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Patwari — Error Detection MCQs

Practice 20 free error detection multiple choice questions for Patwari exam. Instant answers with explanations in Hindi and English.

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Patwari — Grammar basics — Error Detection

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Question 1 of 20

Identify the segment containing a grammatical error concerning pronoun arrangements: When it comes to / leading this massive project, / they, you, and we / must closely work together.

Question 2 of 20

Select the correct improvement for the underlined part: 'No sooner had the alarm sounded **when the firefighters** leaped into action.'

Question 3 of 20

What is the exact semantic meaning of the phrase 'kept in abeyance' when utilized in official administrative communications and legal documents?

Question 4 of 20

Consider the following sentence: 'The highly experienced CEO, in addition to the board of directors, ________ the final absolute authority to approve the corporate merger.' Which verb correctly completes this sentence based on Subject-Verb Agreement?

Question 5 of 20

Match List-I (Step in Hierarchical Scan) with List-II (Grammatical Objective) for effective error detection: List-I P. Pronoun Reference Q. Modifiers and Parallelism R. Subject-Verb Agreement S. Prepositional Phrases List-II 1. Validate fixed idiomatic pairs 2. Balance adverbs, adjectives, and conjunctions 3. Ensure clear antecedents and gender/number agreement 4. Ensure the action word matches the true doer

Question 6 of 20

Consider the following statements regarding 'Beside' and 'Besides': 1. 'Beside' implies 'next to' or 'at the side of'. 2. 'Besides' means 'in addition to'. 3. 'Beside' is an inherently negative word. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Question 7 of 20

Read the following assertion and reason carefully: Assertion (A): The sentence 'A large fleet of fishing boats were seen near the harbor' is grammatically correct. Reason (R): 'Fleet' is a collective noun that represents a single, unified group and thus requires a singular verb.

Question 8 of 20

Identify the segment containing a grammatical error: 'The authoritative supervisor / made the negligent workers / to clean the factory floor / before going home.'

Question 9 of 20

According to grammatical rules regarding modal auxiliaries, they must permanently be followed by:

Question 10 of 20

Assertion (A): We must say 'I am very glad to meet you' instead of 'I am too glad to meet you'. Reason (R): The word 'too' is exclusively used as an adverb of time.

Question 11 of 20

Assertion (A): The sentence 'If I had studied, I would have passed' correctly illustrates a Type 3 Conditional. Reason (R): Type 3 conditionals deal with hypothetical past scenarios and mathematically require 'If + Past Perfect' mapping to 'Would have + V3'.

Question 12 of 20

Match the Grammar Rule/Trap (List-I) with its corresponding Structural Requirement (List-II): List-I P. Many a Q. Along with R. The Secretary and the Principal S. More than one List-II 1. Verb agrees with the first subject only 2. Plural verb required due to double articles 3. Singular noun and Singular verb required 4. Singular noun and Singular verb required

Question 13 of 20

Which of the following phrases is conceptually plural but dictates a strictly singular grammatical structure?

Question 14 of 20

Consider the following statement: 'We need to do some advance planning for the upcoming project.' Identify the type of structural error present in this sentence.

Question 15 of 20

Which of the following sentences adheres correctly to the structural etiquette of personal pronoun order for a normal action (good sense)?

Question 16 of 20

What kind of verb/adjective typically requires the preposition 'at' instead of 'in'?

Question 17 of 20

Which of the following sentences successfully completely avoids all structural and vocabulary errors?

Question 18 of 20

Statement I: To make the uncountable noun 'furniture' plural, one must write 'furnitures'. Statement II: To denote singularity or a specific quantity for an uncountable noun, a partitive phrase like 'a piece of' is utilized.

Question 19 of 20

Select the correct preposition to denote a state of being at the time of death: Despite his early wealth, the extravagant king died ________ abject poverty.

Question 20 of 20

Which of the following prepositions correctly completes the sentence? The old man passed away peacefully after he died _______ tuberculosis.

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