COMMON ERRORS
160. In spite of the roadblock (1)/ the   175. The doctor advised Mr. Muru-          186. If I had lots of money (1)/ I’d
     guards allowed us (2)/ enter the            gan that, (1)/ because of his             give some to anybody (2)/who
     restricted area to search for our           severe cramps, (2)/ he should             asked for it. (3)/No error.(4)
     friends. (3)/ No error. (4)                 lay in the bed for a few days.      187. The old man felled (1)/some of
161. The newer type of automatic                 (3)/ No error (4).                        the trees in the garden (2)/with
     machines (1)/ washes (2)/ the                                                         hardly no effort at all.(3)/ No er-
                                                Directions (176–180) : In the
     clothes faster. (3)/No error. (4)                                                     ror.(4)
                                         following questions, some of the sen-
                                         tences have errors and some have            188. Until the world lasts, (1)/the
162. By the time (1)/ we got our tick-
                                         none. Find out which part of a sen-               earth will go (2)/ round the
     ets and entered the cinema the-
                                         tence has an error. The number of that            sun.(3)/ No error.(4)
     atre, (2)/ the show was already
                                         part is your answer. Your answer is         189. I go to the temple (1)/as often as
     begun. (3)/ No error. (4)                                                             (2)/I find time.(3)/ No error.(4)
                                         (4) i.e. No error.
163. Each of the students in the com-                                                190. A few tiles on skylab (1)/ were
                                              (SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I
     puter class (1)/ has to type (2)/                                                     the only equipments (2)/ that
                                                    Exam.16.05.2010 (First Sitting)
     their own research paper this                                                         failed to perform well in outer
                                         176. He is a university professor (1)/
     semester. (3)/ No error. (4)               but of his three sons (2)/ neither         space.(3)/ No error (4).
164. The fact of me (1)/ being a                has any merit. (3)/ No error (4)           Directions (191 – 195) : In the
     stranger (2)/ does not excuse his   177. After knowing truth, (1)/ they         following questions some of the sen-
     conduct. (3)/ No error. (4)                took the right decision (2)/ in the  tences have errors and some have
165. The sea looks (1)/ as if it has            matter. (3)/ No error (4)            none. Find out which part of the sen-
     been (2)/ agitated by a storm.      178. It is time you (1)/ decide on your     tence has an error. The number of that
     (3)/ No error. (4)                         next (2)/ course of action. (3)/     part is your answer. If there is no ero-
   Directions (166-175) : In the fol-           No error (4)                         or, the answer is (4).
lowing questions some of the sentenc-    179. He who has suffered the most                    (SSC CISF ASI Exam. 29.08.2010
                                                (1)/ for the cause, (2)/ let him                                       (Paper-I)
es have errors and some have none.
Find out which part of a sentence has           speak. (3)/ No error (4)             191. I don’t (1)/ want to (2)/ loose it.
an error. The number of that part is     180. A cup of coffee (1)/ is an excel-            (3)/ No error. (4)
your answer. If there is No error, your         lent complement (2)/ to smoked       192. Do not (1)/ get panicked (2)/ in
answer is (4) i.e. No error.                    salmon. (3)/ No error (4)                  emergencies. (3)/ No error. (4)
      (SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax &          Directions (181– 185) : Some         193. Sometimes (1)/ I get angry (2)/
                                         of the sentences have errors and some             on her. (3)/ No error. (4)
      Central Excise) Exam. 29.03.2009)
                                         have none. Find out which part of a         194. I use (1)/ to go out (2)/ to work
 166. A variety of pleasant items in the
                                         sentence has an error. The number of              earlier. (3)/ No error. (4)
      shop (1) / attract (2) / every-
                                         that part is your answer. If there is No    195. The teacher (1)/ has took (2)/ the
      body. (3)/ No error (4).           error, your answer is (4).                        responsibility. (3)/ No error. (5)
 167. The table’s legs (1)/ have been         (SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I         Directions (196-200) : In the fol-
      (2) / elaborately carved. (3) /            Exam. 16.05.2010 (Second Sitting)   lowing questions, some of the sen-
      No error (4).                      181. Judge in him (1)/ prevailed upon       tences have errors and some have
 168. The sceneries (1)/ of Kashmir             the father (2)/ and he sentenced     none. Find out which part of a sen-
      (2)/ is very charming. (3)/ No            his son to death. (3)/ No error (4). tence has an error. The number of that
      error (4).                         182. Nine-tenths (1)/ of the pillar (2)/    part is the answer. If there is No er-
 169. I would appreciate if readers             have rotted away.(3)/No error (4).   ror, your answer is (4), i.e., No error.
      (1)/ would write to me (2)/        183. One major reason (1)/ for the                    (SSC (South Zone) Investigators
      about how they meditate. (3)/             popularity of television is (2)/                            Exam. 12.09.2010)
                                                that most people like to stay at      196. He walks (1)/ as if the earth (2)/
      No error (4).
                                                home. (3)/ No error (4).                    belongs to him (3)/ No error (4)
 170. Neither of the two children (1)/
                                         184. Our efforts are (1)/ aimed to           197. The clerk was (1)/ not intimi-
      said their prayer (2)/ before go-         bring about (2)/ a reconciliation.          dated by (2)/ his boss’s bully-
      ing to bed. (3)/ No error (4).            (3)/ No error (4).                          ing (3)/ No error (4)
 171. I sat down opposite him (1)/ and   185. Three conditions (1)/ critical for      198. This misogynist hates (1)/ all
      produced (2)/ the packet of cig-          growing (2)/ plants are soil, tem-          mother-in-laws, (2)/ lady-doc-
      arettes. (3)/ No error (4).               perature, chemical balance or               tors and house maids (3)/ No
 172. This happened (1)/ just exactly           amount of moisture. (3)/ No er-             error (4)
      (2)/ five years ago. (3)/ No er-          ror (4).                              199. How to solve the problems (1)/
      ror (4).                                  Directions (186-190) : In the fol-          is the main concern of the orga-
                                         lowing questions some of the sentences             nizers (2)/ at the moment (3)/
 173. Ramesh smiled when he was
                                         have errors and some have none. Find               No error (4)
      remembering (1)/ his hard ear-
                                         out which part of a sentence has an          200. We requested the watchman
      ly years (2)/ and his long road
                                         error. The number of that part is the              (1)/ to clean up the basement
      to success. (3)/ No error (4).     answer. If there is No error, your an-             (2)/ so that the children might
 174. Good heavens ! (1)/ How has she    swer is (4) i.e. No error.                         have enough space to play (3)/
      (2)/ grown ! (3)/ No error (4).        (SSC SAS Exam. 26.06.2010 (Paper-I)            No error (4)
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