Spotting the Errors (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 50

41. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Evening Shift-2018 (II)]

Our gardener, which is very lazy,(a)/ says that(b)/ there will be no apples this year.(c)/No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Here, in part (a) use of ‘which’ pronoun is incorrect. Use ‘who’ for gardener. ‘Who’ is generally used to refer to people where as ‘which’ is used to refer to animals or things.

42. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Evening Shift-2018 (II)]

When I asked the guest(a)/ what she would like to drink(b)/ she replied that she preferred coffee much more than tea.(c)/No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Here, in part (c) replace ‘much more than tea’ with ‘much more to tea’ ‘prefer’ takes preposition ‘to’ with it. The word prefer means more liking to a particular thing.

43. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Evening Shift-2018 (II)]

No sooner did I reached there(a)/ the children left the place(b)/ with their parents.(c)/No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

The question is incorrect in itself as there are two errors in the same question. Firstly, ‘No sooner did I reach’ is needed to be replaced with ‘No sooner did I reached’ as No sooner / hardly / scarcely + did + subject + base form of the verb is used. Secondly, such sentences beginning with No sooner, hardly, scarcely etc. take ‘perfect form of tense’. Hence ‘the children left the place’ is needed to be replaced with ‘the children had left the place’.

44. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response

I did not want to listen to him,(a)/ but he was adamant(b)/ and discussed about the matter.(c)/No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Here, use of preposition ‘about’ after discussed in part (c) is not correct, remove it. The word ‘discussed’ itself means to talk about something.

45. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Evening Shift-2018 (II)]

Please note(a)/ that the interview for the post(b)/ shall be held on 15th June, 2019 between 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.(c)/No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Here, in part (c) use of ‘shall’ is incorrect here. As interview is singular in form, it should be replaced by ‘will be held’ to make the given sentence grammatically correct.

46. Directions (Q. Nos. 46-65) Each item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b), and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any 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). [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

The best way in which you can(a)/ open the bottle is(b)/ by putting it into hot water first.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Here, replace preposition ‘in’ with ‘by’ after ‘way’ to make the given syntax correct.

47. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

Somebody(a)/ who I enjoy reading(b)/ is Tagore.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Here, ‘whom’ will be used in place of ‘who’ in part(b) to make the given sentence grammatically correct.

48. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

Electricity companies are(a)/ working throughout(b)/ days and nights to repair the damage.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Delete ‘throughout’ from the given sentence as it is superfluous with days and nights.

49. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

The students(a)/ test results(b)/ were pleasant.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:

There is no error in the given sentence and if it grammatically correct.

50. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

‘Was’ will be used in place of ‘were’ as subject of the sentence is singular as two-thirds represents a part of whole.