COMMON ERRORS
      Directions (236–240) : In the               Directions (246-250) : In the fol-     257. Thanks to medical research
following questions, some sentences         lowing questions, some of the sen-                 (1)/ our lives have become (2)/
have errors and some have none. Find        tences have errors and some have                   healthier and long. (3)/No er-
out which part of a sentence has an         none. Find out which part of a sen-                ror (4)
error. The number of that part is your      tence has an error. The number of that       258. The first task is provided (1)/
answer. If there is No error, then your     part is your answer. If there is No er-            sufficient arable land (2)/ to
answer is (4) i.e. No error.                ror, the answer is (4).                            the dispossessed farmers. (3)/
                    FCI Assistant Grade-III
                                                             (SSC Data Entry Operator          No error (4)
               Exam. 25.02.2012 (Paper-I)
                                                                     Exam. 02.08.2009)
                  North Zone (Ist Sitting)                                               259. Paper should be (1)/ recycle
                                            246.We saw (1)/ sand sculptures (2)/               (2)/ if possible. (3)/No error (4)
236. Neither of them (1)/ is (2)/ good
      (3)/. No error (4)                           in the beach. (3)/ No error. (4)      260. No sooner did he see (1)/ the
237. Due to me being a new comer            247. Everybody in the office (1)/ has              traffic policeman (2)/ he wore
      (1)/ I was unable (2)/ to get a              left early, (2)/ haven’t they ? (3)/        seat belt. (3)/No error (4)
      good house (3)/. No error (4)                No error. (4)                              Directions (261 – 265) : In the
238. The circulation of The Statesman       248. The teacher told that (1)/ the stu-     following questions some of the sen-
      (1)/ is greater than (2)/ that of            dents should have gone to the         tences have errors and some have
      any newspaper. (3)/. No error (4)            library (2)/ instead of having        none. Find out which part of a sen-
239. In the garden (1)/ were the more              wasted their time. (3)/ No er-        tence has an error. If there is No er-
      beautiful flowers (2)/ and silver            ror. (4)                              ror, your answer is (4) i.e. No error.
      bells (3)/. No error (4)              249. He is (1)/ one of the tallest boy                    (SSC Higher Secondary Level
240. The poet (1)/ describes about                 (2)/ in the class. (3)/ No error. (4)                Data Entry Operator & LDC
      (2)/ the spring season (3)/. No                        (SSC Data Entry Operator                           Exam. 27.11.2010)
      error (4)                                                      Exam. 02.08.2009)   261. The Principal and staff (1)/ are
     Directions (241-245) : In the fol-     250. He was awarded (1)/ with a doc-               waiting for (2)/ the chief guest.
lowing questions, some of the sen-                 torate degree (2)/ for his new in-
tences have errors and some have                                                               (3)/ No error (4).
                                                   vention. (3)/ No error. (4)
none, Find out which part of a sen-                                                      262. He thinks (1)/ himself (2)/ as a
tence has an error. The number of                 Directions (251 – 260) : In the
                                                                                               great scholar. (3)/ No error (4)
that part is your answer. If there is No    following questions, some of the sen-
                                            tences have errors and some are cor-         263. Unless (1)/ you will study hard
error, your answer is (4) i.e. No error.
                                            rect. Find out which part of a sen-                (2)/ you cannot pass. (3)/ No
                (SSC Data Entry Operator
                        Exam. 31.08.2008)   tence has an error The number of                   error (4).
241. (1)  They agreed                       that part is your answer. If a sentence      264. I like (1)/ the poetries (2)/ of
      (2) to repair the damage              is free from errors, your answer is (4)            Byron and Shelley. (3)/ No er-
      (3) freely of charge                  i.e., No error.                                    ror (4).
                                                     (SSC Stenographer (Grade"C" &"D")
      (4) No error                                                                       265. On last Sunday (1)/ I met my
                                                                     Exam. 26.09.2010)
242. (1)  When Darun heard the news                                                            friend (2)/ accidentally. (3)/ No
          that his father had been          251. None of the diplomats at the con-
                                                                                               error (4).
          hospitalised                             ference (1)/was able either to
                                                                                               Directions (266-270) : In the fol-
      (2) he cancelled his trip                    comprehend (2)/ or solve the
                                                                                         lowing questions, some of the sentenc-
      (3) and returned back to his vil-            problem. (3)/No error (4)
                                                                                         es have errors and some have none.
          lage                              252. The whole block of flats (1)/ in-       Find out which part of a sentence has
      (4) No error                                 cluding two shops (2)/ was de-        an error. The number of that part is
243. (1)  The Governing Board                      stroyed in fire. (3)/No error (4)     your number. If there is No error, your
      (2) comprises of                      253. They were having (1)/ a birth-          answer is (4) i.e. No error.
      (3) several distinguished person-            day party at home (2)/ next                        (SSC Higher Secondary Level
          alities                                  week. (3)/No error (4)                               Data Entry Operator & LDC
      (4) No error                          254. The inaugural function (1)/ is                      Exam. 27.11.2010 (Ist Sitting)
244. (1)  My uncle does not spend                  temporarily interrupted (2)/ as       266. The Manager put forward (1)/ a
      (2) so much money on that                    the lights suddenly went out.               number of critereons (2) / for the
          house                                    (3)/No error (4)                            post. (3)/ No error (4).
      (3) unless he thinks of moving        255. He always practises (1)/ the            267. The Railways have made (1)/
          in soon                                  justice and cares (2)/ for moral            crossing the tracks (2)/ a pun-
      (4) No error                                 principles. (3)/No error (4)                ished offence. (3)/ No error (4).
245. (1)  Neither my sister nor my          256. His assistants have (1)/ and are        268. A member shall be required (1)/
          brothers
                                                   still doing (2)/ excellent work             to pay interest at such rate (2)/
      (2) are interested                           for the organisation. (3)/No er-            as is fixed by the committee. (3)
      (3) in moving to another house
                                                   ror (4)                                     No error (4).
      (4) No error
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