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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 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2015]

The results of the survey were fairly disappointing.

a) The results

b) fairly disappointing.

c) of the survey were

d) No error

Answer: (b)

fairly (Adverb) : honestly; in a fair and reasonable way.

Hence, very/rather disappointing is the right usage

Question : 12

The young child singed a very sweet song for the audience.

a) singed

b) a very sweet song

c) The young child

d) for the audience

Answer: (a)

Sing ⇒ Sang (Past) ⇒ Sung (Past Participle)

Here, sang is the right usage.

Question : 13

Instead of laying off (1)/ the workers, the company (2)/ decided to ask them (3)/ to avail voluntary retirement (4)/ No error (5)

a) to avail voluntary retirement

b) the workers, the company

c) Instead of laying off

d) decided to ask them

e) No error

Answer: (e)

Question : 14

Feminists (1)/ have viewed the Patriarchal (2)/ control of women’s bodies as one of the prime issues (3)/ facing the contemporary women’s movement (4) / All Correct (5)

a) facing the contemporary women’s movement

b) have viewed the Patriarchal

c) Feminists

d) control of women’s bodies as one of the prime issues

e) All Correct

Answer: (b)

Question : 15 [SSC Steno Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ 2016]

The chairs in the (1)/room are in a (2)/ state disarray. (3)/ No error (4)

a) room are in a

b) state disarray.

c) The chairs in the

d) No error

Answer: (b)

disarray (N.) : a state of confusion and lack of organisation

Hence, state of disarray is the right usage.

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