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Welcome to Online English Section with explanation in AffairsCloud.com. Here we are creating question sample in Spotting Errors, which is BASED ON IBPS PO/CLERK/LIC AAO/RRB & SSC CGL EXAM and other competitive exams.
- An expert group in 2011 estimated / urban infrastructure over a 20-years / period needed an / investment of Rs 39.2 trillion.
1) An expert group in 2011 estimated
2) urban infrastructure over a 20-years
3) period needed an
4) investment of Rs 39.2 trillion.
5) No errorAnswer – 2)
Explanation : Replace “years” with “year”
it should be 20 – year. - Unless both Centre and states can find the political / will to carry out urban governance reforms, / talk to smart cities or / Swachh Bharat will remain just idle chatter.
1) Unless both Centre and states can find the political
2) will to carry out urban governance reforms
3) talk to smart cities or
4) Swachh Bharat will remain just idle chatter.
5) No errorAnswer – 3)
Explanation : Replace “to” with “about”
talk about cities will be appropriate. - Rebellion reared its head with the / August 26 removal of Chhotepur, who / is widely credited of building / the Punjab party from scratch.
1) Rebellion reared its head with the
2) August 26 removal of Chhotepur, who
3) is widely credited of building
4) the Punjab party from scratch.
5) No errorAnswer – 3)
Explanation : Replace “of” with “for” - The mayor would be the executive head of / a city, equipped with sufficient / legal powers and financial / resources to get things done.
1) The mayor would be the executive head of
2) a city, equipped with sufficient
3) legal powers and financial
4) resources to get things done
5) No errorAnswer – 1)
Explanation : Replace “would” with “should” - It is time to narrow accountability to / a single office such as an / elected mayor, as successful / cities across the world do.
1) It is time to narrow accountability to
2) a single office such as an
3) elected mayor, as successful
4) cities across the world do.
5) No errorAnswer – 5)
Explanation : No error - It is shameful that about half the households in / India’s start-up capital Bengaluru does not / have a sewerage connection or around / the same proportion in Mumbai live in slums.
1) It is shameful that about half the households in
2) India’s start-up capital Bengaluru does not
3) have a sewerage connection or around
4) the same proportion in Mumbai live in slums.
5) No errorAnswer – 2)
Explanation : Replace “does” with “do” - From public transport systems and traffic control / to managing solid waste disposal and / drainage, enormous investment / is needed to upgrade skills and resource.
1) From public transport systems and traffic control
2) to managing solid waste disposal and
3) drainage, enormous investment
4) is needed to upgrade skills and resource.
5) No errorAnswer – 4)
Explanation : Replace “resource” with “resources” - The spirit underpinning the amendment / has been ignored by states even / as they ask for decentralisation / and more powers from the Centre.
1) The spirit underpinning the amendment
2) has been ignored by states even
3) as they ask for decentralisation
4) and more powers from the Centre.
5) No errorAnswer – 5)
Explanation : No error - It is almost 25 years since the 74th / constitutional amendment mandated / setting on of municipalities as / institutions of self-government.
1) It is almost 25 years since the 74th
2) constitutional amendment mandated
3) setting on of municipalities as
4) institutions of self-government.
5) No errorAnswer – 3)
Explanation : Replace “setting on” with “setting up”
Setting up is correct phrase. - It is worth reminding populist / politicians that working cities / is in everybody’s / interest, including villagers.
1) It is worth reminding populist
2) politicians that working cities
3) is in everybody’s
4) interest, including villagers.
5) No errorAnswer – 3)
Explanation : Replace “is” with “are”
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