Special Common Errors (Set 10) for WBCS, CGL/CHSL/MTS & WBP/KP Constable, etc

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আমরা আপনাদের জন্য এনেছি Special Common Errors – এর সেট, যা বিভিন্ন প্রতিযোগিতামূলক পরীক্ষার প্রস্তুতিতে অত্যন্ত কার্যকর। প্রতিটি প্রশ্নের শেষে সঠিক উত্তর এবং সমাধান দেওয়া থাকবে। নিয়মিত এমন কন্টেন্ট পেতে আমাদের সাথে যুক্ত থাকুন এবং আপনার প্রস্তুতিকে আরো মজবুত করুন। 🎯

Q.1. However, there have been far fewer (a)/ fatalities when compared for the (b)/ conditions prevailing in March and April. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. b

Sol. Use the preposition ‘to’ – in place of – ‘for’. ‘Compare to’ is the correct formation.

 

Q.2. Abdullah recalled the hard times (a)/ he and his mother had to go by. (b)/ On Tuesday, Mr. Abdullah quallified his KAS exam. (c)/ No eror (d)

Ans. b

Sol. Use the preposition ‘through’ – in place of – ‘by’.

Go through something = to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation

Ex- I’ve been going through a bad patch recently.

 

Q.3. The young man said that he realized (a)/ soon that it was his battle to overcome (b)/ the challenges life had thrown at him. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. d

Sol. No error

 

Q.4. He said that he cracked (a)/ the prestigious KAS exam (b)/ in the his very first attempt. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. c

Sol. Either remove ‘the’ or ‘his’. We cannot use the definite article ‘the’ and possessive adjective ‘his’ together here. One of them needs to be removed.

 

Q.5. Abdullah, who never took any coaching to crack the KAS exam, (a)/ said that he was immense helped in his pursuit by (b)/ second hand books and free educational material available on internet. (c)/ No error (d) No error

Ans. b

Sol. Use ‘immensely’ – in place of – ‘immense’. An adverb is required here for the verb ‘helped’. So, the adverb ‘immensely’ should be used here instead of the adjective ‘immense’.

 

Q.6. As the Centre has allowed the airlines (a)/ to reverted to their pre-Covid baggage rules, (b)/ this month flyers will be able to carry more luggages. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. c

Sol. Use ‘luggage’ – in place of – ‘luggages’. The noun ‘luggage’ and ‘baggage’ are used in singular forms.

 

Q.7. To augment the supply and distribution of oxygen (a)/ amid the Covid pandemic, Punjab government have set up state and district (b)/ level task forces to ensure that there is no shortfall. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. b

Sol. Use ‘has set up’ – in place of – ‘have set up’. ‘Punjab governement’ is singular in nature, so, the verb ‘has’ should be used here instead of ‘have’.

 

Q.8. He offered students advice (a)/ on how to build (b)/ an illustration career. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. c

Sol. Use ‘illustrious’ – in place of ‘illustration’. An adjective is required here for the noun ‘career’. The word ‘illustrious’ is an adjective and ‘illustration’ is a noun.

 

Q.9. He told students to start having effective game-plan (a)/ for skill and capability development, multi-skill oneself and (b)/ develop out-of-the-box thinking and flexibility. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. a

Sol. Use the article ‘an’ before the adjective ‘effective’ for the noun ‘gmae-plan’.

 

Q.10. Mr. Abdullah told to students to ‘stop’ waiting for a green signal (a)/ for getting things normal and ‘embrace’ new ways of working. (b)/ They should accelerate their agility to reflect, reboot, and reinvent themselves. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. a

Sol. Use ‘told students’ – in place of – ‘told to students’. ‘Told to’ is not the correct usage.

Ex- She told me. (correct)

Ex- She told to me. (incorrect)

 

Q.11. He has been responsible for executing (a)/ business strategy and directing the overall perform (b)/ and growth of at least 43,000 employees across 16 countries. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. b

Sol. Use ‘performance ’ – in place of – ‘perform’. Before and after the  conjunction ‘and’, nouns should be used here. ‘Performance’ is a noun and ‘perform’ is a verb.

 

Q.12. Murugesh is credited with rewriting (a)/ the Business Process Management (BPM) industry (b)/ rules with the first verticalised model. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. d

Sol. No error

 

Q.13. In her letter, Varalakshmi said that (a)/ she was not in any connection in any possible way off (b)/ the transport of liquor bottles in her car. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. b

Sol. Use the preposition ‘with’ – in place of – ‘off’.

In connection with = in relation to (something) : for reasons that relate to (something)

Ex- Police arrested four men in connection with the robbery.

 

Q.14. He also led the initiative to work closely with central and state governments (a)/ for work-from-home (WFH) transition for the IT-ITeS industry employees (b)/ when a nation-wide lockdown was announced on March 2020 due to Covid. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. c

Sol. Use ‘in March’ – in place of  – ‘on March’. We use the preposition ‘in’ whe nwe talk about happening something in a particular month.

 

Q.15. During his stint as NASSCOM chairperson (2019-20), (a)/ he led the efforts to nurture India’s innovation quotient, (b)/ talent development, and global trade development. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. d

Sol. No error

 

Q.16. The Jaggayyapet police already arrested (a)/ Shiva and also booked a case of him and (b)/ Varalakshmi’s husband Venkata Krishna Prasad. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. b

Sol. Use the preposition ‘against’ – in place of – ‘of’.  The correct usage is: to book a case agisnt someone

Ex- Police booked a case against the Prime Minister.

 

Q.17. Varalakshmi told the police that she had only (a)/ asked the driver to fill fuel in the vehicle and (b)/ she was not aware off the presence of liquor bottles in it. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. c

Sol. Use the preposition ‘of’ – in place of – ‘off’.

The correct usage is: to be aware of something = if you are awareof something, you know about it

Ex- Smokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health.

 

Q.18. After months of low numbers of new cases (a)/ and deaths, new real-time study showed (b)/ a higher prevalence of the coronavirus across the UK. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. b

Sol. Use the article ‘a’ before ‘new’ for the noun ‘study’. The correct usage will be: a new real-time study

 

Q.19. Facing criticism from Labour over the government’s (a)/ handling of the current pandemic, Boris Johnson implored on people to follow (b)/ guidelines, as they did earlier this year. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. b

Sol. Remove the preposition ‘on’ used after the verb ‘implored’. It’s not required here.

Implore (v) = to ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional, and determined way

Ex- She implored her parents not to send her away to school.

 

Q.20. Mike Pompeo was in Rome to take part at (a)/ a conference on religious freedom organized(b)/  by the US Embassy to the Holy See. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans. a

Sol. Use ‘to take part in’ – in place of – ‘to take part at’. preposition ‘in’ should be used here instead of ‘at’.

To take part in something = to be involved in an activity with other people

Ex- They will be taking part in the discussions, along with many other organizations.

 

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