English: Error Spotting for upcoming exams – Set 139 (New pattern)

In each of the following questions there are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

1. a. A serving army chief has to lay his political leanings aside and wear on the apolitical hat.
   b. Pakistan and China are unlikely to take kindly to the inference that the influx of immigrants from
   c. Bangladesh was poxy war by them. Strangely, sections of the media plead the case
   d. for leaving the army alone, but do not counsel the army chief on his political pronouncements.
   Only a
   Only b
   Only c & a
   Only d & b
   All are correct
   Option D
   a. wear on = wear wear on means (of a period of time) pass, especially slowly or tediously. whereas, wear means clothing c. poxy = correct spelling is proxy

    

2. a. PNB is the second largest PSB in India. If things have gone wrong in one pocket or
   b. some pockets, quick correct action should be taken. But that should not affect
   c. the morale of the organisation and no negative signals should emanate about the
   d. integrity and trustworthiness of the Indian banking system. Besides, corruption has no reserved constituencies.
   Only a
   All except b
   All a, b & d
   Only d & b
   All are correct
   Option B
   b. correct = corrective corrective = designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable. correct = free from error

    

3. a. The immediate transfer of staff in sensitive positions, appointment of consutants
   b. to dig out the dirt and stop the issue of LOUs is a band-aid approach.
   c. A branch manager may be transferred from one branch to another branch,
   d. but still remains in the sensitive position.
   Only a
   All a, b & c
   Only c & d
   Only d & a
   All are correct
   Option C
   a. consutants = consultants b. stop = stopping

    

4. a. ABS are bonds or notes backed up by financial assets.
   b. Typically, these assets consist of receivables other
   c. than mortgage loans, such as credit card receivables, auto loans,
   d. manufactured-housing contracts and home-equity loans.
   All except a
   Only b
   Only c & d
   Only d & b
   All are correct
   Option A
   backed up = backed = to support

    

5. a. The transactions’ performance has also been relatively stable, with reported
   b. 90+days past due (dpd) delinquencies (as of the February trustee reports) only
   c. around or less than 1 per cent of the closing notes’ balance. “The transactions are
   d. likely to suffer only a minimal impact, if any, even if the entire CE with PNB were to be written off.
   All except a
   All except b
   All except c
   All except d
   All are correct
   Option E
   

    

6. a. Fighting elections is a costly affair and the expenditure limits set
   b. up by election commission are unrealistic and barring a few
   c. almost all parties take anonymous donations from affluent
   d. business class and which is mostly tax evaded money.
   Only a
   Only b
   Only c
   Only d
   All are correct
   Option E
   

    

7. a. Demonetization will cause a cash cruch for political parties as
   b. most of them depends on black money. This would in turn open
   c. the debate for much needed electoral reforms that’s been
   d. pending for long and ultimately may be a step towards the cleansing of the system.
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & d
   Only d & a
   All are correct
   Option C
   a. cruch = crunch b. depends = depended

    

8. a. Hawala trade has also received a punch as a result of
   b. demonetization. With demonetization rendering old currency
   c. notes invalid, the entire network is broken. Hawala traders are no
   d. longer accepting cash and transferring it to a destination because the currency is not a legal tender.
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & d
   Only d & a
   All are correct
   Option E
   

    

9. a. In India, a large percentage of land deals are undereported.
   b. Whenever you go to a builder to see a flat, you always have to
   c. pay from 20 up to 40 percent of the cost in cash. No builder take
   d. 100% cash and they are able to hide a significant part of their income from tax authorities.
   Only a
   Only d & b
   Only c & d
   Only c
   All are correct
   Option B
   a. undereported = underreported c. take = takes (present tense)

    

10. a. Adarsh society scam will not happen with all government lands
    b. recorded in the system making it difficult for land hoarders to
    c. illegally make constructions on them. All these steps would break
    d. the builder politician nexus as well as resulting in cheaper homes for home buyers.
    All except a
    Only a & b
    Only c & d
    All except d
    All are correct
    Option D
    as well as = as well as well = in addition; too.