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Error Spotting Questions with Answers

Finding the one part of a sentence carrying a grammatical error — or deciding there is none. This page pools every error spotting question on the site — 235 of them, from 25 exams, weighted towards Banking, SSC, Management — so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

18% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 2% easy, which is about average for this section.

Questions
235
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
5/187/43
Negative marking
None
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Error Spotting questions with solutions

6 from the 235-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. Spot the faulty part: "The teacher, along with her students, (A) / were preparing (B) / for the annual function. (C) / No error (D)"

    • A. Part A
    • B. Part B ✓
    • C. Part C
    • D. No error

    Solution. A phrase introduced by "along with" does not make the subject plural, so "was preparing" is correct.

  2. 2. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: "The manager instructed the staff (A) / to complete the reports (B) / quick and efficient (C) / before the deadline. (D)"

    • A. Part C ✓
    • B. Part A
    • C. Part D
    • D. No error

    Solution. Adjectives cannot modify a verb; "quick and efficient" should be the adverbs "quickly and efficiently".

  3. 3. Identify the segment with an error: "The news about the merger / have surprised / everyone / in the company."

    • A. in the company
    • B. everyone
    • C. The news about the merger
    • D. have surprised ✓

    Solution. "News" is grammatically singular, so the verb should be "has surprised", not "have surprised".

  4. 4. Read the sentence below, divided into three parts. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error, or select "No error" if there is none. The branch manager along with two officers (A) / are conducting the literacy camp (B) / this week. (C)

    • A. C
    • B. No error
    • C. A
    • D. B ✓

    Solution. The singular subject 'manager' is not made plural by 'along with two officers', so it should be 'is conducting', not 'are conducting' — the error is in part B.

  5. 5. Identify the part containing an error: The quality / of these products / have improved / significantly.

    • A. The quality
    • B. of these products
    • C. have improved ✓
    • D. significantly

    Solution. The singular subject quality requires has improved, not have improved.

  6. 6. Read the sentence below, divided into three parts. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error, or select "No error" if there is none. Each of the loan officers (A) / have completed (B) / their annual compliance training. (C)

    • A. A
    • B. C
    • C. B ✓
    • D. No error

    Solution. 'Each' takes a singular verb, so it should be 'has completed', not 'have completed' — the error is in part B.

Exams that set Error Spotting

4 categories, led by Banking, SSC, Management.

Also set by NIACL AO, RBI Assistant, RBI Grade B, SBI Clerk, SBI PO, SEBI Grade A, SIDBI Grade A & B, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CHT, SSC CPO, SSC Selection Post, SSC Stenographer. Browse all exams.

Error Spotting: frequently asked questions

How many error spotting questions are there?

235, from the 25 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 2% are graded easy and 18% hard, which makes error spotting about average for this section, where the mean is 17%.

Which exams ask error spotting questions?

25 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (14), SSC (6), Management (4). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

Is error spotting hard?

18% of these 235 questions are graded hard and 2% easy, making it about average for this section, where the mean is 17%.

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