Spotting Error Set-53

Direction: In each of the question given below. You have to identify the error.

Q1. It could be the first initial public offering (1)/ by a major asset management company in (2)/ India though smaller rival UTI MF’s IPO plans (3)/ has been in the works for a long time. (4)
A) 1            B) 2            C) 3           D) 4          E) No Error

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 Option D
Correction: 
Replace has with have as plans is a plural term.

Q2. The Court observed that the (1)/ 50 per cent institutional quota in AMU and BHU PG medical courses (2) was reflected in its prospectus that was (3)/ not under challenge before the HC.(4)
A) 1        B) 2          C) 3          D) 4         E) No Error

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 Option C
Correction: 
Replace its with their.
Prospectus is of – AMU and BHU PG medical courses,, not court. So ‘their’ is used  

Q3. Many of them (1)/ would have fuelled accusations (2)/ that the bureau was at (3)/ danger of being suborned.(4)
A) 1       B) 2           C) 3          D) 4          E) No Error

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 Option C
Correction: 
Replace at with in

Q4. Had he not reached in time (1)/ he would have missed (2) a golden opportunity which comes ((3)/ once in a while. 4)
A) 1          B) 2            C) 3             D) 4            E) No Error

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 Option E

Q5. New York-based Warburg Pincus, which manages $44 billion (1) across various investment vehicles globally, has been a(2) leading investor in the Telecom-Media-Technology sector(3) since more than 25 years. (4)
A) 1              B) 2           C) 3           D) 4              E) No Error

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 Option D
Correction: 
Replace since with for

Q6. South Korea said last week four more launchers have (1)/ been introduced, months after the controversial(2)/ battery was deployed in March(3)/ with just two of its maximum load of six launchers.(4)/
A) 1          B) 2            C) 3             D) 4           E) No Error

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 Option A
Correction: 
Replace have with had ,the sentence is indirect so the past form will be used.

Q7. Former United States President Barack Obama (1)/and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met once (2)/again on Tuesday night on a dinner(3)/ in Trudeau’s hometown of Montreal.(4)
A) 1           B) 2           C) 3          D) 4        E) No Error

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 Option C
Correction: 
Replace on with for

Q8. The ministry of Labour conducts its basic survey (1)/ on trade unions every year 2)/ gathering information with all( 3) labour unions as of June 30. 4)
A) 1             B) 2           C) 3         D) 4       E) No Error

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 Option C
Correction: 
Replace ‘with’ with about

Q9. The government is made it mandatory (1)/for pharmacies to send copies of medical(2)/ bills along with prescriptions(3)/ of drugs and details of patients. (4)
A) 1           B) 2           C) 3           D) 4            E) No Error

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 Option A
Correction: 
Replace is with has .

Q10. I am totally opposed to farm loan waivers (1)/as it will undermine the integration of farmers.(2)/ When state governments announce(3)/ farm loan waivers, it is a knee-jerk reaction.(4)
A) 1             B) 2           C) 3           D) 4         E) No Error

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 Option B
Correction: 
Replace integration with integrity.

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