In each of the following questions there are sentences that form a paragraph. There is error in one of the parts. Mark the option which contains parts (i, ii, iii, iv, v) which do not contain error. If no part contains error mark option E as your answer.
Q1. A) As a parting shot from the monsoon, many
B) Indian cities had been brought to a
C) halt by heavy rains that completely
D) overwhelmed urban infrastructure and
E) caught residents off-guard.
1) BCDE 2) ACDE 3) ABDE 4) ABCE 5) No error
Answers Option 2
Explanation:
As it is clear from part A), the sentence should be in present perfect tense. So replace ‘had’ with ‘have’
Q2. A) No one has done any authoritative study
B) with a dedicated group of volunteers
C) eating only, shall we say, cheese and
D) figured out how it affects those as
E) compared to a group being given placebos.
1) ABCD 2) BCDE 3) ABDE 4) ABCE 5) No error
Answers Option 4
Explanation:
those -> them
Q3. A) It’s unacceptable that despite years of town planning experience,
B) drains continue to be designed without factoring in
C) local topography, and even simple solutions to
D) avert silting and solid waste deposits that choke inlets
E) and reduce drainage capacity aren’t been implemented.
1) ABCD 2) BCDE 3) ABDE 4) ABCE 5) No error
Answers Option 1
Explanation:
‘Been’ is the past participle of the verb ‘be’ and is usually used with the perfect aspect with ‘have’ in all its forms. Here, present participle of the verb ‘be’ I.e., being should be used.
Q4. A) One airline kiosk issued a boarding pass,
B) another punched out a luggage tag,
C) then a computer screen showed me
D) how to attach it and another where
E) should I set the luggage on a conveyor.
1) ABCD 2) BCDE 3) ABDE 4) ABCE 5) No error
Answers Option 1
Explanation:
should I -> I should
Question is not being asked here, so we will not use should I
Q5. A) While the most present-day conceptions about mind and
B) consciousness are based on sense perceptions of
C) biochemical processes of the brain, Hindu philosophers
D) believed that there was something more, that there
E) was the super intelligent energy behind consciousness.
1) ABCD 2) BCDE 3) ABCE 4) ABCE 5) No error
Answers Option 2
Explanation:
While the most -> While most. Remove ‘the’
We use most with nouns to mean ‘the majority of’. We don’t use the most with this meaning.
Q6. A) Folk tales explain the power of truth and
B) the need to maintain outer balance between
C) social, family, career and material aspects of life
D) as well as maintain an inner harmony
E) between body, mind, emotions and spirit.
1) ABCD 2) BCDE 3) ABDE 4) ABCE 5) No error
Answers Option 4
Explanation:
maintain -> maintaining
When we use direct verb after ‘as well as’, it is usually used in -ing form
Q7. A) For some years now, footfalls at Humayun’s
B) Tomb in Delhi have skyrocketed thanking
C) the painstaking restoration, conservation
D) and development of the area by the
E) Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
1) ABCD 2) BCDE 3) ACDE 4) ABCE 5) No error
Answers Option 3
Explanation:
thanking -> thanks to
Q8. A) The sheer glory of Empress Mumtaz
B) Mahal’s pristine white marble mausoleum—
C) where her husband was also later laid to rest—
D) puts on shade many other architectural
E) wonders that India abounds in.
1) ABCD 2) BCDE 3) ABDE 4) ABCE 5) No error
Answers Option 4
Explanation:
on -> to
put to – put something to someone
put on – to cover
Q9. A) Before Kerala’s wellness destinations and
B) Rajasthan’s palaces took out as tourism
C) hotspots, it almost seemed as if our vast country
D) had nothing to offer except the Taj Mahal
E) and the attractions of Delhi.
1) ABCD 2) BCDE 3) ABDE 4) ACDE 5) No error
Answers Option 4
Explanation:
took out -> took off
take off – to remove something
take out – to remove something from a pocket, bag etc
Q10.A) Only a handful of high-income countries
B) with specific demographics have
C) high-speed rail (HSR), while many have
D) failed in their efforts, others have
E) abandoned it after studying it.
1) ABCD 2) BCDE 3) ABDE 4) ABCE 5) No error
Answers Option 5
Explanation:
All parts are error free