Error Spotting Questions (Quiz) for IBPS PO

 

Error Spotting Questions (Quiz) for IBPS PO

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.

 

Q1. He joined an athletic (a)/ club in which there was (b)/ a large number of activities (c)/ ranging from yoga to judo. (d)

(1) a

(2) b

(3) c

(4) d

(5) No error

Ans1. Option (2) Difficulty – E

In part (b), “was” should be replaced with “were”. 

 

Q2. Bringing the sense of (a)/ nativeness into the study of foreign (b)/ literature can widen our vision (c)/ of foreign literature appriciation. (d) 

(1) a

(2) b

(3) c

(4) d

(5) No error

Ans2. Option (4) Difficulty – M 

The part (d) contains a wrong spelling. Here, “appriciation” should be replaced with “appreciation”.

 

Q3. This service have been designed (a)/ for customers who need to inspect (b)/ and assess geometric accuracy of (c)/ their machines at the minimum cost. (d)

(1) a

(2) b

(3) c

(4) d

(5) No error

Ans3. Option (1) Difficulty – M

In part (a), “have” should be replaced with “has”.

 

Q4. The idea is of the (a)/ application to be flexible both for (b)/ the recording time length and (c)/ for the delayed playing time. (d)

(1) a

(2) b

(3) c

(4) d

(5) No error

Ans4. Option (1) Difficulty – M

In part (a), “of ” should be replaced with “for”.   

 

Q5. No claim for additional payment (a)/ shall be allowed for any error or (b)/ misunderstanding by the Contractor (c)/ in the Bill of Quantities. (d)

(1) a

(2) b

(3) c

(4) d

(5) No error

Ans5. Option (5) Difficulty – M

There is no error in the sentence. 

 

Q6. Since this simplified technique makes (a)/ widespread implantation a practical option (b)/ cost-benefit issues could come (c)/ to the fore very quickly. (d)

(1) a

(2) b

(3) c

(4) d

(5) No error

Ans6. Option (3) Difficulty – H

In part (c), “could” should be replaced with “will”. 

 

Q7. We have the opportunity (a)/ to engage into entrepreneurs and (b)/ publishers who are developing (c)/ innovative open business models. (d)

(1) a

(2) b

(3) c

(4) d

(5) No error

Ans7. Option (2) Difficulty – M

In part (b), “into” should be removed. 

 

Q8. From the above evidence it (a)/ appears that milk thistle was (b)/ very helpful in cases (c)/ of acute mushroom poisoning. (d)

(1) a

(2) b

(3) c

(4) d

(5) No error

Ans8. Option (3) Difficulty – M

In part (c), “was” should be replaced with  “is”.

Q9. An aquarium two or three years (a)/ old is an idial environment for the (b)/ growth and development of (c)/ all species of aquatic plants. (d)

(1) a

(2) b

(3) c

(4) d

(5) No error

Ans9. Option (3) Difficulty – E

The part (c) contains a wrong spelling. Here ,“ idial” should be replaced with “ideal”.

 

 

Q10. In spite of the unfavorable (a)/ weather the grain output of (b)/ the farm kept up and even (c)/ increased a little than last year. (d)

(1) a

(2) b

(3) c

(4) d

(5) No error

Ans10. Option (5) Difficulty – M

There is no error in the sentence.