Direction- Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q.1- Finance costs for first quarter of 2016-17 was lower by 12 percent, (1)/ leading to a PAT (profit after tax) of Rs 1 crore(2)/ against a net loss of Rs 126 crore in the corresponding quarter (3)/ in the previous fiscal," the company said in a release (4)/ No Error (5)
Ans. (1) use ‘were’ as subject is plural.
Q.2- A recent report released by (1)/IIT Kanpur said that power plants were(2)/ responsible to fly ash, a major (3)/ pollutant in Delhi's environment (4)/ No Error (5)
Ans. (3) Use ‘for’ instead of ‘to’ as ‘responsible for’ is used.
Q.3- Central banks of depressed economies(1)/ use quantitative easing as(2)/ a monetary policy instrument to(3)/ bringing them back on track(4)/ No Error(5)
Ans. (4) use ‘bring’
Q.4- Finance costs for first quarter of 2016-17 was lower by 12 percent,(1)/ leading to a PAT (profit after tax) of Rs 1 crore(2)/ against a net loss of Rs 126 crore in the corresponding quarter(3)/ in the previous fiscal," the company said in a release (4)/ No Error(5)
Ans. (1) use ‘were’ as subject is plural.
Q.5- Start by getting connected to the mother(1)/ nature first, that is by spending the nights(2)/ under the stars, breathing the fresh morning air,(3)/ looking at and appreciating the beauty of life(4)/ No Error(5)
Ans. (4) Use ‘around’ instead of ‘at’
Q.6- The sense of impunity that drives discrimination against (1)/ Dalits is at the heart of(2)/ recent demands for the dilution, or even repeal, of the Act for(3)/ prevention in atrocities against SCs and STs(4)/ No Error(5).
Ans – (4) use ‘of’ instead of ‘in’
Q.7- Domestic airlines have opposed(1)/ the simultaneously closure of runways at two airports (2)/concerned with the business impact of the move at(3)/ a time when demand for air travel is soaring(4)/ No Error(5)
Ans –(2) use ‘simultaneous’
Q.8-A market is one of the many variety of systems(1)/, institutions, procedures, social(2)/ relations and infrastructures(3)/ whereby parties engage in exchange.(4)/ No Error(5)/
Ans. (1) use ‘varieties’
Q.9- A recent report released by (1)/IIT Kanpur said that power plants were(2)/ responsible to fly ash, a major(3)/ pollutant in Delhi's environment(4)/ No Error(5)
Ans.(3) Use ‘for’ instead of ‘to’ as ‘responsible for’ is used.
Q.10- Central banks of depressed economies(1)/ use quantitative easing as(2)/ a monetary policy instrument to(3)/ bringing them back on track(4)/ No Error(5)
Ans. (4) use ‘bring’
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