101.
(a) Professor Shastri were
(b) a loved man and
(c) had students visiting
(d) him every day.
Answer: (a) Replace ‘were’ with ‘was’
102.
(a) Reetu was a model
(b) and so she would
(c) starve herself to maintain
(d) his body weight.
Answer: (d) Replace ‘his’ with ‘her’
103.
(a) Air pollution, together with littering,
(b) are causing many problems
(c) in our cities.
Answer: (b) ‘are’ is replaced by ‘is’
104.
(a) The accused refused
(b) to answer to the policeman
(c) on duty.
Answer: .(b) Remove ‘to’ before the policeman
105.
(a) What is
(b) the use of me
(c) attending the session?
Answer:
106.
(a) We met our prospective employer,
(b) for a briefing session
(c) in the Taj Hotel.
Answer: (c) ‘in’ is replaced by ‘at’
107.
(a) Because of the severe snow storm and the road blocks,
(b) the air force dropped food and
(c) medical supplies close to the city.
Answer: No error
108.
(a) In the first two months of this fiscal, tractor sales has seen
(b) a drop of about five percent
(c) however, the industry is waiting for the monsoon
(d) to really arrive at a firm conclusion about growth prospects for the current year.
Answer: (a) Here subject (tractor sales) is plural. Hence, ….. tractor sales have seen ……. should be used.
109.
(a) Dolphins are truly out of the ordinary because of their intelligence
(b) and among the many creatures that share the earth form
(c) they come closest to humankind in terms of
(d) familial traits, emotions and learning.
Answer: (b) It is preposition related error. Hence, ………. that share the earth with us should be used.
110.
(a) Corruption indulged in by the high and mighty adversely impacts
(b) our nation, and in the coming months
(c) we may see revival of efforts
(d) to tackle such large scale corruption.
Answer: No error.
111.
(a) It is notable and welcome that the ministry of
(b) environmental and forests is to issue approvals online
(c) in a time bound manner, with clear timelines
(d) in place for the various sub-steps along the way.
Answer: (b) Here, Noun i.e., environment and forests is ……. should be used.
112.
(a) To portray
(b) what a fairness cream does without
(c) any sort of comparison or visual
(d) references are very difficult.
Answer: (d) Here, Infinitive i.e., To portray is subject. Hence, singular verb i.e. references is very difficult should be used.