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(1) Citizens cannot afford / (2) to take the law / (3) out of their hands. / (4) No error.
विकल्प (3) में वर्णित वाक्यांश 'out of their hands' के स्थान पर 'in their own hands' का प्रयोग उचित है।
Charles Dickens is famous as a novelist and a essayist.
(1) Charles Dickens is
(2) famous as a novelist
(3) and
(4) a essayist
विकल्प (4) त्रुटिपूर्ण है। 'essayist' vowel sound से शुरू होता है, इसलिए 'a' के स्थान पर 'an' का प्रयोग होगा।
(1) That summer, elections were / (2) held at many a place / (3) without any untoward incident / (4) No error.
वाक्यांश (2) त्रुटिपूर्ण है। यहाँ 'many a place' प्रयोग उचित है, जिसका तात्पर्य है 'many places'। 'many a', 'a good many' या 'a great many' के बाद Noun सदैव एकवचन में रहता है।
He said that he will not attend the function.
The principal clause is in the past tense ('He said'), so the subordinate clause must also be in the past tense. Replace 'will' with 'would'.
Can you deny the truth in this statement.
Replace 'in' with 'of' because we usually speak of the truth 'of' a statement.
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When she parted with her parents there were tears in her eyes.
When 'part' is used regarding people, the preposition 'from' is used ('part from'), whereas 'part with' is used for things or possessions.
The Police would not allow anyone to enter into the hall.
The verb 'enter' usually does not take the preposition 'into' when used in the physical sense of entering a room or hall.
(1) With little creativity and hard work / (2) the project could have been / (3) successfully completed / (4) No error.
वाक्यांश (1) त्रुटिपूर्ण है। यहाँ Adjective 'little' (कुछ नहीं) के स्थान पर 'a little' (कुछ/थोड़ा) का प्रयोग उचित है।
(1) He is / (2) one of the tallest boy / (3) in the class. / (4) No error.
इसमें 'one of' का प्रयोग तर्कसंगत नहीं है, 'tallest boys' का प्रयोग होगा क्योंकि 'one of' के बाद Plural Noun आता है।
Scarcely he entered the room when I recognized him.
(1) Scarcely he
(2) entered the room
(3) when
(4) I recognized him
Inversion नियम के अनुसार 'Scarcely' के बाद सहायक क्रिया 'did' का प्रयोग होगा। सही वाक्य: 'Scarcely did he enter the room...'
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I have read this news yesterday
When a specific time in the past ('yesterday') is mentioned, the Simple Past tense should be used instead of the Present Perfect tense. Replace 'have read' with 'read'.
(1) The temple is / (2) within a hundred yards / (3) from my house / (4) No error.
वाक्यांश में कोई त्रुटि नहीं है।
Summer is a hot season but summer of last year was very hot.
When referring to a specific year's summer, we need the definite article. Use 'the summer of last year'.
(1) I am certain that / (2) the officer is not only / (3) greedy but currupt / (4) No error.
वाक्यांश (3) में 'but' के बाद Correlative Conjunction 'also' का प्रयोग उचित है। इनका प्रयोग Nouns या Adjectives या Verbs के पूर्व होना चाहिए।
(1) The Manager put forward / (2) a number of critereons / (3) for the post. / (4) No error [SSC 2010]
The word 'critereons' is incorrect. The plural of 'criterion' is 'criteria'.
(1) He was awarded / (2) with a doctorate degree / (3) for his new invention / (4) No error.
इसमें 'with' का प्रयोग उचित नहीं है। Awarded के बाद direct object आता है।
(1) A member shall be required / (2) to pay interest at such rate / (3) as is fixed by committee. / (4) No error [SSC 2010]
The word 'the' should be used before 'committee' (fixed by the committee) because it refers to a specific committee.
He has quitted this prestigious position without giving it a second thought last year.
(1) He has quitted
(2) this prestigious position
(3) without giving it a second thought
(4) last year
जब वाक्य में 'last year' जैसे time adverbs हों, तब Past Indefinite tense का प्रयोग होता है, न कि Present Perfect (has quitted).
(1) Everybody in the office / (2) has left early, / (3) haven't they? / (4) No error.
Everybody के स्थान पर everyone का प्रयोग अधिक उचित है।
(1) The Railways have made / (2) crossing the tracks / (3) a punished offence. / (4) No error [SSC 2010]
'a punished offence' should be replaced with 'a punishable offence'.
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