Error Spotting for Bank Exam – Question Bank Set 2 (Eng)

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 Error Spotting for Bank Exam – Question Bank Set 2 (Eng)
Directions (1-5): A sentence has been divided in A. In 1566 Victor was summoned after a newly
five parts in each question. Select the erected tribunal
grammatically correct sentence and mark the B. and condemned to death against gross
option accordingly. neglect of duty,
1) C. though not one of the frivolous charges
A. The portion of the interest earned on the state brought
university’s endowment D. for him could be substantiated.
B. that is set aside to fund merit scholarships to E. All are correct
outstanding
C. high school seniors is more numerous than 5)
that set aside to fund A. The present dearth of referral practices
D. the university’s high-power athletic program. B. North of the border makes this the
E. All parts are correct. C. ideal time to aggressively
D. pursue this initiative.
2) E. All are correct.
A. The public’s expectation of what they hope
B. to learn from a visit to the museum is quite Directions (6-10): In the question below, a
different sentence is divided into four parts out of which
C. nowadays of the intentions with which one part has an error in it. Find the part with error
D. museums in India were created. and mark that as your answer.
E. All parts are correct. 6) Three decades after it’s economy (A) / was
liberalized, India remains (B) / a complex and
3) challenging (C) / place to do business. (D)/ No
A. The fundamental point thus being established error.
is A. A
B. the veracity of consciousness when it does not B. B
go C. C
C. beyond itself, or do not postulate D. D
D. something which are external to itself. E. No error
E. All are correct
7) The much-awaited vehicle scrap page policy
4) announced by the Transport Ministry, (A)/ coming

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 Error Spotting for Bank Exam – Question Bank Set 2 (Eng)
after the move for a green tax (B)/ on ageing and reveal how climate change or efforts to fight it (C)/
polluting automobiles, (C)/ promising economic may affect their business. (D)/ No error.
benefit. (D)/ No error. A. A
A. A B. B
B. B C. C
C. C D. D
D. D E. No error
E. No error
Directions (11-14): The following sentences have
8) Iran is not the only country (A)/ there the US been divided into five parts (A), (B), (C) (D) and
has sought to destabilize (B)/ hostile governments (E). Read the sentences carefully to find out if
through intensive (C)/ intervention in domestic there is any error in any part of the sentence. The
politics. (D)/ No error. bold part is error free. You are required to find out
A. A the error free part from the options apart from the
B. B bold part.
C. C 11) West Bengal and Assam are all set to
D. D witness a fierce battle(A)/ as they go to the polls
E. No error on the first phase of assembly elections on
Saturday.(B)/ People across 30 assembly
9) Ambiverts can be good salespeople because constituency (C)/in West Bengal and 47 in Assam
they are (A)/ able to listen to their clients and will be casted (D)/their ballot to decide the future
understand their needs (B)/ but also have an of the state. (E)/
energy to sell (C)/ their firms’ goods and services. A. No error
(D)/ No error. B. B
A. A C. C
B. B D. D
C. C E. E
D. D
E. No error 12) This is the fastest assembly election(A)/ this
year and the second behind (B)/Bihar polls on
10) America’s main financial regulator looks November (C)/and December last year (D)/during
poised to (A)/ introduce rules forcing firms to (B)/ the coronavirus pandemic.(E)/

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 Error Spotting for Bank Exam – Question Bank Set 2 (Eng)
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. No error
E. E
13) In Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee-
lead Trinamool Congress(A)/ looks to retain a
third term and guard its turf(B)/ against the
Bharatiya Janata Party, /which shown(C)/a
improved performance in the eastern state(D)/
during 2019 Lok Sabha elections.(E)/
A. A
B. B
C. C
ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION
1) Answer: A
B – The sentence wants to say that, the
endowment is set aside to fund scholarships. The
funding is for whom? High school seniors
obviously. Therefore ‘for’ will replace ‘to’ because
‘for’ is used to express purpose.
C - "Portion of the interest" is not countable, so
obviously anything with "numerous" is wrong. We
need to omit ‘more’.
D – Here, ‘high-power’ conveys more of a noun
phrase but we need an adjective here.
Therefore,‘High-powered’ i.e. the participle form
is required.
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D. D
E. No error
14) The BJP has sworn to emerge
(A)/vanquishing in West Bengal with a
(B)/majority of at least 200 seats.(C)/ The party
has been campaigning with Prime Minister(D)/
Narendra Modi’s baptize for ‘asholporiborton’
(real change).(E)/
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. No error
E. E
2) Answer: D
A – Here, we have used ‘public’ in plural manner.
Therefore, expectation has to be in plural form
i.e. ‘expectations’.
B – Here, we have not referred to any particular
museum and therefore, article ‘a’ should come
before ‘museum’ instead of ‘the’.
C – ‘Different’ should take the preposition ‘to’ and
not ‘of’. Therefore, ‘nowadays to the
intentions……’ is correct.
3) Answer: B
A – Here, if we read carefully, then we can get to
know that we are stating a fact and to state a
fact, we need simple present. ‘Being’ denotes
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 Error Spotting for Bank Exam – Question Bank Set 2 (Eng)
continuous tense. Therefore, remove ‘being’. after the move for a green tax on ageing and
C – ‘Veracity’ is singular noun. Therefore ‘does’ polluting automobiles, promises economic
will replace ‘do’. benefit.
D – ‘is’ should replace ‘are’ as ‘something’ is Explanation:
singular. Here the subject “The much-awaited vehicle
scrappage policy” which is a singular subject.
4) Answer: C Usage of gerund form is grammatically incorrect.
A – ‘Summon’ will always take the preposition The present verb in “s” form must be used.
‘before’ and not ‘after’. Promises is the correct verb.
B – He was condemned to death for what? Gross
neglect of duty. So, ‘for’ should replace against 8) Answer: B
because for denotes purpose or reason. Iran is not the only country where the US has
D – ‘Charge’ will always take the preposition sought to destabilise hostile governments
‘against’ and not ‘for’. through intensive intervention in domestic
politics.
5) Answer: E Explanation:
All are correct. Relative pronouns “Where” should replace the
word “there” in order to make the sentence error
6) Answer: A free. A relative pronoun is one which is used to
Three decades after its economy was liberalized, refer to nouns mentioned previously.
India remains a complex and challenging place to
do business. 9) Answer: C
Explanation: Ambiverts can be good salespeople because
Usage of “it’s” is incorrect. they are able to listen to their clients and
“It’s” is the short form of “It is”. understand their needs but also have the energy
But in the given sentence we need a possessive to sell their firms’ goods and services.
noun “its” to showcase the relationship between Explanation:
India and its economy. Article usage is wrong here.
We generally use Article "an" with a singular
7) Answer: D countable noun. But “Energy” is an uncountable
The much-awaited vehicle scrappage policy noun.
announced by the Transport Ministry, coming

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10) Answer: E
The given sentence is error free.
America’s main financial regulator looks poised to
introduce rules forcing firms to reveal how climate
change or efforts to fight it may affect their
business.
11) Answer: E
Fragment A, in bold, is already correct.
Fragment B: as they go to the polls on the first
phase of assembly elections on Saturday.
The error lies in using incorrect
preposition, on here does not make any sense.
Correct: go to the polls in the first phase
Fragment C: People across 30 assembly
constituency
Here, the constituency (singular) Is being talked
about. Hence, the word is incorrect.
Correct:30 Assembly constituencies.
Fragment D: in West Bengal and 47 in Assam
will be casted
Here, the error is due to incorrect tense usage.
The event is not in the past tense and
hence casted will not be used.
Correct:47 in Assam will cast
Therefore, option E is the correct answer choice
to this question.
12) Answer: E
Fragment D, in bold, is already correct.
Fragment A: This is the fastest assembly election
The word fastest indicates adjective and is
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incorrect, hence, it is to be replaced with a noun.
Correct: This is the first assembly election
Fragment B: this year and the second behind
Here, the word behind means underlying
(something) and renders the statement
meaningless.
Correct: this year and the second after
Fragment C: Bihar polls on November
Here, incorrect preposition on has been used it
should be in.
Correct: Bihar polls in November
Therefore, option E is the correct answer choice
to this question.
13) Answer: B
Fragment E, in bold, is already correct.
Fragment A: In Bengal, chief minister Mamata
Banerjee-lead Trinamool Congress
The word lead means cause (a person or animal)
to go with one and is meaningless here. Led
means past tense of the verb lead and is correct.
Correct: Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool
Congress
Fragment C: against the BharatiyaJanata Party,
/which shown
Here, the author is trying to state that against the
BharatiyaJanata Party. Shown is grammatically
incorrect.
Correct: against the BharatiyaJanata Party,
/which showed
Fragment D:aimproved performance in the
eastern state
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 Error Spotting for Bank Exam – Question Bank Set 2 (Eng)
The previous fragment states that which showed
and the reason is stated in this fragment as
aimproved performance. The correct determiner
here will be an and not a.
Correct: an improved performance in the eastern
state
Therefore, option B is the correct answer choice
to this question.
14) Answer: C
Fragment D, in bold, is already correct.
Fragment A: The BJP has sworn to emerge
Here, sworn refers to a solemn
statement. Sworn may be used as a past
participle form of swear when referring to people,
but vowed is preferred when dedicating to
someone or something.
Correct: The BJP has vowed to emerge
Fragment B: vanquishing in West Bengal with a
Here, vanquishing is grammatically and
contextually absurd. The next fragment indicates
that majority of at least 200 seats. The correct
word will be victorious.
Correct: victorious in West Bengal with a
Fragment E: NarendraModi’s baptize for
‘asholporiborton’ (real change).
Here, baptize is grammatically and contextually
incorrect. Baptize should be replaced by call.
Correct:NarendraModi’s call for ‘asholporiborton’
(real change)..
Therefore, option C is the correct answer choice
to this question.

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