Important Spotting Errors For

IBPS RRB Set – 57

1. Sheela has scored a first class (a) / in her final exams (b) / isn’t it? (c) / No error (d)

a) Sheela has scored a first class

b) in her final exams

c) isn’t it?

d) No Error

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c) isn’t it?

Remember the rules for question tags. Replace isn’t it?’ with ‘hasn’t she’

2. Wearing extremely fashionable clothes (a) / and surrounded by photographers and pressmen (b) / she swept up to the microphone (c) / No error (d)

a) Wearing extremely fashionable clothes

b) and surrounded by photographers and pressmen

c) she swept up to the microphone

d) No Error

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d) No Error

3. The long-awaited moment at the came (a) / and we set out for the station (b) / as merry a band of children as I have ever seen before or since (c) / No error (d)

a) The long-awaited moment at the came

b) and we set out for the station

c) as merry a band of children as I have ever seen before or since

d) No Error

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a) The long-awaited moment at the came

It should be ‘came at last’.

4. It is an established fact that the transcendental American poets and philosophers (a) / who lived in the later half of the nineteenth century (b) / were more influenced by Indian philosophy, in particular by Upanishadic philosophy (c) / No error (d)

a) It is an established fact that the transcendental American poets and philosophers

b) who lived in the later half of the nineteenth century

c) were more influenced by Indian philosophy, in particular by Upanishadic philosophy

d) No Error

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b) who lived in the later half of the nineteenth century It should be ‘latter’ half, meaning, the second half.

5. The cause of earthquakes (a) / is the heat in the (b) / earth interior. (c) / No error (d)

a) The cause of earthquakes

b) is the heat in the

c) earth interior

d) No Error

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c) earth interior

The idea conveyed is, ‘the interior of the earth’. So it should be ‘the earth’s ‘interior’.

6. Tell me the name of (a) / country where every citizen is law-abiding (b) / and no trouble is there (c) / No error (d)

a) Tell me the name of

b) country where every citizen is law-abiding

c) and no trouble is there

d) No Error

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c) and no trouble is there

The last part of the sentence should read ‘and’ there is no trouble ‘.

7. As poor as they are (a) / they never refuse to donate, they have (b) / for any noble cause (c) / No error (d)

a) As poor as they are

b) they never refuse to donate, they have

c) for any noble cause

d) No Error

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b) they never refuse to donate, they have

It should be ‘they never refuse to donate what they have’ or ‘they never refuse to donate’ in (b) part of the sentence.

8. My friend is the kind of person (a) / who will face up (b) / to the most demanding tasks (c) / No error (d)

a) My friend is the kind of person

b) who will face up

c) to the most demanding tasks

d) No Error

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c) to the most demanding tasks

It should be ‘to the most demanding of tasks’ (the preposition is necessary).

9. The wheat (a) / this year is (b) / finer than last year (c) / No error (d)

a) The wheat

b) this year is

c) finer than last year

d) No Error

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c) finer than last year

As we are comparing the wheat produce in the two years, it should be ‘last year’s’ (that is, last year’s wheat) at the end. Otherwise we would be comparing dissimilar things __ wheat and year.

10. I have (a) / to usually reach (b) / the office by 9.30 A.M (c) / No error (d)

a) I have

b) to usually reach

c) the office by 9.30 A.M

d) No Error

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c) the office by 9.30 A.M

The article ‘the’ before ‘office’ is incorrect. The use of the definite article is redundant here

Spotting Errors For IBPS PO Set – 56

 

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