In each of the following sentences, find if any part of the sentence (1), (2), (3) or (4) contains error. If there is no error mark “No Error” as you answer.
Q1. (1)While most of Hebron /(2) is under Palestine administration, /(3)the core of shrine is/(4) surrounded by Israeli military guards.
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option C
Explanation: the shrine
Q2. (1)Ever since, controversies over/(2) the historical status of the /(3)region’s religious symbols, that has divided the Palestinian/(4) Authority and Israel, have come into sharp focus.
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option C
Explanation: has = have
Q3. (1)But the withdrawal is, at best,/(2) a face-saver for President Donald Trump who/(3) has been unable to back to his pre-election/(4) rhetoric on the Palestinian peace process with substance.
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option C
Explanation: omit to before “his”
Q4. (1)The election of Audrey Azoulay, /(2)former French Minister of Culture, as the UNESCO’s /(3)new head comes at a critical juncture /(4)for the institution as it fights to regain its credibility.
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Q5. (1)Saeed, the mastermind of the/(2) November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, had been /(3)detained by the Punjab provincial government in /(4)January this year for the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option D
Explanation: for = under
Q6. (1)Oddly enough, it /(2)was only a few weeks ago that Pakistan’s /(3)Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif /(4)held that Saeed was a “liability”.
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Q7. (1)The state of civil war prevented the /(2)conduct of election through universal/(3) adult franchise, but the Somalian President seems/(4) to carry a positive reputation among the people.
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option B
Explanation: election = elections
Q8. (1)Beyond the military help from AMISOM/(2), logistical support from the U.S. government, which was stepped up/(3) after Donald Trump became President, has helped the/(4) Somalian government fight al-Shabaab.
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option A
Explanation: omit “the”
Q9. (1)A weakened/(2) Al-Shabaab has managed/(3) to revive itself as a/(4) guerrilla force lately.
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Q10. (1)/Al-Shabaab had /(2)retreated from Mogadishu in August 2011 following intense/(3) joint offensives led by the African Union Mission in /(4)Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somalian federal governments.
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) No Error
Answers Option D
Explanation: governments = goverment