Important Spotting Error for SSC AND Miscellaneous Questions for Ssc Cgl mains 2017 set-19

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#ERROR

1. Many a man (A)/ have gone to Dubai (B)/
in search of a job. (C)/ No error (D)



1. (B) Replace 'have' with 'has'. 'Many a' is
singular, and it takes singular verb.

2. My friend dared (A)/ me walk (B)/ along the
edge of a roof. (C)/ no error (D)

2. (B) 'To + v1' comes after dare, if dare is used
in affirmative sentence.

3. I have not (A)/ met my friend Amit (B)/ from
times immemorial. (C)/ no error (D)

3. (C) Replace 'times' with 'time'. 'time
immemorial' is a phrase meaning time
extending beyond the reach of memory,
record.

4. She talked (A)/ to me as if (B)/ we met
before. (C)/ No error (D)

4. (C) 'had' will come before 'met'. When both
the events are of past and 2nd depends
on the 1st action, Past perfect is used
for the 1st action and Past indefinite for
the 2nd action.

5. Each one of my roommates (A)/ were stuck
in the traffic (B)/ on the 15th of August. (C)/
No error (D)

5. (B) Replace 'was' with 'were'. 'each one' is
singular and takes singular verb.

6. My brother lived in Lucknow (A)/ since
1990 to 2008 (B)/ but is now living in Delhi.
(C)/ No error (D)

6. (B) Replace 'since' with 'from'. 'from' is
followed by 'to' when two point of time
are given.3 + obj, sub + would +
have + v3 

7. You need to learn (A)/ to adapt to (B)/
changing circumstances. (C)/ no error (D)

7. (B) 'adapt' is followed by reflexive pronoun.
Here 'yourself' will follow 'adapt'.

8. Virat Kohli is one of those player (A)/ who
perform better (B)/ in tough conditions. (C)/
no error (D)

8. (A) Replace player with players. After 'one
of the' comes plural noun.

9. Had I known (A)/ you were visiting me today
(B)/ I would meet you at the airport. (C)/ no
error (D)

9. (C) Past conditional formula
Had + subject + v3

10. I am not familiar with (A)/ most of the
people of this locality (B)/ although I had

been living here for 5 years. (C)/ no error
(D)

10. (C) Replace had been with have been.
Sentence is in present perfect
continuous. 

11. All my sister-in-laws (A)/ were present at
the (B)/ wedding ceremony of my sister. (C)/
no error (D)

11. (A) Sisters-in-law is the correct plural form
of sister-in-law

12. It is high time (A)/ we start studying (B)/
for our exams. (C)/ no error (D)

12. (B) It's high time is a verb and it takes past
form of verb with it. Change 'start' into
'started'.

13. Someone, they don’t know, (A)/ broke their
window (B)/last night (C)/ no error (D)

13. (D) No error

14. You have been (A)/ sleeping for the past two
hours (B)/ aren’t you? (C)/ no error (D)

14. (C) Sentence with helping verb 'have' takes
'haven't' in the question tag.

15. None of the ministers (A)/ was able either
to deny (B)/ or accept the allegations of
corruption. (C)/ no error (D)


15. (B) 'either' will come after 'to'. 'accept' and
'deny' are joined by 'either' and 'or'.

16. The cricket match (A)/ that was played the
couple of days ago (B)/ was very exciting.
(C)/ no error (D)

16. (B) 'A couple of days' is a phrase. Replace
'the' with 'a'.

17. It was (A)/ me who called (B)/ the
ambulance. (C)/ no error (D)



17. (B) Replace 'me' with 'I'. If a sentence
starts with 'it' followed by any form of
'be' the pronoun that follows 'be' must
be in nominative case.

18. My laptop is (A)/ superior and (B)/ more
expensive than yours. (C)/ no error (D)

18. (B) 'to' preposition comes after words like
'superior' 'inferior' and other adjectives
ending in 'ior'.


19. Our coach (A)/ emphasized on (B)/the use
of correct techniques. (C)/ no error (D)

19. (B) Remove 'on'. 'Emphasized' doesn't take
any preposition.


20. While crossing the road (A)/ the child was
run over (B)/ with the bus. (C)/ no error(D)

20. (C) Correct preposition is 'by'. Replace 'with'
with 'by'



#fillers

21. India and China have separately
announced that the Doklam military ____
has ended.
(A) Stand-of (B) Stand-off
(C) Stand-up (D) Stand-away

B

22. It was impossible to miss the _________ of
the visit of Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher
Bahadur Deuba to India.
(A) significant (B) significance
(C) insignificant (D) inclusivity

B

23. The president was ________ while he was
walking along the road.
(A) murdered (B) executed
(C) assassinated (D) exterminated

C

24. They are so _____ , they could not operate
the computer properly.
(A) red (B) white
(C) blue (D) green

D

25. Have you ever felt the responsibility _______
looking after your parents?
(A) for (B) of
(C) from (D) after
B



#antonyms

26. Barren
(A) oily (B) polished
(C) sorrowful (D) fertile

D

27. Strife
(A) conflict (B) peace
(C) anger (D) woe

B

28. Adulation

(A) flattery	(B) encomium
(C) confession	(D) condemnation

D

#synonyms

29. Mordant
(A) stupid (B) pensive
(C) senseless (D) sarcastic


D


30. garnish
(A) honour (B) respect
(C) obey (D) adorn

D

31. Squander
(A) waste (B) expensive
(C) litter (D) economical
A


#idioms

36. Run riot
(A) run fast
(B) provoke the mob
(C) Act without restraint
(D) very quickly

C

37. Pay off old scores
(A) to stay in jail
(B) to take revenge
(C) to play dishonestly
(D) quarrel

B

38. send packing
(A) to send a gift
(B) to tell somebody rudely to go away
(C) to make a mess
(D) to express a feeling

B

39. call in question
(A) summon as a witness
(B) doubtful
(C) prove a theory
(D) Challenge someone

D

40. on tenterhooks
(A) happy and excited
(B) in suspense and anxiety
(C) angry and irritated
(D) surprised and shocked

B

41. Hobson’s choice
(A) lion’s share
(B) the best choice
(C) option of taking the one offered or
nothing
(D) the last chance

C

42. To be hand and glove with someone
(A) to be social (B) to be playful
(C) to be annoyed (D) to be intimate

D

43. in high spirits
(A) in good position (B) drunk
(C) cheerful (D) shocked

C

44. sweep under the carpet
(A) to hide a problem or feelings
(B) clean under the carpet
(C) to hide under the carpet
(D) accept the punishment

A

45. Back of beyond
(A) An ideal place for holidays
(B) A place with certain memories
(C) A religious place
(D) A lonely forsaken place
D



#oneWord

66. Commencement of words with the same
letter
(A) oxymoron (B) pun
(C) verbatim (D) alliteration

D

67. Sudden and violent change
(A) catechism (B) catalysis
(C) catacomb (D) cataclysm
D


68. A pioneer of reform movement
(A) apothecary (B) apostle
(C) renegade (D) apotheosis

B

69. A state of emotional or intellectual
separation
(A) alienation (B) euphoria
(C) esctasy (D) communion

A

70. The act of delaying
(A) regression (B) degeneration
(C) inflation (D) procrastination

D

71. To remove all objectionable matter
(A) expurgate (B) censure
(C) edit (D) Photoshop

A

72. A man with a narrow, prejudiced views
especially about politics and religion:
(A) Bigot (B) Maniac
(C) Chauvinist (D) Fiend

A

73. To persuade someone by flattery
(A) conviction (B) confession
(C) cajolement (D) coercion

C

74. A person’s peculiar habit
(A) idiosyncracy (B) trait
(C) dialect (D) talent

A

75. A figure of speech by which a thing is
spoken of as being that it only resembles
(A) simile (B) metaphor
(C) personification (D) Alliteration

B

#improvement

97. He [absented] from the meeting.
(A) had absented
(B) absented himself
(C) took absence
(D) no improvement

B

98. People in different states of India live [with]different customs
(A) by (B) on
(C) through (D) no improvement

A

99. I would [soon] sleep than spend the whole
night watching movies.

(A) sooner	(B) rather
(C) hardly	(D) no improvement
B 100. No sooner did I open the door [that the goons
attacked me.]
(A) and the goons attacked me
(B) then the goons attacked me
(C) than the goons attacked me
(D) no improvement
C 101. The standing committee [is consisted of ]10
members

(A) consists of
(B) comprises of
(C) constitutes of
(D) no improvement

A

102. We have so scheduled the event [and one
of us] is always there to answer their
queries.
(A) such that one of us
(B) so that one of us
(C) that one of us
(D) no improvement

C

103. How could a guy like him [perpetrate] such
an act.
(A) perpetuate (B) precipitate
(C) appropriate (D) no improvement

D

104. Since we [were knowing] the correct
answers we did not fail.
(A) know (B) have known
(C) knew (D) no improvement

C

105. The guy to whom she [got married to] is a
very successful businessman.
(A) got married
(B) got married with
(C) has got married to
(D) no improvement

A

106. The number of people killed in the bomb
blast [were] fifty.
(A) have been (B) is
(C) was (D) no improvement

C

107. We [seldom or never] go out with our
parents.
(A) seldom or ever (B) now or never
(C) ever (D) no improvement

D

108. You [have not justified] in imputing motives
to him
(A) Did not justify
(B) Were not justified
(C) Could not justify
(D) No improvements

B

109. We [could not help] admire his creative
thoughts
(A) no improvement
(B) could not help to
(C) could not help but
(D) could not but

C

110. I asked him to copy the sentence word [for]word
(A) after (B) by
(C) to (D) no improvement

D

111. The loan will be paid over a period [of] time.
(A) in (B) within
(C) by (D) no improvement

D

112. [I was first to reach] the school today.
(A) I was the first to reach
(B) I reached first
(C) I first reached
(D) no improvement

A

113. Too much of anything is good for [everything](A) nothing (B) something
(C) no improvement (D) all things

A

114. I have dreamt all my life [to own] a private
Jet.
(A) owning (B) to owning
(C) of owning (D) no improvement

C

115. He did not go there, [nor I did](A) neither did I (B) nor did I
(C) nor did I go (D) no improvement

B

116. Shops are open [far into night](A) far into the night (B) into far night
(C) far away night (D) no improvement

A

117. I love my watch which [I bought] yesterday
(A) I did buy (B) no improvement
(C) I have bought (D) I had bought

B

118. The car was parked in the [centre] of the road
(A) no improvement (B) side
(C) path (D) middle

D

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