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Error Spotting questions for bank exams
Error spotting gives a sentence in parts and asks which part has a grammatical mistake, covering tenses, agreement, prepositions and articles. Plutomonk has 1,040 Error Spotting questions in Prelims and Mains sets of 10, each with a worked solution. They are useful for IBPS PO, SBI PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI Clerk, IBPS RRB and RBI Assistant.
Check subject-verb agreement first. It is the most common error in bank exams.
Error Spotting sample questions with answers
These are from the first Prelims and Mains sets. Try each question before you open the solution.
Q1. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) Mumbai is one of the (B) oldest bank (C) that I have (D) ever come across.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: B. B
Error in part (B): "oldest bank" should be "oldest banks". "One of the" is followed by a plural noun.
Q2. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) The probationary officer (B) gave me (C) some useful luggages (D) about the new scheme.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: C. C
Error in part (C): "some useful luggages" should be "some useful luggage". "luggage" is uncountable and has no plural form.
Q3. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) Priya (B) has handled cash transactions (C) since five days (D) and enjoys the work.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: C. C
Error in part (C): "since five days" should be "for five days". "For" is used with a period of time ("five days").
Q4. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) Scarcely had she reached (B) the branch (C) than the power (D) went off.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: C. C
Error in part (C): "than the power" should be "when the power". "Hardly/Scarcely" is followed by "when", not "than".
Q5. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) Most of the customers (B) congratulated her (C) on her promotion (D) during the meeting.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: E. No error
The sentence is correct. The correct phrase is "congratulated on".
Q6. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) The committee (B) gave me (C) some useful sceneries (D) about the new scheme.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: C. C
Error in part (C): "some useful sceneries" should be "some useful scenery". "scenery" is uncountable and has no plural form.
Q7. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) The loan officer (B) gave me (C) some useful informations (D) about the new scheme.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: C. C
Error in part (C): "some useful informations" should be "some useful information". "information" is uncountable and has no plural form.
Q8. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) All the cashiers (B) has taught at this institute (C) for three months (D) without any break.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: B. B
Error in part (B): "has taught at this institute" should be "have taught at this institute". The subject "All the cashiers" is plural, so it takes "have".
Q9. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) No sooner had the bell rung (B) in the hall (C) than it (D) started raining.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: E. No error
The sentence is correct. "No sooner" is always followed by "than".
Q10. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) No sooner had she left (B) the office (C) when it (D) started raining.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: C. C
Error in part (C): "when it" should be "than it". "No sooner" is always followed by "than".
Q11. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) This is a secret between you and (B) I, the (C) decision is (D) final.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: B. B
Error in part (B): "I, the" should be "me, the". After a preposition ("between"), the object pronoun "me" is used.
Q12. Read the sentence and find the part that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". (A) Most of the customers (B) has lived in Pune (C) since last March (D) without any break.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- No error
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Answer: B. B
Error in part (B): "has lived in Pune" should be "have lived in Pune". The subject "Most of the customers" is plural, so it takes "have".
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