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Directions To Solve

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

  1. (solve as per the direction given above)

  2. A.

    The committee is thankful to Shri Desai

    B.

    for preparing not only the main report

    C.

    for preparing not only the main report

    D.

    the agenda notes and minutes.

    E.

    No error.

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  4. A.

    Motivating employees with

    B.

    traditional authority and financial

    C.

    incentives have become

    D.

    increasingly difficult.

    E.

    No error.

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  6. A.

    We have observed that

    B.

    many good programmes

    C.

    suffer of shortage

    D.

    of funds and other resources.

    E.

    Error.

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  8. A.

    If the teacher

    B.

    is good the students

    C.

    will respond

    D.

    positively to the

    E.

    No error.

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  10. A.

    The apparently obvious solutions

    B.

    to most of his problems

    C.

    were overlook by

    D.

    many of his friends.

    E.

    No error.

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  11. (solve as per the direction given above)

  12. A.

    Such

    B.

    rules do not

    C.

    apply to

    D.

    you and I

    E.

    No error.

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  14. A.

    Do not trouble

    B.

    yourself about writing to me

    C.

    unless you are quite

    D.

    in the humour for it

    E.

    No error.

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  16. A.

    Scarcely had I

    B.

    finished washing the car

    C.

    than the master came

    D.

    and asked me to clean the floor of the house.

    E.

    No error.

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  18. A.

    The Head of the Department

    B.

    advised all the staff

    C.

    to not to

    D.

    indulge in gossip.

    E.

    No error.

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  20. A.

    As it was Ramesh's

    B.

    first interview he dressed him

    C.

    in his most

    D.

    formal suit.

    E.

    No error.

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  21. (solve as per the direction given above)

  22. A.

    Developmental activities of

    B.

    the government come

    C.

    to a standstill due

    D.

    to paucity of funds.

    E.

    No error.

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  23. (solve as per the direction given above)

  24. A.

    Of the two

    B.

    sisters

    C.

    Meena is

    D.

    the elder.

    E.

    No error.

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  26. A.

    I was to about

    B.

    go out of my house

    C.

    when it suddenly

    D.

    started raining.

    E.

    No error.

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  28. A.

    I am pleased to sanction

    B.

    one special increment

    C.

    to all the employees

    D.

    with this month.

    E.

    No error.

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  29. (solve as per the direction given above)

  30. A.

    While Mahendra was away

    B.

    on a long official tour

    C.

    his office receive an important letter

    D.

    which was marked 'Urgent'.

    E.

    No error.

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  31. (solve as per the direction given above)

  32. A.

    No country can long endure

    B.

    if its foundations

    C.

    were not laid deep

    D.

    in the material prosperity.

    E.

    No error.

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  33. (solve as per the direction given above)

  34. A.

    Rajesh was expecting

    B.

    a telegram from his uncle

    C.

    which would inform

    D.

    him whether he went or not.

    E.

    No error.

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