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Spotting Errors in English Quiz for Competitive Examinations such as SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, BANKS, CDS, NDA, MBA, RAILWAYS, PSC, etc.

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Under this section users can play unlimited number of free quiz related to Common Errors in English Sentences. This section contains 50 Common Errors questions previously asked in various competitive examinations such as SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, BANKS, CDS, NDA, MBA, RAILWAYS, PSC, etc. Under this Test / Quiz, 10 multiple choice questions related to Common Errors in English will be displayed with four options. These questions are selected randomly from our Common Errors in English database. Users will have to select one of the four options given which they think is the correct answer. After attempting all the questions users will have to select Check Result option which will take them to the result page. In the result page users will be shown detailed result such as number of correct and wrong answer along with percentage obtained. It will also show the correct answer to each questions.


Take 10 Questions Online Quiz on Common Errors / Spotting Errors in a Sentence below:


1 One of the security men (a) / rushed forward and asked (b) / me whether I had (c) / anything objectionable. (d) / No error (e)

2 We are now (a) / reliably learnt that (b) / he was involved (c) / in the bank robbery. (d) / No error (e)

3 A large scale exchange of nuclear weapons (a) / will produce unprecedented (b) / amounts of radiation (c) / that can penetrate into the biological tissue. (d) / No error (e)

4 My sister and myself (a) / are pleased (b) / to accept (c) / your invitation to dinner. (d) / No error (e) [SSC Cabinet Secretariat Exam 2013]

5 Neither the earthquake (a) / nor the subsequent fire (b) / was able to dampen (c) / the spirit of the residents. (d) / No error (e)

6 A free press (a) / is not a privilege (b) / but the organic necessity (c) / in a free society. (d) / No error (e)

7 It is the duty of (a) / every right thinking citizen (b) / to try to make the whole world (c) / a happier place to live. (d) / No error (e)

8 Such manufacturing plants will (a) / generated employment for (b) / over 1,000 skilled professionals (3) / over the next five years. (d) / No errors (e)

9 With the Reserve Bank of India handing out (a) / licenses for new banks as well as (b) / new types of banks such as Payment banks, (c) / Public Sector Banks will face many challenges. (d) / No error (e)

10 Not only the judges acquitted (a) / him of all the charges (b) / levelled against him, but (c) / also commended all his actions. (d) / No error (e)