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

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 :21

I have not (a)/ played cricket (b)/ since I have left college. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (c)

There is no need to use the auxiliary verb 'have' twice.

Question :22

Coffee seeds (a)/ is dried and roasted (b)/ before they are ground into powder. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (b)

The plural verb 'are' should be used to agree with 'seeds'.

Question :23

Meerabai was sent away from her home (a)/ because she spend most of the time (b)/in the company of holy men. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Past tense of 'spend' ('spent') should be used.

Question :24

The cabinet ministers and the prime minister (a)/ was at the airport (b)/ to receive the foreign dignitary. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (b)

'Were', the plural verb, is to be used.

Question :25

Many a profound thinker believe (a)/ that the march of civilisation (b)/ has not coincided with real human progress. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (a)

'Many a profound thinker' requires a singular verb.

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