Spotting Error Quiz for IBPS Clerk Prelims VI – Set 3

November 29, 2016

Hello and welcome to exampundit . So here is a set of Spotting Error Quiz for IBPS Clerk Prelims VI.

1. The mother (1)/ divided the (2)/ birthday cake (3)/ between the children at the party. (4)/ No Error (5)

2. The tourist hired (1)/ a car in order (2)/ to travel round (3)/ the countryside, sightseeing. (4)/ No Error (5)

3. The salesman did not have (1)/ to pay for his car (2)/ as it was provided by (3)/ his company’s expense. (4)/ No Error (5)

4. She is (1)/ rather oldfashioned (2)/ and below (3)/ the times. (4)/ No Error (5)

5. I have got some tea, (1)/ but I do (2)/ not have (3)/ a sugar. (4) / No Error (5)

6. She cooks, (1)/ washes dishes,(2)/ does her homework (3)/ and then relaxing. (4)/ No Error (5)

7. The man who has (1)/committed such a serious (2)/ crime must get the mostly (3)/ severe punishment. (4)/ No Error (5)

8. He never(1)/ has and ever (2)/ will take such (3)/ strong measures. (4)/ No error(5)

9. Technology must (1)/ use to (2)/ feed the forces (3)/ of change. (4)/ No error (5)

10. Anyone interested (1)/ in the use of computers (2)/ can learn much if you have (3)/ access to a personal computer. (4)/ No error (5)

11. Despite of their differences (1)/ on matters of principles, (2)/ they all agree on (3)/ the demand of hike in salary. (4)/ No error (5)

12. Mr. Mathews, (1)/ a schoolmaster (2)/ has been got (3)/ in trouble. (4)/ No error (5)

13. The notes (1)/ were pinned up (2)/ to the (3)/ classroom wall. (4)/ No error (5)

14. Do you know (1)/ anybody whose (2)/ going to U.S.A. (3)/ in the next few days? (4)/ No error (5)

15. She has (1)/ got longer (2)/ hair then (3)/ I have. (4)/ No error (5)

Answers:

(4) It should be ‘among the children’ not ‘between’.
(3) The preposition to be used here is either ‘about’ or ‘around’.
(3) ‘Provided at’ is the right usage.
(3) ‘Behind’ is the correct word.
(4) Sugar is an uncountable noun so the article ‘a’ is not correct here.
(4) All the verbs used in the sentence exc-ept the last verb are used in the same tense
(3) It is not the adverb form which should be used here; it should be the adjective form.
(2) The verb should be in past form. He never had taken nor will ever take such strong measures.
(2) The correct sentence is ‘Technology must be used to feed the forces of change’.
(3) The pronoun should be used in subjective case third person.
(1) The preposition ‘of’ is not required.
(3) The usage of ‘been’ is not required.
(2) Omit ‘up’ in the sentence.
(2) Whose is the possessive form of who. Who’s means who is or who has.
(3) ‘Than’ is used to form comparative sentences. ‘Then’ is an adverb.