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500 QUESTIONS
Directions (1-48): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The
error if any will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that part will be the answer. If there
is ‘No error’ mark (e) as the answer (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
Q1. Banks in India (a) / cannot open ATMs (b)/ except obtaining (c) / approval from RBI. (d)/ No
error (e)
Q2. Today the success of (a) / companies depends on the (b)/ quality of their products and(c) /efficient
managing staff. (d) /No error (e)
Q3. Ashok has managed to (a) / achieve his sales targets (b)/ for the quarter very easily (c) / than we
expected. (d)/ No error (e)
Q4. He did not grant (a) / their request for a loan (b)/ although it would (c) / displease his boss. (d)
/No error (e)
Q5. At present oil companies (a) / are making a loss of (b)/ rupees five on all (c) / litre of petrol that
they sell. (d)/ No error (e)
Q6. His strictly discipline (a)/ had made him (b)/ very unpopular among (c)/ all the employees. (d)/
No error (e).
Q7. When the doctors found (a)/ that the player has taken (b)/ prohibited medicines, he reported (c)/
the matter to the team manager. (d)/ No error (e).
Q8. What you had said (a)/ about the employees was (b)/ found to be correct (c)/ but it could not be
proved. (d)/ No error (e).
Q9. Our equipment gets damage (a)/ very often in summer (b)/
because there are (c)/ frequent power cuts. (d)/ No error (e)
Q10. Under the terms of the new deal (a)/ the channel can
broadcast (b)/ the next cricket tournament to be (c)/ played among
India and Australia. (d)/ No error e)
Q11. In order to streamline (a)/ the movement of vehicles during
(b)/ the festival, traffic police have (c)/ chalked out diversion
plans. (d)/ No error (e)
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,Q12. (a) In the union Budget of 2002-2003, /(b) much of the problems related (c)/to human
development /(d) have not been properly addressed. /(e) No error
Q13. (a) It was apparent for (b)/ everyone present that if (c)/ the patient did not receive medical (d)/
attention fast, he would die. (e)/ No error.
Q14. Whatever be the work (a)/ that which you undertake (b)/ put your best efforts (c)/ in it. (d)/ No
error (e)
Q15. He has been working on (a)/ the problem from a long time (b)/ but is still not (c)/ able to solve
it. (d)/ No error (e)
Q16. The cosy relationship between banks (a) /and big companies can be (b)/ end only when there is
real (c)/ competition in the sector. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q17. With inflation at 11 % (a)/ companies need to come up (b)/ with innovative ways to (c)/ get
customers to buy its goods. (d)/ No error (e)
Q18. Although the brilliant writer, (a)/ an lying (b)/ pessimism prevails in (c)/ all her novels. (d)/ No
error (e)
Q19. Given the current (a)/ market conditions it is (b)/ better for us to invest (c)/ in the infrastructure
sector. (d)/ No error (e)
Q20. Many athletes have (a)/ taken on yoga (a)/ to develop their concentration (c)/ and reduce stress.
(d)/ No error (e)
Q21. This is turned out to be (a) / one of our most successful projects (b) / and we have made quite (c)
/ a large profit from it. (d) / No error (e)
Q22. A non-banking financial company is a (a) / financial institution similarly to a bank (b) / but it
cannot issue (c) / cheque books to customers. (d) / No error (e)
Q23. Ancient artifacts are (a) / a part of global heritage (b) / and should not be (c) / sold to the highest
bidder. (d) / No error (e)
Q24. Most people like to (a) / rest after a day’s hard work (b) / but he seemed to have (c) / an
inexhaustive supply of energy. (d) / No error (e)
Q25. None of the student (a) / in the class (b) / scored below the (c) / given cut-off marks. (d) / No
error (e)
Q26. To be a king and (a) / wear a crown are (b) / more glamorous to (c) / see than to bear. (d) / No
error (e)
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,Q27. Ashok is among the (a) / few people in the world (b) / which did not blindly follow (c) / the path
of others. (d) / No error (e)
Q28. The President has denied (a) / that the economy is in recession (b) / or was go into one (c) /
despite a spate of downcast reports. (d) / No error (e)
Q29. The angry at being (a) / left out of the bonanza (b) / is palpable among (c) / employees of the
organization. (d) / No error (e)
Q30. His comments came after (a) / the research group said that its (b) / consumer confidence index
were (c) / slumped to its lowest level. (d) / No error (e)
Q31. In financial matters (a)/it is important to (b)/get disinterested advice(c)/ or no advice (d) /No
error (e)
Q32. Among the many (a)/ challenges facing the country (b)/ in the next decade (c)/is poverty and
unemployment (d) /No error (e)
Q33. He was aware (a)/ of the belief (b)/ that the evening news (c)/ are worth watching (d)/. No error
(e)
Q34. Many believe that (a)/ nothing could have (b)/ avoided the war (c)/ between America and Iraq.
(d)/. No error (e)
Q35. He is one of (a)/ those persons (b)/ who is never satisfied (c)/ with any achievements (d)/. No
error (e)
Q36. All banks must necessary (a)/ keep a certain (b)/ percentage of deposits (c)/ with the Reserve
Bank.(d)/ No error (e).
Q37. Students will be (a)/ the worse affected (b)/ by the public transport (c)/ strike next week. /(d)
No error (e).
Q38. Our company has (a)/ the ambitious goal (b)/ of eliminating poverty(c)/ for ten years. (d)/ No
error (e).
Q39. I cannot sanction (a)/ such a large sum (b)/ without no permission(c)/ of the manager. (d)/ No
error (e).
Q40. Seventy out from the (a)/ eight hundred employees of (b)/ the company have opted (c)/ for
voluntary retirement (d)./ No error (e).
Q41. Men of action (a)/ like Napoleon and Frederick the Great (b)/ had no opinion for history (c)/
holding it to be composed of falsehoods. (d)/ No error (e)
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, Q42. For some years (a)/ after the treaty of Versailles, it (b)/ was assumed by scholars and laymen (c)/
alike that Germany had caused World War I by her aggressive acts and encouraging Austria in her
aggression (d)/ . No error (e)
Q43. None of two girls (a)/ who were present (b)/there appeared to be inclined (c)/ to listen to sane
advice (d).No error (e)
Q44. When one buys tickets in advance (a)/ there is no guarantee sure (b)/ that you (c)/ will be free to
attend the show on the night of performance. (d)/ No error (e)
Q45. Ironically, of the four theories (a)/ concerning (b)/ the structure of the universe, the one (c)/
which to date has had the longest life is also the one which is least correct (d)/. No error (e)
Q46. If I were the (a)/ Prime Minister of India (b)/ I will work for the (c)/ welfare of the poor. (d)/ No
error. (e)
Q47. When he had been (a)/ walked along the road (b)/ a wild and ferocious dog (c)/ hit him hard
and knocked him down. (d)/ No error (e)
Q48. One has to have a (a)/good political network (b)/if he/she wants (c)/ to be honoured. (d)/ No
error.(e)
Directions (49-53): In the following questions, a sentence is divided into five parts with last part of
each sentence is highlighted in bold suggesting the grammatically correct part of the sentence. Out
of the four other parts, choose the part of the sentence which contains grammatical or contextual
error in it. If the given sentence is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose
option (e) i.e., “No error” as your answer.
Q49. No sooner had the party leader (A)/ issued this ultimatum when a din rose (B)/ from the audience
calling for the immediate removal (C)/ of a Diyawanna member and another (D)/ electorate organizer
from their posts. (E)
(a) No sooner had the party leader
(b) issued this ultimatum when a din rose
(c) from the audience calling for the immediate removal
(d) of a Diyawanna member and another
(e) No error
Q50. Instead we still (A)/ depict nostalgic snow scenes (B)/ on Christmas cards, (C)/ winters are now
(D)/ very much warmer. (E)
(a) Instead we still
(b) depict nostalgic snow scenes
(c) on Christmas cards,
(d) winters are now
(e) No error
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500 QUESTIONS
Directions (1-48): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The
error if any will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that part will be the answer. If there
is ‘No error’ mark (e) as the answer (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
Q1. Banks in India (a) / cannot open ATMs (b)/ except obtaining (c) / approval from RBI. (d)/ No
error (e)
Q2. Today the success of (a) / companies depends on the (b)/ quality of their products and(c) /efficient
managing staff. (d) /No error (e)
Q3. Ashok has managed to (a) / achieve his sales targets (b)/ for the quarter very easily (c) / than we
expected. (d)/ No error (e)
Q4. He did not grant (a) / their request for a loan (b)/ although it would (c) / displease his boss. (d)
/No error (e)
Q5. At present oil companies (a) / are making a loss of (b)/ rupees five on all (c) / litre of petrol that
they sell. (d)/ No error (e)
Q6. His strictly discipline (a)/ had made him (b)/ very unpopular among (c)/ all the employees. (d)/
No error (e).
Q7. When the doctors found (a)/ that the player has taken (b)/ prohibited medicines, he reported (c)/
the matter to the team manager. (d)/ No error (e).
Q8. What you had said (a)/ about the employees was (b)/ found to be correct (c)/ but it could not be
proved. (d)/ No error (e).
Q9. Our equipment gets damage (a)/ very often in summer (b)/
because there are (c)/ frequent power cuts. (d)/ No error (e)
Q10. Under the terms of the new deal (a)/ the channel can
broadcast (b)/ the next cricket tournament to be (c)/ played among
India and Australia. (d)/ No error e)
Q11. In order to streamline (a)/ the movement of vehicles during
(b)/ the festival, traffic police have (c)/ chalked out diversion
plans. (d)/ No error (e)
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,Q12. (a) In the union Budget of 2002-2003, /(b) much of the problems related (c)/to human
development /(d) have not been properly addressed. /(e) No error
Q13. (a) It was apparent for (b)/ everyone present that if (c)/ the patient did not receive medical (d)/
attention fast, he would die. (e)/ No error.
Q14. Whatever be the work (a)/ that which you undertake (b)/ put your best efforts (c)/ in it. (d)/ No
error (e)
Q15. He has been working on (a)/ the problem from a long time (b)/ but is still not (c)/ able to solve
it. (d)/ No error (e)
Q16. The cosy relationship between banks (a) /and big companies can be (b)/ end only when there is
real (c)/ competition in the sector. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q17. With inflation at 11 % (a)/ companies need to come up (b)/ with innovative ways to (c)/ get
customers to buy its goods. (d)/ No error (e)
Q18. Although the brilliant writer, (a)/ an lying (b)/ pessimism prevails in (c)/ all her novels. (d)/ No
error (e)
Q19. Given the current (a)/ market conditions it is (b)/ better for us to invest (c)/ in the infrastructure
sector. (d)/ No error (e)
Q20. Many athletes have (a)/ taken on yoga (a)/ to develop their concentration (c)/ and reduce stress.
(d)/ No error (e)
Q21. This is turned out to be (a) / one of our most successful projects (b) / and we have made quite (c)
/ a large profit from it. (d) / No error (e)
Q22. A non-banking financial company is a (a) / financial institution similarly to a bank (b) / but it
cannot issue (c) / cheque books to customers. (d) / No error (e)
Q23. Ancient artifacts are (a) / a part of global heritage (b) / and should not be (c) / sold to the highest
bidder. (d) / No error (e)
Q24. Most people like to (a) / rest after a day’s hard work (b) / but he seemed to have (c) / an
inexhaustive supply of energy. (d) / No error (e)
Q25. None of the student (a) / in the class (b) / scored below the (c) / given cut-off marks. (d) / No
error (e)
Q26. To be a king and (a) / wear a crown are (b) / more glamorous to (c) / see than to bear. (d) / No
error (e)
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,Q27. Ashok is among the (a) / few people in the world (b) / which did not blindly follow (c) / the path
of others. (d) / No error (e)
Q28. The President has denied (a) / that the economy is in recession (b) / or was go into one (c) /
despite a spate of downcast reports. (d) / No error (e)
Q29. The angry at being (a) / left out of the bonanza (b) / is palpable among (c) / employees of the
organization. (d) / No error (e)
Q30. His comments came after (a) / the research group said that its (b) / consumer confidence index
were (c) / slumped to its lowest level. (d) / No error (e)
Q31. In financial matters (a)/it is important to (b)/get disinterested advice(c)/ or no advice (d) /No
error (e)
Q32. Among the many (a)/ challenges facing the country (b)/ in the next decade (c)/is poverty and
unemployment (d) /No error (e)
Q33. He was aware (a)/ of the belief (b)/ that the evening news (c)/ are worth watching (d)/. No error
(e)
Q34. Many believe that (a)/ nothing could have (b)/ avoided the war (c)/ between America and Iraq.
(d)/. No error (e)
Q35. He is one of (a)/ those persons (b)/ who is never satisfied (c)/ with any achievements (d)/. No
error (e)
Q36. All banks must necessary (a)/ keep a certain (b)/ percentage of deposits (c)/ with the Reserve
Bank.(d)/ No error (e).
Q37. Students will be (a)/ the worse affected (b)/ by the public transport (c)/ strike next week. /(d)
No error (e).
Q38. Our company has (a)/ the ambitious goal (b)/ of eliminating poverty(c)/ for ten years. (d)/ No
error (e).
Q39. I cannot sanction (a)/ such a large sum (b)/ without no permission(c)/ of the manager. (d)/ No
error (e).
Q40. Seventy out from the (a)/ eight hundred employees of (b)/ the company have opted (c)/ for
voluntary retirement (d)./ No error (e).
Q41. Men of action (a)/ like Napoleon and Frederick the Great (b)/ had no opinion for history (c)/
holding it to be composed of falsehoods. (d)/ No error (e)
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, Q42. For some years (a)/ after the treaty of Versailles, it (b)/ was assumed by scholars and laymen (c)/
alike that Germany had caused World War I by her aggressive acts and encouraging Austria in her
aggression (d)/ . No error (e)
Q43. None of two girls (a)/ who were present (b)/there appeared to be inclined (c)/ to listen to sane
advice (d).No error (e)
Q44. When one buys tickets in advance (a)/ there is no guarantee sure (b)/ that you (c)/ will be free to
attend the show on the night of performance. (d)/ No error (e)
Q45. Ironically, of the four theories (a)/ concerning (b)/ the structure of the universe, the one (c)/
which to date has had the longest life is also the one which is least correct (d)/. No error (e)
Q46. If I were the (a)/ Prime Minister of India (b)/ I will work for the (c)/ welfare of the poor. (d)/ No
error. (e)
Q47. When he had been (a)/ walked along the road (b)/ a wild and ferocious dog (c)/ hit him hard
and knocked him down. (d)/ No error (e)
Q48. One has to have a (a)/good political network (b)/if he/she wants (c)/ to be honoured. (d)/ No
error.(e)
Directions (49-53): In the following questions, a sentence is divided into five parts with last part of
each sentence is highlighted in bold suggesting the grammatically correct part of the sentence. Out
of the four other parts, choose the part of the sentence which contains grammatical or contextual
error in it. If the given sentence is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose
option (e) i.e., “No error” as your answer.
Q49. No sooner had the party leader (A)/ issued this ultimatum when a din rose (B)/ from the audience
calling for the immediate removal (C)/ of a Diyawanna member and another (D)/ electorate organizer
from their posts. (E)
(a) No sooner had the party leader
(b) issued this ultimatum when a din rose
(c) from the audience calling for the immediate removal
(d) of a Diyawanna member and another
(e) No error
Q50. Instead we still (A)/ depict nostalgic snow scenes (B)/ on Christmas cards, (C)/ winters are now
(D)/ very much warmer. (E)
(a) Instead we still
(b) depict nostalgic snow scenes
(c) on Christmas cards,
(d) winters are now
(e) No error
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