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Paper CDS: English Spotting Errors Solved Exam Paper (II): 2005

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:56 PM PDT

Combined Defence Services

General English Solved Paper II: 2005

(SPOTTING ERRORS)

Directions (For the 20 items which follows):

(i) In this section a number of sentences are given. The sentences are underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b) and (c) . Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. No sentence has more than one error. When you find an error in any one of the underlined parts (a), (b) or (c), indicate your response on the separate Answer Sheet at the appropriate space. You may feel that there is no error in a sentence. In that case letter (d) will signify a 'No error' response.

(ii) You are to indicate only one response for each item in your Answer Sheet. (If you indicate more than one response, your answer will be considered wrong.) Errors may be in grammar, word usage or idioms. There may be a word missing or there may be a word which should be removed.

(iii) You are not required to correct the error. You are required only to indicate your response on the Answer Sheet. Examples 'P' and 'Q' have been solved for you.

P. The young child singed a very sweet song.
(a) (b) (c) No error. (d)

Q. We worked very hard hroughout the season.

(a) (b) (c) No error. (d)

Explanation:

In item P, the word 'singed' is wrong. The letter under this part is (b); so (b) is the correct answer. Similarly, for item Q, (d) is the correct answer, as the sentence does not contain any error.

1. The salesman tried to lead on me

    (a)                     (b)
with talk of amazing savings on heating
    (c)
bills. No error.
    (d)

2. He is well up with the leaders over the

(a) (b)
half - way stage of the race. No error
(c) (d)

3. He regarded his marriage

        (a)
as a mean to an end;
        (b)
he just wanted his wife's wealth. No error.
        (c)                                         (d)

4. Their offspring are all very inquisitive.
(a) (b) (c)
No error.
(d)

5. Their distress had no affect on him he was
                (a)                     (b)
determined to have his pound of flesh.
                        (c)
No error.
    (d)

6. Today should be saluted for the
(a) (b)
beginning of a new era. No error.
(c) (d)

7. Such considerations are secondary with our
(a) (b)
main aim of improving efficiency. No error.
(c) (d)

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Paper CDS: English Ordering of Words in a Ssentence Solved Exam Paper (II): 2005

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:52 PM PDT

Combined Defence Services

General English Solved Paper II: 2005

(ORDERING OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE)

Directions (For the 20 items which follows): In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly. Example 'Z' has been solved for you.

Z. It is well-known that the effect is very bad
P Q
on children of cinema
R S
Which one of the following sequences is correct ?
(a) P - S - R - Q
(b) S - P - Q - R
(c) S - R - P - Q (d) Q - S - R - P

Explanation:

The proper way of writing the sentence is "It is well-known that the effect of cinema on children is very bad." This is indicated by the sequence P - S - R - Q and so (a) is the correct answer.

1. Scientists carrying glacier feeding the Ganga may melt before the end of the 21st century
                    P
because of climatic changes
                    Q
caused by man - made carbon dioxide emissions
                    R
out a study have warned that an ancient
                        S
Which one of the following sequences is correct ?
(a) S - R - Q - P (b) Q - P - S - R
(c) S - P - Q - R (d) Q - R - S - P

2. Newspapers also
highlighted the apparent lack
                P
received limited media attention
                Q
of interest in the event in America
                 R
where it reportedly
        S
Which one of the following sequences is correct ?
(a) Q - S - R - P (b) P - R - S - Q
(c) Q - R - S - P (d) P - S - R - Q

3. On the contrary
in countries like China and the other Pacific countries
                    P
permission for shooting but also
                    Q
filmmakers not only obtain quick
                    R
get subsidies to undertake the job
                    S
Which one of the following sequences is correct ?
(a) P - R - Q - S (b) Q - S - P - R
(c) P - S - Q - R (d) Q - R - P - S

4. There are
from different walks of life as human rights
                    P
so much is written by so many persons
                    Q
very few subjects in
               R
contemporary times on which
                    S
Which one of the following sequence is correct ?
(a) Q - S - R - P (b) R - P - Q - S
(c) Q - P - R - S (d) R - S - Q - P