Spotting Errors

J&K Bank Banking Associate · English Language · 78 practice questions with answers and explanations: 42 Easy, 35 Medium, 1 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Identify the error: "The news (A) are (B) shocking (C) No error (D)"

  1. The news
  2. are
  3. shocking
  4. No error
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Answer: B. 'News' is an uncountable, singular noun and takes 'is', not 'are'.

Sample Easy question 2

Identify the part with an error: "I prefer tea (A) / than coffee (B) / in the morning (C) / No error (D)"

  1. I prefer tea
  2. than coffee
  3. in the morning
  4. No error
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Answer: B. 'Prefer' takes 'to', not 'than': 'I prefer tea to coffee'.

Sample Easy question 3

Identify the part with an error: "He has been living (A) / in Srinagar (B) / since five years (C) / No error (D)"

  1. in Srinagar
  2. He has been living
  3. since five years
  4. No error
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Answer: C. Use 'for' with a period of time and 'since' with a point in time: 'for five years'.

Sample Medium question 4

Identify the part with an error: "Neither of the two boys (A) / were present (B) / in the class (C) / No error (D)"

  1. Neither of the two boys
  2. were present
  3. in the class
  4. No error
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Answer: B. 'Neither...of' takes a singular verb, so it should be 'was present', not 'were present'.

Sample Medium question 5

Identify the part with an error: "Each of the students (A) / have submitted (B) / their assignment (C) / No error (D)"

  1. Each of the students
  2. their assignment
  3. have submitted
  4. No error
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Answer: C. 'Each' is singular and takes a singular verb, so it should be 'has submitted'.

Sample Medium question 6

Identify the part with an error: "She (A) / don't like (B) / coffee (C) / No error (D)"

  1. don't like
  2. coffee
  3. She
  4. No error
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Answer: A. With a third-person singular subject 'She', the correct form is 'doesn't like'.

Sample Hard question 7

Identify the part with an error: "He is the only one (A) / of those students (B) / who have passed. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. who have passed.
  2. He is the only one
  3. of those students
  4. No error
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Answer: A. 'Who' refers to 'the only one' (singular): 'who has passed'.

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