spotting errors Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ibps clerk prelims 2023

Directions:

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (d). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Question :1

The ruling party stood (a)/ for implementation of the Bill (b)/ and was ready to stake their political existence on the issue. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (c)

As the reference is to the 'ruling party', a single entity, the pronoun in the last part of the sentence should be 'its' and not 'their'.

Question :2

The reason we have not been able to pay income tax (a)/ is due to fact (b)/ that we did not receive pay on time. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (b)

With 'the reason', 'due to' is redundant. The (b) part should read 'is the fact' or simply 'is'.

Question :3

My friends insisted (a)/ that I should see the movie (b)/ from beginning to the end. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (c)

The last part of the sentence should have the article 'the' before 'beginning', that is, 'from the beginning to the end'.

Question :4

Interviews for (a)/ the posts of lecturers (b)/ will begin from Monday. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (b)

The 'post' is only one—that of lecturer. But the interviews will be many (b) should read 'the post of lecturer.

Question :5

You can get (a)/ all the informations you want (b)/ in this book. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (b)

'Informations' is wrong. It is always 'information' and this word carries a singular verb (is, was, etc.).

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