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21. The originator of the theory of evolution (A)/
Charles Darwin, an eminent scientist and
a writer (B)/ came from a distinguished
family. (C)/ No error (D)
(B) Remove 'a' before 'writer', as we are
talking about same person.
22. We really wanted to go to the park (A)/ but
we were told (B)/ not to go out if it rain. (C)/
No error (D)
(C) As the sentence is in past tense, change
'rain' into 'rained'
23. Read not to contradict (A)/ nor to believe but
(B)/ to weight and consider. (C)/ No error (D)
(D) This is a famous quote by Francis Bacon
24. He has not undergone (A)/ any technical
training in the games but (B)/ he plays good
than most other professionals. (C)/ No error
(D)
(C) 'than' shows a comparison taking place,
in which case comparative degree is
used. Change 'good' into 'better'
25. The manager asked the worker (A)/ why
was he again disturbing (B)/ the schedule
of production. (C)/ No error (D)
(B) Since this is an affirmative sentence,
'was' should be placed after he, not
before it
26. Had we been alone, (A)/ we would have
contented ourselves with (B)/ any plain food
that give us strength. (C)/ No error (D)
(C) The whole sentence is in past tense.
Replace 'give' by 'gave'
27. The grocer hadn't (A)/ hardly any of those
(B)/ kind of perfumes. (C)/ No error (D)
(B) Remove 'hardly', as it doesn't come in
negative sentence
this is tricky one ,,this depend on ssc what it takes whether a or b.
28. It is difficult to prevent assault (A)/ against environment as (B)/ those are against animals. (C)/ No error (D)
no error
29. The management did not select him (A)/
as he was (B)/ not eligible to the post. (C)/
No error (D)
. (C) 'eligible' will take 'for'. Hence, change
'to' into 'for'
30. The most happiest thing about it (A)/ is thatit never runs short (B)/ of fuel. (C)/ No error(D)
(A) Two superlative make the sentence
redundant. Remove 'most'
31. He asked me (A)/ if I am ill (B)/ and I answered that I was not. (C)/ No error (D)
(
B) As the sentence is indirect speech of
past tense, change 'am' into 'was'
32. Since he has never kept his promise, (A)/
I conclude that he is nothing (B)/ else than
a liar. (C)/ No error (D)
(C) Change 'than' into 'but'.
33. Since most of the urban people have been
lived (A)/ in polluted areas they suffer (B)/
from severe diseases caused by pollution.
(C)/ No error (D)
A) As the sentence is of present Routis,
change 'have been lived' into 'live'.
34. You must either be regular with your studies
(A)/ and study for longer period (B)/ before
the examination. (C)/ No error (D)
(B) Change 'and' into 'or', as 'either....or' is
co-relative conjunction
35. I am really disappointed (A)/ in not havingsaw my favourite player (B)/ when I was inFiroz Shah Kotla to watch an IPL match. (C)/No error (D)
(B) Change 'saw' into 'seen'
36. Seeing that she is very tired, (A)/ I walked
out of the room (B)/ and let her sleep. (C)/ No error (D)
. (A) Change 'is' into 'was', as the sentence
is in Past Tense.
37. Last evening while going to the market (A)/
she went to the optician and (B)/ bought
spectacle. (C)/ No error (D)
(C) Change 'Spectacle' into 'Spectacles'.
38. My little son (A)/ is not even understanding
the basics (B)/ of Chemistry and Physics.
(C)/ No error (D)
(B) 'Understand' doesn't take progressive
form generally. Hence, change the whole
phrase into 'does not even
understand...'.
39. For this act of indifferences (A)/ he will betaken (B)/ to task by the authority.(C)/ Noerror (D)
(A) 'indifference' is an uncountable noun.
Thus, change 'indifferences', into
'indifference'.
40. If you were the Prime Minister of India (A)/
what steps would you have taken (B)/ to end
unemployment ? (C)/ No error (D)
(B) Replace 'would you have taken' into
'would you take'.
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21. The originator of the theory of evolution (A)/
Charles Darwin, an eminent scientist and
a writer (B)/ came from a distinguished
family. (C)/ No error (D)
(B) Remove 'a' before 'writer', as we are
talking about same person.
22. We really wanted to go to the park (A)/ but
we were told (B)/ not to go out if it rain. (C)/
No error (D)
(C) As the sentence is in past tense, change
'rain' into 'rained'
23. Read not to contradict (A)/ nor to believe but
(B)/ to weight and consider. (C)/ No error (D)
(D) This is a famous quote by Francis Bacon
24. He has not undergone (A)/ any technical
training in the games but (B)/ he plays good
than most other professionals. (C)/ No error
(D)
(C) 'than' shows a comparison taking place,
in which case comparative degree is
used. Change 'good' into 'better'
25. The manager asked the worker (A)/ why
was he again disturbing (B)/ the schedule
of production. (C)/ No error (D)
(B) Since this is an affirmative sentence,
'was' should be placed after he, not
before it
26. Had we been alone, (A)/ we would have
contented ourselves with (B)/ any plain food
that give us strength. (C)/ No error (D)
(C) The whole sentence is in past tense.
Replace 'give' by 'gave'
27. The grocer hadn't (A)/ hardly any of those
(B)/ kind of perfumes. (C)/ No error (D)
(B) Remove 'hardly', as it doesn't come in
negative sentence
this is tricky one ,,this depend on ssc what it takes whether a or b.
28. It is difficult to prevent assault (A)/ against environment as (B)/ those are against animals. (C)/ No error (D)
no error
29. The management did not select him (A)/
as he was (B)/ not eligible to the post. (C)/
No error (D)
. (C) 'eligible' will take 'for'. Hence, change
'to' into 'for'
30. The most happiest thing about it (A)/ is thatit never runs short (B)/ of fuel. (C)/ No error(D)
(A) Two superlative make the sentence
redundant. Remove 'most'
31. He asked me (A)/ if I am ill (B)/ and I answered that I was not. (C)/ No error (D)
(
B) As the sentence is indirect speech of
past tense, change 'am' into 'was'
32. Since he has never kept his promise, (A)/
I conclude that he is nothing (B)/ else than
a liar. (C)/ No error (D)
(C) Change 'than' into 'but'.
33. Since most of the urban people have been
lived (A)/ in polluted areas they suffer (B)/
from severe diseases caused by pollution.
(C)/ No error (D)
A) As the sentence is of present Routis,
change 'have been lived' into 'live'.
34. You must either be regular with your studies
(A)/ and study for longer period (B)/ before
the examination. (C)/ No error (D)
(B) Change 'and' into 'or', as 'either....or' is
co-relative conjunction
35. I am really disappointed (A)/ in not havingsaw my favourite player (B)/ when I was inFiroz Shah Kotla to watch an IPL match. (C)/No error (D)
(B) Change 'saw' into 'seen'
36. Seeing that she is very tired, (A)/ I walked
out of the room (B)/ and let her sleep. (C)/ No error (D)
. (A) Change 'is' into 'was', as the sentence
is in Past Tense.
37. Last evening while going to the market (A)/
she went to the optician and (B)/ bought
spectacle. (C)/ No error (D)
(C) Change 'Spectacle' into 'Spectacles'.
38. My little son (A)/ is not even understanding
the basics (B)/ of Chemistry and Physics.
(C)/ No error (D)
(B) 'Understand' doesn't take progressive
form generally. Hence, change the whole
phrase into 'does not even
understand...'.
39. For this act of indifferences (A)/ he will betaken (B)/ to task by the authority.(C)/ Noerror (D)
(A) 'indifference' is an uncountable noun.
Thus, change 'indifferences', into
'indifference'.
40. If you were the Prime Minister of India (A)/
what steps would you have taken (B)/ to end
unemployment ? (C)/ No error (D)
(B) Replace 'would you have taken' into
'would you take'.
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