English: Error Spotting for NICL and other exams – Set 59

In each of the following sentences, find if any part of the sentence (1), (2), (3) or (4) contains error. If there is no error mark E) as you answer.

  1. When it comes to badgers, passions(1)/ run very high in the general British (2)/public. These fascinating nocturnal(3)/ animals are much admired by animal lovers.(4)
    A) (1)
    B) (2 )
    C) (3)
    D) (4)
    E) No error
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    Option B
    Explanation:

    in > among
  2. A look at migration data suggest (1)/ that the number of deaths does not (2)/ necessarily indicate the crisis (3)/ that is being described (4).
    A) (1)
    B) (2)
    C) (3)
    D) (4)
    E) No error
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    Option A
    Explanation:

    suggest > suggests
  3. The Superintendent of Tihar Jail said (1)/ that Koli had been transferred from Dasna to Meerut Jail (2)/ as the first had not facilities (3)/to carry out the execution(4).
    A) (1)
    B) (2)
    C) (3)
    D) (4)
    E) No error
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    Option C
    Explanation:

    First > former
  4. Algae contain a lot of oil and they grow (1)/very quickly in water. So we can (2)/ produce biofuel without(3)/ using valuable agricultural land(4).
    A) (1)
    B) (2)
    C) (3)
    D) (4)
    E) No error
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    Option E
    Explanation:

    Algae is plural .
  5. The Indian government says that (1)/the dams will not have a bad effect on(2)/ the environment. The new dams(3)/ won’t have a reservoir of water behind it.(4)
    A) (1)
    B) (2)
    C) (3)
    D) (4)
    E) No error
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    Option D
    Explanation:

    it > them
  6. But we do not know the (1)/ full consequences for building (2)/ so many dams on important (3)/rivers in the Himalayas.(4)
    A) (1)
    B) (2)
    C) (3)
    D) (4)
    E) No error.
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    Option B
    Explanation:

    for > of
  7. One unfortunate result (1)/ of parents’ excessive busy (2)/and fast life is the total (3)/ neglect of their children.(4)
    A) (1)
    B) (2)
    C) (3)
    D) (4)
    E) No error.
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    Option B
    Explanation:

    Excessive > excessively
  8. Communication is not merely the (1)/ desire and the responsibility of a scholar(2)/ ; it is his discipline , the proving ground (3)/that he tests his findings against criticism.(4)
    A) (1)
    B) (2)
    C) (3)
    D) (4)
    E) No error.
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    Option D
    Explanation:

    that > where
  9. The manpower for development(1)/ during next quarter- century will(2)/ come from the world’s present population(3)/ of infants, children and adolescents.(4)
    A) (1)
    B) (2)
    C) (3)
    D) (4)
    E) No error.
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    Option B
    Explanation:

    use “the” before next.
  10. The joy of discovery(1)/ is a very real incentive(2)/ to research despite of (3)/ the rareness of its realization .(4)
    A) (1)
    B) (2)
    C) (3)
    D) (4)
    E) No error.
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    Option C
    Explanation:

    remove “of” after despite .

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37 Thoughts to “English: Error Spotting for NICL and other exams – Set 59”

  1. ครђ

    Thankyou 🙂

  2. Sachin Shukla

    8/10 thankuu Az:)

    1. Divaker

      Bhai mera ye part wk hai koi tarika batao

      1. Sachin Shukla

        practice and elimination yahi tarika h ek do bar 100 rules bhi padh lo error wale bhai…

        1. Jellyfish

          100 rules PDF hogi pls share it

    2. Player

      The manpower for development(1)/ during next quarter- century will(2)/ come from the world’s present population(3)/ of infants, children and adolescents.(4)

      2) why we replace “next” with the….how we identify ?

  3. ~NIk~ching~001~

    thnq ambi mam
    r u there?

      1. ~NIk~ching~001~

        oh my goodness.
        having known succint and tenous vocab,is it plausible to pay the piper in banking exam?

        1. Ambika

          vocab is not all u need 🙂
          its will matter just for 5-6 marks i don’t think more than that it ll help u if u have problem in other sections or English reading itself ..vocab is important but not that weighted for bank exam that it can sail you through the tough journey :))

          1. ~NIk~ching~001~

            so wt r the nuances by which i can steer the stewardship in english section?

          2. Divaker

            Just by reading skills you already a champion brother in vocab

          3. ~NIk~ching~001~

            i m nt

          4. Sachin Shukla

            100% it not only improve vocab but improve all sections like error, odd one, sentence correction, close test…..etc

          5. Ak$hita $inghal

            5 mein it ni aaega ambi.. .dam ko it use ni krenge?

          6. Ambika

            no them is used for dams not dam

          7. Player

            The manpower for development(1)/ during next quarter- century will(2)/ come from the world’s present population(3)/ of infants, children and adolescents.(4)

            2) why we replace “next” with the….how we identify ?
            .

          8. Sachin Shukla

            becoz if u read daily paper then apko word formation smjh ayega ki kisk sath kya usually use krte h…..during next nahi sahi h during The next appropriate hota h…

          9. Player

            ok got it ….thnks

          10. Ambika

            because it is rule to use the before Next , first , second , ordinals etc .

          11. Saurav Maji

            in ques no 3…..why we use former instead of first

          12. Saurav Maji

            koi rules hai????

          13. Player

            when we use “despite of”

          14. Sachin Shukla

            no despite of nahi hota inspite of hota h..

          15. Ambika

            we don’t use despite of
            despite is the right word ..inspite of is used

      2. kumkum ahuja

        are wah mod bn gyi
        congo 🙂

  4. MAYANK BHARADWAJ100%

    thks

  5. Jeetesh Chandra

    8/10….

  6. Jellyfish

    5/10 thx AZ

  7. kumkum ahuja

    thank u az 🙂

  8. Sunil Sharma

    thanks 10/10

  9. Chhotu D(mind) !! {NONSENSE}

    thanku

  10. Saurav Maji

    thanks

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