Spot The Errors – English Quiz – For Bank PO

Directions (1-20) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

1. In accordance with the bye laws a)/ he has to take on as b)/ chairman of the committee with effect c)/ from the first of next month.d)/ No error e).

2. The bank’s staff is a)/ opposed to the takeover b)/ because they are
convinced that c)/ they will lose their jobs.d)/No error e).

3. It was a great honour a)/ and privilege to witness b)/ the high level meetings between c)/ Chinese and India’s leaders. d)/ No error e).

4. Identifying, nurturing and a)/ developing an employee’s talent is b)/ among the most important task c)/ of Human Resource Development department. d)/ No error e).

5. Despite all our efforts during a)/ the past few months there remain b)/ lots of work to do before c)/ the project can be launched. d)/ No error e).

6. Many residents claim a)/ that the company has b)/ taken the ir land c)/ without adequate compensating d)/ No error e).

7. The industrialist has donated a)/ large sums of money to b)/ scientific organizations to develop c)/ environmentally friendly fuels. d)/ No error e).

8. Corruption costs the economy about a)/ three per cent of the GOP every year b)/ what is almost equal to c)/ the amount spent on education. d)/ No error e).

9. This magazine is a good a)/ source of information on b)/ current events and is c) / also reasonably price. d)/ No error e).

10. These protests are because a)/ of the government’s plans to b)/ raise the retirement age c)/ of public sector employees. d)/ No error e).

11. Sheela had to travel all the way back a)/ when she remembered that b)/ she had forgot to take c)/ important document with her. d)/ No error e).

12. The party is holding a meeting a)/ in order to begin the b)/ painful and difficult process c)/ of rethink its political strategy. d)/ No error e).

13. The only bad thing about a)/ these flowers are the b)/ pollen which causes c)/ allergy in many people. d)/ No error e).

14. Nobody in the bus a)/ offered to give their seat b)/ to the elderly lady who had to c)/ travel a long distance. d)/ No error e).

15. This is the only organization a)/ which could somehow continue b)/ to making profits c)/ in the face of recession. d)/ No error e).

16. Many more would have died a)/ if they hadn’t received b)/ the timely helping from c)/ the relief team. d)/ No error e).

17. A man along with a)/ his wife and two children b)/ was rescued with the help c)/ of an army helicopter. d) /No error e).

18. In the past two decades, a)/ preventive measures have b)/ drastically reduced the c)/ occurrence of polio in children. d)/ No error e).

19. Neither the ministers a)/ nor the intelligence sources b)/ was aware of the coup c)/ being planned in the country. d)/ No error e).

20. Certain amounts of stress a)/ at work is natural but b)/ it is important that one learns c)/ to keep it in the right proportion. d)/ No error e).