In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If asentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
1. The 26th of January was chosen
2. to commemorate the Purna Swaraj
3. declaration for the complete independence, of 1930.
To release wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National RuralEmployment Guarantee Scheme direct and faster, anelectronic fund management system has been launched by____________.
Which one of the following is not a correct ascending order of commissioned ranks in the defence forces of India?
A) Lieutenant, Captain, Major,Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel,Brigadier, Major General,Lieutenant General, General
B) Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant,Squadron Leader, Wing Commander, Group Captain, Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal,Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal
C) Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant,Squadron Leader, Group Captain,Wing Commander, Air Commodore,Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal
D) Sub Lieutenant, Lieutenant,Lieutenant Commander,Commander, Captain, Commodore,Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral,Admiral
A) Lieutenant, Captain, Major,Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel,Brigadier, Major General,Lieutenant General, General
B) Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant,Squadron Leader, Wing Commander, Group Captain, Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal,Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal
C) Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant,Squadron Leader, Group Captain,Wing Commander, Air Commodore,Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal
D) Sub Lieutenant, Lieutenant,Lieutenant Commander,Commander, Captain, Commodore,Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral,Admiral
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant,Squadron Leader, Group Captain,Wing Commander, Air Commodore,Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The reason is a fear that we will not ______________ find ourselves in that higher echelon of posts and achievements that get so many likes and reposts, a sign of success and ____________ in our binary outlook. A darker worry also exists at the back _______ our mind. What if we end __________ in the other group, an object of ridicule, derided as another in a long list of failures _________ embarrassments that go viral for all the wrong reasons?
A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
The wolf cried out to the hound, “A thought has just come into my head.”
A) The wolf cried out that a thought had just came into his head.
B) The wolf cried out to the hound that a thought had just come into his head.
C) The wolf cried out about a thought into his head to the hound.
D) The wolf told hound about a thought into his head.
A) The wolf cried out that a thought had just came into his head.
B) The wolf cried out to the hound that a thought had just come into his head.
C) The wolf cried out about a thought into his head to the hound.
D) The wolf told hound about a thought into his head.
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) The wolf cried out to the hound that a thought had just come into his head.
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The entry of foreign media has to be ______ by strict rules. Any intention to ______ the country politically or economically or any attempt at cultural ______ in order to make the country a slave to the designs of international powers would not be ______. If the foreign media is keen on making a presence on the Indian soil, respect for the country’s unity and ______ is essential.
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
The error is in first part. Replace ‘whom’ with ‘who’. ‘Whom’ is a pronoun which is the objective case of the pronoun ‘who’. But who is the subject in the given sentence, and hence usage of ‘whom’ is incorrect here.