English (NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2023) ( 01 to 50)

11. Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Question (11 to 20)
Bread, butter and (a) / jam common breakfast items (b) /that are consumed by many households. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Note that the verb is missing in the given sentence. 'Bread, butter and jam' is the subject with which the verb 'are' can be used to make a meaningful sentence.

12. Spotting the errors?

Ten thousand dollars is (a)/the prize money being offered (b)/by the game show hosts. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:There is no error in the sentence. Note that even though 'ten thousand dollars' appears to be a plural subject; it is in fact treated as a singular subject. When a plural noun denotes some specific quantity or amount considered as a whole, the verb is singular.

13. Spotting the errors?

Three hundred and sixty five (a) / create up the number of days (b)/ in a calendar year. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The phrase 'make up' means 'adds up'. Even though 'create' and 'make' have similar meanings, the phrase 'create up' cannot replace 'make up' to give the same meaning for the former does not exist.

14. Spotting the errors?

The process of removing (a) / wool from the body of (b)/an animal is called sharing. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:There is a spelling error in (c) part of the sentence. The process of removing wool from the body of an animal is called shearing.

15. Spotting the errors?

Many people came (a) / from faraway places to prayed (b) / at the temple on the auspicious day. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:In the given sentence, the second verb 'pray' should be used in the infinitive form to make the sentence grammatically appropriate. Thus, the correct sentence will be: 'Many people came from faraway places to pray at the temple on the auspicious day.'

16. Spotting the errors?

After reading foreword of (a) / the book on environmental issues in India, (b) / I decided to meet its author. (c) /No error (d)

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Since a particular part of the book is specified, article "the" should be used before the word 'foreword' in the given sentence. Therefore, the complete sentence will be: 'After reading the foreword of the book on environmental issues in India, I decided to meet its author.'

17. Spotting the errors?

The guidance from the mentors the (a) / and teachers facilitated the (b) / smooth conduct of elections to the Students' council. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The preposition has been incorrectly used in the given sentence. Instead of 'to', 'of' should be used.

18. Spotting the errors?

The Principal of our school (a) / felicitated the students in (b)/the prize distribution ceremony. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:There is no error in the given sentence.

19. Spotting the errors?

If you were to (a) / come to Chennai to settle down (b)/it will be the best possible decision. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The given sentence is an example of the second conditional. The second conditional is used to imagine present or future situations that are impossible or unlikely in reality.
The correct way to structure second conditional sentences is to use the simple past tense in the if-clause and a modal auxiliary.

20. Spotting the errors?

They had promised to delivered (a) / the bags before mid-March (b) / to enable us to inaugurate the shop. (c)/No error (d)

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The error is in (a) part of the sentence. The second verb is usually in -ing form or to + infinitive form. Here, 'to deliver' should be used.