81.
(a) I am learning English
(b) for ten years
(c) without much effect.
Answer: (a) Being present perfect continuous tense, replace ‘am’ with have been.
82.
(a) Inflation and shortages
(b) have made it very difficult for him
(c) to make his both ends meet.
Answer: (c) In ‘c’, the word ‘his’ is wrong. So, remove this word.
83.
(a) If tomorrow is
(b) declared a holiday,
(c) we shall go
(d) to a picnic.
Answer: (d) Here, for a picnic should be used.
84.
(a) My grandfather used
(b) to go
(c) for a walk
(d) every morning.
Answer: No error.
85.
(a) The blast from
(b) the explosion
(c) knocked the factory worker
(d) to unconsciousness.
Answer: (a) Here, The burst from should be used. The words blast and explosion are synonymous.
86.
(a) Raju found it difficult
(b) to explain
(c) his final exam marks
(d) to his parents.
Answer: (b) Here, to reveal should be used.
87.
(a) My friend become
(b) terribly upset
(c) after losing her purse
(d) at the supermarket.
Answer: (a) The event shows past time. Hence, Simple Past i.e. My friend became …… should be used.
88.
(a) A red and sore tongue
(b) is an indicator from
(c) lack of iron and Vitamin-B62
(d) in the body.
Answer: (b)
89.
(a) In the high-strung life
(b) of over-crowded metros
(c) there a constantly tug of war
(d) over space and resources.
Answer: (c)
90.
(a) The foremost criterion of selection we adopted
(b) were the number of years of training
(c) a singer had received
(d) under a particular guru.
Answer: (b)
91.
(a) Excess weight is the result of
(b) unhealthy eating habits
(c) which are inherent risk factors
(d) responsible for many diseases.
Answer: No error.
92.
(a) The therapeutic benefits
(b) at helping others
(c) have long been
(d) recognised by people.
Answer: (b)
93.
(a) It was he who
(b) came running in the house
(c) with the news about the earthquake.
Answer: (b)
94.
(a) Her mother does not approve of
(b) her to go to the party
(c) without dressing formally.
Answer: (b)
95.
(a) Riding across the battle field
(b) the famous Bhishm
(c) saw a large number of dead warriors.
Answer: No error.
96.
(a) My Aunt
(b) was first
(c) to get a degree.
Answer: (b)
97.
(a) Padmini had not rarely missed
(b) a dance performance or festival since
(c) she was eight years old.
Answer: (a)
98.
(a) Krupa and Kavya studied
(b) in the Delhi Public School
(c) and so does Kamya.
Answer: No error.
99.
(a) Hasan plays
(b) both-cricket and billiards
(c) at the national level.
Answer: No error.
100.
(a) My father gave me
(b) a pair of binocular
(c) on my birthday.
Answer: .(b) Delete ‘pair of’ before binocular because the word ‘binocular’ itself suggests a pair.