Common Error Detection Questions and Answers





1. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
If I am you / I would have seen to it / that I won the prize.
a) If I am you
b) I would have seen to it
c) that I won the prize
d) No error

Answer: a
Explanation: If I were you

2. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
It is unfortunate that / many youngsters get / addicted to gamble.
a) It is unfortunate that
b) many youngsters get
c) addicted to gamble
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: addicted to gambling

3. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Kamala's fountain-pen / is as expensive / as Shyama.
a) Kamala's fountain-pen
b) is as expensive
c) as Shyama
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: as Shyama's

4.Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
When we consider all the factors, which are many, / the number of school dropouts / are quite disturbing.
a) When we consider all the factors, which are many,
b) the number of school dropouts
c) are quite disturbing
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: is quite disturbing

5. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
She has never / approve of him / working as a clerk
a) She has never
b) approve of him
c) working as a clerk
d) No Error

Answer: b
Explanation: approved of his

6. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Neither he / nor his father is interested / in joining the party
a) Neither he
b) nor his father is interested
c) in joining the party.
d) No Error

Answer: d
Explanation: No Error

7. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
With little patience / you will be able to / cross this hurdle
a) With little patience
b) you will be able to
c) cross this hurdle
d) No error

Answer: a
Explanation: with a little patience

8. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
She was told / to give the award to whosoever / she thought has done the most for the downtrodden
a) She was told
b) to give the award to whosoever
c) she thought has done the most for the downtrodden.
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: she thought had done the most for the downtrodden.

9. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
At the end of the year / every student who had done adequate work / was automatically promoted.
a) At the end of the year
b) every student who had done adequate work
c) was automatically promoted.
d) No Error

Answer: d
Explanation: No error

10. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The reason why / he was rejected / was because he was too young.
a) The reason why
b) he was rejected
c) was because he was too young
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: 'was that he was too young

11. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
His father died of cholera / but his mother also, / though very weak, is out of danger.
a) His father died of cholera
b) but his mother also,
c) though very weak, is out of danger
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: but his mother

12. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The police broke upon the robbers / when they were in the lonely place / to divide their booty.
a) The police broke upon the robbers
b) when they were in the lonely place
c) to divide their booty
d) No error

Answer: a
Explanation: The police came upon the robbers

13. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Since it was his first election campaign, the candidate was confused; / none could clearly understand / either the principles he stood for or the benefits he promised
a) Since it was his first election campaign, the candidate was confused;
b) none could clearly understand
c) either the principles he stood for or the benefits he promised
d) No error

Answer: d
Explanation: No error

14. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Jayesh is getting / fatter because he / does not take exercise at all
a) Jayesh is getting
b) fatter because he
c) does not take exercise at all
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: fat because he

15. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He loved / none but / his neighbour's daughter.
a) He loved
b) none but
c) his neighbour's daughter
d) No Error

Answer: d
Explanation: No error

16. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
It is an established fact that the transcendental American poets and philosophers. / who lived in the latter half of the nineteenth century. / were more influenced by Indian philosophy, in particular by Upanishadic Philosophy.
a) It is an established fact that the transcendental American poets and philosophers
b) who lived in the latter half of the nineteenth century
c) were more influenced by Indian philosophy, in particular by Upanishadic Philosophy
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: Were much influenced by Indian Philosophy in particular by Upanishadic Philosophy.

17. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
That house / is costing me / ten thousand rupees
a) That house
b) is costing me
c) ten thousand rupees
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: 'will cost me' or 'costs me'

18. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Firstly you should / think over the meaning of the words / and then use them.
a) Firstly you should
b) think over the meaning of the words
c) and then use them
d) No error

Answer: a
Explanation:'First you should

19. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
It is true / that God helps those / who helps themselves.
a) It is true
b) that God helps those
c) who helps themselves
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: who help themselves

20. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Happily, zoos were / unwilling to cooperate / in a scheme that was potentially harmful to animal welfare
a) Happily, zoos were
b) unwilling to cooperate
c) in a scheme that was potentially harmful to animal welfare
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: on a scheme that was potentially harmful to animal welfare

21. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
At the station, / I'll hire a coolie / to carry my baggages
a) At the station,
b) I'll hire a coolie
c) to carry my baggages
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: to carry my baggage

22. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The number of marks carried by each question / are indicated / at the end of the question
a) The number of marks carried by each question
b) are indicated
c) at the end of the question
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: is indicated

23. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
There is no question / of my failing / in the examination.
a) There is no question
b) of my failing
c) in the examination
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: of me failing

24.Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
She is / no longer popular as she has / a friends
a) She is
b) no longer popular as she has
c) a friends
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: few friends

25. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
It is necessary / that everybody / must have a house.
a) It is necessary
b) that everybody
c) must have a house
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: should have a house

26. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Not one of the hundreds / of striking workers / were allowed to go near the factory.
a) Not one of the hundreds
b) of striking workers
c) were allowed to go near the factory.
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: was allowed to go near the factory

27. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The single biggest gainer in this process / was ITC's Gold Flake Kings sales are estimated / to have moved up from 50 million to 200 million sticks per month during 1987 and last year.
a) The single biggest gainer in this process
b) was ITC's Gold Flake Kings sales are estimated
c) to have moved up from 50 million to 200 million sticks per month during 1987 and last year.
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: was ITC's Gold Flake Kings sales of which are estimated' or 'whose sales are estimated

28. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
They left / their luggages / at the railway station.
a) They left
b) their luggages
c) at the railway station.
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: their luggage

29. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Salim and Antony are such good friends / that one won't go to the pictures / without his coming too.
a) Salim and Antony are such good friends
b) that one won't go to the pictures
c) without his coming too
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: without the other's coming too

30. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
She is / five years / senior than me.
a) She is
b) five years
c) senior than me.
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: senior to me

31. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
They / enjoyed thoroughly / at the party.
a) They
b) enjoyed thoroughly
c) at the party
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: thoroughly enjoyed themselves

32. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The method suggested in the lecture / enables a student to learn more quickly / and to have remembered for a longer period of time.
a) The method suggested in the lecture
b) enables a student to learn more quickly
c) and to have remembered for a longer period of time.
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: and to remember for a longer period of time

33. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
My friend asked me / if I can lend him my Parker pen / for a few days.
a) My friend asked me
b) if I can lend him my Parker pen
c) for a few days
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: If I could lend him my Parker pen

34. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The test will not need / more than one and half hour / to finish
a) The test will not need
b) more than one and half hour
c) to finish
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: more than one and a half hour

35. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The school is / within hundred yards / from the church.
a) The school is
b) within hundred yards
c) from the church.
d) No Error

Answer: b
Explanation: within a hundred yards

36. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The brakes and steering failed / and the bus ran down the hill / without anyone being able control it.
a) The brakes and steering failed
b) and the bus ran down the hill
c) without anyone being able control it
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: without being controlled by anyone

37.Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The tall three girls / had left / the day before
a) The tall three girls
b) had left
c) the day before
d) No error

Answer: a
Explanation: The three tall girls

38. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
When he was asked what is wrong with him / he said that he was not well / and asked for leave of absence for one day.
a) When he was asked what is wrong with him
b) he said that he was not well
c) and asked for leave of absence for one day.
d) No error

Answer: a
Explanation: When he was asked what was wrong with him.

39. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Wherever they go / Indians easily adapt to / local circumstances.
a) Wherever they go
b) Indians easily adapt to
c) local circumstances
d) No Error

Answer: b
Explanation: Indians easily adapt themselves to

40. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Remember that you are part of / the team and your success depends on the support / you are able to give and get from your other team members
a) Remember that you are part of
b) the team and your success depends on the support
c) you are able to give and get from your other team members
d) No Error

Answer: a
Explanation: Remember that you are a part of

41. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The criminal was / caught, convicted the hung / in a short period of time.
a) The criminal was
b) caught, convicted the hung
c) in a short period of time.
d) No error

Answer: c
Explanation: within a short period of time

42. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
I am thinking of / to go to Agra / for my cousin's marriage.
a) I am thinking of
b) to go to Agra
c) for my cousin's marriage.
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: going to Agra

43. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
In management, as you rise higher, / the problems you face become more and more unstructured and you can't just fall back on / the tools you had been
a) In management, as you rise higher
b) the problems you face become more and more unstructured and you can't just fall back on
c) the tools you had been
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: the problem you face become more and more unstructured and you can't afford to fall back upon

44. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Neeraj said / that he would rather fail than copying / in the examination
a) Neeraj said
b) that he would rather fail than copying
c) in the examination
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: he would rather fail than copy

45. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
I had hoped to have met him yesterday / to discuss the matter with him / but he was not in his house, and so I could not meet him
a) I had hoped to have met him yesterday
b) to discuss the matter with him
c) but he was not in his house, and so I could not meet him
d) No Error

Answer: a
Explanation: I had hoped to meet him yesterday

46. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Since we are friends / there should be no secret / between you and I.
a) Since we are friends
b) there should be no secret
c) between you and I.
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: between you and me

47. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Since the attachment of airconditioned sleeping cars to all important trains, / travelling became very pleasant, / especially during the summer season.
a) Since the attachment of airconditioned sleeping cars to all important trains,
b) travelling became very pleasant
c) especially during the summer season.
d) No error

Answer: b
Explanation: travelling has become very pleasant

48. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
If I will have the time / I shall try and make it / to the zoo this afternoon.
a) If I will have the time
b) I shall try and make it
c) to the zoo this afternoon.
d) No error

Answer: a
Explanation: If I have the time

49. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We are four brothers and sisters living in this house / but neither of us is / satisfied with it.
a) We are four brothers and sisters living in this house
b) but neither of us is
c) satisfied with it.
d) No Error

Answer: b
Explanation: but none of us are

50. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
A leading textile manufacturer, one of the fastest growing in the industry / is looking for a marketing manager / to look up the marketing network of the company
a) A leading textile manufacturer, one of the fastest growing in the industry
b) is looking for a marketing manager
c) to look up the marketing network of the company
d) No Error

Answer: c
Explanation: to look after the marketing network of the company

51. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We have done everything / that could be done / to avert the storm / which is now coming on.
a) We have done everything
b) that could be done
c) to avert the storm
d) which is now coming on

Answer: a
Explanation: We did everything

52.Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Well, I spend six or seven years / after high school / trying to find a job for me / but could not succeed in it.
a) Well, I spend six or seven years
b) after high school
c) trying to find a job for me
d) but could not succeed in it.

Answer: a
Explanation: Well, I spent six or seven years

53. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
All renew licences / may be collected from / the cashier's counter after / paying the fees.
a) All renew licences
b) may be collected from
c) the cashier's counter after
d) paying the fees

Answer: a
Explanation: All renewed licences

54. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
All his relatives / All his relativesr / have gone on / a month's vacation tour.
a) All his relatives
b) except his daughter
c) have gone on
d) a month's vacation tour.

Answer: c
Explanation: to have gone on

55. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
No sooner did he / got up from bed / than he was sent / to the dairy.
a) No sooner did he
b) got up from bed
c) than he was sent
d) to the dairy.

Answer: b
Explanation: get up from bed

56. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
I believe that / next time when you / will be coming to Mumbai / you will bring my book
a) I believe that
b) next time when you
c) will be coming to Mumbai
d) you will bring my book.

Answer: c
Explanation: are coming to Mumbai

57.Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We have to take / him to the hospital yesterday / because he was / suffering from fever.
a) We have to take
b) him to the hospital yesterday
c) because he was
d) suffering from fever

Answer: a
Explanation: We had to take

58. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He / has seen / the picture / yesterday.
a) He
b) has seen
c) the picture
d) yesterday

Answer: b
Explanation: saw

59. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
But for your / kind help, this / task could not / have been completed.
a) But for your
b) kind help, this
c) task could not
d) No Error

Answer: d
Explanation: No error

60. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Not one of the children / has ever sang / on any occasion / in public before.
a) Not one of the children
b) has ever sang
c) on any occasion
d) No Error

Answer: b
Explanation: has ever sung

61. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The teacher promised / that he will explain it / if they come / before school the following day.
a) The teacher promised
b) that he will explain it
c) if they come
d) before school the following day

Answer: b
Explanation: that he would explain it

62. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
After toiling very hard / over a long period / he found / he had hardly made no profit at all.
a) After toiling very hard
b) over a long period
c) he found
d) he had hardly made no profit at all

Answer: d
Explanation: he had hardly made any profit at all

63. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Scarcely had / he gone a few steps / that he was told / that his mother was no more.
a) Scarcely had
b) he gone a few steps
c) that he was told
d) that his mother was no more

Answer: c
Explanation: When he was told

64. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The observers felt that / the stronger team had to face / defeat because the players / didn't play whole hearted.
a) The observers felt that
b) the stronger team had to face
c) defeat because the players
d) didn't play whole hearted

Answer: d
Explanation: didn't play whole heartedly

65. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
One of the objective / of the meeting which / of the meeting which / elect new office-bearers.
a) One of the objective
b) of the meeting which
c) of the meeting which
d) elect new office-bearers

Answer: a
Explanation: One of the objectives

66. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Mahatma Gandhi did not solve / all the problems of the future / but he did solve / problems of his own age
a) Mahatma Gandhi did not solve
b) all the problems of the future
c) but he did solve
d) problems of his own age

Answer: b
Explanation: the problems of the future

67. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We never thought / that Mahesh is / oldest than the other / players in the team.
a) We never thought
b) that Mahesh is
c) oldest than the other
d) players in the team.

Answer: c
Explanation: Older than the other

68. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
One of the party / members were dismissed / for speaking against / the leader.
a) One of the party
b) members were dismissed
c) for speaking against
d) the leader.

Answer: b
Explanation: members was dismissed

69. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
No sooner the plane landed / at the airport than / a group of armed / commandos surrounded it.
a) No sooner the plane landed
b) at the airport than
c) a group of armed
d) No Error

Answer: a
Explanation: No sooner did the plane land

70. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The job is much worse than I expected / If I would have realised / how awful it was going to be / I would not have accepted it.
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.

Answer: b
Explanation: If I had realised

71. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Somewhere along the / line I lost / track of what Ashish / says about heart ailments
a) Somewhere along the
b) line I lost
c) track of what Ashish
d) says about heart ailments

Answer: d
Explanation: was saying about heart ailments

72. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
An anti-extortion cell is opened / by the district police headquarter / six months ago / as a precautionary measure.
a) An anti-extortion cell is opened
b) by the district police headquarter
c) six months ago
d) as a precautionary measure.

Answer: a
Explanation: An anti-exortion cell has been opened

73. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Hindi and Marathi are / different forms of the Sanskrit / which were once spoken / in almost every part of India
a) Hindi and Marathi are
b) different forms of the Sanskrit
c) which were once spoken
d) in almost every part of India

Answer: c
Explanation: which was once spoken

74. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Everyone is / impress by / his zeal / and enthusiasm.
a) Everyone is
b) impress by
c) his zeal
d) and enthusiasm.

Answer: b
Explanation: impressed by

75. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
His father told me / that though his son had / worked very hard, / but he had failed to make any mark in the examination
a) His father told me
b) that though his son had
c) worked very hard
d) but he had failed to make any mark in the examination

Answer: d
Explanation: but he failed to make any mark in the examination

76. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Mr.Raman said that / he had a difference / with / the chairman at his statement.
a) Mr.Raman said that
b) he had a difference
c) with
d) the chairman at his statement.

Answer: d
Explanation: the chairman over his statement

77. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
During last days / I was continuously trying / to contact you / but you were not available.
a) During last days
b) I was continuously trying
c) to contact you
d) but you were not available

Answer: a
Explanation: During the last few days

78. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We were shocking / to hear the news / of the untimely death / of the leader.
a) We were shocking
b) to hear the news
c) of the untimely death
d) of the leader.

Answer: a
Explanation: We were shocked

79. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
I do not recall / exactly what he said to me / but when I was quiet / he said something to me
a) I do not recall
b) exactly what he said to me
c) but when I was quiet
d) he said something to me

Answer: b
Explanation: what exactly he said to me

80. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The health workers are / being tried their best / to popularise / preventive measures.
a) The health workers are
b) being tried their best
c) to popularise
d) preventive measures

Answer: b
Explanation: trying their best

81. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We don't deny / your right to know / whatever happened while / you were not in the office.
a) We don't deny
b) your right to know
c) whatever happened while
d) No error

Answer: d
Explanation: No error

82. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Neither of the plans / suits him and therefore / he decided not to / go out yesterday.
a) Neither of the plans
b) suits him and therefore
c) he decided not to
d) go out yesterday.

Answer: b
Explanation: suited him and therefore

83. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
I was being astonished / when I heard that / he had left the country / without informing anyone of us.
a) I was being astonished
b) when I heard that
c) he had left the country
d) without informing anyone of us.

Answer: a
Explanation: I was astonished

84.Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Since I had been gone / through the book / long back, I could / not remember the contents.
a) Since I had been gone
b) through the book
c) long back, I could
d) No error

Answer: a
Explanation: Since I had gone

85. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He is smarter / enough to get / selected for this / prestigious post.
a) He is smarter
b) enough to get
c) selected for this
d) prestigious post

Answer: a
Explanation: He is smart

86. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Kamlesh asked the dealer / what was the price / of that bicycle and whether / it is really made in Germany?
a) Kamlesh asked the dealer
b) what was the price
c) of that bicycle and whether
d) it is really made in Germany?

Answer: b
Explanation: what the price was

87. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
After listening to / his advice, I / decided to not to / go abroad for studies.
a) After listening to
b) his advice, I
c) decided to not to
d) go abroad for studies

Answer: c
Explanation: decided not to

88. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
As the ticket was / firm affixed / on the envelope, he / could not remove it.
a) As the ticket was
b) firm affixed
c) on the envelope, he
d) could not remove it.

Answer: b
Explanation: firmly affixed

89. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He had to / seek legal help in / order for settling / the dispute.
a) He had to
b) seek legal help in
c) order for settling
d) the dispute.

Answer: c
Explanation: order to settle

90.Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
I asked him / whom he thought / would be able to / get the first prize.
a) I asked him
b) whom he thought
c) would be able to
d) get the first prize.

Answer: b
Explanation: who he thought

91. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The apparently obvious solutions / to most of his problems / were overlook by / many of his friends.
a) The apparently obvious solutions
b) to most of his problems
c) were overlook by
d) many of his friends

Answer: c
Explanation: were overlooked by

92. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Such / rules do not / apply to / you and I
a) such
b) rules do not
c) apply to
d) you and I

Answer: d
Explanation: you and me

93. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Do not trouble / yourself about writing to me / unless you are quite / in the humour for it.
a) Do not trouble
b) yourself about writing to me
c) unless you are quite
d) in the humour for it.

Answer: d
Explanation: in the mood for it

94. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Scarcely had I / finished washing the car / than the master came / and asked me to clean the floor of the house
a) Scarcely had I
b) finished washing the car
c) than the master came
d) and asked me to clean the floor of the house

Answer: c
Explanation: when the master came

95. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The Head of the Department / advised all the staff / to not to / indulge in gossip
a) The Head of the Department
b) advised all the staff
c) to not to
d) indulge in gossip

Answer: c
Explanation: not to

96. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
We have keep / our promise and / you can expect / a lot from us in future.
a) We have keep
b) our promise and
c) you can expect
d) a lot from us in future.

Answer: a
Explanation: We have kept

97. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
I would have lost / my luggage and other belongings / if I would have left the compartment / and gone out to fetch drinking water
a) I would have lost
b) my luggage and other belongings
c) if I would have left the compartment
d) and gone out to fetch drinking water

Answer: c
Explanation: if I had left the compartment

98. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The last year proved / quite bad / as major industries / witness lot of problems.
a) The last year proved
b) quite bad
c) as major industries
d) witness lot of problems.

Answer: d
Explanation:'witnessed lots of problems' or 'witnessed a lot of problem'

99. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
In spite of toiling / very hardly he / realised that he had / not earned anything substantial
a) In spite of toiling
b) very hardly he
c) realised that he had
d) not earned anything substantial

Answer: b
Explanation: very hard he

100. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Of all the men / known to me none is / less inclined than he is / to think ill to others.
a) Of all the men
b) known to me none is
c) less inclined than he is
d) to think ill to others.

Answer: d
Explanation: to think ill of others