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English Language Set -208

Here we are providing new series of English Language Questions for upcoming exams, so the aspirants can practice it on a daily basis.

In the paragraphs given below count the number of grammatical errors and mark as your answer.

1) The forecast says that all over Holi, which is on Monday, the maximum

temperature to be likely to touch around 37-38 degrees Celsius Delhi’s air quality in Wednesday improved marginally on Wednesday, with the hour average air quality index (AQI) at 7am recording 202, in the poor category. Central Pollution Control Board data shows that in Tuesday the overall AQI of Delhi was 244, also in the poor category.

A) if the sentence has five or less than five errors

B) if the sentence has six errors

C) if the sentence has no error

D) if the sentence has seven errors

E) if the sentence has eight or more than eight errors

2) On Tuesday, the maximum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung weather station, which is considered the official marker for the city, was 29.6 degrees Celsius—a notch below the season’s normal. The minimum temperature, however, was the highest recording for the season.

A) if the sentence has five or less than five errors

B) if the sentence has six errors

C) if the sentence has no error

D) if the sentence has seven errors

E) if the sentence has eight or more than eight errors

3) IMD recordings showed that this month, barring Tuesday’s temperature fall, the maximum temperature have been 2-3 degrees higher then normal. Scientists said they were expecting the recordings is a few degrees warmer than usual.

A) if the sentence has five or less than five errors

B) if the sentence has six errors

C) if the sentence has no error

D) if the sentence has seven errors

E) if the sentence has eight or more than eight errors

4) Moisture incursion from north Arabian Sea over northwest India is likely to reduce from today. Under the influence of all these meteorological features, scattered rain and thunderstorms are likely over northwest India today.

A) if the sentence has five or less than five errors

B) if the sentence has six errors

C) if the sentence has no error

D) if the sentence has seven errors

E) if the sentence has eight or more than eight errors

5) After widespread rain and thunderstorms above the western Himalayas and parts of the northwestern plains this week, dry weather is likely over the region of Thursday, conforming to India Meteorological Department.

A) if the sentence has five or less than five errors

B) if the sentence has six errors

C) if the sentence has no error

D) if the sentence has seven errors

E) if the sentence has eight or more than eight errors

Answers :

1) Answer: A

The sentence has five or less than five errors.

The first error is ‘all over’. It should be replaced with ‘around’. Incorrect adverb is used here.

The second error is ‘to be likely’. It should be replaced with ‘is likely’. Incorrect verb `to be’ is used here.

The third error is ‘in Wednesday’. It should be replaced with ‘on Wednesday’. As ‘on’ denotes preposition; meaning physically in contact.

The fourth error is ‘hour’. It should be replaced with ‘hourly’. Incorrect adjective is used here.

The fifth error is ‘in Tuesday’. It should be replaced with ‘on Tuesday’. Incorrect preposition is used here.

Therefore option A is the correct answer choice to this question.

2) Answer: C

The sentence has no errors.

Therefore option C is the correct answer choice to this question.

3) Answer: B

The sentence has six errors.

The first error is ‘showed’. It should be replaced with ‘show’. Incorrect verb isused here.

The second error is ‘fall’. It should be replaced with ‘drop’. Incorrect verb is used here.

The third error is ‘have been’. It should be replaced with ‘has been’. Incorrect usage with pronoun here.

The fourth error is ‘then’. It should be replaced with ‘than’. Incorrect conjunction is used here.

The fifth error is ‘were’. It should be replaced with ‘are’Incorrect verb in plural noun is used here.

The sixth error is ‘is’. It should be replaced with ‘to be’. Incorrect verb is used here.

Therefore option B is the correct answer choice to this question.

4) Answer: C

The sentence has no error.

Therefore option C is the correct answer choice to this question.

5) Answer: A

The sentence has three errors.

The first error is ‘above’. It should be replaced with ‘over’. Incorrect preposition is used here.

The second error is ‘of’. It should be replaced with ‘from’. Incorrect preposition is used here.

The third error is ‘conforming’. It should be replaced with ‘according’. Incorrect adverbis used here.

Therefore option A is the correct answer choice to this question.