Directions (1-5): Read each sentence, divided into five parts, to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Below each sentence you are provided with five options. The first three options suggest you the possible sequences of the correct parts of the sentence. Choose the sequence which consists of correct parts of the sentence. If there is no error in the sentence, choose option (d). If none of the options gives the correct sequence and if there is indeed an error in some part of the sentence, choose (e) as your option.

1. India has also asked to allow a lawyer(A)/ from outside Pakistan to appear for Jadhav in any review proceeding. (B)/However, Pakistan says only a lawyer holding the license(C)/ of a particular court can represent clients. (D)/ No Error (E)

a) only A
b) only D
c) A and C
d) B and C
e) No error

2. Vajpayee arranged for a herd of around 800 sheep(A)/ and drove them to the Chinese embassy in New Delhi(B)/ in late September. The sheep had placards(C)/ tied saying, “Eat me but save the world.” (D)/ No Error (E)

a) only A
b) only B
c) A and C
d) B and C
e) No error

3. In plural society like India, as stated earlier, there are numerous religious groups (A)/ who practise diverse forms of worship or practise religions, rituals, rites etc, even among Hindus, (B)/different denominates and sects residing within the country(C)/ or abroad professes different religious faiths, beliefs, practices. (D)/ No Error (E)

a) only A
b) only D
c) A and D
d) B and C
e) No error

4. In the ongoing debt negotiations between Argentina and private creditors, one creditor group(A)/ has proposed moving backward, and is pressuring Argentina to remove this innovative feature in the future. (B)/This would be a disaster precedent that would set back by more than a decade(C)/ the development of the international legal architecture for sovereign debt. (D)/ No Error (E)

a) only A
b) only D
c) A and C
d) B and C
e) No error

5. It went on to urge the government (A)/to bringing forward a plan to give the beauty industry(B)/ certainty, and takes immediate action to end(C)/ chauvinistic behaviour in parliament. (D)/ No Error (E)

a) only A
b) only D
c) A and C
d) B and C
e) No error

Answers:- 

1.Sol. E There is no error in the statement.

2. Sol. B The error is in part B
In Part B, “drove” should be used at the place of “drive”.

3. Sol. C The error is in part A and D
In Part A, “pluralistic” should be used at the place of “plural”.
In Part D, “profess” should be used at the place of “professes”

4. Sol. D The error is in part B and C
In Part B, “proposed” should be used at the place of “proposal”.
In Part C, “disastrous” should be used at the place of “disaster”

5. Sol. D The error is in part B and C
In Part B, “bring” should be used at the place of “bringing”.
In Part C, “takes” should be replaced with “take”.