Spot the Error for Competitive Exams

Spot the Error : Spot the Error Questions are usually asked in  all competitive exams like  SSC, SBI, IBPS, RBI, LIC, RRB, AAI, DRDO, ISRO, NTR, FSSAI, CWC, LIC, SSC CGL,  and other state government exams.
On this page, we are providing all varieties of Spot the Error Questions along with previous year Spot the Error Questions.
Spot the Error is a very important topic for Verbal section. Spot the Error has got very high weightage , so Spot the Error is on of the most High Scoring Section of Verbal.
We have also provided all different varieties of Spot the Error Questions.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

31. The administration has conclusive (1)/ that it is retailers who are (2)/ responsible for upsetting (3)/ the city’s household budget.(4)/ No error (5)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

Option “A” is correct
‘Conclusive’ is incorrect here. It means showing that something is certainly true. The correct word to use here is ‘concluded’, which means decided.

32. The assurances, unfortunately, (1)/ remained on paper, as (2)/ neither the Centre or the state initiated steps (3)/ for the development of the backward region. (4)/ No error (5)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

Option “C” is correct
With ‘neither’ we use ‘nor’ and not ‘or’.

33. Sediment deposit along the coast (1)/ may be the primary reason for (2)/ the change in conditions, (3)/ but a lot more remains to be understand. (4)/ No error (5)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

Option “D” is correct
The correct phrase is ‘remains to be understood’.

34. A committee will be set up (1)/ to explore pros and cons by (2)/ a common fee structure, and will (3)/ take a final decision on it within a week. (4)/ No error (5)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

Option “B” is correct
We do not explore pros and cons’with the help of’common fee structure; we explore pros and cons ‘for’common fee structure.

35. The infection which causes (1)/ gums to bleed and teeth to fall out (2)/ results from the build-up of (3)/ a particular bacteria in the mouth. (4)/ No error (5)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

Option “D” is correct
The sentence is correct in its given form.

In each of the following question a part of the sentence is highlighted which is grammatically incorrect . Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correction in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E)i.e.”no replacement required” as the answer.

36. Will an individual’s attempts to be kind, disciplined, and selfless even matter on long run?
A. Only (I)
B. Only (II)
C. Only (III)
D. Both (I) and (II)
E. No replacement required

Option “C” is correct
The usage of the preposition ‘on’ is incorrect as per the context of the question. Moreover, an article is missing before the noun-phrase ‘long run’.
Among the given options, only alternative (III) is the correct phrase to replace the highlighted part.
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

37. “I didn’t like your assignment but everybody’s else”, the Mathematics teacher said to Rohan.
A. Only (I)
B. Only (II)
C. Only (III)
D. Both (I) and (II)
E. No replacement required

Option “A” is correct
The apostrophe ‘s with everybody is wrong because of the presence of the word ‘else’. Now, the ‘s should be used with the ‘else’.
Among the given alternatives, the alternative (I) is correct and hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

38. Last year, day after day he donated a five-rupees note to the temple that was nearby his home.
A. Only (I)
B. Only (II)
C. Only (III)
D. Both (I) and (II)
E. No replacement required

Option “B” is correct
In the construction ‘Noun + Preposition + Noun’, both the nouns neighboring the preposition should be singular nouns. So, there is no error in the phrase ‘day after day’. But, there is an error in the phrase ‘five-rupees note’. In the phrase, ‘five-rupees’ is an adjective, not noun. So, the word ‘rupees’ should be singular. The correct phrase should be ‘five-rupee’.
Among the given alternatives, the correct alternative is the alternative (III) and hence, the correct answer is option (b).

39. You and I am a part of dancing group which will take part in the Annual Function.
A. Only (I)
B. Only (II)
C. Only (III)
D. Both (I) and (II)
E. No replacement required

Option “D” is correct
The highlighted phrase is erroneous. The use of the article ‘a’ is wrong. The correct article to be used is ‘the’. Moreover, the use of the helping ‘am’ is incorrect because when two pronouns are joined by a conjunction ‘and’, the verb will be plural.
The correct phrase will be ‘You and I are the part’, so the alternative (III) is correct and hence, the option (d) is the correct answer.

40. Everybody knows that Sheila resigned from the job because she was interested in acting and wanted to pursue her interest.
A. Only (I)
B. Only (II)
C. Only (III)
D. Both (I) and (II)
E. No replacement required

Option “E” is correct
The highlighted phrase is grammatically correct and doesn’t required further correction.In sentences where the subject is ‘everybody, somebody, nobody, anybody, someone, no one, everyone, anyone, everything, something, nothing, anything’, the verb is singular.

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