Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Common Error Detection

1. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
A leading textile manufacturer, one of the fastest growing in the industry / is looking for a marketing manager / to look up the marketing network of the company

  • (A) A leading textile manufacturer, one of the fastest growing in the industry
  • (B) is looking for a marketing manager
  • (C) to look up the marketing network of the company
  • (D) No error

2. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The majority of the / computer professionals recommends / that effective measures / should be taken against software piracy.

  • (A) The majority of the
  • (B) computer professionals recommends
  • (C) that effective measures
  • (D) should be taken against software piracy

3. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Each one of the boys / have paid / the tuition-fee.

  • (A) Each one of the boys
  • (B) have paid
  • (C) the tuition-fee
  • (D) No error

4. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Since India has gained Independence / 49 years ago. / much progress has been made in almost every field.

  • (A) Since India has gained Independence
  • (B) 49 years ago
  • (C) much progress has been made in almost every field
  • (D) No error

5. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Were he / to see you, / he would have been surprised.

  • (A) Were he
  • (B) to see you
  • (C) he would have been surprised
  • (D) No error

6.

In my youth / I used to / visit / Sharma's and Chawla's company.

  • (A) In my youth
  • (B) I used to
  • (C) visit
  • (D) Sharma's and Chawla's company

7. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
After listening to / his advice, I / decided to not to / go abroad for studies.

  • (A) After listening to
  • (B) his advice, I
  • (C) decided to not to
  • (D) go abroad for studies.

8. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
What does Professor Dhavan / spend so many hours / in the laboratory?

  • (A) What does Professor Dhavan
  • (B) spend so many hours
  • (C) in the laboratory?
  • (D) No error

9. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
He loved / none but / his neighbour's daughter.

  • (A) He loved
  • (B) none but
  • (C) his neighbour's daughter
  • (D) No error

10. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The historian / has been working / on the project / from last 12 years.

  • (A) The historian
  • (B) has been working
  • (C) on the project
  • (D) from last 12 years