Directions : 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. Despite of many difficulties in the political relationship(1)/ with Washington, Nehru retained out only a civil dialogue(2)/ with the USA, but also(3)/ very considerable economic interaction(4)
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
Answers Option A
Explanation: delete ‘of’
Q2. The govt.’s decision to charge a cess on (1)/ all services in addition to the service tax (2)/ will make services more expensive (3)/ and also clutter tax system(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
Answers Option D
Explanation: ‘the’ tax system
Q3. When a business is in transition,sometimes (1)/ the decision making process will slow down and that (2)/ can be bad for the business because (3)/ this creates some uncertainty(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
Answers Option D
Explanation: this = it
Q4. Every family has to (1)/ have its own structure but there is (2)/ a clear necessity to delineate and differentiate (3)/ between the family and the business (4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
Q5. Whosoever commits the offence of money laundering(1)/ shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment (2)/ for a term which shall not be fewer than three years (3)/ but may extend to seven years(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
Answers Option C
Explanation: fewer = less
Q6. it is the duty of the banker to ensure that (1)/ the cheque is crossed specifically to himself(2)/ and if the cheque is crossed to some other banker(3)/ hey should refuse to collect it(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
Answers Option C
Explanation: another = other
Q7. A person who is adjudged insolvent or is convicted of (1)/ an offence of involved moral turpitude (2)/ is disqualified to be a director (3)/ and has to vacate office(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
Answers Option B
Explanation: involved = involving
Q8. Ideally, cess and surcharges must subsume (1)/ in GST to ensure that the input tax (2)/ credit chain is not broken (3)/ and production becomes more efficient (4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
Answers Option A
Explanation: subsume = subsumed
Q9. My friends and I use to have (1)/ a great time watching the Ramlila, (2)/ and as children, our favorite (3)/ character was Hanuman(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
Answers Option A
Explanation: use = used
Q10. Mahatma Gandhi and Pariyar Ramasami, the founder (1)/ of the Dravidian movement, leaders of entirely different(2)/ ideological moorings, had used Ram(3)/ to craft his own political idiom(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
Answers Option D
Explanation: his = their