Set-2 Spot The Error For SBI PO and SBI Clerk 2019 | Must Go Through These Questions

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10. The Manager said that (1)/ he wanted to hear (2)/ the pros and cons (3)/ of the issue. (4)/ No Error (5)

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• Directions(1-10) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 5 (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

  1. Question

  The biggest (1) / health burden that India (2)/ is set to face in the coming years (3) / is tackle cancer. (4) / No error (5)

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  Ans:4

  Tackle should be replaced by ‘tackling’.

• 2. Question

  Illegal sand mining in the peripheral areas (1) / of the district continues to remain a big problem for (2) / forest-range officers as yet another instance illegal (3) /mining was reported yesterday.(4) / No error (5)

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  Ans:3
  The correct phrase is ‘instance of illegal’.

• 3. Question

  The policemen, who (1) / was deployed heavily (2) / in the area, did nothing to (3) / dissuade the protesters. (4) / No error (5)

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  Ans:2

  The correct phrase is “were heavily deployed”. ‘Policemen’ is plural, so the verb should also be plural.

• 4. Question

  Festivals are prime occasions (1) / for splurging on presents and owing to improved economic situation, (2) / the youths is gung-ho (3)/ about breaking all previous records. (4) / No error (5)

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  Ans:3

  ‘Youths’ is plural while ‘is’ is used with a singular noun. So, ‘youths’ should be replaced by ‘youth’.

• 5. Question

  It is important to recruit personnel at (1) / different levels in the organisation so that (2) / the ensuing human resource gap is bridged (3) / at least for the critical operations. (4) / No error (5)

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  Ans:5

  The sentence is correct in its given form.

• 6. Question

  Time the concert ended, (1)/ the crowd clapped (2)/ and cheered (3)/ enthusiastically. (4)/ No Error (5)

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  Ans:1

  Replace ‘time’ with ‘when’.

• 7. Question

  The students blamed (1)/ their professor for (2)/ their late arrival (3)/ in the concert. (4)/No error (5)

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  Ans:4

  Preposition ‘in’ is incorrect. ‘At’ should be used.

• 8. Question

  We have many rooms (1)/ in our house, (2)/ several of which (3)/ have not been in use for years. (4)/ No Error (5)

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  Ans:3

  ‘Several’ should be replaced by ‘some’.

• 9. Question

  When I heard (1)/ footsteps behind me (2)/ I was being scared (3)/ that I would be attacked. (4)/ No Error (5)

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  Ans:3

  Delete ‘being’.

• 10. Question

  The Manager said that (1)/ he wanted to hear (2)/ the pros and cons (3)/ of the issue. (4)/ No Error (5)

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  Ans:5

  The sentence is grammatically correct.