Common Error Detection - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

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Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He is not coming tomorrow / as he is having a pain in the chest / and has to see a doctor.

A) He is not coming tomorrow B) as he is having a pain in the chest C) and has to see a doctor D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

'and he has to see a doctor'

12

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Many times the news has been published / in the papers that the end of the world will be certain / if a nuclear war breaks out.

A) Many times the news has been published B) in the papers that the end of the world will be certain C) if a nuclear war breaks out D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

The phrase "the news" is correct here because it refers to specific reported information, not news in general.

"News" is an uncountable noun, but it can correctly take the definite article "the" when referring to something specific that has been reported or published.

The structure "the news has been published in the papers" is grammatically correct and commonly used in formal English.

The rest of the sentence — "that the end of the world will be certain if a nuclear war breaks out" — is also grammatically sound.

Hence, there is no grammatical error in the sentence.

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Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The reason Ram / is absent from his duty / is because he is unwell.

A) The reason Ram B) is absent from his duty C) is because he is unwell D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

The reason why Ram

14

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Azharuddin is one of the finest batsmen / that India have produced / over the decades.

A) Azharuddin is one of the finest batsmen B) that India have produced C) over the decades D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

that India has produced

15

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The thief broke in the / house at the / dead of night

A) The thief broke in the B) house at the C) dead of night D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

The thief broke into the

16

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
May I / know who you want / to see please

A) May I B) know who you want C) to see please D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

know whom you want

17

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He said that he / will mind if / I refused his offer.

A) He said that he B) will mind if C) I refused his offer D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

would mind if

18

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Arun's parents died when he was young and / he looked after his aunt / who had no children.

A) Arun's parents died when he was young and B) he looked after his aunt C) who had no children D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

he was looked after by his aunt

19

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Though child marriage / has been banned / the custom still prevailed among some groups in India.

A) Though child marriage B) has been banned C) the custom still prevailed among some groups in India D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

The custom still prevails among some groups in India

20

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
My papa is / in bad mood / today

A) My papa is B) in bad mood C) today D) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

in a bad mood