Directions: The given sentence has been broken up into four different parts. The error, if any, will be in one or more parts of the sentence. Select the option which contains the part/parts of the sentence which has/have an error (spelling, grammatical or contextual). If there is no error, choose option E.
Question 1.
Parliament is not competing to (A) / enacts any law which is inconsistent (B) / with a fundamental rights (C) / enshrined in Part III of the Constitution. (D)
A.Only B
B.Only A and C
C.Only A, B and C
D.Only B, C and D
E. No error
Question 2.
The market’s impressive recovery from the (A) / day’s lows has offered some reason for (B) / optimism to investors, who believe the fall was (C) / simply a temporary correction in a bull market. (D)
A.Only C
B.Only A and C
C.Only B and D
D.Only A, B and D
E. No error
Question 3.
An ordinance is a constitutionally sanctioned (A) / ad hoc mechanism for which critically (B) / urgent situations are meet when Parliament (C) / or a State Assembly is not in session. (D)
A.Only C
B.Only B and C
C.Only A, B and D
D.Only B, C and D
E. No error
Question 4.
Given there limited attention and (A) / computational capacity, people gravitate (B) / towards the status quo, which often results (C) / in a gap between a policy’s intent and action. (D)
A.Only A
B.Only D
C.Only A and C
D.Only B and D
E. No error
Question 5.
Over the last few years, it has being observed (A) / that even the most well-intentioned public (B) / policy programmes fails to be adopted by (C) / people who would benefit from them the most. (D)
A.Only B
B.Only C
C.Only A and C
D.Only A, B and C
E. No error
Explanations
Question 1-
Correct Option: C
Fragment A: Parliament is not competing to
Competing is incorrect as the statement talks about competency of the Parliament to indulge in certain acts.
Correct: Parliament is not competent to
Fragment B: enacts any law which is inconsistent
Here, the error is with respect to subject-verb disagreement.
Correct: enact any law which is inconsistent
Fragment C: with a fundamental rights
Specific rights are being spoken about here and thus, article ‘the’ would be used.
Correct: with the fundamental rights
Correct: Parliament is not competent to enact any law which is inconsistent with the fundamental rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution.
Hence, option C is correct.
Question 2-
Correct Option: E
All the fragments are correct and hence, there is no error in the statement.
Hence, option E is correct.
Question 3-
Correct Option:
B
Fragment B: ad hoc mechanism for which critically
The preposition used here is incorrect and the correct one would be by.
Correct: ad hoc mechanism by which critically
Fragment C: urgent situations are meet when Parliament
The tense here is incorrect.
Correct: urgent situations are met when Parliament
Correct: An ordinance is a constitutionally sanctioned ad hoc mechanism by which critically urgent situations are met when Parliament or a State Assembly is not in session.
Hence, option B is correct.
Question 4-
Correct Option: A
Fragment A: Given there limited attention and
Correct: Given their limited attention and
Correct: Given their limited attention and computational capacity, people gravitate towards the status quo, which often results in a gap between the policy’s intent and action.
Hence, option A is correct.
Question 5-
Correct Option: C
Fragment A: Over the last few years, it has being observed
Correct: Over the last few years, it has been observed
Fragment C: policy programmes fails to be adopted by
Correct: policy programmes fail to be adopted by
There is subject verb disagreement here as multiple programmes are being talked about here.
Correct: Over the last few years, it has been observed that even the most well-intentioned public policy programmes fail to be adopted by people who would benefit from them the most.
Hence, option C is correct.
