Practice Section 18 question answer - general english mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
DIRECTIONS:
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 your answer. Your answer is (d) i.e., No error
Q-1) He is a university professor (a)/ but of his three sons (b)/ neither has any merit. (c)/ No error (d)
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(b)
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Neither is used for two things. For more than two things, none should be used.
DIRECTIONS:
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 your answer. Your answer is (d) i.e., No error
Q-2) After knowing truth, (a)/ they took the right decision (b)/ in the matter. (c)/ No error (d)
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(b)
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After knowing the truth will be correct usage.
DIRECTIONS:
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 your answer. Your answer is (d) i.e., No error
Q-3) It is time you (a)/ decide on your next (b)/ course of action. (c)/ No error (d)
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(b)
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It is time/It is high time is followed by the clause in simple past that shows present time.
Hence, decided on your next should be used.
DIRECTIONS:
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 your answer. Your answer is (d) i.e., No error
Q-4) He who has suffered most (a)/ for the cause, (b)/ let him speak. (c)/ No error (d)
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(b)
(c)
(d)
Replace let him speak by should be allowed to speak.
DIRECTIONS:
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 your answer. Your answer is (d) i.e., No error
Q-5) A cup of coffee (a)/ is an excellent complement (b)/ to smoked salmon. (c)/ No error (d)
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(b)
(c)
(d)
This sentence doesn't need any improvement.
DIRECTIONS:
In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. 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
Q-6) His son (a) / is working (b) / very hardly. (c) / No error. (d)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Here, very hard should be used.
The word hardly (Adverb) means: almost not; almost none.
The word hard means: putting a lot of effort or energy into an activity
DIRECTIONS:
In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. 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
Q-7) Do you know that it was (a) / who has done (b) / this piece of beautiful work? (c) / No error. (d)
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(b)
(c)
(d)
Here, the antecedent of Relative Pronoun ‘who’ is ‘I’ and hence who have done should be used as 'I' agrees with 'have'
DIRECTIONS:
In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. 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
Q-8) The company has ordered (a) / some (b) / new equipments. (c) / No error. (d)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The word equipment (Uncountable Noun) means the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity.
Its plural is not types of equipment.
Hence, new equipment should be used here.
DIRECTIONS:
In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. 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
Q-9) The future of food companies (a) / seems quite secure (b) / owed to ever–growing demand. (c) / No error. (d)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Owing to (preposition) means: because of.
Hence, owing to the ever-growing demand... should be used here.
DIRECTIONS:
In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. 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
Q-10) The vaccine (a)/ when hit the Indian market (b) / is dogged by controversy. (c) / No error. (d)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Here simple past (Passive) i.e. was dogged by controversy should be used.