Error Spotting Practice Set for RBI Assistant - Part 2

December 15, 2016
error spotting
Directions ( 1- 20): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. if there is 'No error', the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuations, if any).

1. 1) Producers must take/ 2) responsibility for/ 3) the disposal of/  4) end - to- life products./ 5) No error.


2. 1) Youngest of the group/ 2) thought/ 3) he had found/ 4) the perfect name./ 5) No error.

3. 1) GM app will help/ 2) small and medium businesses (SMBs) create/ 3) and manage their business information online across/ 4) Google in English and Hindi for free without having to invest in a website or a domain./ 5) No error.

4. 1) On reaching the beautiful city of Rajasthan,/ 2) the trainers/ 3) lay out a feast/ 4) for their new state elephant/ 5) No error.

5. 1) The children/ 2) came forward/ 3) one by one hold flowers/ 4) of different shades./ 5) No error.

6. 1) A welcome features of the new rules/ 2) are the emphasis/ 3) on extended/ 4) producer responsibility. / 5) No error

7. 1) Recycle of e-waste/ 2) is one/ 3) of the biggest/ 4) challenges today,/ 5) No error

8. I too became/ 2) quite found of/ 3) him and would wait/ 4)for him to come./ 5) No error

9. 1) He vowed never/ 2) to be lazy/ 3) and keep safe/ 4) the father's wealth./ 5) No error

10. 1) The woman picked up/ 2) the bell/ 3) quickly and rushed/ 4) toward the village./ 5) No error.

  

Answer :

1. 4; Replace 'to' with 'of;.
2. 1; Add 'the' before 'youngest'.
3. 5; No error
4. 3; Replace 'lay' with 'laid'.
5. 3; Replace 'hold' with 'holding'.
6. 2; Replace 'are' with 'is'
7. 1; Replace 'Recycle' with 'Recycling'
8. 2; Replace 'found' with 'fond'
9. 5; No error
10. 4; Replace 'towards' with 'towards'


              

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