(1 – 5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical 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 (E). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
1. The controversy over the posting of Aadhar Card (A) / of M S Dhoni from the government’s common services Centre’s Twitter handle (B) / began after Sakshi Dhoni tweeted on last night to (C) / IT Minister Prasad complaining of a privacy breach. (D) / No error (E)
Explanation: (C) Delete ‘on’ before last night
2. Drawing a strong line on environmental issues, the Supreme Court banned (A) / the sale and registration of Bharat Stage III vehicles from April 1 when BS-IV emission norms come (B) / in force across the country, saying (C) / health of citizens is more important than commercial interests. (D) / No error (E)
Explanation: (B) Place will before come
3. India started cross-border trade in electricity in the mid-1980s, (A) / essentially by importing power from hydel projects (B) / built in Bhutan and to supply small quantities to Nepal (C) / as part of government-to-government deals. (D) / No error (E)
Explanation: (C) Replace to supply by supplying.
4. He told the beggar that he cannot (A) / give him a single paisa, (B) / because he was strong enough (C) / to earn his livelihood. (D) / No error (E)
Explanation: (A) Replace ‘cannot’ by ‘could not’ because the sentence is in the indirect narration.
5. I request you to kindly grant me (A) / leave for a week because I have to (B) / visit to New Delhi to participate (C) / in the National Games. (D) / No error (E)
Explanation: (A) Split infinitive error; as infinitive can’t be split by putting adverb in between ‘to’ and ‘verb’.
