SOLVED PAPER 2024 (CDS) (I) (English)

Total Questions: 120

71. (Questions 71-80) Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on 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).

Correct Answer: (d) No error
Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.

72. Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (c) due towards ideological differences.
Solution:Part (c) of the sentence contains an error of preposition. To correct the sentence, 'to' must be written in place of 'towards' to make the correct phrasal preposition 'due to'.

73. Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (c) to described.
Solution:Part (c) of the sentence contains an error. To correct the sentence, add the word 'be' before 'described'.

74. Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (c) Have a different meaning
Solution:Part (c) of the sentence contains an error of subject verb agreement. The word 'each' takes a singular verb. Hence, 'has' should be written in place of 'have'.

75. Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (c) are very disturbing
Solution:Part (c) of the sentence contains an error of subject verb agreement. The word 'news' is singular and takes a singular verb. Hence, 'is' should be written in place of 'are'.

76. Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (a) These equipment's
Solution:Part (a) of the sentence contains an error. Plural of equipment is 'equipment', not 'equipment's'.

77. Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (c) doesn't he?
Solution:Part (c) of the sentence contains an error of question tag. Negative statement takes positive question tag. Hence, 'does' should be written in place of 'doesn't'.

78. Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (b) most eloquent speeches
Solution:Part (b) of the sentence contains an error. To correct the sentence, 'the' should be written before 'most'.

79. Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (a) He suffered
Solution:Part (a) of the sentence contains an error of tense. To correct the sentence, 'was suffering' should be written in place of 'suffered'.

80. Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response.

Correct Answer: (d) No error
Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.