Spotting Errors Questions for IBPS, SBI, RBI Bank PO, SO, Clerk Exam - 1

Question: 1

In each of the following questions, find out which of the sentence has no error. If there is no mistake, the answer is 'No error'.
The gap between what he preaches (a) / and what he practices is too wide (b) / to accept by any sensible person. (c) / No error (d)

(A) The gap between what he preaches

(B) and what he practices is too wide

(C) to accept by any sensible person

(D) No error

Ans: C

Replace ‘to accept’ by ‘to be accepted’

Question: 2

In each of the following questions, find out which of the sentence has no error. If there is no mistake, the answer is 'No error'.
I did ask him (a) / where you were (b) / but he didn’t tell me (c) / No error (d)

(A) I did ask him

(B) where you were

(C) but he didn’t tell me

(D) No error

Ans: B

Replace ‘where you were’ by ‘where he was’

Question: 3

In each of the following questions, find out which of the sentence has no error. If there is no mistake, the answer is 'No error'.
No sooner did (a) / the doctor enter the house (b) / then the patient died. (c) / No error (d)

(A) No sooner did

(B) the doctor enter the house

(C) then the patient died

(D) No error

Ans: C

Replace ‘then’ by ‘than’

Question: 4

In each of the following questions, find out which of the sentence has no error. If there is no mistake, the answer is 'No error'.
Once we have agreed on (a) / the fundamentals, there will hardly be (b) / anything left to discuss about. (c) / No error (d)

(A) Once we have agreed on

(B) the fundamentals, there will hardly be

(C) anything left to discuss about

(D) No error

Ans: C

Remove ‘discuss’

Question: 5

In each of the following questions, find out which of the sentence has no error. If there is no mistake, the answer is 'No error'.
While flying over India (a) / we had glimpses of the two sources of her culture (b) / Ganges and Himalayas. (c) / No error (d)

(A) While flying over India

(B) we had glimpses of the two sources of her culture

(C) Ganges and Himalayas

(D) No error

Ans: C

Add ‘the’ before ‘Ganges’ and ‘Himalayas’

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