1000+ Error Detection Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. 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. Of the two schemes
B. put forward by the Government
C. I think this is the one
D. most likely to succeed.
Answer : A

2. 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. Excessive eating
B. is injurious
C. for health.
D. No error
Answer : C

3. 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. When he was arriving
B. the party was
C. in full swing.
D. No error
Answer : A

4. 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. Neither the warning of his father
B. nor the punishment by his teacher
C. have had any effect on Ramu, who
D. continues to be absent from classes frequently
Answer : C

5. 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. Nirvana
B. Nirvena
C. Nirvanna
D. Nyrvana
Answer : A

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 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 student, who the friends have nicknamed
B. Jolly John, bunks classes often
C. and goes to movies even after
D. repeated warnings by the teacher
Answer : A

8. The debacle of the congress party / admit no other explanation / than its / poor performance during the last five years.
A. The debacle of the congress party
B. admit no other explanation
C. than its
D. poor performance during the last five years
Answer : B

9. 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. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, then your answer is (d). i.e., No error.
A. He was present
B. in the court
C. to give witness.
D. No error
Answer : C

10. Yestarday I met / a man / who was blind / with the right eye.
A. Yestarday I met
B. a man
C. who was blind
D. with the right eye
Answer : C

11. 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

12. A lots of book / on English grammar are / available with me but / this one is the best.
A. A lots of book
B. on English grammar are
C. available with me but
D. this one is the best
Answer : A

13. 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

14. In the followoing questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
A. pursuasive
B. persuasive
C. persuesive
D. persuasieve
Answer : B

15. 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

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. Sita claimed that she had
B. not only gone to Delhi
C. but also to Agra
D. and had seen the Taj Mahal
Answer : B

17. 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. Two years passed
B. since
C. my cousin died.
D. No error
Answer : A

18. 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. He walks
B. as though
C. he was drink.
D. No error.
Answer : C

19. He was sleeping / in his room when a thief / entered into his house / and took away a lot of things.
A. He was sleeping
B. in his room when a thief
C. entered into his house
D. and took away a lot of things
Answer : C

20. 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. Let us congratulate him
B. for his success
C. in the examination
D. No error
Answer : B

21. Four words are given ineach question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
A. Sentimantalist
B. Sentimentelist
C. Sentimentalist
D. Santimentalist
Answer : C

22. 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

23. 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. Boys study in order
B. that they could
C. earn their
D. livelihood.
Answer : B

24. 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. Along the northern border of India
B. is seen the Himalayas
C. tall, mighty and majestic
D. in their unique splendour
Answer : D

25. 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. calender
B. calandar
C. colendar
D. calendar
Answer : D

26. I know that Ravi plan / to work with a multinational / company as it / pays very high.
A. I know that Ravi plan
B. to work with a multinational
C. company as it
D. pays very high
Answer : A

27. 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. The only persons in the theatre
B. on that stormy night
C. were the staff of the theatre
D. and me
Answer : D

28. 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. You will find it difficult
B. to explain of your use
C. of such offensive language
D. No error
Answer : B

29. 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

30. 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. There is only the banana
B. and one apple in the refrigerator
C. so let us go to the market
D. and buy some more fruits
Answer : A

31. 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. My Aunta
B. was firstb
C. to get a degreec
D. No Error
Answer : B

32. There were / five active workers / and three lazy one / in the factory.
A. There were
B. five active workers
C. and three lazy one
D. in the factory
Answer : C

33. She does not have / some money to buy / a new refrigerator / so she is worried.
A. She does not have
B. some money to buy
C. a new refrigerator
D. so she is worried
Answer : B

34. 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. If I fail
B. in this examination,
C. I shall give
D. the next examination.
Answer : C

35. 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. We were not worried about being late
B. since we knew that our other friends
C. would have been caught in a worse traffic jam
D. than us
Answer : D

36. 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

37. Three years ago, an earthquake / had destroyed the lives / of Indian people, and they / are still struggling .
A. Three years ago, an earthquake
B. had destroyed the lives
C. of Indian people, and they
D. are still struggling .
Answer : B

38. 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. She placed
B. the offering
C. to God in the altar.
D. No error.
Answer : C

39. 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. Ineffectual
B. Iniffectual
C. Inefecttual
D. Inefictual
Answer : A

40. 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. He never has
B. and never
C. will play
D. at cards.
Answer : D

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. Although Greek and Latin were
B. of extreme important during their day
C. they had become dead languages
D. by the beginning of the fifteenth century
Answer : B

42. 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 college library is
B. not only equipped with
C. very good books but also with the latest journals.
D. No error.
Answer : D

43. 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

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.
A. I shall always be
B. thinking of you
C. wherever
D. I will go.
Answer : D

45. In the following questions four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt.
A. puissant
B. puiscant
C. puiscent
D. puissent
Answer : A

46. If you would have  /  toiled hard you  /  would not have had  /  to suffer this much.
A. If you would have
B. toiled hard you
C. would not have had
D. to suffer this much
Answer : A

47. It was apparent for / everyone present / that if the patient did not receive / immediate medical aid he would die.
A. It was apparent for
B. everyone present
C. that if the patient did not receive
D. immediate medical aid he would die
Answer : A

48. In the following questions four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt.
A. marquee
B. markue
C. marquei
D. marquie
Answer : A

49. 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. Did he say he will
B. bring the book tomorrow?
C. He has been promising so
D. for the past seven days
Answer : A

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. 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