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41.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

He was very disappointed when he found that someone else had secured higher marks.

A.

He was very disappointed

B.

when he found

C.

that someone else

D.

had secured higher marks.

E.

No error

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

42.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

He loosened his temper whenever he knows things do not take place as per his planning.

A.

He loosened his temper

B.

whenever he knows

C.

things do not take place

D.

as per his planning.

E.

No error

Correct answer is A

he lose his temper

43.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Twenty-five kilometres from Bhubaneswar to Cuttack are a long distance.

A.

Twenty-five kilometres

B.

from Bhubaneswar to Cuttack

C.

are

D.

a long distance.

E.

No error

Correct answer is C

is

44.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Immediately after boarding the bus, Mahesh asked the conductor that if he knew where the museum was.

A.

Immediately after boarding the bus,

B.

Mahesh asked the conductor

C.

that if he knew

D.

where the museum was.

E.

No error

Correct answer is C

if he knew

45.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

The new facts he has discovered and the new arguments he has advanced has not changed my opinion.

A.

The new facts he

B.

has discovered and the new

C.

arguments he has advanced

D.

has not changed my opinion.

E.

No error

Correct answer is D

have not changed my opinion

46.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Even though it was raining bad I went out to get some medicines.

A.

Even though it was

B.

raining bad I

C.

went out to

D.

get some medicines.

E.

No error

Correct answer is B

raining badly I

47.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Our system of assigning different jobs to different people should be based on their strengths and weaknesses.

A.

Our system of assigning

B.

different jobs to different people

C.

should be based on

D.

their strengths and weaknesses.

E.

No error

Correct answer is D

strength and weakness

48.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Your machine would not have given you so much trouble if you had maintained it proper.

A.

Your machine would not have

B.

given you so much trouble

C.

if you had

D.

maintained it proper.

E.

No error

Correct answer is D

maintained it properly

49.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

They have been struggling with the management from the past five years but their demands are not considered.

A.

They have been

B.

struggling with the management

C.

from the past five years

D.

but their demands are not considered.

E.

No error

Correct answer is C

for the past five years

50.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Their only demand for additional wages were considered sympathetically by the progressive management.

A.

Their only demand

B.

for additional wages were

C.

considered sympathetically

D.

by the progressive management.

E.

No error

Correct answer is B

for additional wages was