
Sol. Use ‘quick’ instead of ‘quickly’
during bad times. (3)/ No error (4)
S4. Ans. (4)
Q13. To know how people react to (1)/ an
unforeseen situation (2)/ is very important to S5. Ans. (1)
decide our course of action. (3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Remove ‘was’
Q14. Contrary of popular belief, (1)/ ripe fruits
are not necessarily (2)/ delicious. (3)/ No error S6. Ans. (4)
(4) S7. Ans. (2)
Q15. The most ambitious enterprise (1)/ Sol. Use ‘to’ instead of ‘on’
undertaken in the ancient (2)/ Egypt was of the
construction of pyramids. (3)/ No error (4) S8. Ans. (1)

Q16. As the temperature in India rises, Sol. Use ‘of’ instead of ‘in’
(1)/people can’t help than switch on (2)/their S9. Ans. (3)
air conditioners to get some relief. (3)/ No error
(4) Sol. Use ‘has’ instead of ‘have’

Q17. The reverse migration forced (1)/by the S10. Ans. (3)
50-day lockdown is (2)/playing out all across Sol. Use ‘better’ instead of ‘for good’
India. (3)/ No error (4)
S11. Ans. (2)
Q18. There is far greater clarity in the birdsong
(1)/then in the presentations of the ruling class, Sol. Use ‘for’ instead of ‘on’
(2)/when it takes to the airwaves. (3)/ No error S12. Ans. (1)
(4)
Sol. Use ‘the’ before ‘Habit’
Q19. As the lockdown ends, our attention to
(1)/the birdsong should remain firmly fixed, S13. Ans. (4)
(2)/and not fade away memory. (3)/ No error
S14. Ans. (1)
(4)
Sol. Use ‘to’ instead of ‘of’
Q20. This fast-growing deciduous (1)/vine
thrives in full sun and (2)/tolerate cold and S15. Ans. (4)
drought. (3)/ No error (4)
S16. Ans. (2)
ANSWERS
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Sol. Use ‘but’ instead of ‘than’
S17. Ans. (4)
S18. Ans. (2)
Sol. Use ‘than’ instead of ‘then’
S19. Ans. (3)
Sol. Use ‘into’ instead of ‘away’
S20. Ans. (3)
Sol. Use ‘tolerates’ instead of ‘tolerate’
SET-7
Direction (1-20):- In the following question,
any part of the sentence may have errors. Find
out which part of the sentence has an error
and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
Q1. Know he was dying Morrie visited (1)/ his
study every Tuesday with Mitch (2)/ just as they
used to do back in college. (3)/ No error (4)
Q2. We are planning to set up a training college
(1)/ to train our marketing team (2)/ for
effective marketing of our products. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q3. Nobody knew where I spend my day (1)/
and nobody really (2)/ seemed to care. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q4. My father has always had a curious habit
(1)/ of consulting astrologers (2)/ which I could
never understand. (3)/ No error (4)
Q5. I stopped at Aurangabad (1)/ from where I
make excursions (2)/ to the Ajanta Caves and
the temple at Ellora. (3)/ No error (4)
Q6. I am extremely tired and (1)/ I cannot talk
to you now because I was just (2)/ returned
from office. (3)/ No error (4)
Q7. Roopa very much resembles to (1)/ Laxmi in
looks as well as figure although (2)/ she is
Laxmi’s step-daughter. (3)/ No error (4)
Q8. I am afraid neither of them are coming (1)/
to attend the marriage reception (2)/ of my
younger sister. (3)/ No error (4)
Q9. All of us are aware that (1)/ Shankar has
been suffering from fever since ten days (2)/
and has been resting. (3)/ No error (4)
Q10. Both of them genuinely helped (1)/ each
other when their (2)/ families were going
through a bad patch. (3)/ No error (4)
Q11. Rekha was trying for admission (1)/ in the
Engineering College even though her parents
wanted (2)/ her to take up medicine. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q12. He fixed a metal ladder (1)/ for the wall
below his window (2)/ so as to be able to escape
if there was a fire. (3)/ No error (4)
Q13. Several prominent figures (1)/ involved in
the scandal (2)/ are required to appear to the
investigation committee. (3)/ No error (4)
Q14. He grow up the way (1)/ many young
children grow up-(2)/ pampered, adored and
inwardly tortured. (3)/ No error (4)
Q15. He pulled his lips together, (1)/ close his
eyes and I watched the first teardrop (2)/ fall
down the side of his cheek. (3)/ No error (4)
Q16. After consultation with farmers a system of
(1)/domestic allotments were devised,
(2)/setting targets for total output of corn,
wheat, cotton etc. (3)/ No error (4)
Q17. The Government paid land owners
subsidies (1)/for leaving some of their land idle
or (2)/to grow soil enriching crops like alfalfa.
(3)/ No error (4)
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Q18. They certainly knew their (1)/ task was Sol. Use ‘to’ instead of ‘for’
hard since (2)/two previous attempts had
S13. Ans. (3)
failed. (3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘appear before the investigation’
Q19. There is probably no other example (1)/in
today world of a labour market (2)/that is so S14. Ans. (1)
inflexible and restrictive. (3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘grew’ instead of ‘grow’
Q20. India need to take corrective diplomatic
S15. Ans. (2)
(1)/action even at this late stage, (2)/and even
in the time of COVID-19. (3)/ No error (4) Sol. Use ‘closed’ instead of ‘close’
ANSWERS S16. Ans. (2)
S1. Ans. (1) Sol. Use ‘was’ instead of ‘were’
Sol. Use ‘Knowing’ instead of ‘Know’ S17. Ans. (4)
S2. Ans. (4) S18. Ans. (1)
S3. Ans. (1) Sol. Use ‘that’ after ‘knew’
Sol. Use ‘had spent’ instead of ‘spend’ S19. Ans. (2)
S4. Ans. (4) Sol. Use “today’s”
S5. Ans. (2) S20. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘made’ instead of ‘make’ Sol. Use ‘needs’ instead of ‘need’
S6. Ans. (2) SET-8
Sol. Use ‘have’ instead of ‘was’ Direction (1-20):- In the following question,
S7. Ans. (1) any part of the sentence may have errors. Find
out which part of the sentence has an error
Sol. Remove ‘to’ and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
S8. Ans. (1)
Q1. Out of these different approaches, (1)/ each
Sol. Use ‘is’ instead of ‘are’
has its separate (2)/ traditions and history. (3)/
S9. Ans. (2) No error. (4)
Sol. Use ‘for’ instead of ‘since’ Q2. The Neo-Assyrian empire was mighty (1)/
superpower that dominated the near (2)/ east
S10. Ans. (4)
for 300 years before its dramatic collapse. (3)/
S11. Ans. (4) No error (4)
S12. Ans. (2)
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Q3. This pillow covers are newly bought and (1)
we got them at an (2) extremely competitive
price (3)/ No error (4)
Q4. I am disappointed to (1)/ see that neither of
the (2)/ websites have any offers. (3)/ No error
(4)
Q5. Nivedita’s love for everything Indian (1)/
was eloquently demonstrated in her serve of tea
to Lady Minto, (2)/ who was on a visit to the
Dakshineshwar temple. (3)/ No error (4)
Q6. Some of the team's rejects (1)/ has gone on
to prove (2)/ themselves in championships. (3)/
No error (4)
Q7. The Indian radio which was (1)/beforehand
controlled by the British rulers (2)/ is free now
from the tight personal stakes. (3)/ No error (4)
Q8. Being early in (1)/ stressful situations holds
(2)/ it’s own perks. (3)/ No Error (4)
Q9. Whether I was pleased with their (1)/
daughters or not, this worship (2)/ which they
offered was ever unpleasing. (3)/ No error (4)
Q10. Jack called the wedding in (1)/because he
wasn't (2)/in love with his fiance. (3)/ No error
(4)
Q11. The Canadian PM has welcomed refugees
(1)/into its country, in stark contrast to what its
neighbour, (2)/the United States of America is
doing. (3)/ No error (4)
Q12. Copernicus proved (1) / that Earth (2) /
moves round the Sun. (3) / No error (4)
Q13. My mother and my grandmother were
sitting (1)/opposite to each other (2)/playing
cards by the light of a lamp. (3)/ No error (4)
Q14. She desired to work in an European
country, (1)/as she felt it would give (2)/her all
the luxuries she wanted. (3)/ No error (4)
Q15. They should not have to come (1)/ with us
if they don't want to, there (2)/ is no compulsion
to attend the seminar. (3)/ No error (4)
Q16. The Central Bureau of Investigation has (1)
/ registered a preliminary enquiry (2) / at the
officials of the Videocon group. (3) / No error (4)
Q17. Because she was (1)/beautiful so (2)/she
won the contest. (3)/ No error (4)
Q18. The agreement was signed among (1)/
Vienna and Paris in presence of (2)/ the visiting
Home Minister. (3)/ No Error (4)
Q19. Canadian Maple syrup is (1)/ best than
(2)/ any other variety. (3)/ No error (4)
Q20. The famous ship 'The Titanic' (1)/was
drowned (2)/in the North Atlantic Ocean. (3)/
No error (4)
ANSWERS
S1. Ans. (4)
S2. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘a’ before ‘mighty’
S3. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘These’ instead of ‘This’
S4. Ans. (3)
Sol. Use ‘has’ instead of ‘have’
S5. Ans. (2)
Sol. Use ‘serving’ instead of ‘serve’
S6. Ans. (2)
Sol. Use ‘have’ instead of ‘has’
S7. Ans. (3)
Sol. Use ‘now free from’ instead of ‘free now
from’
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S8. Ans. (3) Direction (1-20):- In the following question,
any part of the sentence may have errors. Find
Sol. Use ‘its’ instead of (it’s)
out which part of the sentence has an error
S9. Ans. (3) and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
Sol. Use ‘never’ instead of ‘ever’
Q1. The Wizard agrees to solve his problem (1)/
S10. Ans. (1)
by using magic but (2)/ in a price of seven
Sol. Use ‘off’ instead of ‘in’ pennies. (3)/ No error (4)

S11. Ans. (2) Q2. They would separate young men (1)/ from
other family members (2)/ before shooting him.
Sol. Use ‘his country’ instead of ‘its country’ (3)/ No error (4)
S12. Ans. (2) Q3. The incursions of Muhammad Bin Qasim
Sol. Use ‘the’ before ‘Earth’ were (1)/ confined to Sindh, and Mahmud of
Ghazni raided (2)/ Gujarat and Punjab but do
S13. Ans. (2) not stay to rule. (3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Remove ‘to’ Q4. Open-ended individual questions (1)/
S14. Ans. (1) regarding mental health and demographic (2)/
details was also collected. (3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘a’ instead of ‘an’
Q5. If you had (1) / just hinted at your difficulty,
S15. Ans. (1) (2) / I would most certainly helped you. (3) / No
Sol. Use ‘do not’ instead of ‘should not’ error (4)

S16. Ans. (3) Q6. Meera had to work even (1)/ during her
holidays yet (2)/ it was peak time for her
Sol. Use ‘against’ instead of ‘at’ company (3)/ No error (4)
S17. Ans. (2) Q7. One of my friends is in (1) / marketing field;
Sol. Remove ‘so’ he has to sell (2) / products of his company from
doors to doors. (3) / No error (4)
S18. Ans. (1)
Q8. Mrs. Sharma the society’s chairperson’s
Sol. Use ‘between’ instead of ‘among’ proposal (1) / was rejected (2) / by the
members of the society. (3) / No error (4)
S19. Ans. (2)
Q9. The woman (1)/ which lives (2)/ next door
Sol. Use ‘better’ instead of ‘best’
is a teacher. (3)/ No error (4)
S20. Ans. (2)
Q10. Everyone agrees that he was the noblest
Sol. Use ‘sank’ instead of ‘was drowned’ (1) / and wiser of all the managers (2) / that this
organization ever had. (3) / No error (4)
SET-9
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Q11. She had no other (1)/hobby than that of Sol. Use ‘did’ instead of ‘do’
(2)/ wearing a dress of the latest design. (3)/No
S4. Ans. (3)
error (4)
Sol. Use ‘were’ instead of ‘was’
Q12. Much to his fortune, he (1)/married a girl
who was (2)/more taller and lovelier than her S5. Ans. (3)
elder sister. (3)/No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘have’ after ‘certainly’
Q13. It was no other than Pandit Nehru (1)/who
S6. Ans. (2)
evinced an exceptional ability to lead (2)/the
country to fame. (3)/No error (4) Sol. Use ‘because’ instead of ‘yet’
Q14. Ramesh is as good, if not better than all the S7. Ans. (3)
(1)/ members of the club (2)/which is known as
the Lion’s club. (3)/No error (4) Sol. Use ‘door to door’

Q15. Delhi is far (1)/better than any other S8. Ans. (1)
metropolis (2)/ of Pakistan. (3)/No error (4). Sol. Use “The proposal of Mrs. Sharma, the
Q16. There is no other (1)/ girl in the class (2)/ chairperson of society”
or in the city who is intelligent as Nisha. (3)/ No S9. Ans. (2)
error (4)
Sol. Use ‘who’ instead of ‘which’
Q17. The doctors have (1)/ attributed to the
cause of (2)/ the illness to an unknown virus. S10. Ans. (2)
(3)/ No error (4) Sol. Use ‘wisest’
Q18. They are (1)/sleeping here (2)/for the last S11. Ans. (4)
two days. (3)/ No error (4)
S12. Ans. (3)
Q19. We are going to (1)/the gym (2)/every day.
(3)/ No error (4) Sol. Use ‘taller’ instead of ‘more taller’

Q20. He immediately set out (1)/ organizing the S13. Ans. (4)
department, (2) /after his meeting with his S14. Ans. (1)
Superior. (3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘as’ after ‘as good’.
ANSWERS
S15. Ans. (2)
S1. Ans. (3)
Sol. Remove ‘other’
Sol. Use ‘at’ instead of ‘in’
S16. Ans. (3)
S2. Ans. (3)
Sol. Use “as intelligent as”
Sol. Use ‘them’ instead of ‘him’
S17. Ans. (2)
S3. Ans. (3)
Sol. Remove ‘to’
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S18. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘have been’ instead of ‘are’
S19. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘go’ instead of ‘are going’
S20. Ans. (1)
Sol. Use ‘about’ instead of ‘out’
SET-10
Direction (1-20):- In the following question,
any part of the sentence may have errors. Find
out which part of the sentence has an error
and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
Q1. As the time to bid it goodbye has
approached, (1)/I am ever grateful to the hardy
car that made (2)/me feel to warm the minute I
buzzed open the door. (3)/ No error (4)
Q2. I would missed my car for sure for (1)/I did
learn to navigate (2)/the famed Bangalore roads
in it. (3)/ No error (4)
Q3. Having a pretty long nose (1)/do not always
imply (2)/a sharp nasal sensory system. (3)/ No
error (4)
Q4. My earliest memories of people and places
(1)/are associated with distinctive smells,
(2)/leaving me in specific olfactory memories.
(3)/ No error (4)
Q5. Our kitchen used (1)/to smell differently
(2)/as seasons change. (3)/ No error (4)
Q6. The early-morning autorickshaw trip to
(1)/the railway station, with its brim
enthusiasm (2)/and joyous anticipation,
smelled of the crispiness of dawn. (3)/ No error
(4)
Q7. I still love the railway station on daybreak
for (1)/the freshness of the aromas wafting
from (2)/the samovars and vegetarian
refreshment rooms. (3)/ No error (4)
Q8. My mother packed our meals in (1)/banana
leaves made pliable over fire (2)/and reinforce
with newspaper sheets. (3)/ No error (4)
Q9. The smell of air travel mesmerised me in my
childhood (1)/with its undertone of luxury and
tidy, but novel notions of (2)/nature and
greenery rule it out from my nostalgic
memories. (3)/ No error (4)
Q10. The facial masks that now guards us
(1)/from the virus are the need of the hour,
(2)/though they suppress our olfactory
peregrinations. (3)/ No error (4)
Q11. The aroma when opening each packet have
no parallel, (1)/giving you a ready appetite as
the smells of rice and curries and (2)/the subtly
seared leaves combine to set your mouth
watering. (3)/ No error (4)
Q12. Buses in Kerala earlier had a thick cloth
curtain (1)/flapping on either sides and running
the entire length (2)/of their windows, lending
a romantic feel and smell of rain. (3)/ No error
(4)
Q13. Beside, India’s bureaucracy has been
effective (1)/in preventing disease outbreaks as
seen with its (2)/management of Swachh Bharat
mission and Polio programmes. (3)/ No error
(4)
Q14. First and foremost, India has to
differentiate (1)/its health diplomacy from
(2)/its wider S&T diplomatic initiatives. (3)/ No
error (4)
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Q15. India should also encourage (1)/and Sol. Use ‘at’ instead of ‘on’
include domain experts (2)/in its foreign policy.
S8. Ans. (3)
(3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘reinforced’
Q16. But the problem is that it (1)/never
happens, as Gandhiji said, (2)/unless it begins S9. Ans. (2)
with me. (3)/ No error (4)
Sol. Use ‘tidiness’ instead of ‘tidy’
Q17. I cannot have a boundary without
S10. Ans. (1)
(1)/there being something (2)/real and
significant beside it. (3)/ No error (4) Sol. Use ‘guard’
Q18. One of the most famous scientific S11. Ans. (1)
conversations (1)/consist of a two-line
exchange (2)/between Albert Einstein and Niels Sol. Use ‘has’ instead of ‘have’
Bohr. (3)/ No error (4) S12. Ans. (2)
Q19. Such animistic rites (1)/helped humans to Sol. Use ‘side’
be (2)/in consonance to nature. (3)/ No error
(4) S13. Ans. (1)

Q20. This was the seed (1)/from which Sol. Use ‘Besides’
(2)/dogma sprang. (3)/ No error (4) S14. Ans. (4)
ANSWER S15. Ans. (4)
S1. Ans. (3) S16. Ans. (4)
Sol. Remove ‘to’ S17. Ans. (3)
S2. Ans. (1) Sol. Use ‘beyond’ instead of ‘beside’
Sol. Use ‘miss’ S18. Ans. (2)
S3. Ans. (2) Sol. Use ‘consists’
Sol. Use ‘does’ instead of ‘do’ S19. Ans. (3)
S4. Ans. (3) Sol. Use ‘with’ instead of ‘to’
Sol. Use ‘with’ instead of ‘in’ S20. Ans. (4)
S5. Ans. (4)
S6. Ans. (2)
Sol. Use ‘brimming’ instead of ‘brim’
S7. Ans. (1)