Directions: A statement has been divided into five parts- (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Part (E) is fixed and grammatically correct. Out of the other parts, only one is without error. You are required to find the error-free part and mark it as your answer. If none of the parts have errors, mark- ‘no error’ as your answer while if all the parts have an error, mark- ‘all have errors’.
Question 1.
The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was launched (A)/ in 2008 and had a target of covering the entire population (B)/ below poverty line by 2012 but even after nine years of (C)/ its implementation, only half of the (D)/ BPL families have been covered. (E)/
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E. No error
Question 2.
The government classifies village as electrified if (A)/ public buildings have electric connections and (B) / merely 10% or most of the village residences (C) / have connections, withheld concerns of supply (D) / quality and outages from theft or malfunction. (E)
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E. All have errors
Question 3.
Even as the recruitment systems (A)/ will ensure that more positions (B)/ are filled in the CBI, their (C)/ our other agencies that (D)/ also suffer from understaffing. (E)
A.A
B.C
C.B
D.D
E. No error
Question 4.
Over the last 15 years, but more (A)/ so for 2013, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) (B)/ has emerged as Indias premier (C)/ corporate fraud investigation agencies, (D)/ investigating several high-profile cases. (E)/
A.A
B.C
C.D
D.B
E. All have errors
Question 5.
If the opposition want to base its (A)/ campaign in the mismanagement of (B)/ the economy and agriculture with (C)/ the centre and the UP government, it will have (D)/ to craft a common minimum program. (E)
A.C
B.D
C.A
D.B
E. All have errors
Explanation
Question 1-
Correct Option: E
All the fragments are correct and do not contain any errors.
Hence, option E is correct.
Question 2-
Correct Option: E
Fragment A: The government classifies village as electrified if
Multiple villages are being talked about here.
Correct: The government classifies villages as electrified if
Fragment B: public buildings have electric connections and
Electric is an adjective while we need a noun here.
Correct: public buildings have electricity connections and
Fragment C: merely 10% or most of the village residences
Here, the superlative degree is incorrectly used.
Correct: merely 10% or more of the village residences
Fragment D: have connections, withheld concerns of supply
We need the present participle of withhold here-
Correct: have connections, withholding concerns of supply
All the fragments are incorrect.
Hence, option E is correct.
Question3-
Correct Option: C
Fragment A: Even for the recruitment systems
For does not make sense as it is the recruitment systems that would ensure positions are filled. As would be used.
Correct: Even as the recruitment systems
Fragment C: are filled in the CBI, their
There is a determiner while we need there- an adverb.
Correct: are filled in the CBI, there
Fragment D: our other agencies that
The correct word is are instead of our.
Correct: are other agencies that
Fragment B is correct.
Hence, option C is correct.
Question 4-
Correct Option: A
Fragment B: so for 2013, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)
The statement tries to convey that from/since 2013 onwards, the SFIO has emerged as a leading fraud investigation agency. For makes it sound as if it was the leading agency just for 2013 which is incorrect.
Correct: so since 2013, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)
Fragment C: has emerged as Indias premier
The apostrophe is missing.
Correct: has emerged as India’s premier
Fragment D: corporate fraud investigation agencies,
Only one agency- SFIO- is being talked about here.
Correct: corporate fraud investigation agency,
Fragment A is correct.
Hence, option A is correct.
Question 5-
Correct Option: B
Fragment A: If the opposition want to base its.
The error is with respect to subject-verb disagreement.
Correct: If the opposition wants to base its
Fragment B: campaign in the mismanagement of
The opposition is using the mismanagement as a basis on which to run its campaign.
Correct: campaign on the mismanagement of
Fragment C: the economy and agriculture with
The mismanagement is being done by the governments.
Correct: the economy and agriculture by
Fragment D is correct.
Hence, option B is correct.
