Error Spotting — Practice

Question 1

Spot the error:
(a) The list of selected candidates / (b) have been displayed / (c) on the notice board. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

Subject = 'The list' (singular); 'of selected candidates' is an interrupter.

'have been' → 'has been'.

Answer: (b).

Question 2

Spot the error:
(a) My cousin has been preparing / (b) for the CGL exam / (c) since two years. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

'Two years' is a duration → FOR two years. 'Since' needs a point in time (since 2024).

Answer: (c).

Question 3

Spot the error:
(a) Neither the manager / (b) nor the clerks / (c) was aware of the new rule. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

With neither…nor, the verb follows the NEARER subject — 'clerks' (plural).

'was' → 'were'.

Answer: (c).

Question 4

Spot the error:
(a) This arrangement is strictly / (b) between you and I, / (c) so keep it confidential. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

'Between' is a preposition → object case: between you and ME.

Answer: (b).

Question 5

Spot the error:
(a) The panel comprises of / (b) five members drawn / (c) from different ministries. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

'Comprise' already means 'consist of' — 'comprises of' is redundant.

'comprises of' → 'comprises'.

Answer: (a).

Question 6

Spot the error:
(a) Hardly had she entered the room / (b) than the lights / (c) went out. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

'Hardly' pairs with WHEN (no sooner pairs with than).

'than' → 'when'.

Answer: (b).

Question 7

Spot the error:
(a) The professor gave us / (b) many useful advices / (c) about the interview. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

'Advice' is uncountable — no plural, no 'many'.

'many useful advices' → 'much useful advice'.

Answer: (b).

Question 8

Spot the error:
(a) The passengers had already boarded / (b) the train before / (c) we reached the station. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

Two past actions: earlier action (boarding) takes past perfect ✓; later action (reached) takes simple past ✓. Every rule checks out.

Answer: (d) No error. (About one in five error-spotting questions is clean — trust the algorithm.)

Question 9

Spot the error:
(a) Mumbai is bigger than / (b) any city in India, / (c) both in population and area. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

'Bigger than any city in India' includes Mumbai itself — impossible.

'any city' → 'any OTHER city'.

Answer: (b).

Question 10

Spot the error:
(a) She is one of the few writers / (b) who has consistently defended / (c) the freedom of the press. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

'Who' refers to 'writers' (plural), not 'one'.

'who has' → 'who have'.

Answer: (b). Contrast: 'one of the writers WAS…' (verb of 'one') vs 'one of the writers who WERE…' (verb inside the who-clause).

Question 11

Spot the error:
(a) I will submit the report / (b) as soon as I will finish / (c) the final chapter. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

Time clauses (when, as soon as, until, before) take the present tense, not 'will'.

'as soon as I will finish' → 'as soon as I finish'.

Answer: (b).

Question 12

Spot the error:
(a) He is a honest officer / (b) who never accepts / (c) any kind of favour. / (d) No error

Accepted Answer

'Honest' begins with a vowel SOUND (h is silent) → AN honest officer.

Answer: (a).

Practice — Error Spotting

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