Direction (Qs.1-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
Question No : 1
(1) The king did not mind/ (2) for putting the old people/ (3) to death because he/ (4) was young himself./ (5) No error
(1) The king did not mind
(2) for putting the old people
(3) to death because he
(4) was young himself
(5) No error
Question No : 2
(1) If I were you/ (2) I would not/ (3) attend the/ (4) function./ (5) No error
(1) If I were you
(2) I would not
(3) attend the
(4) function
(5) No error
Question No : 3
(1) It is high time/ (2) he stood on/ (3) his own/ (4) two legs./ (5) No error
(1) It is high time
(2) he stood on
(3) his own
(4) two legs
(5) No error
Question No : 4
(1) Knowledge of/ (2) at least two languages/ (3) are required to/ (4) pass the examination./ (5) No error
(1) Knowledge of
(2) at least two languages
(3) are required to
(4) pass the examination
(5) No error
Question No : 5
(1) When I arrived/ (2) I found them both/ (3) sitting at the table/ (4) and waiting for me./ (5) No error
(1) When I arrived
(2) I found them both
(3) sitting at the table
(4) and waiting for me
(5) No error
Question No : 6
Understanding and forecasting capacity, based (1)/ on ones own organization as well as (2)/ industry patterns based on other (3)/ cloud-oriented organizations, will be a skill in short supply. (4)/ No error (5)
(1) Understanding and forecasting capacity, based
(2) on ones own organization as well as
(3) industry patterns based on other
(4) cloud-oriented organizations, will be a skill in short supply
(5) No error
Question No : 7
The community has (1)/ dwindled to a tenth (2)/ of their former size (3)/ in the last two years. (4)/ No error (5)
(1) The community has
(2) dwindled to a tenth
(3) of their former size
(4) in the last two years
(5) No error
Question No : 8
Many a man fails (1)/ as an original thinker (2)/ because their (3)/ memory is too good.(4) /No error (5)
(1) Many a man fails
(2) as an original thinker
(3) because their
(4) memory is too good
(5) No error
Question No : 9
Despite the mass of literature which has accumulated (1)/ on the subject, neither his death in the Temple nor his escape from there have been (2)/ established, though a very strong (3)/ presumption is established in favour of the latter. (4)/ No error (5)
(1) Despite the mass of literature which has accumulated
(2) on the subject, neither his death in the Temple nor his escape from there have been
(3) established, though a very strong
(4) presumption is established in favour of the latter
(5) No error
Question No : 10
My professors told to me the first day (1)/ I started studying economics (2)/ in college that scarcity is the (3)/ underlying assumption of all economic theory. (4)/ No error (5)
(1) My professors told to me the first day
(2) I started studying economics
(3) in college that scarcity is the
(4) underlying assumption of all economic theory
(5) No error