Spotting the Errors (Part-5) (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 31

21. Directions (Q. Nos. 21-30) Each questions 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 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-2014 (I)]

The boss reminded them of the old saying(a)/ that honesty was the best policy(b)/ and told them that they had better be honest in their work.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Here, in part (b) write ‘is’ in place of ‘was’ as it is a proverb.

22. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

‘Gulliver’s Travels’ are(a)/ the most fascinating adventure story(b)/ that I have ever read.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

According to the given context, use ‘carry on’ in place of ‘pull on’ as ‘carry on’ means behave in a specified way.

23. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

The teenager reassured his father at the station(a)/ “Don’t worry, dad’(b)/ I will pull on very nicely at the hostel.”(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

According to the given context, use ‘carry on’ in place of ‘pull on’ as ‘carry
on’ means behave in a specified way.

24. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

The way he’s behaving (a)/ he’ll soon spill the beans(b)/ I’m afraid.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Here, replace ‘behaving’ with ‘behaving in’ to make the given sentence grammatically correct.

25. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

Most of the developing countries find it(a)/ difficult to cope up with the problems(b)/ created by the sudden impact of technological progress.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Here, in part (b) ‘cope up with’ is inappropriate, it is ‘cope with’. ‘Cope’ is an intransitive verb and it means to deal with something well or in the face of some difficulty. So, use ‘cope with’ in place of ‘cope up with’.

26. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

People blamed him(a)/ for being(b)/ a coward person.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Remove ‘person’ after ‘coward’ to make the given syntax, correct.

27. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

We swam up to the drowning man, caught hold of his clothes(a)/ before he could go down again(b)/ and pulled him out, safe to the shore.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Here, according to the given sentence, use ‘got hold’ in place of ‘caught hold’. ‘hold’ is not used with ‘caught’.

28. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

Meena was so tired(a)/ that she could not hardly(b)/ talk to the guests for a few minutes.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Here, in part (b) remove ‘not’ before hardly because ‘hardly’ is itself means not.

29. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

If I was knowing(a)/ why he was absent,(b)/ I would have informed you.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Use ‘I knew’ in place of ‘I was knowing’ to make the given syntax correct.

30. Find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate you response [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

He goes(a)/ to office(b)/ by foot.(c)/ No error(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Use ‘on foot’ in place of ‘by foot’ as with the word ‘foot’ preposition ‘on’ is suitable.