ISRO Recruitment - Error Detection 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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. Her mother does not approve ofa
B. her to go to the partyb
C. without dressing formally.
D. No Error
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. 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

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. Have you gone through
B. either of these three chapters
C. that have been included in this volume?
D. No error
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. The Prime Minister declared emphatically
B. in Parliament last week that
C. his Government will not tolerate indiscipline
D. in any public sector undertaking
Answer : C

10. 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. Unless the government does not revise its policy of liberalization
B. the growth of the indigenous technology
C. will be adversely affected
D. No error
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. His parents does not
B. approve of
C. his business
D. No error.
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. The next generation of commercial airplanes
B. are expected to be faster
C. less fuel-thirsty and
D. more fully computerized than the present one
Answer : B

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. 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

14. 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

15. Four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
A. Rejevanation
B. Rejuvenation
C. Rejvenation
D. Rejuenation
Answer : B

16. 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

17. 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. disentry
B. dysentry
C. diesentry
D. dysentery
Answer : D

18. 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

19. 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. In tropical climate, it is necessary
B. that a person drink
C. several cups of water daily
D. if he wishes to remain healthy
Answer : A

20. 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

21. 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

22. In the following questions four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt.
A. exilarate
B. exhilerate
C. exsilarate
D. exhilarate
Answer : D

23. 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

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. The Minister said that he could not
B. inaugurate the conference but promised
C. that he would come a bit lately
D. and address the delegates
Answer : C

25. By the time India will / achieves a better position / in the world, India will be / the most popular country.
A. By the time India will
B. achieves a better position
C. in the world, India will be
D. the most popular country
Answer : A

26. 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. Your husband doesnt
B. believe that you are older
C. than I.
D. No error
Answer : D

27. 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. On entering the meeting hall
B. loud cheers greeted the Prime Minister
C. who acknowledged them with a smile
D. and waved back happily at the gathering
Answer : A

28. 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 only I would have studied that one chapter
B. just on the eve of the examination
C. I could have answered all the questions
D. and obtained over eighty percent marks
Answer : A

29. 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

30. 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

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. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. In each of these quetions, 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 started early
B. because
C. he may
D. not get late.
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. 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

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. The University has announced that
B. everyone who takes the examination now
C. will receive their results within
D. eight weeks at the latest
Answer : C

37. In the followoing questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
A. anathema
B. annathema
C. anathemaa
D. anathima
Answer : A

38. 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

39. 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

40. In the followoing questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
A. assendency
B. ascendency
C. ascendancy
D. ascendensy
Answer : C

41. In film industry if Shammy / Kapoor was alive / he would not have / let us cry today.
A. In film industry if Shammy
B. Kapoor was alive
C. he would not have
D. let us cry today
Answer : B

42. 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

43. 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. What other steps can be taken
B. to expedite the recovery of loans
C. are being discussed by the Bank Chairman
D. at their meeting in Bombay
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.
A. The man
B. who was
C. killed he was
D. my cousin.
Answer : C

45. 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. Despite all the threatening and cajoling
B. the accused denied to disclose
C. who his accomplices were
D. in the bank robbery (theft of the banks cash).
Answer : B

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. 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

47. 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. I worked
B. as medical representative
C. for eight months
D. No error
Answer : D

48. The board of directiors / want the facilities / of car and accommodation / for itself.
A. The board of directiors
B. want the facilities
C. of car and accommodation
D. for itself.
Answer : D

49. There is none / who can / support you / in this crucial period.
A. There is none
B. who can
C. support you
D. in this crucial period
Answer : B

50. 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 reason for the train being late
B. was because
C. the train was involved
D. in an accident.
Answer : B