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

Directions:

In the following questions, find out which part of a sentence has an error. The letter corresponding to that part is your answer. If there is no mistake, the answer is 'No error'.

Question :26

I advised my son (a)/ to engage two coolies instead of one (b)/ because the luggage was too much heavy for a single coolie. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (c)

'Too heavy' will do; 'too much heavy' is not correct. The phrase could also be 'much too heavy'.

Question :27

Students should work (a)/ hard in order to (b)/ build their carrier. (c)/ No error

Answer: (c)

'Carrier' means a person, an animal or a thing that carries. The correct word here should be 'career', meaning profession or occupation.

Question :28

A lot of travel delay is caused (a)/ due to the inefficiency and lack of good management (b)/ on behalf of the railways. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (c)

'On behalf of' means speaking or acting for someone else. The phrase is incorrectly used here. 'On the part of the railways' is the correct expression.

Question :29

Can I lend (a)/ your pencil (b)/ for a minute, please? (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (a)

'Borrow' (with the sense of 'take') should be used instead of 'lend' (with the sense of 'give').

Question :30

Geometry and Drawing (a)/ are more easier than (b)/ Geography and Social Studies. (c)/ No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Two comparatives should not be used together. It should be 'more easy' or simply 'easier'.

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