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1000+ Error Detection MCQ for UPSC IES [Solved]

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1. In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. I will
B. never forget the kindness
C. you have shown
D. to me.
Answer : D
2. I told her / that it would be all / the more better / if she herself talked to the groom.
A. I told her
B. that it would be all
C. the more better
D. if she herself talked to the groom
Answer : C
3. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. My friend who returned from Florida
B. after a stay of many years there said
C. that the climate of Florida is
D. very much like Madras in summer
Answer : C
4. In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (d) in the Answer Sheet.
A. The newspapers they admit that
B. advertising sometimes
C. influences their editorial policy.
D. No error.
Answer : A
5. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake error in it. The error if any, will be any part of the sentence. Make the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'd) No error', mark.
A. The data on
B. the divorce case is
C. on the judges desk.
D. No error
Answer : B
6. He said, ' Priyanka / is the most unique / singer of / our college.
A. He said, ' Priyanka
B. is the most unique
C. singer of
D. our college
Answer : B
7. In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Though the elephant, because of its size
B. appears to be a rather slow animal
C. it can in fact run faster than
D. any other man
Answer : D
8. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake error in it. The error if any, will be any part of the sentence. Make the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'd) No error', mark.
A. I will need several weeks
B. to invent the lie of the land before
C. I can make any decision about the future of the business.
D. No error
Answer : B
9. In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Though he claimed he knew French,
B. I was sure that he only could follow it
C. but could not either write
D. or speak it with fluency
Answer : B
10. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. India was the country whom
B. everyone thought would win the hockey cup
C. but, to the surprise of all,
D. it was eliminated in the first round
Answer : A
11. In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (d) in the Answer Sheet.
A. We shall wait
B. till you
C. will finish your lunch.
D. No error.
Answer : C
12. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. The set of enactments passed by the assembly
B. have been sent to the Council
C. for consideration by its members
D. before being notified in the gazette
Answer : B
13. Some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the appropriate answer. If a sentence is free from error, then mark answer (d).
A. Krupa and Kavya studieda
B. in the Delhi Public Schoolb
C. and so does Kamya.
D. No Error
Answer : D
14. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. The manager of the bank
B. together with his
C. staff have
D. resigned.
Answer : C
15. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Each of the speakers whom I invited
B. to participate in the debate
C. has indicated their unwillingness
D. because of the short notice
Answer : C
16. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. The short story B. should not exceed
C. more than
D. two hundred words
Answer : C
17. Four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly pelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
A. Massacer
B. Massecre
C. Masacre
D. Massacre
Answer : D
18. Everyone was surprised to note / that Rahim married agirl / who was more beautiful and more tall / than he.
A. Everyone was surprised to note
B. that Rahim married agirl
C. who was more beautiful and more tall
D. than he
Answer : C
19. As per the invitation / rahim marries / with sayra / on 13 th December Monday.
A. As per the invitation
B. rahim marries
C. with sayra
D. on 13 th December Monday
Answer : C
20. Some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (d) in the Answer Sheet.
A. Hasan plays
B. both-cricket and billiards
C. at the national level.
D. No error.
Answer : D
21. In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Sunita is more talkative than
B. anybody in the class because
C. he is not afraid of the teacher
D. who is his own brother
Answer : B
22. In the following questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word. [SSC Multi tasking 2013]
A. exellence
B. excellence
C. excellencce
D. exillance
Answer : B
23. In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (d) in the Answer Sheet.
A. I saw him
B. coming out of the hotel
C. on 10 oclock.
D. No error.
Answer : C
24. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake error in it. The error if any, will be any part of the sentence. Make the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'd) No error', mark.
A. The children are
B. really in their element
C. playing on the beach.
D. No error
Answer : D
25. In the following questions, four words are given. In each group, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
A. revolutionize
B. revoulutionize
C. revvolutionize
D. revollutionize
Answer : A
26. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. John as well as
B. his brother
C. were
D. present.
Answer : C
27. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. I do not think that
B. neither of the two proposals of yours
C. will be acceptable to him, and so
D. the stalemate is likely to continue
Answer : B
28. In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (d) in the Answer Sheet.
A. I and him
B. are
C. very good friends.
D. No error.
Answer : A
29. He proposed me / that he should go to the Disco / and then have / dinner at a restra.
A. He proposed me
B. that he should go to the Disco
C. and then have
D. dinner at a restra
Answer : A
30. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake error in it. The error if any, will be any part of the sentence. Make the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'd) No error', mark.
A. The film was so disjointed
B. that I could not tell you
C. what the story was about.
D. No error
Answer : B
31. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Several guests noticed Mr. Peter
B. fall back
C. in his chair
D. and gasping for breath
Answer : B
32. In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Near the pond was standing
B. a dog, a donkey and a cow
C. but when I threw a stone at them
D. it was only the dog that ran away
Answer : A
33. Ramesh is smarter / enough to get / selected for this / post, without any recommendations.
A. Ramesh is smarter
B. enough to ge
C. selected for this
D. post, without any recommendations
Answer : A
34. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Which of the three puppies
B. do you like better
C. the white, the black
D. or the brown one?
Answer : B
35. In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (d) in the Answer Sheet.
A. One should
B. look after
C. their parents.
D. No error.
Answer : C
36. In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Most labour disputes can be solved amicably
B. if it is only realized
C. that the long term interest of both management and labour
D. are really the same
Answer : D
37. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake error in it. The error if any, will be any part of the sentence. Make the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'd) No error', mark.
A. Everyday before
B. I start work for my livelihood
C. I do my prayer
D. No error
Answer : C
38. In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. I had no particular fancy for tea
B. or coffee; so, when given a choice
C. I opted for a cold drink which
D. I am fond of
Answer : C
39. In the following questions some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.
A. What is
B. the use of me
C. attending the session?
D. No error
Answer : B
40. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Whenever I see a movie that
B. has a tragic ending,
C. I feel badly for at least two more days
D. and so I avoid them
Answer : C
41. In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Collecting money for the new school
B. may not be very easy
C. but if everyone does their best
D. we can still reach the target
Answer : C
42. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. His both hands
B. have been injured
C. so he
D. cannot work
Answer : A
43. Lasto Mnday the / Security Council / has urged Libya's interim leaders to / curb proliferation of weapons.
A. Lasto Mnday the
B. Security Council
C. has urged Libya's interim leaders to
D. curb proliferation of weapons
Answer : C
44. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Nalini found it difficult
B. to manage single-handedly the three children
C. who were always quarrelling
D. between themselves
Answer : D
45. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake error in it. The error if any, will be any part of the sentence. Make the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'd) No error', mark.
A. Because of the
B. extenuating circumstances,
C. the court acquitted him out of the crime
D. No error
Answer : C
46. In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. It is easy
B. distinguishing
C. this pen
D. from that.
Answer : B
47. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Much of the students in the class
B. are weak in Mathematics and therefore
C. the Headmaster has arranged for special tuition
D. in the evening after class-hours
Answer : A
48. In the following questions, four words are given. In each group, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
A. rhythym
B. rhithim
C. rhythim
D. rhythm
Answer : D
49. There appears / to be a little liaison / among the / two groups of the society.
A. There appears
B. to be a little liaison
C. among the
D. two groups of the society
Answer : C
50. In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Since neither my wife nor me
B. was willing to go to the movie with her
C. my daughter had to sit at home
D. and just watch the TV
Answer : A
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