Spot The Error Part- 6

Total Questions: 50

1. India is already the third-largest / aviation market in / terms of domestic travel. [SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Evening)]

(a) aviation market in
(b) India is already the third-largest
(c) No error
(d) terms of domestic travel

Correct Answer: (c) No error

Solution:The sentence is grammatically correct.

2. Shapes that are impossible / to make of machining/can be printed. [SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Morning)]

(a) Shapes that are impossible
(b) No error
(c) can be printed.
(d) to make of machining

Correct Answer: (d) to make of machining

Solution:The preposition 'of' must be replaced with 'by' in the given sentence. The use of the preposition 'by' is correct because it is indicating the method by which the shapes are made. While the preposition 'of' is used to indicate a part of something. Hence, 'to make by matching' will be the most appropriate answer.

3. The Gryffindors trooped back up / to the castle, none of them talking; / it have been another long day. [SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Morning)]

(a) No error
(b) The Gryffindors trooped back up
(c) it have been another long day.
(d) to the castle, none of them talking;

Correct Answer: (c) it have been another long day.

Solution:'Have' must be replaced with 'has' in the given sentence. According to the subject-verb agreement, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. Here, in the sentence 'it' is a singular subject. Hence, 'it has been another long day' is the most appropriate answer.

4. Our passage across the Arabian Sea / was smooth as the most timid of / navigators could desire. [SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Morning)]

(a) No error
(b) Our passage across the Arabian Sea
(c) was smooth as the most timid of
(d) navigators could desire.

Correct Answer: (c) was smooth as the most timid of

Solution:Conjunction 'as' will be replaced with 'as...as'. The conjunction 'as' is used to state the reason whereas the conjunction 'as...as' is used to state similarity between two things or situations. The given sentence states the similarity of smoothness between the passage and the desires of the most timid navigator. Hence, 'as smooth as the most timid' is the most appropriate answer.

5. When I have arrived at / the theatre, the show / had already started. [SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Afternoon)]

(a) had already started
(b) When I have arrived at
(c) the theatre, the show
(d) No error

Correct Answer: (b) When I have arrived at

Solution:If two actions took place in the past then the 1st action must be in the Past perfect tense (Had + V3) and the 2nd action must be in the Simple Past tense (V₂). Hence, 'when I arrived at is the most appropriate answer.

6. Professor Murli's eyebrows / rose a little higher and his /gaze became distinctly coldest. [SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening)]

(a) gaze became distinctly coldest.
(b) No error
(c) Professor murli's eyebrows
(d) rose a little higher and his

Correct Answer: (a) gaze became distinctly coldest.

Solution:'Coldest' must be replaced by 'colder' as to maintain consistency, the correct usage would be to use the comparative degree throughout the sentence. In this correction, both "higher" and "colder" are in the comparative degree, indicating a comparison between two states or levels. Hence, 'gaze became distinctly colder' is the most appropriate answer.

7. Without the greenhouse effect, / Earths temperature would / be below freezing. [SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening)]

(a) Earths temperature would
(b) be below freezing.
(c) Without the greenhouse effect
(d) No error

Correct Answer: (a) Earths temperature would

Solution:'Earths' must be replaced with 'Earth's' as the apostrophe is used to show possession or ownership. In this case, we are referring to the temperature of Earth, so we use the possessive form by adding an apostrophe before the "s" in "Earths." Hence, 'Earth's temperature would' is the most appropriate answer.

8. Early, during December 2021,/ Lal was appointed as / the Secretary to the Lokpal. [SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Morning)]

(a) the Secretary to the Lokpal.
(b) Early, during December 2021
(c) Lal was appointed as
(d) No error

Correct Answer: (b) Early, during December 2021

Solution:The error in the sentence is the use of the word "during." Since the sentence specifies December 2021, it implies that Lal was appointed as the Secretary to the Lokpal at some point within that month. However, the word "during" suggests a continuous action or a period of time, which is not appropriate in this context. Hence, 'Early in December 2021' is the most appropriate answer.

9. In 79 A.D., the Mount Vesuvius blew / its top, burying the ancient/cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. [SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Morning)]

(a) In 79 A.D., the Mount Vesuvius blew
(b) its top, burying the ancient
(c) cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
(d) No Error

Correct Answer: (b) its top, burying the ancient

Solution:Article 'the' must be removed as we generally use article 'the' with the names of mountains but we do not use 'the' if the name includes Mount or Mountain (Mount Olympus, Brokeback Mountain).

10. He behaves so aggressive in his new / home that he is rehoused with an old / couple who could give him everything he Lacks. [SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Afternoon)]

(a) couple who could give him everything he lacks.
(b) home that he is rehoused with an old
(c) No error
(d) He behaves so aggressive in his new

Correct Answer: (d) He behaves so aggressive in his new

Solution:'Aggressive' must be replaced with the adverb 'Aggressively' as we generally use adverbs to describe the verb (aggressive). Hence, 'he behaves so aggressively in his new is the most appropriate answer.

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