Common Error Detection - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

1

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Immediately after boarding the bus, / Mahesh asked the conductor / that if he knew / where the museum was.

A) Immediately after boarding the bus B) Mahesh asked the conductor C) that if he knew D) where the museum was E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

if he knew

2

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Twenty-five kilometres / from Bhubaneswar to Cuttack / are / a long distance.

A) Twenty-five kilometres B) from Bhubaneswar to Cuttack C) are D) a long distance E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

is

3

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He loosened his temper / whenever he knows / things do not take place / as per his planning.

A) He loosened his temper B) whenever he knows C) things do not take place D) as per his planning E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

He loses his temper

4

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He was very disappointed / when he found / that someone else / had secured higher marks.

A) He was very disappointed B) when he found C) that someone else D) had secured higher marks. E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option E

No explanation is given for this question. Let's Discuss on Board

5

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
In a very harsh tone, / he shouted at his servants / and told them that / he does not need their services.

A) In a very harsh tone, B) he shouted at his servants C) and told them that D) he does not need their services. E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

he did not need their services

6

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Honesty, integrity and being intelligent / are the qualities which / we look for when / we interview applicants.

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

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Honesty, integrity and intelligence

7

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
They could have / helped him / had they approached by him / for help well in advance.

A) They could have B) helped him C) had they approached by him D) for help well in advance E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

had they been approached by him

8

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
So longer as / you are honest / and forthright I will / support you in this task.

A) So longer as B) you are honest C) and forthright I will D) support you in this task E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

As long as

9

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
On his attitude / it seems that what he wants / is that the decision-making power / should rest with him.

A) On his attitude B) it seems that what he wants C) is that the decision-making power D) should rest with him E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

From his attitude

10

Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Foolishly Madhu threw / some water on the electric heater / when it catches fire / and she got a shock.

A) Foolishly Madhu threw B) some water on the electric heater C) when it catches fire D) and she got a shock E) No error

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

when it caught fire