Important spotting error for ssc cgl mains 2017 set-5

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1. (A) We can’t handle this complicated case today / (B) unless full details are not given/ (C) to us
by them. / (D) No error


1 (B); Remove 'not'



2. (A) While Ram was away on a long official tour / (B) his office receive an important letter / (C)
which was marked ‘Urgent’. / (D) No error

2 (B); Change 'receive' into 'received'


3. (A) I have read an interesting book yesterday/ (B) and underlined the new words /(C) which
are simple but effective. / (D) No error.

3 (A); Change 'have read (V3)' into 'read (V2)'



4. (A) No state can long survive if its / (B) foundation were not laid deep / (C) in the material
properly./ (D) No error

4 (B); Change 'were' into 'is'

5. (A)Paramount Coaching Centre is making / (B) every possible effort to provide the best facilities/
(C) and personal attention to each student. / (D) No error

5 (D)


6. (A) You have done everything / (B) that could be done/ (C)to avert the storm which is now
coming on./ (D) No error

6 (B) Change 'could be done' into 'could have
been done'

7. (A) Gopal loved his Guru immensely / (B) and gave him fullest loyalty / (C) yet he had his own
independent way of thinking. / (D) No error

7 (B); Add 'his' after 'him'


8. (A) The statement made by the writer / (B) appears to be correct / (C) as Gandhi ji was never
born in Ahmedabad./ (D) No error

8 (C); Change 'never' into 'not'

9. (A) The reason why / (B) he was rejected / (C) was because he was too young / (C) No error


9 (C); Change 'because' into 'that'

10. (A) The proposal to offer uniform allowance / (B) to all the officers / (C) were opposed by the
workers./ (D) No error

10 (C); Change 'were' into 'was'


11. (A) The rulings of the traffic department/ (B) both affects the driver and those/ (C) who enforce
the law./ (D) No error

11 (B); 'Both' with come after 'affects'


12. (A) The constitution requires / (B) that the President gets / (C) advise from the Prime Minister. /
(D) No error


12 (C); Change 'advise' into 'advice' 


13. (A) Honesty, integrity and being intelligent / (B) are the qualities which we look / (C) for when
we interview applicants. / (D) No error


13 (A); Change 'being intelligent' into 'intelligence'


14. (A) If the bystander had not been / (B) familiar with first aid techniques the driver / (C) which
had met with the accident would have died. / (D) No error


14 (C); Change 'which' into 'who'


15. (A) People should not be / (B) misguided from the politicians / (C) who will do anything/ (D) for
their personal interest.


15 (B); Change 'from' into 'by'


16. (A)We have been always more / (B) concerned about race, religion / (C) and caste than about
our/ (D) being Indians national.


16 (D); Change 'Indians national' into 'indian
nationals'

17. (A) The thousand-rupees notes / (B) that he gave them for the goods bought from them/ (C)
looked genuine but later they learnt that the notes were all counterfeit. / (D) No error

17 (A); Change 'thousand-rupees' into 'thousandrupee'

18. (A) The amount which you have given me / (B) are not enough / (C) and I request you to give
me a little more / (D) No error


18 (B); Change 'are' into 'is'

19. (A) When the Principal and his assistant were going for a walk / (B) the later slipped and / (C)
fell into a pit. / (D) No error

19 (B); Change 'later' into 'latter'

20. (A) Geeta says / (B) that she is living in the flat for ten years / (C) and does not want to leave. /
(D) No error

20 (B); Change 'is' into 'has been'


21. (A) I’m having a new car / (B) these days / (C) to go to work. / (D) No error


21 (A); Change 'I'm having' into 'I have'


22. (A) Whenever we are not sure / (B) about the meaning of a word / (C) take the help of the dictionary
/ (D) No error

22 (C); Add 'we must' before 'take'

23. (A) Now- a- days / (B) fifty rupees is / (C) a very small amount. / (D) No error


23 (D);

24. (A) This variety of shirt is / (B) superior than any other / (C) in the shop. / (D) No error


24 (B); Change 'than' into 'to'

25. (A) Rahul wears / (B) only clothes / (C) made of cotton. / (D) No error

25 (B); Remove 'only'. Only will be used before
cotton


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