COMMON ERRORS FOR SSC CGL 2017

Directions : In these questions , 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 (d). (Ignore errors of Punctuation, if any.)

Q1      After you will return (A)/ from Mumbai (B) / I will come to meet you. (C) / No error.(D)

Q2      My father (A)/ has left (B) /for Bombay last Saturday. (C) /No error.(D)

Q3      I used to study (A) /till 10 pm and (B) /and then I go to bed.   (C) /No error. (D)

Q4     Air pollution caused by industrial fumes has been studied (A)/ for years, but only recently has (B)/ the harmful effects of noise pollution become known(C)/. No error.(D)

Q5     The judge asked the man (A)/ if the bag he had lost(B)/ contain five thousand rupees (C)/No error (D)

Q6     As you can see(A)/ by my visiting card (B)/that now I am in Mumbai.(C)/No error (D)

Q7     The ministry was considered several proposals (A)/ for the development of small and medium enterprises (B)/during Budget discussions. (C)/No error (D)

Q8     Having work(A)/ in both public and private sector banks(B)/she is the most suitable person to take over the post of the chairman.(C)/No error(D)

Q9     He started a very small business two years ago (A)/ but it grew very fast (B)/as the country is experiencing a boom at that time.(C)/No error(D)

Q10     Keeping in mind the current market conditions (A)/ it has better for us (B)/ to invest in the infrastructure structure. (C)/No error(D)

Q11     Since I had lived there for many years(A)/the villagers were very comfortable(B)/ talked to me about all their problems.(C)/No error(D)

Q12     Our equipment gets (A)/ damage very often in summer (B)/ because there are too many power cuts. (C)/No error (D)

Q13     Most children liked to rest in the afternoon (A)/ after they returned from school (B)/but my son seems to have an inexhaustible source of energy. (C)/No error (D)

Q14 The cutting down on costs (A)/was the main reason for the firm to survive (B)/even during a very difficult period. (C)/No error (D)

Q15     I will go (A)/ for the swimming classes tomorrow (B)/ if I have recovered from fever. (C)/No error. (D)

Q16     The principal announced (A)/ in the school assembly that the school fees (B)/ will be hiked from the beginning of the next academic session. (C)/No error(D)

Q17     The terrorist did not (A)/ confessed his crime even till the very end (B)/of his trail and said that he was innocent.(C) /No error (D)

Q18     If the industrial sector continues to grow(A)/ at the same rate for the next few months(B)/ I think it has a high growth rate this year.(C)/No error (D)

Q19     Results find that boys (A)/ played not only more than girls(B)/ but also performed better in many fields.(C)/No error (D)

Q20     Celebrating his ten long years in the film industry (A)/the actor announce that he would be doing a new show (B)/on television which would be done completely free of cost.(C)/No error (D)

Q21     Had I known (A)/ the weather forecast earlier (B)/I would not make plans to go out. (C)/ No error (D)

Q22     If you to talk to her on this sensitive matter(A)/ it is probable(B)/ that she will not listen to you at all.(C)/ No error (D)

Q23     On many occasions (A)/we did helped the poor (B)/ people by way of giving them food to eat and clothes to put on. (C)/ No error (D)

Q24     The new year party continued (A)/till midnight as more and more(B)/ guests join in the fun and frolic.(C)/ No error (D)

Q25     The market continues to be positive (A)/ and we expected the trend (B)/ to continue in the next quarter also. (C)/No error (D)

Q26     Big landlords in the villages(A)/ who were till now paid for electricity(B)/ at subsidized rates will soon have to pay the government at full rates.(C)/ No error

Q27     The new vaccination will help (A)/ in prevent the disease (B)/ to spread to other parts of the body. (C)/No error (D)

Q28     A sharp rise in the prices of petrol (A)/ has lead to an increase (B)/ in the prices of all the commodities. (C)/No error (D)

Q29     Dressed in a beautiful blue gown (A)/ the little girl eagerly waits for her father to return (B)/ so that she could cut the cake.(C)/No error (D)

Q31     The High Court on Thursday (A)/ ban running of diesel run vehicles (B)/including small vehicles in the eco sensitive zone.(C)/No error (D)

Q32     If everything  go well(A)/,the examination scheduled for next month(B)/ will be conducted without any disruptions.(C)/No error (D)

Q33     The pain ease away after the surgery (A)/ and slowly the stitch marks (B)/ also vanished.(C)/No error (D)

Q34     They have recently began (A)/ to purchase furniture for their new house (B)/ which is being constructed in Poona.(C)/No error (D)

Q35     Many international companies are invested (A)/ in India as India is (B)/one of the world’s fastest growing economies.(C)/No error(D)

Q36     He is suffering from severe back ache (A)/ since Monday as he has been working (B)/on the computer for at least eight hours a day. (C) / No error (D)

Q37     Most of the students from Pinnacle (A)/have successful in reaching (B)/the second level of the competition.(C)/No error(D)

Q38     Workers struggle to build (A)/ the bridge after the bridge was (B)/damaged last night.(C)/No error (D)

Q39     The newspaper which does not accept advertisements and is fund entirely (A)/ by donations describes itself as the (B)/ most popular newspaper on the planet. (C)/No error (D)

Q40     The members of the musical group have (A) /accepted that they have been contributing money from their pockets (B)/ in the initial years to meet the expenses of the group. (C)/No error (D)

Q41     I took my children to watch (A)/ some children’s films (B)/being screen in the city. (C)/No error (D)

Q42     The principal of the school (A)/does not believe that the teachers (B)/are working hard all these years. (C)/No error (D)

Q43     I remember in my youth I was used (A)/to go with my father to his shop and looked (B)/ into his account books(C)/No error(D)

Q44     I missed the last bus which I usually catch (A)/and have to stay back (B)/at the bus stop last night. (C)/No error (D)

Q45     Why does he worry (A)/ over petty matters and issues (B)/ is not known even to his parents. (C)/No error(D)

Q46     Leaders enable a group by imagining (A)/and create a future (B)/ which will fulfill the purpose of the group.(C)/No error(D)

Q47     Her goal is to win a gold medal (A)/in the Asian games and (B)/made her country proud.(C)/No error(D)

Q48     He firmly belief that (A)/ if any disease is detected early then (B)/ it can be cured by yoga.(C)/No error(D)

Q49     Ramesh takes charge of (A)/ the project within a few days(B)/ of appointment. (C)/No error(D)

Q50     Economists have predicted that (A)/ the country’s economic growth (B)/falls low to eight per cent this year.(C)/No error(D)

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1 Answer a
Explanation – Remove will. Do not use will after time clause.

2 Answer b
Explanation –It is clearly mentioned that the activity is of last Saturday use simple past in part b. So remove has.

3 Answer c
Explanation – ‘Used to’ is used for past habitual action. In part c change go to went.

4 Answer b
Explanation-use have instead of has as harmful effects of noise pollution is plural.

5 Answer c
Explanation- Replace contain by contained as the sentence is in past tense.

6 Answer d (no error)

7 Answer A
Explanation – Use simple past tense. (The ministry considered several proposals)

8 Answer A
Explanation- Replace work by worked as the sentence is of past tense.

9 Answer c
Explanation-The sentence is of past tense. So use was experiencing.

10 Answer B
Explanation-Replace it has better for us by it is better for us. The sentence is in present tense.

11 Answer C
Explanation-Use talking instead of talked as the latter part of the sentence is in past continuous tense.

12 Answer B
Explanation-Use damaged instead of damage as the sentence is in passive voice. Third form of the verb is used in passive voice.

13 Answer C
Explanation- replace seems by seemed as the sentence is in past tense.

14 Answer D (No error)

15 Answer c
Explanation – If I have recovered is to be replaced by if I recover. Sentences of future beginning with if should be in simple present.

16 Answer C
Explanation – replace will by would. (The sentence is in indirect speech)

17 Answer B
Explanation – replace confessed by confess. (We use first form of the verb with did.)

18 Answer c
Explanation – replace I think it has by it will have as it is of the future tense.

19 Answer A
Explanation – replace find by found as the sentence is of past tense.

20 Answer B
Explanation – replace announce by announced as the sentence is of past tense.

21 Answer C Explanation – replace would not make by would not have made. ( for imaginary sentences of the past tense would have and third form of the verb is used)

22 Answer D

23 Answer B
Explanation – Remove did

24 Answer C
Explanation – replace join by joined as the sentence is of past tense.

25 Answer B
Explanation – replace expect by expect as the latter part of the sentence is of future tense.

26 Answer B
Explanation – replace paid by paying as the sentence is of past continuous tense.

27 Answer B
Explanation – replace prevent by preventing (We use the verb + ing after all prepositions except to)

28 Answer B
Explanation – replace lead by led.With has/have and had third form of the verb is used. (lead ,led led)

29 Answer B
Explanation – Replace waits by waited as the sentence is in past tense.

31 Answer B
Explanation – Replace ban by banned as the sentence is in past tense.

32 Answer A
Explanation – Replace go by goes. Everything is considered singular so goes will be used and not go.

33 Answer A
Explanation – Replace ease by eased as the sentence is in past tense.

34 Answer B
Explanation – replace began by begun .With has/have/had third form of the verb is used. (begin, began,begun)

35 Answer A
Explanation – Replace invested by investing. (The sentence is in present continuous tense)

36 Answer A
Explanation – Replace is suffering by has been suffering. (The sentence is in present perfect continuous tense)

37 Answer B
Explanation – Replace successful by succeeded. With has/have/had third form of the verb is used.

38 Answer A
Explanation – Replace struggle by struggled.

39 Answer A
Explanation – Replace fund by funded. The sentence is in passive voice. Third form of the verb is used in passive voice.

40 Answer B
Explanation – Replace have been contributing by had been contributing. (The sentence is in past perfect continuous tense)

41 Answer C
Explanation – Replace screen by screened.

42 Answer C
Explanation – Replace are working by have been contributing. (The sentence is in present perfect continuous tense)

43 Answer A
Explanation –Remove was. ‘Used to’ is used for past habitual action.

44 Answer B
Explanation – Replace have by had.

45 Answer A
Explanation- Remove does .The sentence is not in interrogative pattern.In interrogative pattern the wh word is followed by the helping verb.But in simple assertive sentences the subject is used before the Helping Verb.

46 Answer B
Explanation – Replace create by creating.

47 Answer B
Explanation – Replace made by make.

48 Answer A
Explanation – Replace belief by believes

49 Answer A
Explanation – replace takes by took As the sentence is in past tense.

50 Answer C
Explanation – replace falls by will fall as the sentence is in future tense.