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Spotting Errors Quiz 14

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What is spotting error? Spotting errors are asked in verbal reasoning. You need to spot sentences and error which are grammatically incorrect. This error can be anything. From noun to pronoun to singular/plural to word usage they can be anything.
How do you identify error in a sentence?
  • Always read the entire sentence.
  • When looking for the error, examine each choice individually.
  • Check verbs and pronouns first, since they’re the most likely to include errors.
  • When an answer choice contains more than one type of word, check both.

Spotting Errors is one of important topic in English Language Section. In Spotting Errors Quiz 14 article candidates can find questions with answer. By solving this questions candidates can improve and maintain, speed, and accuracy in the exams. Spotting Errors Quiz 14 questions are very useful for different exams such as IBPS PO, Clerk, SSC CGL, SBI PO, NIACL Assistant, NICL AO, IBPS SO, RRB, Railways, Civil Services etc.
Directions (1-5): In the given question, a sentence is divided into five parts out of which the last part is correct. Out of the remaining four, there are errors in three parts. Choose the part which doesn’t have an error. If all the four parts are correct, mark E i.e. All are correct as the answer.

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The previous RBI directive was (A) / silent on whether data (B) / can be processed abroad or (C) / should only be done locally. (D) / No error (E)
    A. A B. B C. C D. E

SPLessons

The sentence is absolutely correct and thus has no error in it.

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While the public healthcare mechanism stutters, (A) / the charges in the chick (B) / private facilities are (C) / frightfully exorbitant. (D) / No error (E)
    A. A B. B C. C D. E

SPLessons

The error is in fragment B. The word ‘chick’ which means ‘a young bird’ is incorrect in this context.
The correct expression in this context is ‘chic’ which means ‘elegant and stylish’.
The correct sentence would therefore be:
While the public healthcare mechanism stutters, the charges in the chic private facilities are frightfully exorbitant.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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In the last 50 years, June rainfall has been (A) / worst only in 2014 and in 2009, (B) / when farmers were ravaged by (C) / the worst drought in 37 years. (D) / No error (E)
    A. A B. B C. C D. D

SPLessons

The error is in fragment B. The comparative degree of ‘worst’ should be used here as the June rainfall has been compared.
So ‘worse’ should be used instead of ‘worst’ in order to make the sentence correct.
The correct sentence would therefore be:
In the last 50 years, June rainfall has been worse only in 2014 and in 2009, when farmers were ravaged by the worst drought in 37 years.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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India wants more stringent (A) / data storage rules so it can (B) / good access data and conduct (C) / investigations when the need arises. (D) / No error (E)
    A. A B. B C. C D. D

SPLessons

The error is in fragment C. The comparative degree of ‘good’ should be used here.
So ‘better’ should be used instead of ‘good’ in order to make the sentence correct.
The correct sentence would therefore be:
India wants more stringent data storage rules so it can better access data and conduct investigations when the need arises.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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Most Indian space startups are hopeful that (A) / parliament will pass a long-pending space law, (B) / which will give clarity on how (C) / private companies can operate in the sector. (D) / No error (E)
    A. A B. B C. C D. E

SPLessons

The sentence is absolutely correct and thus has no error in it.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
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