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Directions:

In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose "No error".

Question : 11

Still (1)/ waters (2)/ run deep. (3)/ No error (4)

a) waters

b) run deep.

c) Still

d) No error

Answer: (d)

Still waters run deep = a person who seems to be quiet or shy may surprise you by knowing a lot or having deep feelings.

Question : 12

Despite of curfew (1) / In some areas, minor (2)/ communal incidents were reported (3)/ from different areas of the walled city(4)/ No Error (5)

a) from different areas of the walled city

b) In some areas, minor

c) Despite of curfew

d) communal incidents were reported

e) No error

Answer: (c)

Question : 13

A year after the global financial crisis saw (1)/ students from the best B schools across the world struggling for a job (2)/ a survey on management education this year thrown (3)/ up some rather interesting findings (4)/ No error (5)

a) up some rather interesting findings

b) students from the best B schools across the world struggling for a job

c) A year after the global financial crisis saw

d) a survey on management education this year thrown

e) No error

Answer: (d)

Question : 14

You have been working very hard / for the past two years. / isn’t it? / No error

a) for the past two years.

b) isn’t it?

c) You have been working very hard

d) No error

Answer: (b)

Here, error lies in question tag. The main sentence is in Present Perfect Continuous (Affirmative).

Hence, Have you not been ? is the right usage.

Question : 15

India’s largest corporate house may be (1)/ force to review the selection parameters after (2)/ struggling to shortlist potential candidates (3) / for the past eight months, (4)/ No error (5)

a) for the past eight months,

b) force to review the selection parameters after

c) India’s largest corporate house may be

d) struggling to shortlist potential candidates

e) No error

Answer: (b)

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