Spotting the Errors (Part-2) (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 50

31. Directions (Q. Nos. 31-40) Each item in this section 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 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). [Morning Shift-2018 (I)]

What most students need, above all else(a)/ is practice in writing(b)/ and particularly in writing things that matter to them.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:

There is no error and the sentence is grammatically correct.

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

She was out of the mind,(a)/ when she made that plan to go abroad(b)/ without taking into consideration her present family position.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Here, in part (a) ‘out of her mind’ should be used in place of ‘out of the mind’. As, ‘Out of your mind’ is the correct phrasal verb which means unable to behave or deal with things normally because something has made you very worried or unhappy.

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

Are you(a)/ through with(b)/ that newspaper?(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:

There is no error and the sentence is grammatically correct.

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

My college(a)/ is besides(b)/ the lake.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

‘Beside’ should be used in place of ‘besides’ to correct the sentence. As Beside means nearby, at the side of and Besides means in addition to.

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

The Department of Fine Arts has been criticised(a)/ for not having much required courses(b)/ Scheduled for this semester.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Here, in part (b) ‘Many’ should be replaced with ‘much’ to make the given sentence grammatically correct.

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

If you have thought about the alternatives,(a)/ you would not have chosen(b)/ such a difficult topic for the term paper.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Part (a) should be ‘Had you thought about the alternatives’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.

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

The duties of the secretary are to take the minutes,(a)/ mailing the correspondence,(b)/ and calling the members before meeting.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Here, ‘To take’ should be replaced by ‘taking’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.

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

If I was you,(a)/ I would not go to film(b)/ in my mother’s absence.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Here, ‘was’ should be changed to ‘were’, in conditional sentences, ‘were’ should be used.

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

Those of us who have a family history of heart disease(a)/ should make a yearly appointment(b)/ with their doctors(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Here, ‘A’ should be replaced by ‘an’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

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

The old furniture’s(a)/ was disposed of(b)/ and the new ones were placed.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

‘Furniture’s is incorrect usage as it is not the name of a person or place. So, we would use ‘furniture’ in place of that to make the sentence correct.