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Spot The Error Part- 7

📆 October 30, 2024

Total Questions: 50

11. Leaders are self direct, / but learning and understanding / are the keys to self-direction. [SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) Leaders are self-direct,
Solution:'Self-direct' must be replaced with 'self-directed' as it is a past participle adjective.
  • They adjectives are commonly used to describe emotions, physical states, or the condition of objects or people.
  • Hence, Leaders are self-directed is the most appropriate answer.

12. Diseases passed from / animals to humans / are called zoonoses. [SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening)]

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

13. For example, the parent mountain / of Mont Blanc, the / high peak in the Alps, is the Mount Everest. [SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) high peak in the Alps, is the Mount Everest.
Solution:'High' must be replaced with 'highest' as we generally use article 'the' with a superlative degree (highest).
  • Hence, 'highest peak in the Alps, is the Mount Everest' is the most appropriate answer.

14. Land management choices / also affect the amount of / carbon stored on trees. [SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) carbon stored on trees.
Solution:In the given sentence, 'on' must be replaced with 'in' because carbon is typically stored within the structure of trees, not on the surface of trees.
  • Hence, 'carbon stored in trees' is the most appropriate answer.

15. He best understand that / because of the fight it is no / longer his decision to make. [SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) He best understand that
Solution:Use of the superlative degree adverb 'best' is incorrect here.
  • The adverb 'better' is the comparative degree of 'well' and is used to give advice or suggestions on what is considered a more suitable action. 'Better + Vi' is the correct grammatical structure.
  • Hence, 'He better understand that is the most appropriate answer.

16. The differences were / imperceptible to all but / the most trained eye. [SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) No error
Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct.

17. Even the most wise don't/ know what's hidden in / the depths of their being. [SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) Even the most wise don't
Solution:'The most wise' must be replaced with 'the wisest' as the correct superlative degree of the adjective 'wise' is 'wisest'.
  • Hence, "Even the wisest don't" is the most appropriate answer.

18. These include the nature / documentaries, including /The Blue Planet and Planet Earth. [SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) No error
Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct.

19. The baby's faces are expressionless and / their pupils aren't visible which gives / the appearance of lifelessness and dreadfulness. [SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) The baby's faces are expressionless and
Solution:(Baby's) must be replaced with (babies) as we are referring to the faces of multiple babies.
  • Hence, 'the babies' faces are expressionless and is the most appropriate answer.

20. Two border guards patrolling / the nearby frontier with Georgia have also / been reported missing from Friday night. [SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) been reported missing from Friday night.
Solution:'From' must be replaced with 'since' as 'Since' is used to denote a point of time and for depicting an activity that is happening from a long time like since time immemorial/since ancient times.
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