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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 (238 of them, from 26 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.

19% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 2% easy, which is about average for this section.

Questions
238
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
5/188/45
Negative marking
None
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Error Spotting questions with solutions

6 from the 238-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. Identify the segment with an error: "Along with the manager, the clerks (A) / was present (B) / at the meeting (C) / no error (D)."

    • A. B ✓
    • B. A
    • C. C
    • D. D

    Solution. The subject "the clerks" is plural, so the verb should agree with it: "were present", not "was present".

  2. 2. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: "If she was more careful, (A) / she would not have made (B) / such a costly mistake. (C) / No error (D)"

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

    Solution. A hypothetical condition requires the subjunctive mood: "If she were more careful", not "If she was more careful".

  3. 3. Identify the part with an error: (A) She don't like / (B) to attend meetings / (C) that start / (D) early in the morning.

    • A. A ✓
    • B. B
    • C. C
    • D. D

    Solution. With the third-person singular subject "She", the correct form is "doesn't like", not "don't like" — the error is in part A.

  4. 4. Identify the segment with an error: "He along with his brothers / were arrested / for the / theft."

    • A. He along with his brothers
    • B. were arrested ✓
    • C. for the
    • D. theft

    Solution. When the subject is followed by "along with", the verb agrees with the main subject "He" (singular), so it should be "was arrested".

  5. 5. Identify the segment with an error: "Most of the furniture / in the office / were damaged / during the flood."

    • A. during the flood
    • B. in the office
    • C. Most of the furniture
    • D. were damaged ✓

    Solution. "Furniture" is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb, so it should be "was damaged", not "were damaged".

  6. 6. Identify the segment with an error: "Not only the manager / but also the employees / was informed / about the new policy."

    • A. about the new policy
    • B. Not only the manager
    • C. but also the employees
    • D. was informed ✓

    Solution. With "not only...but also", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "the employees" (plural), so it should be "were informed".

Exams that set Error Spotting

5 categories, led by Banking, SSC, Management.

Also set by NABARD Grade A, 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?

238, from the 26 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 2% are graded easy and 19% hard, which makes error spotting about average for this section, where the mean is 17%.

Which exams ask error spotting questions?

26 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?

19% of these 238 questions are graded hard and 2% easy, making it about average for this section, where the mean is 17%.

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