Topper’s Study for PO Mains Exam- Quiz on Spotting Error & Fill in the Blanks for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

On Sunday morning, (1)/ the Elliot’s Beach promenade (2)/ were transformed to a traffic-free zone (3)/ for three hours. (4)

Question 2

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

The war caused not only (1)/ destruction and death but (2)/ also gave rise to generations of hatred (3)/ between the two communities. (4)

Question 3

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as given, mark option E, i.e. "No error" as the answer. Ignore the errors of punctuation.

Inordinate delay in commissioning civic utilities (1)/ by other agencies (2)/ has disrupted road development projects (3)/ along bus routes in the city. (4)

Question 4

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

In May 1985, on occasion (1)/ of the centenary, hundreds of (2)/ people thronged the platform, (3)/ many in Victorian costume. (4)

Question 5

Direction: Read the following sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The sentence is divided into four parts. The option containing the part of the sentence containing an error is the answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark E, i.e., ‘No error’ as the answer. Ignore the errors of punctuation if any.

If plans of the city police go well, (1)/ every nook and corner in old city (2)/ would be under electronic surveillance, (3)/ bringing down crime rate in the neighborhood. (4)

Question 6

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The flagship _____ witnessed participation from five-year-olds to _____.

Question 7

Direction: The following question carries a sentence with two blanks. Choose the most suitable pair of words from the given options that would make the sentence meaningful and complete.

A statue of _____President A. P.J. Abdul Kalam will be _____on the campus of Defence Research Development Organisation on the occasion of establishment day ceremony.

Question 8

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit in the given blanks making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

The Coastal road project has _____ several questions over its economic and environmental impact, displacement of traditional fisher folks and its _____.

Question 9

Direction: Two sentences with one blank in each, followed by five alternatives, are given. Choose that option as the answer which can fill both the blanks of both the sentences.

a) Once I was using both apps, I started to __________ how fiercely the platforms were trying to grab my attention.
b) Mark Twain was a distinguished novelist, journalist, and literary critic, but he first attracted __________ as a humorist.

Question 10

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit in the given blanks making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

If a man does not keep pace with his _____, perhaps it is because he hears a _____drummer.