Spotting Errors

Ladakh Police Sub-Inspector · English · 78 practice questions with answers and explanations: 42 Easy, 35 Medium, 1 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Identify the error: "She (A) have two brothers (B) in Delhi (C) No error (D)"

  1. have two brothers
  2. She
  3. in Delhi
  4. No error
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Answer: A. The subject 'She' requires 'has', not 'have'.

Sample Easy question 2

Identify the error: "Neither of the answers (A) were (B) correct (C) No error (D)"

  1. Neither of the answers
  2. were
  3. correct
  4. No error
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Answer: B. 'Neither' takes a singular verb, so it should be 'was', not 'were'.

Sample Easy question 3

Identify the error: "One of my friend (A) is (B) a doctor (C) No error (D)"

  1. is
  2. One of my friend
  3. a doctor
  4. No error
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Answer: B. 'One of' must be followed by a plural noun: 'friends', not 'friend'.

Sample Medium question 4

Identify the part with an error: "I look forward (A) / to meet you (B) / next week (C) / No error (D)"

  1. next week
  2. to meet you
  3. I look forward
  4. No error
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Answer: B. In 'look forward to', 'to' is a preposition, so it takes the -ing form: 'to meeting you'.

Sample Medium question 5

Identify the part with an error: "The sceneries (A) / of Kashmir (B) / are beautiful (C) / No error (D)"

  1. are beautiful
  2. of Kashmir
  3. The sceneries
  4. No error
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Answer: C. 'Scenery' is uncountable: 'The scenery of Kashmir is beautiful'. (The verb in C must then change too, but the root error is in A.)

Sample Medium question 6

Identify the part with an error: "No sooner did he (A) / reach the station than (B) / the train left. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. No sooner did he
  2. the train left.
  3. reach the station than
  4. No error
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Answer: A. 'No sooner' is followed by the past perfect: 'No sooner had he reached'.

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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