Error Spotting Quiz for SSC CHSL / CGL 2016-17

Directions (Q.1-10) : In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, your answer is (d) i.e. No error

Q1. Interview for (a)/ the posts of lecturer will (b)/ begin from Monday. (c)/ No error (d)

(a) Interview for 

(b) The posts of lecture will 

(c) Begin from Monday 

(d) No error

ANS- b 

use 'post' in place of 'posts'. 

Q2. Good night. (a)/ I am glad (b)/to see you of. (c)/No error (d)

(a) Good night

(b) I am glad

(c) To see you of

(d) No error

ANS- c 

use 'see you off' in place of 'see you of'. 

Q3. We all (a)/take vegetable (b)/ and fruit. (c)/ No error (d)

(a) We all 

(b) Take vegetable

(c) And fruit

(d) No error

ANS- d 

the given sentence is grammatically correct. 

Q4. As there are only one taxi available (a)/ I have no other alternative (b)/ but to pay the fare demanded by the driver. (c)/ No error (d)

(a) As there are only one taxi available 

(b) I have no other alternative 

(c) But to pay the fare demanded by the driver

(d) No error

ANS- a 

use singular verb 'is' in place of 'are'. 

Q5. Prayag and Parag used (a)/ to work for almost twelve hours in the factory (b)/ is were working earlier. (c)/ No error (d)

(a) Prayag and Parag used

(b) To work for almost twelve hours in the factory 

(c) Is were working earlier

(d) No error

ANS- c 

use plural pronoun 'they' in place of 'is'. 

Q6. Whenever they go out (a)/ for shopping (b)/ they take his pet dog with them. (c)/ No error (d)

(a) Whenever they go out 

(b) For shopping 

(c) They take his pet dog with them

(d) No error

ANS- c 

use plural pronoun 'their' in place of 'his'. 

Q7. Monisha was to about (a)/ tell her teacher the (b)/ truth when her friend interrupted her. (c)/ No error (d)

(a) Monisha was to about 

(b) Tell her teacher the 

(c) Truth when her friend interrupted her 

(d) No error

ANS- a 

use 'about to' in place of 'to about'. 

Q8. The children were (a)/ playing with a ball (b)/ and run around when the accident occurred. (c)/ No error (d)

(a) The children were 

(b) Playing with a ball 

(c) And run around when the accident occurred  

(d) No error

ANS- c 

use verb 'running' in place of 'run'. 

Q9. Avinash is not so (a)/ good a batsman to (b)/ be selected for the national cricket team. (c)/ No error (d)

(a) Avinash is not so 

(b) Good a batsman to

(c) Be selected for the national cricket team

(d) No error

ANS- b 

preposition 'to' should be  replaced with 'as to'. 

Q10. He ran so fastly (a)/ that he reached (b)/ the destination in just two minutes. (c)/ No error (d)

(a) He ran so fastly 

(b) That he reached 

(c) The destination in just two minutes

(d) No error

ANS- a

use 'fast' in place of 'fastly'. 

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