Error detection Practice Questions for Competitive Exams

DIRECTIONS: In these questions, some of the sentences have errors and

some are correct as they are. Find out which part of a sentence has an
error. If a sentence is free from error, write (d) as the answer.
 
1. A free press is not a privilege (a) / but the organic necessity (b) / in a free
society (c) / No error (d)
 
2. Where he (a) / to see you, (b) / he would have been surprised.(c) / No error.
(d)
 
3. The number of marks carried by each questions (a) / are indicated (b) / at the
end of the question. (c) / No error (d)
 
4. It is tme (a) / we did something (b) / to stop road accidents (c) / No error. (d)
 
5. An animal (a) / can be just as unhappy in a vast area (b) / or in a small one.
(c) / No error (d)
 
6. This is an excellent site (a) / for a stadium (b) / and which we should like to
acquire (c) / No error (d)
 
7. If you absent from (a) / college your name is likely (b) / to be struck off the
rolls (c) / No error (d)
 
8. When I lived in England (a) / it was natural for me (b) / to speak a lot of
English. (c) / No error (d)
 
9. Neither he is (a) / nor his wife is (b) / coming. (c)/ No error (d).
 
10. Can you (a) / repair my watch (b) / until Tuesday? (c) / No error (d)
 
11. This picture (a) / is the best (b) / of the two (c) / No error (d)
 
12. The drawing room was a mess (a) / with all the furnitures (b) / scattered in
total disarray (c) / No error (d)
 
13. No sooner did (a) / the doctor enter the house (b) / then the patient died. (c) /
No error (d)
 
14. As I prefer coffee than tea (a) / my friends always take the trouble (b) / to
get me a cup of coffee, whenever I visit them.(c) No error (d)
 
15. I did ask him (a) / where you were (b) / but he didn't tell me (c) / No error
(d)
 
16. Those who are excessively careful (a) / for their health (b) / are not
generally healthy. (c) No error (d)
 
17. There has been (a) / little change in the patient's condition (b) / since he was
moved to a special ward in the hospital.(c) / No error (d)
 
18. Once we have agreed on (a) / the fundamentals, there will hardly be (b) /
anything left to discuss about. (c) / No error (d)
 
19. They cook meals, (a) / lay the table and wash up, (b) / clean the house and
mend the clothes. (c) / No error (d)
 
20. I will wait for you (a) / at the office (b) until you will finish your work. (c) /
No error (d)
 
21. The gap between what he preaches (a) and what he practises is too wide
(b) / to accept by any sensible person. (c) / No error(d)
 
22. The king was embarrassed (a) / to find evidences (b) / against his own
queen. (c) / No error (d)
 
23. While flying over India (a) / we had glimpses of the two sources of her
culture (b) / Ganges and Himalayas. (c) No error (d)
 
24. They begged him (a) / not to go (b) yet he was determined. (c) / No error (d)
 
25. I don't remember having met him before, (a) / although the voice sounds (b)
rather familiar to me. (c) / No error (d)
 
26. A lot of travel delay is caused (a) / due to the inefficiency and, lack of good
management (b) / on behalf of the railways.(c) /No error (d)
 
27. The manager called the clerk and said whether (a) / he was in the habit of
(b) / sleeping at home as well. (c) / No error (d)
 
28. The crew were on board (a) / and they soon busied themselves (b) / in
preparing to meet the storm. (c) / No error (d)
 
29. The statement made by the writer (a) / appears to be incorrect (b) / as
Gandhiji was not born in Ahmedabad. (c) /No error (d)
 
30. With the advancement of winter, (a) / the days grow shorter (b) / while the
nights grow longer. (c) / No error (d)
 
31. Amar introduced me (a) / to his friend (b) / who is a scientist and an
engineer. (c) / No error (d)
 
32. Students should work (a) / hard in order to (b) / build their carrier. (c) / No
error (d)
 
33. There is still (a) / little tea (b) left in the cup. (e) / No error (d)
 
34. I will spend (a) / my remaining life (b) in the village. (e) / No error (d)
 
35. The future of food companies (a) /seems quite secure(b) / owed to ever-
growing demand(c) / No error (d).
 
36. The vaccine (a) / when hit the Indian market (b) / is dogged by controversy
(c) / No error (d)
 
37. His son (a) / is working (b) / very hardly (c) / No error (d)
 
38. Do you know that it was I (a) / who has done (b) / this piece of beautiful
work (c) / No error (d)
 
39. The company has ordered (a) / some (b) / new equipments (c) / No error
 
40. If you had told me (a)/ I would have helped you (b) / solve the problem (c) /
No error (d)
 
41. The Arabian Nights(a) / are indeed (b)/ an interesting book (c)/ No error (d)
 
42. He (a)/ loved her (b)/ dispite of himself (c)/ No error (d)
 
43. Of all the models (a)/ Sessica is (b)/ the more good –looking on (c)/ No
error (d)
 
44. When I went there (a)/ Charles is playing (b)/ a game of chess (c)/ No error
(d).
 
45. Mohans' eyes (a)/ reflect a hope (b)/ for a better future in Microsoft.(c)/ No
error (d).
 
46. He went to Mumbai (a)/ with a view (b)/ to secure a job. (c)/ No error (d).
 
47. The Headmaster with all his senior teachers (a)/ have come (b)/ to attend the
meeting. (c)/ No error (d).
 
48. The teacher said that (a)/ the building adjacent with his house (b)/ needed
repairs. (c)/ No error (d).
 
49. Grapes (a)/ cannot gathered (b)/ from thistles. (c)/ No error (d).
 
50. Air pollution, together with littering, (a)/ are causing many problems (b)/ in
our cities. (c)/ No error (d).
 
51. The accused refused (a)/ to answer to the policeman (b)/ on duty. (c)/ No
error (d).
 
52. What is (a)/ the use of me (b)/ attending the session? (c)/ No error (d).
 
53. We met our prospective employer (a)/ for a briefing session (b)/ in the Taj
Hotel. (c)/ No error (d).
 
54. Because of the severe snow storm and the road blocks, (a)/ the air force
dropped food and (b)/ medical supplies close to the city. (c)/ No error (d).
 
55. If I would have realised (a)/ what a bad shape our library is in (b)/ I would
have done something, to arrest the deterioration. (c)/ No error (d).
 
56. He has been (a)/ enhanced in position (b)/ as result of his diligence and
integrity. (c)/ No error (d).
 
57. It is I (a)/ who is responsible (b)/ for the delary. (c)/ No error (d).
 
58. There is only one cure (a)/ to the evils which newly (b)/ acquired freedom
produces and that cure in freedom. (c)/ No error (d).

59. He flew (a)/ over extensively (b)/ the Pacific last winter (c)/ No error (d).
 
60. In 1906 a earthquake (a)/ destroyed much (b)/ of San Francisco (c)/ No error
(d).
 
61. His parents does not (a)/ approve of (b)/ his business (c)/ No error (d).
 
62. The college library is (a)/ not only equipped with (b)/ very good books but
also with the latest journals (c)/ No error (d).
 
63. The lovers walked (a)/ besides each other (b)/ in silence (c)/ No error (d).
 
64. Men are wanted (a)/ for the army (b)/ and the navy, and the air force, (c)/ No
error (d).