Error detection questions asked in SSC CPO 2019 (with detailed solution)

Error detection questions asked in SSC CPO 2019 (with detailed solution) 

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🔷Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Q.Her sister lives in Pune, one of the major city in Maharashtra.

1. one of the major city

2. in Maharashtra

3. in Pune

4. Her sister lives

Solution : 1

The error is in part 1.Replace city with 'cities'.'One of the' structure takes plural noun. 
One of the villages. ✔️
One of the girls. ✔️

Q. The detective compared the forged signature to the original.

1. to the original

2. the forged signature

3. The detective compared

4. No error

Solution : 1
The error is in part 1.Replace to with 'with'.

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Q.The monsoon have, in the past five days, retreated from most parts of the country.

1. in the past five days

2. retreated from most parts

3. The monsoon have

4. No error

Solution : 3

The error is in part 1.Replace have with 'has'.

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Q.If she left now, she would reach the station on time.

1. she would reach

2. the station on time

3. if she left now

4. No error

Solution : 4

Q. How many money did Sudhir win in the lottery?

1. No error

2. didSudhir win

3. in the lottery

4. How many money

Solution : 4

The error is in part 1.Replace many with 'much'.

Q. They informed the teacher that all of they family members would be going to Vishakhapatnam.

1. would be going

2. to Vishakhapatnam

3. all of they family members

4. They informed the teacher that

Solution : 3

The error is in part 1.Replace they with 'the'.

Q. Whom did you give the packet to?

1. Whom

2. the packet to

3. No error

4. did you give

Solution : 3

Q. Vini bought two new dresses but either is suitable for the festival.

1. Vini bought

2. but either is

3. suitable for the festival

4. two new dresses

Solution : 2
The error is in part 1.Replace either with 'neither'.

Q. The day before yesterday he left for Europe by the air.

1. The day before yesterday

2. No error

3. by the air

4. he left for Europe

Solution : 3
The error is in part 3.omit the.Replace by the air with 'by air'.

Q. I wish I have worked harder than I did.

1. I wish

2. I have worked

3. harder than I did

4. No error

Solution : 2
I wish I had worked harder than I did. ✔️

Q.This document has signed by two persons.

1. This document

2. No error

3. by two persons

4. has signed

Solution : 4

The error is in part 4.Replace has with 'has been'.

Q. I ordered his dismissal when he flouted the company rules.

1. I ordered his dismissal

2. No error

3. when he flouted

4. the company rules

Solution : 2

Q. Fate smiled above him in all his business ventures.

1. No error

2. in all his

3. business ventures

4. Fate smiled above him

Solution : 4
The error is in part 4.Replace above with 'at'.

Q. No sooner did the dark clouds gather in the sky when the electricity was switched off.

1. in the sky

2. the dark clouds gather

3. when the electricity was switched off

4. No sooner did

Solution : 3

The error is in part 1.Replace when with 'than'.

Q. Only one copy of the book, running into 1200 pages, on Gandhiji's visit to the State of Andhra Pradesh, remain now.

1. running into 1200 pages

2. remain now

3. on Gandhiji's visit to the State

4. Only one copy of the book

Solution : 2

The error is in part 1.Replace remain with remains. 

Q. Shyam studied in Moscow since ten years when his father was posted there from 1976 to 1985.

1. when his father was posted there

2. since ten years

3. from 1976 to 1985

4. Shyam studied in Moscow

Solution : 2
The error is in part 1.Replace since with 'for'.

Q. If the growth of population had been controlled earlier, mankind wouldn't lived in a polluted world now.

1. in a polluted world now

2. mankind wouldn't lived

3. If the growth of population

4. had been controlled earlier

Solution : 2
The error is in part 1.Replace wouldn't with 'wouldn't have.

Q. Are you having your own transport to go home from work?

1. to go home

2. from work

3. Are you having

4. your own transport

Solution : 3
Use 'Do you have' in place of 'are you having'.

Q. Across his morning walk on a beach in Mamallapuram, Prime Minister Modi was seen picking up plastic litter, bottles, and other items. 

1. picking up plastic litter

2. Across his morning walk

3. Prime Minister Modi was seen

4. on a beach in Mamallapuram

Solution : 2

The error is in part 2.Replace across with during.