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NIACL AO English Questions (Error Spotting) Day-13

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Direction (1-10):  Given below are three sentences that may or may not have any error in them. You have to decide which one has error(s) in it. Read the sentences and mark your answer accordingly.

1)

I. The acrid smell of decaying corpses are enough to make anyone vomit.

II. Some local news channels united to form confederate councils

III. The politician’s speech was followed by tumultuous booing from the upset voters.

a) Only III

b) Both I and II

c) Only I

d) Both II and III

e) All are correct

2)   

I. The medicine is benign in its affects and will cause you no harm.

II. The humble war hero refused to vaunt his fame.

III. The president was effusive in his grief for the fallen soldiers.

a) Only I and II

b) Only II and III

c) Only III

d) Only I and III

e )  All are correct

3 )    

I. Before leaving the cafeteria, students drops their detritus in the garbage.

II. The singer decided to perform two more songs at the behest for his audience.

III. The administration finally agreed and let the students have a quiz.

a) Only I

b) only III

c )  only I and II

d) Only I and III

e )  All are correct

4)      

I. Hawaii is known for its delightfully clement climate.

II. Having no hair, he bequeathed his house to his local church

III. The actress’s work runs the gamut from goofy comedies to serious historical dramas

a) Only I

b) Only III

c )  Only I and II

d) Only II

e )  All are correct

5)       

I. Your fantastic, evocative stories will keep you in the interviewer’s mind when their memories of other job candidates fade away.

II. Eventually he renounced his allegiance to the sultan, but was overthrown by a Turkish army in 1822.

III. The rain forest is impervious to all but the most dedicated explorers.

a) Only I

b) Only II

c )  Only I and II

d) Only I and III

e )  All are correct

6)     

I. His extreme greed for wealth or material gain lead him towards his desolation.

II. They decided to take a short cut and perambulate over the large hill.

III. My brother-in-law is a lazy fellow who will sleep with his head up in a supine position all day long.

a) Only I

b) Only II

c) Only III

d) Only I and II

e) All are correct

7)      

I. Guests gathered in the hallway to confabulate about the weather and make small talk.

II. I don’t approve my daughter going out with you on a date, as you are a married man.

III. We cannot prevent ourselves sometimes from dreaming of performing venial if not mortal sins

a) Only I

b) Only II

c) Only III

d) Only I and II

e ) All are correct

8)      

I. In almost every section of his speech, malfeasance or illegal practices were mentioned.

II. The woman found a letter purportedly signed by the President.

III. Newton’s laws are seminal in the field of physics.

a) Only I

b) Only II

c) Only III

d) Only I and II

e) All are correct

9)      

I. When the gang leader died, his organization’s hold on the city begins to atrophy as other gangs moved into the area.

II. The preponderance of unemployed workers is linked to the manufacturer’s desire to cut costs by sending jobs overseas.

III. His evidence in chief stood in stark contrast to his evidence on cross-examination.

a) Only I

b) Only II

c) Only III

d) Only I and II

e) No correction required

10)     

I. Although the governor claimed to be an honest man of the people, he did not hesitate to give his wealthy friend amnesty for a tax related crime.

II. She is alleged to have been at the center of an international smuggling racket.

III. The information on my website was superannuated and will have needed updating.

a) Only I

b) Only II

c) Only III

d) Only I and II

e) All are correct

Answers:

Directions (1-10):

1) Answer: c)

Replace ‘are’ with ‘is’ in I

II and III are correct

2) Answer: d)

In I, replace ‘affects’ with ‘effects’.

In III, replace ‘of’ with ‘for’.

3) Answer: c)

In I, ‘students’ is a plural noun. And hence we should use ‘drop’ and not ‘drops’

In II, replace ‘for’ with ‘of’. Behest means a gentle request. It takes preposition ‘of’ after it.

4) Answer: d )

In II ‘hair’ should be replaced with ‘heir’. Heir means successor.

5) Answer: e)

6) Answer: a)

Replace ‘lead’ with ‘led’ which is the past tense of lead, in I.

7) Answer: b) 

After ‘approve’ use ‘of’, else it becomes incorrect in statement II.

8) Answer: e)

9) Answer: a)

Replace ‘begins’ with ‘began’. The entire sentence I is in past tense.

10) Answer : c)

Replace ‘will have need’ with ‘needed to make statement III correct.