Error Detection MCQ Solved Paper for IBPS Clerk

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.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

2. 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 Socialist party is
B. as good if not better
C. than any other
D. political party.
Answer : B

3. 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

4. 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 errors blacken the oval corresponding to (d) in the answer sheet.
A. In India
B. there are
C. many poors
D. No error
Answer : C

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. A cogent remark
B. compels acceptance because
C. of their sense and logic.
D. No error
Answer : C

6. 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

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. Both the brothers
B. are extremely
C. fond of
D. one another.
Answer : D

8. 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 politicians may be dishonest
B. in their professional life
C. it is probably unfair to brand them
D. as dishonest in their private dealings too
Answer : B

9. 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

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. I have seen
B. my friend outside
C. the cinema house
D. last night.
Answer : A

11. 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

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. We have given up trying to reform him
B. since we found that the more we advised him
C. the least he was inclined
D. even to listen to us
Answer : C

13. 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

14. 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. Laibertarian
B. Libertarian
C. Liebertarian
D. Liberterian
Answer : B

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. 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

16. 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

17. 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 knew all the facts,
B. I would not have stood bail for him
C. and defended him to my friends who
D. had warned me to keep away from him
Answer : A

18. He introduced / to the chairman as / the president of the / workers association.
A. He introduced
B. to the chairman as
C. the president of the
D. workers association
Answer : A

19. Some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If there is no error, your answer is (d).
A. Having lived
B. in Kerala for ten years,
C. my friend is used to speak Malayalam with his friends.
D. No Error
Answer : C

20. 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

21. 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. His parents does not
B. approve of
C. his business
D. No error.
Answer : A

22. 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

23. In her concluding speech / she said almost nothing / worth listening to.
A. In her concluding speech
B. she said
C. almost nothing
D. worth listening to
Answer : D

24. 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

25. The principal distributed / the sweet among our friends / who bade / him forewell.
A. The principal distributed
B. the sweet among our friends
C. who bade
D. him forewell
Answer : B

26. 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. grammar
B. grammer
C. gramer
D. gramar
Answer : A

27. 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. Microwaves are the principle carriers
B. of television, telephone and data transmissions
C. between stations on earth and between the earth and satellites.
D. No error
Answer : A

28. 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

29. 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 company has
B. set off itself some stiff production
C. goals for this year
D. No error
Answer : B

30. 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

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. Pollution effects more people
B. today than it ever did in the past
C. because more people live near industrial units
D. and inhale noxious gases from the atmosphere
Answer : A

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. All the books / were indeed interesting / but that one was / the more interesting.
A. All the books
B. were indeed interesting
C. but that one was
D. the more interesting.
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. Rekha is
B. enough old
C. to get married
D. No error
Answer : B

37. 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. objectionable
B. objectioneble
C. objecktionable
D. objectionablle
Answer : A

38. 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

39. 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 part of Madras that interested us the most
B. were the beach and the museum
C. which we recommend to all friends
D. who plan to visit that city
Answer : A

40. 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. Have you gone through
B. either of these three chapters
C. that have been included in this volume?
D. No error
Answer : B

41. 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. Men are wanted
B. for the army,
C. and the navy, and the air force,
D. No error.
Answer : C

42. 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

43. 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. More you
B. think of it,
C. the worse it becomes.
D. No error.
Answer : A

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

45. In the followoing questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
A. quaint
B. qauint
C. quiant
D. quaaint
Answer : A

46. 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

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

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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. indeganeous
B. indigenous
C. indegenous
D. indigeneous
Answer : B