Set-7 Spot The Error For SBI PO and SBI Clerk 2019 | Must Go Through These Questions

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10. According to newspaper reports (1)/ there is more internet users (2)/ in small towns (3)/ than in metros.(4)/ No error (5)

• Directions (1-10) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it or a wrong word has been used. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence which has been numbered (1), (2), (3) or (4). The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5), i.e. ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

  1. Question

  The letter of offer (1) / is being despatched to (2) / the share-holders of the company (3) / whom were allotted shares. (4) / No error (5)

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  Ans:4

  ‘Whom’ should be replaced by ‘who’.

• 2. Question

  The government policy does not (1) /necessary have (2) / to be (3) /dictated by global policy changes. (4)/ No error (5)

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  Ans:2

  ‘Necessary’ should be replaced by ‘necessarily’.

• 3. Question

  Nothing is perfect (1) / and we might realise (2) / that even when (3) / we went wrong, the consequences was not as bad.(4) / No error (5)

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  Ans:4

  ‘Consequences’ is plural. So, ‘was’ should be replaced by ‘were’.

• 4. Question

  When the astronomers first begin (1) / studying the motion of galaxies, (2) / they had no idea they had (3) / embarked upon a great discovery. (4) / No error (5)

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  Ans:1

  ‘Begin’ should be replaced by ‘began’ because ‘began’ is in past tense and so is the sentence.

• 5. Question

  The child (1) / was to (2) / small to (3) / reach the switch. (4) / No error (5)

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  Ans:2

  ‘To’ should be replaced by ‘too’, which means very.

• 6. Question

  The government has many (1)/ new schemes for people (2)/ who want to start (3)/ business in rural areas.(4)/ No error (5)

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  Ans:5

  The given sentence is grammatically correct.

• 7. Question

  The rate of interest (1)/ offered by banks to (2)/ the customers who had savings bank accounts (3)/ was decided by RBI early.(4)/ No error (5)

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  Ans:4

  The error is in part (4) of the sentence. ‘Early’ should be replaced by ‘earlier’.

• 8. Question

  To provide more such facility (1)/ to its workers, the company (2)/ is planning to build (3)/ schools and parks in the township.(4)/ No error (5)

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  Ans:1

  The error is in part (1) of the sentence. ‘Facility’ should be replaced by ‘facilities’ because ‘more’ is used to modify ‘facility’.

• 9. Question

  Every year this IT company (1)/ conduct training programmes (2)/ for its employees so that (3)/ they learn new skills.(4)/ No error (5)

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  Ans:2

  The error is in part (2) of the sentence. ‘Conduct’ should be replaced by ‘conducts’.

• 10. Question

  According to newspaper reports (1)/ there is more internet users (2)/ in small towns (3)/ than in metros.(4)/ No error (5)

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  Ans:2

  The error is in part (2) of the sentence. ‘Is’ should be replaced by ‘are’.