PART-1 of Compilation of ERROR DETECTION asked in SSC Exams 2018-2019 (Based on TCS pattern)

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💠PART-1 of Compilation of  ERROR DETECTION/ERROR SPOTTING  QUESTIONS asked in SSC Exams 2018-2019 (Based on TCS pattern)

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CGL TIER-1 Exam 2018-19

🔷In the given sentences identify the segment which contains grammatical error.

1)  My father dissuaded me to try for a job as he wanted me to pursue higher studies.

1.as he wanted me

2.My father dissuaded me

3.to pursue higher studies

4.to try for a job

Solution : 4
'Dissuade' which means to convince not to try , takes preposition 'from'. 
Correct sentence is "My father dissuaded me from trying a job". 
This is the case of an error from "fixed prepositions after a particular word". 
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2) You may left the class when you have completed the test.

1.the class

2.when you have

3.completed the test

4.You may left

Solution : 4
Use 'You may leave' in place of 'you may left' to make the sentence grammatically correct. 

3) Although there are more than a hundred known elements, they rarely occur at a pure state.

1.more than a hundred

2.Although there are

3.at a pure state

4.they rarely occur

Solution : 3
Use in a pure state in place of 'at a pure state'. 
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4) “I done a lot of work today,” she said.

1.a lot of

2.she said

3.I done

4.work today

Solution : 3

'I did' in place of 'I done'

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5) The cost of fruits and vegetables have risen abnormally this month.

1.abnormally

2.The cost of

3.have risen

4.this month

Solution :2
Use 'has' in place of have. Singular verb will be used for the singular noun 'the cost'. 

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6) Having just taking a heavy lunch, she was not ready to have any fruit.

1.to have any fruit.

2.taking a heavy

3.Having just

4.she was not ready

Solution : 2
Use 'taken' in place of 'taking'.It is the case of perfect participle. So V3 will be used after 'having'. (Seeing the frequency of this rule asked in SSC Exams, It's important to learn it).

🔹RULE - Perfect Participle 

(Having +  v3)    Vs  (Having been +v3)
(Having + v3) is used when it qualifies  doer of the sentence  while (Having been + v3) is used when it qualifies non-doer of the sentence. 

◾Handy Tip - If the clause following the perfect participle is in passive voice,we use having been+v3, otherwise having +v3. 

Example
 Having typed the letter, it was posted. ❌

Having typed the letter, I posted it. ✔️

Having been typed the letter, it was posted. ✔️
'It was posted' is in passive form so we will use having been +v3. 'I posted it' is in active form so we will use having +v3.

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7) There is many modes of travel to go to Agra but I prefer road travel.

1.prefer road travel.

2.Agra but I

3.to go to

4.There is many modes

Solution : 4
Use 'are' in place of 'is'. 'Modes of travel (plural) will take plural verb' are'. 

8) “Unless you did not do your homework you will be punished,” said the teacher.

1.said the teacher.

2.do you homework

3.you will be punished

4.Unless you did not

Solution : 4
Unless itself has a negative meaning, so it's not used in a negative sentence. 
(It's one of the frequently asked grammar rules in SSC EXAMS). 
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9) The reduction in the cost of education due to an increase in subsidies offer by the government is also seen as a reason to get more educated.

1.The reduction in the cost of education

2.is also seen as a reason

3.offer by the government

4.due to an increase in subsidies

Solution : 3
'Offered' in place of offer

10) Not complying by any of the laws can land you into serious trouble.

1.Not complying by

2.any of the laws

3.into serious trouble

4.can land you

Solution : 1
Use 'with' in place of 'by'. 
Comply generally takes preposition 'with' 
Comply with - to act in accordance with. 

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11) Raja Ravi Verma was one of the first artist who tried to create a style that was both modern and traditional.

1.Raja Ravi Verma was

2.both modern and traditional

3.to create a style that was

4.one of the first artist

Solution : 4
'Artists' in place of 'artist'.
The noun used after 'one of the' is plural. (it's one of the frequently asked rules in SSC Exams).
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12) He is more smarter than his brother though he does not earn much money.

1.than his brother

2.He is more smarter

3.much money

4.though he does not earn

Solution : 2
Omit more. It's superfluous.

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13) The child along with his parents were waiting for the programme to begin.

1.along with his parents

2.were waiting for the

3.The child

4.programme to begin

Solution : 2
Was in place of were. 

🔹RULE - when two or more subjects are joined by  " as well as, like, unlike, besides, in addition to, and not , with, together with, along with, rather than, no less than, except, nothing but, the verb is used according to the first subject. 

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14)Cows are amongst the gentlest of animals; none shows more passionate tenderness towards their young.

1.none shows more

2.towards their young

3.the gentlest of animals

4.Cows are amongst

Solution : 1
None takes singular or plural verb depending upon the meaning. When it refers to 'not one' or 'no part', it takes singular verb.But when it refers to 'not any', and the sentence has a sense of plurality, it takes plural verb. 
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15) The length of a male swallow’s tail reveal his attractiveness for a female swallow.

1.The length of

2.a male swallow’s tail reveal

3.a female swallow

4.his attractiveness for

Solution : 2
'Reveals' in place of reveal.

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16) Ten kilometres are a long distance to cover on foot for a child.

1.Ten kilometres are

2.to cover on foot

3.a long distance

4.for a child

Solution : 1
'is' in place of 'are'. Though it's a plural noun but it denotes a specific quantity (whole) so it will take a singular verb.  

17) There is not many rice left in the house so we must replenish our stock soon.

1.our stock soon

2.so we must replenish

3.There isn’t many rice

4.left in the house

Solution : 3
Use 'much' in place of many. Rice is an uncountable noun.

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18) On the way he was bited on his toe by a poisonous snake.

1.On the way

2.he was bited

3.on his toe

4.by a poisonous snake

Solution : 2
'Bitten' in place of 'bited'. V3 of bit is 'bitten', not bited.

19) Supriya asked Kiran that where had her mother gone when the results of the contest were being declared.

1.that where had her mother gone.

2.Supriya asked Kiran

3.were being declared

4.when the results of the contest

Solution : 1
Use 'where her mother had' in place of 'that where had her mother'. 

20) The match is about to begin since the captain as well as the team are on the field.

1.are on the field

2.The match is about to begin

3.since the captain

4.as well as the team

Solution :1
Refer to the explanation of question 13th.

21) No sooner did he see the tiger when he ran as fast as he could.

1.no sooner did

2.he see the tiger

3.when he ran

4.as fast as he could

Solution : 3
Use 'than' in place of 'when'. 
No sooner(adv)  takes 'than'. 
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22) Most disputes can be solved amicably unless they are not rigid

1.Most disputes

2.can be solved amicable

3.unless one are

4.not rigid

Solution :4
Remove not.

23) If so many catches had not being dropped, we would have won the match.

1.if so many catches

2.had not being dropped

3.won the match

4.we would have

Solution : 2
'Been' in place of 'being'.

24) Each of the girls have given an impressive dance performance.

1.have given

2.Each of the girls

3.an impressive

4.dance performance

Solution : 1
'Has' in place of  'have'. 
Check out rule no. 

💯Compilation important rules associated with PRONOUN (with examples )

25) The Doon Valley with all its lights look beautiful at night from the top of the mountain.

1.look beautiful

2.from the top

3.at night

4.with all its lights

Solution : 1
'Looks ' in place of look. Refer to the explanation of question 13th.

26) The Japanese artist Yoh Nagao was busy splashing the wall from colours.

1.splashing the wall

2.was busy

3.from colours

4.The Japanese artist

Solution : 3
'with' in place of 'from'.

27) Lodi Colony in Delhi is very different from other places in the city that is crowded and noisy.

1.is very different

2.from other places

3.in the city

4.that is crowded and noisy

Solution : 4
'That are' is the correct usage.'that' relative pronoun has been used for 'other places'.

28) She forgot lock the door when she went out in a hurry.

1.in a hurry

2.She forgot lock

3.the door when

4.she went out

Solution : 2
Add 'to' before 'lock'.

29) We will rest for sometime when we will reach the top.

1.We will rest

2.when we will

3.reach the top

4.for sometime

Solution : 2
Remove 'will'. 

30) The river Yamuna has many non-native species like goldfish that is affecting its ecosystem.

1.its eco-system

2.The river Yamuna

3.that is affecting

4.has many non-native species

Solution : 3
'Are' in place of 'is'. 

31) The street artist Satish Munjal has been painting this wall since the past one week.

1.has been painting

2.The street artist

3.this wall

4.since the past one week

Solution : 4

'For' in place of 'since'. 

32) I know the cobbler which mends the shoes outside the gate of our colony.

1.I know the cobbler

2.the shoes

3.which mends

4.outside the gate

Solution : 3

'Who' in place of 'which' 

33) Every employee of the company were given a two bedroom flat as Diwali bonus.

1.as Diwali bonus

2.a two bedroom flat

3.Every employee

4.were given

Solution : 4
'was' in place of were. 

34) Cyclone Idai is regarded as one of the worst tropical cyclone on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere as a whole.

1.Cyclone Idai is regarded

2.the worst tropical cyclone

3.as a whole

4.to affect Africa

Solution : 2
'Tropical cyclones' in place of  'Tropical cyclone'.

35) Torrential rains and winds of upto 170 km per hour swept away roads, home and bridges and knocking down power and communication lines.

1.knocking down

2.homes and bridges

3.swept away roads

4.winds of upto

Solution :  1
Knocked down

36) She lost a big order from a known showroom in case of her own carelessness.

1.in case of

2.her own carelessness

3.She lost a big order

4.from a know showroom

Solution : 1
Use 'because of' or 'due to' in place of 'in case of'. 

37) Due to the Cyclone Idai vast areas of land have been flooded, roads destroyed and communications disrupting in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

1.vast areas of land have been flooded

2.and communications disrupting

3.Due to the Cyclone Idai

4.roads destroyed

Solution : 2
Disrupted 

38) Cyclone Idai killed at least 157 people in Zimbabwe and Mozambique although it tore across Southern Africa.

1.Cyclone Idai killed

2.it tore across

3.although

4.at least 157 people

Solution : 2

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