Spotting error for ssc cgl set-1

Q1. (a) Some serious complaints of theft/ (b) have been made against the new manager /(c) and
they needs to be looked into seriously by the management./ (d) No error



Ans1. (c) Explanation : Subject is serious complaints of theft so they has been used. With they need
will be used and not needs.




Q2. (a) Artificially sweetened drinks/ (b) poses a serious health /(c) threat to children./ (d) No error

Ans2. (b) Explanation : Subject is Artificially sweetened drinks which is plural so verb used will be
pose.
Q3. (a) Everyone of the films/ (b) you suggested/ (c) are not worth seeing./ (d) No errorAns3. (c)Explanation : Subject is everyone which is treated as singular .So verb used will be is.


Q4. (a) The teacher as well as his students are injured in /(b) the accident which occurred last night
/(c)near the bus stand./(d) No error
Ans4. (a)Explanation : The verb used will be according to the first subject the teacher. So it will be
is.
RULE : 'Unlike', no less than', 'nothing but' 'As well as', 'with', 'alongwith', 'together with', 'and
not', 'In addition to', 'but', 'besides', 'except', 'rather than', 'accompained by' and 'like' . If these
words are the connecting words that join two subjects then the verb used will be according to the
first subject.




Q5. (a) The request of the students’ union / (b) that their fees should be decreased / (c) were
supported by majority.(d) No error .
Ans5. (c) Explanation : The subject is request so verb used will be was.


Q6. (a) The Secretary and Principal of the college/ (b) are attending/ (c) the District Development
Council Meeting at the Collectorate . / (d) No error
Ans6. (b) Explanation : The Secretary and Principal is being used for the same person so the verb
used will be singular.


Q7. (a) The actress said in an interview / (b) that she find it difficult to meet everyone's
expectations/ (c) so she has decided to choose roles completely by herself./ (d) No error
Ans7. (b) Explanation : She is singular so finds will be used instead of find.

Q8. (a) The youth today are spending a lot of money /(b) on food ,movies ,mobiles /(c) and other
luxury goods./ (d) No error
Ans8. (d) No Error.Q9. (a) There is/ (b) only one of his novels/ (c) that are interesting./ (d) No errorAns9. (d) No Error.Q10. (a) The team captain, as well as/ (b) his players, is disappointed /(c) with the result./(d) No
error.

Ans10. (d) RULE : 'Unlike', no less than', 'nothing but' 'As well as', 'with', 'alongwith', 'together
with','and not', 'In addition to', 'but', 'besides', 'except', 'rather than', 'accompained by' and
'like'. If these words are the connecting words that join two subjects then the verb used will be
according to the first subject.

Q11. (a) Knowledge of/ (b) at least two languages/ (c) are required to pass the examination./ (d) No
error
Ans11. (c)Explanation : Subject is knowledge which is singular .So verb used will be is
Q12. (a) It is I/ (b) who is to blame/ (c) for this bad situation./ (d) No errorAns12.(b) Rule of Relative pronouns
Sometimes the pronoun who, that, or which is the subject of a verb in the middle of the sentence.
The pronouns who, that, and which become singular or plural according to the noun directly in
front of them. So, if that noun is singular, use a singular verb. If it is plural, use a plural verb.
The verb should not be chosen according to the subject of the sentence.



Q13. (a) Neither she nor I/(b) am going /(c) to the festival. /(d) No error
Ans13. (d)
Q14. (a) The government needs to provide facilities /(b) where scientists enjoys space and freedom
/(c) to carry on their research./ (d) No error
Ans14. (b) Explanation : Replace enjoys by enjoy as scientists is plural.


Q15. (a) People all over the world/ (b) needs to think what they can do/ (c) to eradicate poverty and
help the poor. / (d) No error
Ans15. (b) Explanation : Subject is people all over the world which is plural .So verb used will be
need and not needs.

Q16. (a) Patience as well as perseverance/ (b) are necessary/ (c) for success./ (d) No errorAns16.(b) Explanation : Subject is Patience which is singular .So verb used will be is.
RULE : 'Unlike', no less than', 'nothing but' 'As well as', 'with', 'alongwith', 'together with', 'and
not', 'In addition to', 'but', 'besides', 'except', 'rather than', 'accompained by' and 'like' . If
these words are the connecting words that join two subjects then the verb used will be according to
the first subject.

Q17. (a) You and I /(b) am going to take part in the party / (c)with my friends tomorrow/ (d). No
error
Ans17.(b)Explanation : Subject is You and I which is plural .So verb used will be are.



Q18. (a) Mr. Singh says that there is /(b) many important details to finalise /(c) before the book gets
printed/(d) No error
Ans18.(a) Explanation : Subject is many important details which is plural .So verb used will be
are.
Q19.(a) His politics is not good so we have advised /(b)that he should read Gandhi, Lenin (c) and
Karl Marx /(d)No error
Ans19. (d) No error


Q20. The director at Pinnacle would appreciate (a)/ if readers would write to him about (b)/how did
they feel while watching the online videos(c)/No error(d)
Ans20. (c)Replace „how did they feel‟ by „how they felt‟ as the sentence is not an interrogative
sentence so interrogative pattern should not be followed.

Q21. The damage to plants caused (a)/ by deers can be prevented (b)/if a fence is made around the
garden. (c)/No error(d)
Ans21. (b) Deers is incorrect. Deer is correct.
Q22. The new Xerox machine does (a)/ more than simply copying documents (b)/ it can resize,
lighten, and collate. (c)/No error (d)
Ans22. (d)No error


Q23. My group of fourth (a)/ graders are (b)/ so well behaved. (c)/No error(d)Ans23. (b)My group is singular so replace are by is.


Q24. The house where the dead man was (a)/ found is being guarded by police (b)/ to prevent it
from being entered and the evidence interfered with /No error(d)
Ans24. (b)Use the before police. Article the is used before the names of forces.Q25. Actors in the Ramlila (a)/ have the difficult task of being singers(b)/who must also perform as
dancers. (c)/Noerror (d)
Ans25. (d)No error
Q26. I journeyed to the graveyard (a)/ where once stood(b)/ my grandfather father tomb. (c)/No
error(d)
Ans26. (c)Replace My grandfather tomb by my grandfather‟s tomb.
Q27. I am eager(a)/ to go for walk (b)/ because I enjoy exercise. (c)/No error(d)Ans27. (b)Replace „walk‟ by „a walk‟ as walk is being used as a noun here and not as a verb.Q28. She grew (a)/ a foot because(b)/ she has taken steroids. (c)/No error(d)Ans28. (a)Use has grown in place of grew. Present perfect will be used here as present perfect is
used for changes that have taken place over a period of time.


Q29. After a carefully investigation(a)/ the police discovered(b)/that the robbers had entered the
house from the back door. (c)/No error(d)
Ans 29. (a)Replace carefully by careful. An adjective will be used here and not an adverb.
Q30. Some of the (a)/ workers are on a(b)/ hunger strike since the management changed suddenly.
(c)/No error(d)
Ans30. (b)Replace are by “Have been”.If since has been used in the latter part of the sentence then
present perfect will be used in the first part.

Q31. I didn’t want my daughter (a)/ to loose her confidence(b)/just before the exam. (c)/No error(d)Ans31.(b)Replace loose by lose. Incorrect word is used here.


Q32. Sanjay who is living (a)/ on his own since 1985 (b)/ is a well known scholar of history .
(c)/No error(d)
Ans32. (a)Replace is living by “Has been living” present perfect tense will be used as it is an activity
that started in the past and is still going on.
Q33. The bird had flown(a)/ for miles before(b)/ it landed. (c)/No error(d)Ans33. (d)No error.


Q34. The factory will have(a)/ produced many boxes(b)/ long before it closes. (c)/No error(d)Ans34.(d)No error.


Q35. In recent years, (a)/ Fred has tried to lose(b)/ its excess weight through numerous diets.
(c)/No error(d)
Ans35. (c)Replace its by his as the subject is Fred.Q36. The four of us(a)/ looked at one another(b)/ and laughed. (c)/No error(d)Ans36. (d)No error.

Q37 . His fate depends(a)/ on whether the governor calls (b)/ back in time and he is allowed to
continue the job. (c)/No error(d)
Ans37. (d)No error.
Q38. He is a different (a)/ man than the man(b)/ that he was in 1985. (c)/No error(d)Ans38. (b)Replace than by from. When two things or persons are compared preposition from is
used.

Q39. The subways(a)/ in summer are (b)/ not only hot, but humid. (c)/No error(d)Ans39. (c)Replace but by but also.
Q40. If he was given a chance(a)/ to live in some other country, (b)/ which one would you have
chosen? (c)/No error (d)
Ans40. (a)It is an imaginagry sentence so a plural verb were will be used.
Q41. Having lived to Paris for(a)/ two years, Prakash understands(b)/ French reasonably well .
(c)/No error(d)
Ans41. (a)Replace to by in.


Q42. For safe travel you are(a)/ advised not to get down(b)/ from the moving bus (c)/No error(d)Ans42. (a)Replace „safe travel‟ by „a safe travel.‟Here travel is used as a noun.

Q43. I had(a)/ little money so I(b)/ could help my father. (c)/No error(d)Ans43. (b)Replace‟ little‟ by‟ a little‟ as it is a positive sentence.
Q44. Ravi as well as you(a)/ is tired of this lone (b)/ and troublesome affair (c)/No error(d)Ans44. (d)No error.
Q45. A plenty of (a)/ informations about his activities (b)/ was passed on to his boss(c)/No error(d)Ans45. (b) Replace informations by information. Informations is incorrect.
Q46. If mentally ill people (a)/ do not receive medication, they can become irrational, (b)/ and
perhaps even threatening the safety of themselves or others. (c)/No error(d)
Ans46. (d)No error.
Q47. After I was accepted(a)/ into all three MBA programs, I had to choose between(b)/ Harvard,
Wharton and Columbia. (c)/No error(d)

Ans47. (b) Replace between by among. The choice is between more than two things so among will
be used here.


Q48. When Henry dreams(a)/ about his late wife, (b)/ he sees her as she was at her youth. (c)/No
error(d)
Ans48. (c)Replace at by in. „In her youth‟ will be used. other examples-in his childhood, in his
youth, in her old age etc.
Q49. Seven out of ten households(a)/ in the United States(b)/ own two or more television. (c)/No
error(d)
Ans49. (c)Replace television by televisions. A plural noun will be used here.
Q50. I will (a)/ host the party if the guest list(b)/ is lesser than fifty people. (c)/No error(d)Ans50. (c)Guests are countable so fewer will be used. Less is used for uncountable.
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