COMMON ERRORS
 78. The sweets (1)/ were shared (2)/       tence has an error. The number of that      103. A lot of form-filling is just red tape,
     between the four girls. /(3) No er-    part is your answer. Your answer is               (1)/ and sometimes the forms are
     ror. (4)                               (4) i.e., No error.                               so complicated (2)/ that people
 79. The long-distance train (1)/ which             (SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax &          can’t make head or tail from them
     met with an accident (2)/ was                  Central Excise) Exam. 12.11.2006)         (3)./ No error (4).
     carrying some army personal. /          91. Knowledge of (1)/ at least two         104. You are required to explain (1)/
     (3) No error. (4)                             languages (2)/ are required to             your conduct within two days (2)/
 80. The young men from Japan (1)/                 pass the examination (3)/. No              of the receipt of this letter, (3)/
     found the assent of the mountain              error (4).                                 No error (4).
     (2)/ hard going. (3)/ No error. (4)     92. The members of the Opposition          105. I now (1)/ am knowing (2)/ all
   Directions (81-90) : In the follow-             Party in the Parliament (1)/ shout         the facts about him.(3)/ No error
ing questions some of the sentences                upon the minister (2)/ if he               (4).
have errors and some have none. Find               makes a wrong statement (3)/.              Directions (106 – 115) : In the
out which part of a sentence has an                                                     following questions, some of the sen-
                                                   No error (4).
error. If there is No error, your an-                                                   tences have errors and some have
swer is (4).                                 93. Everyone of the films (1)/ you         none. Find out which part of a sen-
             (SSC Statistical Investigators        suggested (2)/ are not worth see-    tence has an error. The number of that
              Grade-IV Exam. 13.08.2006)           ing (3)/. No error (4).              part is your answer. Your answer is
  81. If the worst (1)/comes to worst,       94. The Secretary and the Principal        (4) i.e., No error.
       ( 2)/I will have to bid good-bye            of the college (1)/ are attending                   (SSC Section Officer (Audit)
       to my studies and join my fam-              (2)/ the District Development                                  Exam. 10.12.2006)
       ily business. (3) /No error. (4)            Co unci l Meeting at the             106. A hot and (1)/ a cold spring (2)/
  82. The interim report does not (1)/             Collectorate (3)/. No error (4).            was found near each other (3)/
       analyse thoroughly the principle                                                        No error. (4)
                                             95. No sooner had the hockey match
       causes (2)/of the disaster (3) /
                                                   started (1)/ when it began (2)/      107. All doubts are cleared (1)/
       No error (4).
                                                   to rain (3)/. No error (4).                 between (2)/ you and I (3)/ No
  83. The items I liked most (1)/were
                                                                                               error. (4)
       the rosewood carvings (2)/and         96. The Secretariat (1)/ comprises of
       the teak-wood furnitures of                 (2)/ many air-conditioned rooms      108. Either of the roads (1)/ lead (2)/
       Dutch design (3)/No error. (4)                                                          to the park (3)/. No error. (4)
                                                   (3)/. No error (4).
  84. A part of the training (1)/they                                                   109. I went to the temple (1)/ with
                                             97. It is high time (1)/ he stood on
       offered was (2)/real good (3)/No                                                        my parents, my aunts (2)/ and
                                                   his own (2)/ two legs (3)/. No
       error. (4)                                                                              my cousins (3)/. No error. (4)
                                                   error (4).
  85. The soil was moist as (1)/there                                                   110. I have passed (1)/ the examina-
       was little rain (2)/the day before    98. You should avoid (1)/ to travel (2)/          tion (2)/ two years ago (3)/. No
       (3)/No error. (4)                           in the rush hour (3)/. No error (4).        error. (4)
  86. The manager wanted to know             99. There is (1)/ only one of his nov-     111. The earth moves (1)/ round the
       who had arrived (1)/early that              els (2)/ that are interesting (3)/.         Sun. (2)/ Isn’t it ? (3)/. No error. (4)
       day (2)/the cashier or the ac-
                                                   No error (4).                        112. Unless you do not give (1)/ the
       countant (3)/No error. (4)
                                            100. He denied (1)/ to have (2)/ been              keys of the safe (2)/you will be
  87. They are a politically important
       family; (1)/one of his sisters is           there (3)/. No error (4).                   shot (3)/. No error. (4)
       a minister (2)/ and the other is                                                 113. Of the billions of stars in the
                                                  Directions (101-105) : In the                galaxy, (1)/ how much are (2)/
       married with a minister (3)/No
                                            following questions, some of the sen-              suitable for life (3)/?. No error. (4)
       error. (4)
                                            tences have errors and some have
  88. Supposing that the information                                                    114. The value of the dollar (1)/ de-
       (1)/proves to be totally reliable,   none. Find out which part of a sen-
                                                                                               clines as the rate (2)/ of infla-
       (2)/should we still have to re-      tence has an error and select answer
                                                                                               tion raises (3)/. No error. (4)
       cast the plans ? (3)/No error. (4)   (1), (2) or (3). If there is No error, your
                                            answer is (4).                              115. One of my desires (1)/ are to
  89. Though its gloss can (1)/fool few
                                                                                               become (2)/ a doctor (3)/. No
       unwary customers, (2 )/it              (SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit)
                                                                                               error. (4)
       wouldn’t be difficult for the                Exam. 26.11.2006 (Second Sitting)
                                                                                              Directions (116-125) : In the fol-
       clever ones to judge its real        101. A milk (1)/ can provide protein        lowing questions some of the sentences
       worth (3)/No error. (4)                    (2)/ for a nutritionally balanced     have errors and some have none. Find
  90. She pretends as if she has (1)/
                                                  diet. (3)/ No error (4).              out which part of a sentence has an
       never in her life, (2)/told a lie.
                                            102. When the football team walked          error. The number of that part is your
       Isn’t it ? (3)/No error.(4)
                                                  onto the field (1)/ the crowd burst   answer. If there is No error, your an-
    Directions (91 – 100) : In the fol-
                                                  into applause, (2)/ but some          swer is (4).
lowing questions, some of the sen-
                                                                                          (SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit)
tences have errors and some have                  cheers were heard too. (3)/ No
                                                                                               Exam. 30.09.2007 (Second Sitting)
none. Find out which part of a sen-               error (4).
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