Important Spotting Errors For

IBPS RRB Set – 59

1. Mohan could not (a) / go to the picnic (b) / for his mother (c) / was not well (d) / No error (e)

a) Mohan could not

b) go to the picnic

c) for his mother

d) was not well

e) No Error

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c) for his mother

As’ or ‘because’ is the correct word here, not ‘for’

2. No sooner did (a) / the chairman begin speaking, some (b) / participants started (c) / shouting slogans (d) / No error (e)

a) No sooner did

b) the chairman begin speaking, some

c) participants started

d) shouting slogans

e) No Error

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b) the chairman begin speaking, some

No sooner’ should be followed by ‘than’ and not ‘when’. The pair ‘no sooner … than’ is a subordinate conjunction of time. It indicates that the second event occurs immediately after the first one.

3. No sooner did the jeep arrive (a) / at the station (b) / than a young police officer (c) / jumped out of it (d) / No error (e)

a) No sooner did the jeep arrive

b) at the station

c) than a young police officer

d) jumped out of it

e) No Error

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e) No Error

4. Sooner than he had arrived (a) / his friends arranged a reception (b) / in his honour in (c) / the best hotel in town (d) / No error (e)

a) Sooner than he had arrived

b) his friends arranged a reception

c) in his honour in

d) the best hotel in town

e) No Error

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a) Sooner than he had arrived

The first part of the sentence should read ‘As soon as he arrived’.

5. The chief idea of (a) / very common type of traveller (b) / is to see as many (c) / objects of interest as he possibly could (d) / No error (e)

a) The chief idea of

b) very common type of traveller

c) is to see as many

d) objects of interest as he possibly could

e) No Error

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b) very common type of traveller

The article ‘a’ is necessary before ‘very common type of traveller’ because the reference is to any common traveller

6. The foremost criterion of selection we adopted (a) / were the number of years of training (b) / a dancer had received (c) / under a particular guru (d) / No error (e)

a) The foremost criterion of selection we adopted

b) were the number of years of training

c) a dancer had received

d) under a particular guru

e) No Error

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b) were the number of years of training

As the reference is to a ‘criterion’ (singular), the singular past tense verb, ‘was’, should be used.

7. The future is (a) / yet to come (b) / but you have a (c) / right to shape it (d) / No error (e)

a) The future is

b) yet to come

c) but you have a

d) right to shape it

e) No Error

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e) No Error

8. Hindi and Marathi are (a) / different forms of the Sanskrit language, (b) / which were once spoken (c) / in almost every part of India (d) / No error (e)

a) Hindi and Marathi are

b) different forms of the Sanskrit language,

c) which were once spoken

d) in almost every part of India

e) No Error

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c) which were once spoken

The verb in (c) refers to Sanskrit language only; so it should be a singular verb (‘was’)

9. Children visiting the (a) / park are amused (b) / by the monkeys (c) / play in the cages (d) / No error (e)

a) Children visiting the

b) park are amused

c) by the monkeys

d) play in the cages

e) No Error

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d) play in the cages The last part of the sentence should be ‘playing in the cages’. The reference is to the action of the monkeys playing when children are visiting the park.

10. The job is much worse than I expected; (a) / if I would have realised (b) / how awful it was going to be (c) / I would not have accepted it (d) / No error (e)

a) The job is much worse than I expected;

b) if I would have realised

c) how awful it was going to be

d) I would not have accepted it

e) No Error

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b) if I would have realised

If I had realised’ is the correct second part.


 Important Spotting Errors For IBPS RRB Set – 58