Wednesday, August 17, 2011

TEST Of COMMON ERROR Part :-1 For CWE




—(Q. 1 to 20) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

1. Senior citizens prefer (A) / banks which (B) / branches are located (C) / near their homes. (D) No error (E)

2. In the latest statistics (A) / China supplies more than (B) / ninety per cent of the (C) / steel imported by India. (D) No error (E)

3. We shall be calling a meeting (A) / next week to assess (B) / the causes of frequently (C) / delays in infrastructure projects. (D) No error (E)

4. Although it has received (A) / clearance from RBI the bank (B) / has decided not to open (C) / their office in Hongkong. (D) No error (E)

5. Most of the tribals (A) / in the region (B) / are depended on the forest (C) / to earn their livelihoods. (D) No error (E)

6. After graduating from college (A) / having an engineering degree (B) / he received a job offer (C) / from a reputed American firm. (D) No error (E)

7. In order for (A) / the scheme to be (B) / successful we require as (C) / much as twenty investors. (D) No error (E)

8. The insurance company has plans (A) / to hire 25,000 agents (B) / at a time when (C) / most companies are cutting jobs. (D) No error (E)

9. One of the important lesson (A) / he taught me was to save (B) / at least thirty per cent (C) / of my gross income. (D) No error (E)

10. Due to the financial crisis (A) / the price of food grains (B) / has risen sharply (C) / over the past few months. (D) No error (E)

11. Many multinational companies (A) / have not been as (B) /successful in India (C) /than we expected. (D) No error (E)

12. He has ruined (A) /his eyesight (B) /by not using (C) /his spectacles regularly. (D) No error (E)

13. Mostly of the (A) /newly recruited officers (B) /have no experience (C) /in the banking sector. (D) No error (E)

14. The resignation of (A) /one of our directors (B) /have caused the price (C) / of shares to fall. (D) No error (E)

15. There are many (A) /ways of which (B) /inflation can (C) /be measured. (D) No error (E)

16. In present the / prices of food grains / are high all / over the world. No error

17. Majority of the banks / today uses technology / to reach out to those /living in rural areas. No error

18. I will give / you the advance / if you repay it as / soon as possibly. No error

19. Though he is very / wealthy and powerful / he has any / concern for the poor. No error

20. Mala has the / ability t o handle / many tasks at / the same time. No error
Directions—(Q. 21–25) In each sentence below four words have been printed in bold which are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these words may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The letter of that word is the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is (E), i.e. ‘All correct’.

21. My gole(A) is to acquire(B) a position (C) of authority (D) and respect within the organization. All correct (E)

22. The refusal (A) of the Ministry to clear pending (B) dues is a course (C) for concern (D) . All correct (E)

23. He was convinced (A) that discipline (B) and hard work would result (C) in dividents (D) in the long run. All correct (E)

24. This is a company which believes (A) in transparency (B) and appointment is done strictly (C) on merit (D). All correct (E)
25. There will be a decline (A) in the probablity (B) of oil companies because of the hike (C) in oil prices (D). All correct (E)

In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the four words are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All correct’ as your answer.

26. On the snow-covered land or (A) water, the (B) travel on-sledges (C) by five, seven or nine strong dogs called (D) All correct. (E)

27. When a complete (A) offers (B) advice, one either dismisses it (C) or takes up . (D) All correct. (E)

28. I (A) reading somewhere, a field- (B) estimate, that a colony of a thousand painted (C) (D) fifteen to twenty tons of food per day. All correct. (E)

29. The public was so much (A) with Rubicon that the (B) used to (C) before he (D) the first word of his role. All correct. (E)

30. It is (A) to have a scientific mind to be truly (B) because only with a (C) mind can one be a (D) cultured man capable of creating a new good world. All correct (E)

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letters of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

31. On account of the week / long strike the factory / was forced to close and / next month’s shipment will delay. No error.

32. Since the US economy experiences / a recession many Asian countries / are likely to have / reduced growth rates this year. No error.

33. Oil is now so expensive that / India will have to cut subsidies / instead face running out / of funds to import oil. No error.

34. It is unlikely that you will / find a more qualified and experience / candidate than Mr. Prasad / for the post of President. No error.

35. On account of the rising / costs many people are / finding it difficult / to feed their families. No error.

36. By marketing agriculture / products well, we / can ensure that / farmers make a good profit. No error.

37. The promotion means /that you may be / post in Chennai / from next month. No error.

38. This project is / too big to / undertake successfully at / such short of notice. No error.

39. When our company was / faced financial difficulties / the training budget was / the first to be cut. No error.

40. Conservationists believe that /better management of national parks /is the only way to save /India’s tiger population from extinction. No error.

answer:- 1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (A) 11. (D) Replace ‘than’ with ‘as’.12. (E)13. (A) Change ‘Mostly’ to ‘Most’.14. (C) Change ‘have’ to ‘has’.15. (B) Replace ‘of’ with ‘in’. 16. (A) Write ‘At’ in place of ‘In’.17. (B) Write ‘use’.18. (D) Write ‘possible’.19. (C) Write ‘no’ in place of ‘any’.20. (E) 21. (A) Correct spelling is ‘goal’.22. (C) Correct spelling is ‘cause’.23. (D) Correct spelling is ‘dividends’.24. (E) 25. (B) 26. (A) Frozan—Frozen27. (E)28. (C) Storcks—Storks29. (A) Familir—Familiar30. (D) Truely—Truly31. (D) 32. (A) 33. (C) 34. (B) 35. (E)36. (A) 37. (C) 38. (C) 39. (B) 40. (E)




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