Important Spotting Error for SSC AND Miscellaneous Questions for Ssc Cgl mains 2017 set-29

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1. He talked on the phone (A)/ for hours

together (B)/ who really irritated his parents

a lot. (C)/ No error (D)




1. (C) Replace 'who' with 'which'. Here which

is used for the phone, for people we use

who.













2. After her retirement she spent (A)/ most of

her time teaching young (B)/ doctors and

motivating themselves to work in rural

area. (C)/ No error (D)










2. (C) Replace 'themselves' with 'them'.













3. My brother and myself (A)/ are glad to get

(B)/ your greetings. (C)/ No error (D)










3. (A) Replace 'myself' with I. myself is not

used as a subject.



















4. We get (A)/ the fresh news (B)/ from BBC.

(C) No error (D)













4. (B) Replace 'the fresh news' with 'the latest

news.'
















5. Their team is (A)/ most likely to lose (B)/

all their players who lack self confidence

(C)/ No error (D)













5. (C) Replace 'all their players' with 'all its

players'. Here 'team' is a singular.

Hence it will take 'its' as Possessive

Adjective.



















6. She considered herself (A)/ very fortunate

to have had (B)/ very good education. (C) No

error (D)










6.D










7. To train its newly (A)/ recruit staff the

company has developed an (B)/ online

training programme. (C)/ No error (D)







7. (B) Replace 'recruit staff' with 'recruited

staff'. 'Adjective + Noun' is the suitable

form.
















8. Nobody in the bus (A)/ offered to give their

seat to the elderly lady (B)/ who had to travel

a long distance. (C)/ No error (D)













8. (B) Replace 'their' with 'his'. Nobody takes

'his' as its Possessive Adjective.













9. He and I (A)/ are smelling (B)/ something

burning. (C)/ No error (D)






9. (B) Replace 'are smelling' with 'smell'.

Smell is a non-continuous verb.







10. The town is changing (A)/ its appearance

(B)/ since I visited it then years ago (C)/

No error (D)










10. (A) Replace 'the town is changing' with 'the

town has changed.' This sentence shouldbe in Present Perfect Tense. If since, is

followed by Simple Past Tense, it is

preceded by Present Perfect Tense.













11. After a successful tour of Europe (A)/ my

old parents returned back to India (B)/ on

new year’s day. (C)/ No error (D)







11. (B) Remove 'back'. 'Return' means 'to go

back' or come back. Hence use of 'back'

in the sentence will be superfluous.










12. A sharp fall in international prices of tea

(A)/ have lead tea plantation workers (B)/

in Kerla to face starvation (C)/ No error (D)
















12. (B) Replace 'have lead' with 'has led'. Here

helping verb will be used according to

the subject before first preposition.
















13. The foreigner quickly (A)/ customed himself

to (B)/ this new war of life. (C)/ No error (D)







13. (B) Replace 'customed himself' with

accustomed himself. 'Custom' means

the usual way of doing things. Accustom

means to make familiar with something

through use or experience.
















14. In spite of living (A)/ in Tamilnadu for two

years (B)/ he yet does not speak Tamil. (C)/

No error (D)










14. (C) Remove 'yet'. 'In spite of' means 'despite'

. Hence use of yet will be

superfluous.
















15. I was (A)/ stuck with (B)/ a traffic jam. (C)/

No error (D)



15. (B) Replace 'stuck with' with 'stuck in'.

Stuck will take preposition 'in' in the

sentence.




16. Nikhil could not come (A)/ to school (B)/ as

he was ill from cold. (C)/ No error (D)


16. (C) Replace 'ill from cold' with 'ill with cold'.


17. You know it well (A)/ that you success in

life depends not on my advice (B)/ but on

somebody else. (C)/ No error (D)



17. (C) Replace 'somebody else' with 'somebody

else's'
B. YOUR    

TWO ERROR


18. In our childhood, as soon as (A)/ the bell

rang then we all rushed out (B)/ of the class

room to play hide and seek. (C)/ No error

(D)


18. (B) 'As soon as the bell rang, we all rushed

out' is the correct sentence. 'As soon as'

and 'then are the conjunctions which

are used to tell the time. So, in the

presence of as soon as, then does not

come.






19. Ravi is the best person (A)/ to advise you

since he faced plenty of difficulty (B)/ while

setting up his business. (C)/ No error (D)

19. (B) Replace 'difficulty' with 'difficulties'.

Since 'plenty of' means in a large

number or amount.





20. Students should work hard (A)/ in order to

(B)/ build their carrier. (C)/ No error (D)

20. (C) Replace 'carrier' with 'career'.

Carrier  a person or things that

carries.

Career  a period of time spent in a

job or profession.




#fillers




21. Statistics are ________ as a means of

determining Public opinion

(A) dubious (B) uncertain

(C) unreliable (D) dubious



21. (C) 'Unreliable' is the correct option which

means 'not worthy of trust'.





22. The doctor gave me ________ advice.

(A) one (B) little

(C) some (D) any


22. (C) The word advice is an uncountable noun.

Hence 'some advice' will be used. 'a

piece of advice or 'a word of advice' could

be better option.




23. The security for the ministers has been

________ up following the attack at a public

meeting last evening.

(A) steered (B) geared

(C) beefed (D) bloated


23. (C) The correct option is 'beefed up' which

means 'to increase something' often in

strength.





24. The officer is quite popular ________ his

juniors.

(A) between (B) with

(C) among (D) in


24. (B) 'Popular' takes preposition 'with'.





25. Untouchability is still in vogue and

atrocities are being ________ against poor

people.

(A) Perpetuated (B) Transmitted

(C) Executed (D) Perpetrated




25. (D) The suitable option is 'perpetrated'

which means 'to produce, perform or

execute'. (something, such as a crime

or deception)




#synonyms

26. Repartee

(A) Ruse (B) Response

(C) Adamant (D) Rummage

B



27. Citadel

(A) Fortress (B) Voluble

(C) Olfactory (D) Tyro


A




28. Valiant

(A) Courageous (B) Purge

(C) Restive (D) Stoic



A



#ANTONYMS

29. Parsimonious

(A) Stubborn (B) Extravagant

(C) Docile (D) Capricious


B




30. Conciliation

(A) Confrontation (B) Carnote

(C) Excavation (D) Perilous


A



31. Incongruous

(A) Perspicuity (B) Notorious

(C) Altercation (D) Harmonious



D



#IDIOMS
36. Golden handshake

(A) A big sum of money given to stone

Palters

(B) Start a friendship

(C) A big sum of money given to a person

when he/she leaves a company or

retires.

(D) To start a bilateral talk between two

countries.

C




37. Jump the bandwagon

(A) To join a popular activity or trend

(B) To fall into depression

(C) To acquire citizenship of another

country

(D) None of these




A



38. Last straw

(A) Last man in the queue

(B) The final problem in a series of

problems

(C) Final destination

(D) Victory after hustle



B




39. To clean the Aegean stables

(A) To buy horses

(B) To sell horses

(C) To improve working condition

(D) To purge the administration of its

abuses


D





40. To stick to one’s colours

(A) To refuse to yield

(B) To be patriotic

(C) To be notorious

(D) To be straight forward



A





41. Take up the cudgels

(A) To take a notice

(B) To accept a present

(C) To defend someone vigorously

(D) To accept a challenge

C



42. To eke out

(A) To subtract (B) To supplement

(C) To etch (D) To oust


B




43. Grist to one’s mill

(A) Grain to be ground

(B) Useful for one’s purpose

(C) Income from will

(D) To work one’s machine


B



44. Cast a shadow on

(A) Spoil

(B) Ameliorate

(C) In disagreement

(D) Abandon desert


A



#ONEWORDS

65. One who finds pleasure in being hurt,

abused etc.

(A) Madrigal (B) Masochist

(C) Lunatic (D) Maverick



B




66. A person or thing that is supposed to bring

good luck

(A) Mascot (B) Valiant

(C) Bandit (D) Gunman


A



67. One who deals in skills, cotton, woollen and

linen goods.

(A) Vocalist

(B) Mercer

(C) Trader

(D) Thrift



B




68. One who lives by begging

(A) Mendicant

(B) Paychotic

(C) Gourmet

(D) Glutton


A





69. Ritual washing of the body

(A) Arboreal

(B) Ablution

(C) Purification

(D) Prognosis


B



70. An official announcement issued to the

press

(A) Communiqué

(B) Authoritative

(C) Effervescent

(D) Referendum


A

71. Greedy for money

(A) Austere (B) Stern

(C) Censure (D) Rapacious


D




72. A short story based on your personal

experience

(A) Legend (B) Anecdote

(C) Fable (D) Parable



B




73. A shopkeeper who sells fresh and green

vegetables

(A) Butcher (B) Vendor

(C) Shopkeeper (D) Greengrocer



D



74. One who takes care of a building

(A) Janitor (B) Manager

(C) Warden (D) Beadle



A




75. One who possesses many talents

(A) Unique (B) Attractive

(C) Versatile (D) Dexterous



C







76. A person who lives by himself

(A) Recluse (B) Extrovert

(C) Prophet (D) Monk




A







#IMPROVEMENT




97. You must [accustom yourself with] new ideas.

(A) accustomed with

(B) accustom to

(C) accustom yourself to

(D) No improvement



97. (C) Accustom yourself to is the correct

option. Accustom takes preposition 'to'

which means to cause (someone) to get

used to something.




98. Now I must [beg leave of you].

(A) beg your leave

(B) beg of your leave

(C) beg off your leave

(D) No improvement




98. (D) 'beg leave of someone's' means to ask

the permission.






99. The [preservation of peace] is necessary.

(A) maintenance of peace

(B) establishment of peace

(C) persuasion of peace

(D) No improvement

99. (A) We use work 'maintenance' for the

continuity of 'peace'.



100. Because it was a stormy night, he [dares not

to go out] in the dark.

(A) dare not went

(B) dared not to go

(C) dare not have gone

(D) No improvement




100.(C) Sentence is in past tense. Hence dared

not have gone is the suitable option.




101. The labour contractors reported that they

[had finished] the work of building the stone

wall.

(A) had been finished

(B) was finished

(C) could be finished

(D) No improvement




101.(D) The first part of reported speech is, in

past tense. Hence, they had finished is

suitable in the sentence.









102. He will be greatly surprised [if he was

felicitated] by his staff members.

(A) if he will have felicitated

(B) if he is felicitated

(C) if he would have felicitated

(D) No improvement





102.(B) 'If he is felicitated' is the correct option.

First part of the sentence is in FutureTense. Hence second part should be in

Present Tense.





103. Technology [must use to] feed the forces of

change.

(A) must be used to feed

(B) must have been using to feed

(C) must use to be feed

(D) No improvement







103. (A) 'Must be used to feed' is the correct

option. The sentence should be in

Passive Voice.




104. His [access] to the throne was a turning point

in our history.

(A) acquisition

(B) acceptance of

(C) accession to

(D) No improvement






104. (C) 'Accession to' is the correct option which

means the rise 'to a position of power'.




105. Even as a young boy, he [has lacked] the

inclination to go outdoors and play.

(A) lacks

(B) lacked

(C) was lacking

(D) No improvement



105. (B) Lacked is the correct option. The

sentence should be in Past Indefinite

Tense.





106. The 1982, Asian Games [brought about] a

major change in India.

(A) brought after

(B) bring after

(C) best resulted

(D) No improvement





106. (D) 'Bought about' is the correct option.

'Bring about' means 'to cause to take

place'.











107. More than one person [was killed] in the

accident.

(A) were killed

(B) are killed

(C) have been killed

(D) No improvement




107. (D) The expression 'more than one +

singular noun' is followed by a singular

verb.





108. Not a word [they spoke] to the unfortunate

wife about it.

(A) Did they speak

(B) They will speak

(C) They had spoken

(D) No improvement



108. (A) Sentence starting with 'Negative Word'

will take inversion form. Hence 'did they

speak' is the correct option.






109. I am used to[ hard work.]

(A) work hard

(B) work hardly

(C) hard working

(D) No improvement




109. (D) It means habitual of hard work




110. They were working [as usually].

(A) usual

(B) as usual

(C) usually

(D) No improvement




110. (B) 'As usual' is the suitable option which

means 'as commonly or habitually

happens'





111. He is unlikely to come to the party, but [if

he comes]. I will talk to him.

(A) if he would come

(B) if he is to come

(C) if he will come

(D) No improvement




111. (D) Sentence is of future conditional

sentences.



112. [One of the factor] for her failure is the lack

of concern for others.

(A) The family factor

(B) One off factor

(C) One of the factors

(D) No improvement




112. (C) 'One of the factors' is correct option. One

of the + plural + singular verb.







113. Take care [that you are not to be cheated.]

(A) That you will not be cheated

(B) You will not be cheated

(C) That you are not cheated

(D) No improvement



C







114. Can you tell me [where has he gone]?

(A) Where has gone he

(B) Where gone has he

(C) Where he has gone

(D) No improvement




114. (C) The sentence is not in interrogative

form. Hence helping verb will be placed

after the subject.





115. [No sooner I heard the shot when] I rushed

to the spot.

(A) No sooner I heard the shot than

(B) No sooner did I heard the shot when

(C) No sooner did I hear the shot than

(D) No improvement




115. (C) No sooner did I hear the shot than' is

correct option. The structure is

No sooner did + subject + V1 + … + than

+ …







116. [Hardly he had entered] the station, when the

train whistled.

(A) Hardly had he entered

(B) Hardly he entered

(C) He hardly had entered

(D) No improvement





116. (A) 'Hardly had he entered' is the correct

option. 'Hardly' takes inversion form.

Hardly + had + subject + V3 + …







117. Let's go for a walk, [shouldn't we]?

(A) Shall we

(B) Can we

(C) Can't we

(D) No improvement




117. (A) 'Shall we' is the Question Tag of

sentences starting with 'Let us'.







118. The teacher asked me [what is the matter].

(A) What was the matter

(B) What the matter is

(C) What the matter was

(D) No improvement



118. (C) The first part of Reported speech is in

Past Tense. Hence the second part

should be in Past Tense. So 'what the

matter was' is suitable option. The

sentence will be in assertive form.







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