Spotting Errors For SBI PO : Set – 48

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of the part with error as your answer. If you do not find any error in the sentence, select ‘No error’ as your answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

1. All this financial institution (a) / should be registered with (b) / the Reserve Bank of India to make sure (c) / that they function properly (d) / No error (e)

2. The government has (a) / decided to investing (b) / one trillion dollars in (c) / building new ports and roads (d) / No error (e)

3. Companies should hold such (a) / conference more often so that (b) / it can discuss their problems (c) / and come up with solutions (d) / No error (e)

4. Our village produces (a) / the best quality of saffron (b) / in the state and (c) / mostly of it is exported to Europe (d) / No error (e)

5. To be a good leader (a) / one should have (b) / the courage to take decision s (c) / and been honest (d) / No error (e)

6. The government has (a) / promised to provided (b) / subsidized foodgrains to seventy (c) / percent of the population (d) / No error (e)

7. As much application are (a) / pending we have set up (b) / four more committee to complete (c) / the work by this weekend (d) / No error (e)

8. Public Sector Banks celebrated (a) / Financial Literacy Day by organizing (b) / programmes to educate customers (c) / through banking products and services (d) / No error (e)

9. Today many companies (a) / are working to design (b) / computers who will not (c) / harm the environment (d) / No error (e)

10. If you have made a mistake (a) / while filling up the form (b) / you should be informed (c) / the Income Tax department immediately (d) / No error (e)

Answer Key With Explanations:

1. (a) Use ‘All these’ in place of ‘All this’

2. (b) Use ‘to invest’ in place of ‘to investing’

3. (c) Use ‘they can discuss’ in place of ‘it can discuss

4. (d) Use ‘most of it’ in place of ‘mostly of it’.

5. (d) Use ‘be honest’ in place of ‘been honest’

6. (e) No error

7. (a) Use ‘many applications’ in place of ‘much applications’

8. (e) No error

9. (c) Use ‘which/that will not’ in place of ‘who will not’, as ‘who’ can be used only for living beings

10. (c) Use ‘should inform’ in place of ‘should be informed