Common Errors 5

Q.1. From Mumbai 1)/ the Rajdhani express 2)/ do not go straight 3)/ to New Delhi. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.2. Journey by car is 1)/ as quick or perhaps quicker 2)/ than by train 3)/ in this particular car. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.3. You are lucky 1)/ to get 2)/ such a 3)/ well paid job. 4)/ No error.5)

Q.4. If I would have 1)/ spoken to my father 2)/ as you spoke to me 3)/ he would have beaten me. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.5. We are quite fond 1)/ of this house 2)/ because we are living in it 3)/ for the last five years. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.6. Money not only satisfies 1)/ the basic physiological needs 2)/ but also the 3)/ higher order psychological needs. 4)/ No error.5)

Q.7. After looking through many 1)/ advertisements Sudhir decide 2)/ to buy the cheapest 3)/ brand in the market. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.8. I did not like 1)/ going to night school 2)/ but I had no alternative 3)/ as I have to work in day time. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.9. He said that 1)/ if I found the front door locked 2)/ I was to go round 3)/ to the back. 4)/ No error.5)

Q.10. In a fit of temper 1)/ he tore up a sweet letter 2)/ which his wife had 3)/ written to him. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.11. Yavanika is one 1)/ of the latest 2)/ addition to good drama 3)/ which appeared in recent times 4)/ No error 5)

Q.12. Children visiting the 1)/ park are amused 2)/ by the mon- keys 3)/ play in the cages. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.13. The car flew off the road 1)/ and fell into the valley 2)/ because Amit 3)/ was driving faster. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.14. Sadhana was the one person 1)/ who could some how manage 2)/ to working in that section 3)/ for such a long time. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.15. In spite of the late hour 1)/ and the bad weather 2)/ Naveen decided to leave it out 3)/ and to drink at bar. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.16. Sooner that he had arrived 1)/ his friends arranged a re- ception 2)/ in his honour 3)/ the best hotel in town. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.17. The number of people 1)/ applying were so large 2)/ that the college had to 3)/ stop issuing application forms. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.18. Surekha was trying for admission 1)/ in the Engineering College 2)/ even though her parents wanted 3)/ her to take up medicine. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.19. Despite of a good monsoon, 1)/ this year, the production 2)/ of foodgrains in the 3)/ country did not go up. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.20. Hardly I stepped 1)/ out of my house when 2)/ I saw some policemen 3)/ coming towards my house. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.21. Today, the cost of living 1)/ is such higher that many 2)/ people find it difficult to 3)/ keep their health sound. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.22. Swati has such a fine 1)/ memory that she can 2)/ recollect anything what 3)/ happened many years ago. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.23. In spite of thoroughly search 1)/ one of the business pre-

Q.24. The agitating students had taken 1)/ vow not to return to their 2)/ classes until their demands were not 3)/ accepted by the Principal. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.25. In the meeting, Mr Mehta's 1)/ suggestions with regard for 2)/ certain administrative reforms were 3)/ hailed by all the members. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.26. The demand of the Citizen's 1)/ Forum that the prices of essential 2)/ commodities to lower down will 3)/ soon be considered by the Government. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.27. Children who have had 1)/ good pre-school education 2)/ are most likely to out-do 3)/ other children at school. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.28. Even though he found the subject 1)/ rather interesting Raghu could not 2)/ manage good marks 3)/ in the exami- nation. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.29. The enmity between the 1)/ two groups had reached a level 2)/ where reconciliation has 3)/ become possible. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.30. Anita was 1)/ unhappy about the results 2)/ of the discus- sion she 3)/ has with Rajani. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.31. He was driving slowly 1)/ down the highway 2)/ when a cat ran 3)/ across and he had to brake 4)/ No error 5)

Q.32. It being rainy day 1)/ most of the people 2)/ out on the street were 3)/ carrying umbrellas. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.33. The interviewer asked me 1)/ if I knew that 2)/ Kalidas was the greater 3)/ than any other poet. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.34. To make him succeed 1)/ the correct things to do 2)/ is to punish him 3)/ until he does try. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.35. On hearing from you 1)/ I will come not only 2)/ to the airport but will 3)/ also help you in customs clearance. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.36. The officer alongwith 1)/ his family members was 2)/ in- vited at the reception party 3)/ organised by his employer. 4)/ No error 5)

Q.37. As soon as I will 1)/ reach Patna I will 2)/ send you the books 3)/ you have asked for. 4)/ No error 5)