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Error spotting - Test Set 6

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  1. Question 1

    SSC MTS- 2024
    Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

    People put considerably many more effort when working in groups than when working alone.
    1. No error
    2. People put considerably many more
    3. than when working alone
    4. effort when working in groups
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  2. Question 2

    SSC MTS- 2024
    Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

    You could see/ / not to drink up the minimum fastest.
    1. not to drink up the minimum fastest
    2. You could see
    3. they were being careful as hell
    4. No error
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  3. Question 3

    SSC MTS- 2024
    Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

    The toad lay in her lap breathing heavy.
    1. breathing heavy
    2. The toad lay
    3. in her lap
    4. No error
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  4. Question 4

    SSC MTS- 2024
    Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

    You will certain pay for what you have done to your mother.
    1. done to your mother
    2. No error
    3. pay for what you have
    4. You will certain
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  5. Question 5

    SSC MTS- 2024
    Select the sentence that has a grammatical error.
    1. After a tiring day, I had a cup of coffee with Sudhir.
    2. There is a man sitting besides cat.
    3. She saw an excellent episode of the series.
    4. She asked an easy question, and I took an hour to crack it.
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  6. Question 6

    SSC MTS- 2024
    Select the option that contains an error.

    A fox and an hyena were spotted in the animal reserve.
    1. A fox
    2. were spotted in
    3. and an hyena
    4. the animal reserve
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  7. Question 7

    SSC MTS- 2023
    Select the option that contains an error.

    Harish says/ that his sister/ loves to pay/ harmonium.
    1. harmonium
    2. loves to pay
    3. Harish says
    4. that his sister
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  8. Question 8

    SSC MTS- 2023
    Select the option that contains an error.

    The platinum is a precious metal.
    1. is
    2. The platinum
    3. a
    4. precious metal
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  9. Question 9

    SSC CCHSL- 2024
    Select the option that contains an error.

    Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic; it is believed to be written around 500 BC to 100 BC.
    1. around 500 BC to 100 BC
    2. Sanskrit epic; it is
    3. believed to be written
    4. Ramayana is an ancient
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  10. Question 10

    SSC CHSL- 2024
    Select the option that contains an error.

    They have decided/ to wind out/ their business/ without delay.
    1. to wind out
    2. without delay
    3. their business
    4. They have decided
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CHSL- 2021
    Select the option that contains an error.

    Despite of being a close friend he did not help me in any way.
    1. Despite of being
    2. he did not help me
    3. a close friend
    4. in any way
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CHSL- 2020
    Select the option that contains an error.

    Despite of her tiredness Meera went into the kitchen to make some dinner for the children.
    1. Despite of her tiredness
    2. Meera went into the kitchen
    3. to make some dinner
    4. for the children
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  13. Question 13

    SSC CGL- 2022
    Select the option that contains an error.

    The recently hike/ in the price of petroleum products/ will hit/ household budgets severely.
    1. will hit
    2. The recently hike
    3. household budgets severely
    4. in the price of petroleum products
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CGL- 2022
    Select the option that contains an error.

    My house/ is more/ specious than/ my sister.
    1. is more
    2. My house
    3. my sister
    4. specious than
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  15. Question 15

    SSC CGL- 2022
    Select the option that contains an error.

    Athens was/ a most luminous/ of all city- states/ of ancient Greece.
    1. Athens was
    2. of all city- states
    3. of ancient Greece
    4. a most luminous
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  16. Question 16

    SSC CGL- 2024
    Select the option that contains an error.

    Mr. Surya/ have no interior/ motive in offering/ you support.
    1. you support
    2. Mr. Surya
    3. have no interior
    4. motive in offering
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  17. Question 17

    SSC MTS- 2024
    . Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

    Snoe was falling light when everyone was leaving church.
    1. No error
    2. light when everyone
    3. Snoe was falling
    4. was leaving church
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  18. Question 18

    SSC MTS- 2024
    Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

    She travelled to the/ conference accordingly to/ her managers instructions.
    1. her managers instructions
    2. conference accordingly to
    3. She travelled to the
    4. No error
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  19. Question 19

    SSC MTS- 2024
    Select the option that contains an error.

    The society/ of the/ our place/ is good.
    1. is good
    2. our place
    3. The society
    4. of the
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  20. Question 20

    SSC MTS- 2024
    Select the option that contains an error.

    My son, who is a cricketer too, is a M.A. from Delhi University.
    1. from Delhi University
    2. is a M.A.
    3. a cricketer too
    4. My son, who is
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