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Question 1
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If you saw / the amount of Samosas / he consumed at breakfast this morning,/ you would understand why he is so over-weight.

A
If you saw

B
the amount of Samosas

C
he consumed at breakfast this morning,

D
you would understand why he is so over-weight

Solution

Replace, amount → number.
Difference Between Number and Amount
The confusion between amount and number is common but can be easily overcome. They are not interchangable - their use relates to countable and uncountable nouns.
Use of Amount
Use amount is with uncountable nouns and abstract nouns:
amount of time
amount of snow
amount of noise
amount of love (abstract noun)
amount of pride (abstract noun)
Use of Number
Use number with countable nouns (things that can be counted):
number of cars
number of chairs
number of houses
number of topics
Question 2
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As our room was / upstairs, so we/ didn't hear him.

A
As our room was

B
upstairs, so we

C
didn't hear him

D
No error

Solution

Change, upstairs, so we → upstairs, we.
When a sentence is started with 'as', then 'so' should not be used in the middle of the two clauses as a linker.
Question 3
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There are / no conducted tours / for tourist to visit all the / important places.

A
There are

B
no conducted tours

C
for tourist to visit all the

D
important places

Solution

Replace, tourist by tourists.
Question 4
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On Friday evening / Mamta and me / took a coach / for Patna and arrived at Amit's house.

A
On Friday evening

B
Mamta and me

C
took a coach

D
for Patna and arrived at Amit's house

Solution

Substitute, me → I
Objective form of pronoun should not be used for one functioning as subject.
Question 5
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This girl / wrote an essay / so well that / her teacher was exceedingly pleased with her.

A
This girl

B
wrote an essay

C
so well that

D
her teacher was exceedingly pleased with her

Solution

Substitute, 'an' by 'the'.
The sentence lays emphasis on essa
Question 6
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Everyone of the students / has bought / his / identity card.

A
Everyone of the students

B
has bought

C
his

D
identity card

Solution

Change, everyone → each one
When the number is limited or is implied to be limited 'each one' will be better usage than 'everyone'.
Question 7
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The doctor said / that patient / should not have wasted / before coming for help.

A
The doctor said

B
that patient

C
should not have wasted

D
before coming for help

Solution

Change, patient → the patient
Since, there is emphasis on the word patient.
Question 8
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In my youth / I used to / visit / Sharma's and Chawla's company.

A
In my youth

B
I used to

C
visit

D
Sharma's and Chawla's company

Solution

Change, Sharma's → Sharma.
When two nouns are closely connected the apostrophe's is added only to second.
Question 9
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As he stood / below the shower / the sharp jets of / ice cold water revived his spirit.

A
As he stood

B
below the shower

C
the sharp jets of

D
ice cold water revived his spirit

Solution

Change, spirit ==> spirits
Normally, Spirit is noun which means soul or non physical part of a man or person (Sometimes, it also used as an adjective.). In other hand, Often Spirits is a person's mood or attitude. So, in above given sentence, revival of the mood of a person is quite suitable.
See these examples:
1. The warm weather lifted everyone's spirits.
2. He confessed in a spirit of self-respect.
Question 10
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Many a person / have lost / their life / and all property in the riots.

A
Many a person

B
have lost

C
their life

D
and all property in the riots

Solution

Many a takes a singular noun, which is followed by a singular verb.
Question 11
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I have / two sister-in-laws / whose husbands / are all well settled.

A
I have

B
two sister-in-laws

C
whose husbands

D
are all well settled

Solution

Change, sister-in-laws → sisters-in-law.
Plural of such compound words is formed by adding 's' in the first constituent of the compound word.
Question 12
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I told him / the story / in details / to make him understand it fully.

A
I told him

B
the story

C
in details

D
to make him understand it fully.

Solution

Change, details → detail.
Question 13
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Cattles / were grazing / in the meadows / near our farm.

A
Cattles

B
were grazing

C
in the meadows

D
near our farm.

Solution

Change, Cattles → Cattle.
CATTLE are one of those collective nouns which though singular in form are always used as plurals.
Question 14
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Many a man / have / been working / under me.

A
Many a man

B
have

C
been working

D
under me

Solution

Change, HAVE → HAS,
Verb → Singular form.
MANY A is always followed by a singular noun and singular verb.
Question 15
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The cricket / is a / game of change.

A
The cricket

B
is a

C
game of change

D
No Error

Solution

Change, of → by

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Question 1

If you saw

the amount of Samosas

he consumed at breakfast this morning,

you would understand why he is so over-weight

Solution

Question 2

As our room was

upstairs, so we

didn't hear him

No error

Solution

Question 3

There are

no conducted tours

for tourist to visit all the

important places

Solution

Question 4

On Friday evening

Mamta and me

took a coach

for Patna and arrived at Amit's house

Solution

Question 5

This girl

wrote an essay

so well that

her teacher was exceedingly pleased with her

Solution

Question 6

Everyone of the students

has bought

his

identity card

Solution

Question 7

The doctor said

that patient

should not have wasted

before coming for help

Solution

Question 8

In my youth

I used to

visit

Sharma's and Chawla's company

Solution

Question 9

As he stood

below the shower

the sharp jets of

ice cold water revived his spirit

Solution

Question 10

Many a person

have lost

their life

and all property in the riots

Solution

Question 11

I have

two sister-in-laws

whose husbands

are all well settled

Solution

Question 12

I told him

the story

in details

to make him understand it fully.

Solution