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Detecting Errors
Prepared by Neetu Singh

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(Previous Year Questions)
Revised
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Updated
(1997–2016)
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1. Based on the newspaper reports, (1)/
we can conclude that (2)/ many
accidents caused by reckless driving.
(3)/ No error. (4)
(SSC Section Officer (Audit)
Exam. 09.09.2001)
2. If motorists do not observe the traffic
regulations (1)/they will be stopped,
ticketed (2)/and have to pay a fine.
(3)/ No Error. (4)
(SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax &
Central Excise) Exam. 05.12.2004)
3. He who has suffered the most (1)/
for the cause, (2)/ let him speak. (3)/
No error (4)
(SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam.16.05.2010 (First Sitting)
4. The same procedure (1)/ also should
used (2)/ for the final assessment.
(3)/ No error (4)
(FCI Assistant Grade-II
Exam. 22.01.2012 Paper-I)
5. Paper should be (1)/ recycle (2)/ if
possible. (3)/No error (4)
(SSC Stenographer (Grade'C' &'D')
Exam. 26.09.2010)
6. The capital of Yemen (1)/ is situating
(2)/ 2190 metres above the sea level.
(3)/ No error. (4)
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
Operator & LDC Exam. 04.12.2011
(Ist Sitting (East Zone)
7. It is said (1)/ that this room is not
being opened (2)/ for the last fifty
years. (3)/ No Error (4)
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam. 11.11.2012 (1st Sitting)
8. The social activist (1)/ was murder
(2)/ in cold blood.(3)/ No Error (4)
(SSC Multi-Tasking Staff Exam.
10.03.2013, Ist Sitting : Patna)
9. The teacher made the boys (1)/ to do
the sum (2)/ all over again. (3)/ No
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error (4).
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam. 21.04.2013, IInd Sitting)
10. The cruel lady made (1)/her step
daughter to do (2)/ all the household
chores. (3)/ No Error. (4)
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam. 21.04.2013)
11. A weak-minded person is frighten
away (1)/ by the initial difficulties and
(2)/ gives up the attempt in despair.
(3)/ No error (4)
(SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi
Police SI Exam. 22.06.2014)
12. The government granted relief
payments of Rs. 5,000 each to those
who injured in the fire accident.
(1) No error
(2) The government granted
(3) Relief payments of Rs. 5,000 each
(4) To those who injured in the fire
accident.
(SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 09.08.2015
(Ist Sitting) TF No. 1443088)
13. The heavy-weight fighter was
knocking out in one punch.
(1) The heavy-weight fighter
(2) in one punch.
(3) was knocking out
(4) No error
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam,
25.10.2015, TF No. 2148789)
14. Iodine deficiency is an easy and
inexpensive nutrient disorder to
prevent.
(1) Iodine deficiency
(2) is an easy and inexpensive
(3) nutrient disorder to prevent
(4) No error
(SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA
Exam, 01.11.2015, IInd Sitting)
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15. The promise was broken by him. 24. The author's new novel, which is
(1) was broken (2) by him about social change, will launched
(3) The promise (4) No Error soon.
(SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA Exam, (1) The author's new novel
06.12.2015 (Ist Sitting) TF No. 1375232)
(2) will launched soon
16. The door should be keep closed. (3) which is
(1) keep closed (2) No Error (4) about social change
(3) should be (4) The door SSC (CPO) MAINS- 2018
(SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA Exam, 27 September, 2019
06.12.2015 (Ist Sitting) TF No. 1375232) 25. She is always finding fault with the
17. The last Mughal emperor was (1)/ food I cook.
send into exile (2)/by the British. (3)/ (1) I cook
No error (4) (2) fault with
SSC CHSL-2016 (3) the food
21st Jan, Afternoon (4) is always finding
18. No one knows (1)/how he escaped SSC (CPO) PRE- 2018
(2)/being dashed to pieces. (3)/No 13 March, 2019 Morning
error (4) 26. Regardless of class, income or race,
SSC CHSL-2016 parents believe that children who are
24th Jan, Morning bored after school should enrolled in
19. I could scarcely think (1)/ what I was extracurricular activities.
saying, (2)/ or what was being said (1) Regardless of class, income or
to me. (3)/ No error (4) race,
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(2) in extracurricular activities
24th Jan, Afternoon
(3) children how are bored after
20. Several visitors are (1)/ expected to
school
visit the (2)/ trade fair this weekend. (4) should enrolled
(3)/ No Error (4) SSC (CPO) PRE- 2018
SSC (CPO) PRE- 2017 15 March, 2019 Evening
1 July, 2018 Morning 27. A newly released study has found
21. We were woke up in the middle of that more people were injuring riding
the night by the sound of bursting electric scooters than by riding
crackers. bicycles.
(1) by (2) in the middle (1) that more people
(3) woke up (4) were (2) A newly released study has found
STENOGRAPHER - 2018 (3) injuring riding electric scooters
6 Feb., 2019 Morning
(4) than by riding bicycles
22. Our kitten was bite by a dog. SSC (CPO) PRE- 2018
(1) bite by (2) our kitten 15 March, 2019 Evening
(3) was (4) a dog 28. It seems that authors' creativity is not
STENOGRAPHER- 2018 restrict to their work and happily
7 Feb., 2019 Morning overflows into their names too.
23. The bridge repaired yesterday so the (1) happily overflows
traffic was delayed. (2) authors' creativity
(1) The bridge (2) was delayed (3) into their names too
(3) repaired (4) so the traffic (4) restrict to their work
STENOGRAPHER- 2018 SSC (CPO) PRE- 2018
7 Feb., 2019 Evening 16 March, 2019 Morning

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29. Due to the Cyclone Ldai(1)/vast areas 31. Three more elevated roads have been
of land have been flooded,(2)/roads propose in the new plan to unclog the
destroyed and communications(3)/ traffic in Delhi.
disrupting in Zimbabwe and Mosam- (1) in the new plan
bique.(4) (2) Three more elevated roads
SSC PRE - 2018 (3) to unclog the traffic in Delhi
4th June, 2019 Afternoon (4) have been propose
30. The reduction in the cost of CHSL-2018
education(1)/due to an increase in 1 July, 2019, Evening
32. Wealth creators are essential for
subsidies(2)/offer by the government
money to distributed in the economy.
is also seen as a reason to get more
(1) for money to distributed
educated.(3)/No error(4).
SSC PRE - 2018
(2) are essential
12th June, 2019 Afternoon (3) in the economy
(4) Wealth creators
CGL MAINS 2018
12 September, 2019

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 1. (3) Replace ‘caused’ with ‘are caused’.
The given sentence is in Passive
Voice.
2. (3) Replace ‘have to pay a fine’ with
‘fined’.
The complete sentence should be
in same voice.
3. (3) Change ‘let him speak’ into
‘should be allowed’ because ‘let’
does not have any passive form.
4. (2) Replace ‘also should used’ with
‘should also be used’. ‘Should’
change into ‘should be’ is Passive
Voice.
5. (2) Replace ‘recycle’ with ‘recycled’.
In Passive Voice ‘V3’ is used.
6. (2) Replace ‘situating’ with ‘situated’
because verb ‘situate’ is used in
Passive Voice.
7. (2) Replace ‘being opened’ with ‘has
been opened’ since the action is
in continuation for fifty years.
8. (2) Replace ‘murder’ with ‘murdered’
because. In Passive Voice after
‘was/ were’ V3 is used.
9. (2) Replace ‘to do’ with ‘do’.
After causative verb ‘make’ V1 is
used.
Make + object + Bare infinitive

    
Made the boys do
10. (2) Replace ‘to do’ with ‘do’.
11. (1) Replace ‘frighten’ with ‘fright-
ened’.
In Passive Voice after helping verb
V3 is used.
12. (4) Replace ‘injured’ with ‘got injured’.
13. (3) Replace ‘was knocking out’ with
‘was knocked out’.
In Passive Voice after helping verb
V3 is used.
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14. (3) Replace ‘to prevent’ with ‘that can
be prevented’.
In Passive Voice after helping verb
V3 is used.
15. (4) No Error
16. (1) Replace ‘should be keep’ with
‘should be kept’.
In Passive Voice ‘V3’ is used.
17. (2) In passive sentence past participle
(V3) form of verb is used.
Hence replace ‘send’ with ‘sent’.
18. (4) No error
19. (4) No error
20. (4) No error.
21. (3) Replace 'woke (V2)' with 'woken
(V3)'.
22. (1) Replace 'bite' with 'bitten'.
In passive voice, subject +
auxilliary verb + V3
23. (3) Replace 'repaired (active)' with
'was being repaired (passive)'.
24. (2) Use 'be' before 'launched'. The
sentence is in Passive Voice
25. (4) Replace 'is finding' with 'finds'.
Routine action takes Simple
Present Tense.
26. (4) Use 'be' before 'enrolled'.
27. (3) Replace 'injuring' with 'injured'.
Injure – ?kk;y djukA
Were Infured – ?kk;y gksus ds vFkZ esaA
28. (4) Replace 'restrict' with 'restricted'.
29. (4) Replace 'disruping' with
'disrupted'.
30. (2) The sentence is in Passive Voice
Replace 'offer' by 'offered'.
31. (4) use ‘proposed’ in place of
‘propose’. The sentence is in
Passive voice.
32. (1) Replace 'to distributed' with 'to be
distributed (Passive Infinitive)'.
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