Common Errors(English ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

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COMMON ERRORS MCQs

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Question 41. A year after the global financial crisis saw (1)/ students from the best B schools across the world struggling for a job (2)/ a survey on management education this year thrown (3)/ up some rather interesting findings (4)/ No error (5)

up some rather interesting findings
students from the best B schools across the world struggling for a job
A year after the global financial crisis saw
a survey on management education this year thrown
No error

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> a survey on management education this year thrown
Answer: (d)

Question 42. Still (1)/ waters (2)/ run deep. (3)/ No error (4)

waters
run deep.
Still
No error

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> No error
Answer: (d)Still waters run deep = a person who seems to be quiet or shy may surprise you by knowing a lot or having deep feelings.

Question 43. Despite of curfew (1) / In some areas, minor (2)/ communal incidents were reported (3)/ from different areas of the walled city(4)/ No Error (5)

from different areas of the walled city
In some areas, minor
Despite of curfew
communal incidents were reported
No error

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Despite of curfew
Answer: (c)

Question 44. You have been working very hard / for the past two years. / isn’t it? / No error

for the past two years.
isn’t it?
You have been working very hard
No error

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> isn’t it?
Answer: (b)Here, error lies in question tag. The main sentence is in Present Perfect Continuous (Affirmative).Hence, Have you not been ? is the right usage.

Question 45. India’s largest corporate house may be (1)/ force to review the selection parameters after (2)/ struggling to shortlist potential candidates (3) / for the past eight months, (4)/ No error (5)

for the past eight months,
force to review the selection parameters after
India’s largest corporate house may be
struggling to shortlist potential candidates
No error

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> force to review the selection parameters after
Answer: (b)

Question 46. The survey conducted reveals (1)/ that there is a lack (2)/ of adequate healthcare facilities (3)/ even in urban areas (4)/ No error(5)

even in urban areas
that there is a lack
The survey conducted reveals
of adequate healthcare facilities
No error

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> No error
Answer: (e)

Question 47. The website, which does hot (1)/ accept advertisements and is funded (2)/ entirely by donations, describes Itself(3)/ as the fifth most popular website on the planet (4) / No error (5)

as the fifth most popular website on the planet
accept advertisements and is funded
The website, which does hot
entirely by donations, describes Itself
No error

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> No error
Answer: (e)

Question 48. The amount of foreign (1)/ direct investment in (2)/ the country in 2008 is (3)/ doubled that received in 1997 (4)/No error(5)

doubled that received in 1997
direct investment in
The amount of foreign
the country in 2008 is
No error

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> doubled that received in 1997
Answer: (a)

Question 49. His main aim is (1)/ to create an (2)/interest in hockey (3)/among school children (4)/ No error (5)

among school children
to create an
His main aim is
interest in hockey
No error

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> No error
Answer: (e)

Question 50. There cannot be any situation where (1) / somebody makes money in an asset (2)/ located in India and does not pay tax (3)/ either to India or to the country of his origin(4)/No error (5)