English Mix Error Set-5

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The merchant counted (1) / the number of pearls (2) / to make sure that (3) / none of them were missing. (4) / No error (5)

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When deep sea diving, (1) / one should always take care (2) / that oxygen cylinder is (3) / tied to the back tightly.(4)/  No error (5)
a

As the salary (1) / did not match (2) / his expectations, he did not (3) / accept the job. (4)/  No error (5)
b.has not

The reason behind his success (1) / in the recent past (2) / is due to hard-work (3) / and presence of mind. (4)/  No error (5)
c.. are


No sooner did the students (1) / seen the principal approach (2) / than they ran (3) / from the playground. (4)/  No error (5)
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1.A few days before his death, he" made a clean breast of" everything.
A)confessed
B) took off his shirt
C) suffered
D) spoke ill
E)None of these
A

2.I am "done for".
A) ruined
B) rewarded
C) answered
D) questioned
E)None of these 
a


3.For a healthy and lasting friendship one must be "on the level."
A) equally rich
B) mentally compatible
C) honest and sincere
D) ready for sacrifices
E)None of these
c


.The foolish young man soon "made ducks and drakes of" the vast property his father left him.
A) squandered
B) distributed
C) spent
D) gave in charity
E)None of these 

c


5.All his ventures "went to the winds."
A) dissipated
B) spread all over
C) got speed of the winds
D) became well-known
E)None of these
a

dis·si·pate
Disperse or scatter.

Book publishing has long been _______ profession, partly because, for younger editors, the best way to win a raise or a promotion was to move on to another publishing house.
A.an innovative
B.a prestigious
C.an itinerant
D.a rewarding
E.none of these
c

9.Part of the confusion in our societies _______ from our pursuit of efficiency and economic growth, in the __________ that these are the necessary ingredients of progress.
A.sterns, conviction
B.derives, evaluation
C.emerges, consideration
D.extends, planning
E.none of these
c



If a junior executive neglects his professional development and _______ education, he can easily and quickly become obsolete in a world changing at _______ rates.
A.higher, vulnerable
B.management, supreme
C.better, supreme
D.continuing, dizzying
E.none of these
d


The third season of (A) / the popular television show will ends (B) / on a grand note with (C) / celebrities dancing and having fun. (D) / No error (E)

will end


The website, which does not (A) / accept advertisements and is funded (B) / entirely by donations, describes itself (C) / as the fifth most popular website on the planet. (D) / No error (E)
e

As sharing crime statistics for (A) / the year 2011, the Commissioner admitted that (B) / there had been an undue delay in (C) / the setting up of an anti-narcotics cell. (D) / No error(E)
(A)
Here, Showing/ sharing crime statistics for …… should be used.

The Moon may be the best place (A) / to look for aliens as their (B) / footprints on their surface would (C) / last far longer than radio signals. (D) / No error (E)
14.(C)
Here, footprints on its surface would ….. should be used.


The judge advised the government to (A) / have metered autorickshaws across the state while (B) / recounting his personal experience where an auto- rickshaw driver (C)/made him to wait and also demanded Rs. 100. (D) / No error (E)
(D)
Here, made him wait and …….. should be used.




Anand has the guts "to rise from" the occasion and come out successfully.
A. in rising from
B. to raise with
C. to rise to
D. to rise against
E. No correction required

c



If you are thinking about investigation overseas, "isn't it makes" sense to find an experience guide?
A. it is not making
B. doesn't it make
C. does it make
D. is it making
E. No correction required
b


This is one of the most important " inventions of this century"
.
A. invention of this century
B. invention of these century
C. invention of centuries
D. invention of the centuries
E. No correction required
e


The orator "had been left" the auditorium before the audience stood up.
A. had been leaving
B. was left
C. had left
D. would leave
E. No correction required 
c


He dislikes the word dislike, "isn't he"?
A. didn't he
B. doesn't he
C. hasn't he
D. does he
E. No correction required
b


Coal mines constitute (a) / a major percentage of the (b) sources which cause damage (c) / on the environment. (d) / No error (e)
 
(d). Damage takes preposition to. So, replace on the environment by to environment.


 A man who has been (a) / accused of fraud in (b) / an earlier job he will never be (c)/welcome in any other organization. (d) / No error (e)
(c). Here he (pronoun) is superfluous. So remove he.,n welcomed also,. 

 Worried about the continuing violence in the city (a)/ much students are set to migrate(b) / to other cities (c) / for higher education (d)/ No error (e)
 (b). The word students is a countable noun. So much students are set by many students are set.  kashmiri students 


 Many organizations have been offering (a) / attractive incentives to (b)/ their employees in an attempt (c)/ to boosting employee retention. (d) / No error (e)
d). Replace to boosting employee retention by to boost employee retention.


Some genuine issues exist (a) / with the newly adopted (b) / system and needs to (c) / be examined seriously. (d) / No error (e)
(c). Plural subject takes plural verb. So system and need to should be used.



To achieve inclusive ------------ India will need to implement both, health and education reforms with ------ vigor.
(a) financial, same                       
(b) standard , force
(c) context , timely                       
(d) growth, equal
(e) tag , similar 
d

. Agriculture sector can be a ----- driver of taking banking service to the ----
(a) import , other                           
(b) key , poor
(c) good , limited                          
(d) essential , masses
(e ) properly , village
b


 The self help group ---- the Micro Finance institution are the ----- popular vehicles of taking  Micro Finance to the  rural hinterland.
(a) also , really                              
(b) always , very
(c ) with , great                              
(d) and, most
(e) addition , so
d



In the ------- run, those who suffer hardships merge stronger than the ones who take things ------
(a) last , simple                              
(b) long , easily
(c) end , joking                             
(d) end , casually
(e) fore, seriously
b


-------- domestic as well as inter national  environment, calls for ---- revamping  of polices.
(a) Dynamise , constant               
(b) New, always
(c ) changing , continuous             
(d) Diversity , real
(e) conversion , some .
C

.The faliure of crops in successive years put the farmer "in a tight corner. "
(a) in a closed room
(b) in a small field
(c) in a difficult situation
(d) in a meadow
(e) none of these
C


The story "does not hold water."
(a) does not deserve appreciation
(b does not fulfil the reqiurements
(c) Cannot be belived
(d) cannot be valued
(e) none of these
B

Raj couldn’t pay the bill, so he asked the owner to put it "on the cuff."
(a) on credit
(b) against his credit
(c) in his bank account
(d) in his friend’s account
(e) none of these
A


LAST QUESTION    His staement is "out and out" a lie.
(a) totally
(b) simply
(c) merely
(d) slightly
(e) none of these 
 A


1 comment:

  1. Thank you very much. Please share other sets as well.

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