Directions (1– 5 ) : Read these sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation if any).
1. Attributing rise in inflation partly for withholding of food stocks by traders, the minister said that he was committed to easing this supply side bottleneck. (4)
(1) Attributing rise in inflation partly for withholding of food stocks by traders
(2) the minister said that
(3) he was committed
(4) to easing this supply side bottleneck.
(5) No error
2. India’s largest utility vehicle and tractor maker is again in the race to acquire for stake in Swedish company which is a premium car maker. (3)
(1) India’s largest utility vehicle and tractor maker
(2) is again in the race to acquire
(3) for stake in Swedish company
(4) which is a premium car maker
(5) No error.
3.With sale of branded or premium petrol becoming almost nil due to high duties, a government appointed panel has recommended slashing excise duty to make them at par with regular fuel. (1)
(1) With sale of branded or premium petrol becoming almost nil
(2) due to high duties
(3)a government appointed panel has recommended
(4) slashing excise duty to make them at par with regular fuel
(5) No error
4. Keeping in mind that power cuts are on different days in different areas the change in the factory law would enable individual factories with in an area to determining their own weekly holidays. (3)
(1) Keeping in mind
(2) that power cuts are on different days in different areas
(3) the change in the factory law would enable individual factories with in an area
(4) to determining their own weekly holidays
(5) No error
5. Police officers have refused on identify the bystander, who is the only eyewitness to the crime, but have said that the investigating team would explore if he could be a witness in the case. (1)
(1) Police officers have refused on identify the bystander
(2) who is the only eyewitness to the crime
(3) but have said that the investigating team would explore
(4) if he could be a witness in the case
(5) No error
