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As we all know, Verbal Aptitude is an important component of
a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services
Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examination, MBA
Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. In order to
help you practice and improve your verbal ability, we are providing you this English
Quiz.
Given below are a few questions from SSC examinations held in
the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below
and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
Directions 1 to 5: In the questions given below, some
parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of the
sentence has an error and choose the appropriate option (a, b, c). If there is
no error, mark your answer as (d).
1. The law should specifically (a)/ provide a clause (b)/ to protect
animals from poachers. (c)/ No error (d)
2. What kind (a)/
of a man (b)/ are you? (c)/ No error (d)
3. The lady approached me timidly (a)/ and trembling slightly (b)/ she sat
down besides me. (c)/ No error (d)
4. Having lived (a)/ in Kerala for ten years (b)/ my friend is used to speak
Malayalam with his friends. (c)/ No error (d)
5. Much water (a)/
has flown (b)/ under this bridge. (c)/ No error (d)
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Answers
1(d) 2(d) 3(c)
4(c) 5(b)