In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into five parts. Choose the part that contains error from the given alternatives.

justify;">1) There is a lot of discussion in (A)/ the United States about how to (B)/ help people to come together (C)/ to solve the complex problems (D)/ facing the nation and the world. (E)

A.C

B.E

C.A

D.D

E.B

2) The concept that armed strength could (A)/ evoke in the dealings of governments (B)/ over all matters including economic (C)/ questions have greatly declined (D)/ and seems to decline further. (E)

A.A

B.D

C.B

D.E

E.C

3) Economic warfare was applied (A)/ both in periods of peace and war (B)/ against countries to weaken (C)/ their economy and thereby reduced (D)/ their political and military power. (E)

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

4) Unless China cooperates, (A)/ the truth will never be (B)/ known but for as longer as (C)/ it prevaricates, a suspicion will (D)/ fester that it has something to hide. (E)

A.D

B.E

C.B

D.A

E.C

In each question given below, there is a sentence which has been divided into five parts. One of these parts is not grammatically correct and needs a correction. Read the sentence carefully and mark the option with the part of the sentence that contains an error

5) The finance minister made it clear that (a)/ the plan only involves brownfield projects (b)/ and not land and also promised to (c)/ give incentives to states for undertaking (d)/ disinvestment and asset monetisation (e)/.

A.a

B.b

C.c

D.d

E.No error

Answers :

1) Answer: A

The error lies in part C. A few verbs like ‘help, bid, make, etc.’ are followed by the bare infinitive (without ‘to’).

Therefore, the correct sentence is:

There is a lot of discussion in (A)/ the United States about how to (B)/ help people come together (C)/ to solve the complex problems (D)/ facing the nation and the world. (E)

2) Answer: B

The error lies in part D. In the given sentence, the subject is ‘concept’. So, it should be followed by the singular verb ‘has’.

Therefore, the correct sentence is:

The concept that armed strength could (A)/ evoke in the dealings of governments (B)/ over all matters including economic (C)/ questions has greatly declined (D)/ and seems to decline further. (E)

3) Answer: D

The error lies in part D. ‘to’ is followed by the base form of the verb. So, both the verbs before and after the conjunction should be in the base form of the verb.

Therefore, the correct sentence is:

Economic warfare was applied (A)/ both in periods of peace and war (B)/ against countries to weaken (C)/ their economy and thereby reduce (D)/ their political and military power. (E)

4) Answer: E

The error lies in part C. The adjectives used between the structure ‘as…..as’ should always be in the positive degree (not comparative or superlative).

For example,

He is as smart as his brother. (correct)

He is as smarter as his brother. (wrong)

He is as smartest as his brother. (wrong)

Therefore, the correct sentence is:

Unless China cooperates, (A)/ the truth will never be (B)/ known but for as long as (C)/ it prevaricates, a suspicion will (D)/ fester that it has something to hide. (E)

5) Answer: E

The given sentence is grammatically correct.

The correct answer is option (e).