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

Total Questions: 50

41. Directions (Q. Nos. 41-50) Each question in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out, whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response 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-2017 (I)]

I waited(a)/ for her return(b)/ with growing unease(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

'For here return’ will be replaced by ‘for her to return’.

42. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2017 (I)]

I do not understand why(a)/ in spite of my best efforts to please him(b)/ my boss is so angry at me.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

‘My boss is so angry at me’ will be replaced by ‘my boss is so angry with me’, to make the given syntax correct.

43. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2017 (I)]

Being a rainy day(a)/, we did not feel like going out or doing anything(b)/ except playing chess in our room.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Here, ‘Being a rainy day’, will be replaced by ‘It being a rainy day’ to make the given syntax correct.

44. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2017 (I)]

It is not difficult to believe that a man(a)/ who has lived in this city for a long time(b)/ he will never feel at home anywhere else in the world(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Here, in part (c) remove ‘he’ before ‘will’ to make the given sentence grammatically correct.

45. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2017 (I)]

Although we reached his house on time(a)/ he was left(b)/ for the airport.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Write in part (b) here, ‘he had already left’ in place of ‘he was left’ to make the given sentence grammatically correct.

46. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2017 (I)]

If a thing(a)/ is wroth doing at all(b)/ it is worth done well.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Here, in part (c), ‘It is worth doing well’ replace ‘it is wroth done well’, to make the given sentence grammatically correct.

47. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2017 (I)]

All the boys(a)/ returned back home(b)/ well in time for lunch.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Here, in part (b) ‘returned back home’ will be replaced by ‘returned home’. The use of ‘back’ is superfluous here.

48. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2017 (I)]

Tell me the name(a)/ of a country where every citizen is law-abiding (b)/ and no trouble is there.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Here, in part (c) ‘and no trouble is there’ will be replaced by ‘and there is no trouble’, to make the given syntax correct.

49. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2017 (I)]

Considering about these facts(a)/ the principal has offered(b)/ him a seat.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Here, the starting of the sentence is ‘Considering these facts’ not ‘Considering about these facts’. Here, the use of ‘about’ after ‘considering’ is superfluous.

50. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2017 (I)]

His friends feel that(a)/ he will be suspended(b)/ unless he does not report for duty immediately.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Here, in part (c) ‘unless he does not report for duty immediately’ will be replaced by ‘unless he reports for duty immediately’, to make the given sentence grammatically correct. (c) RPQS is the correct sequence.