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    Question

    Directions: In each of the questions, a sentence is divided into five partsA, B, C, D and E in which two of the parts have some grammatical or contextual errors in them. You have to identify which pair among the given alternatives represents the parts that contain those errors. If none of the parts has any error, then mark option 5, i.e., ‘No error’ as your answer.

    On Wednesday, Facebook India’s head (A)/ told the

    Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology (B)/ that contents do not violate (C)/ our social media policies and (D)/ didn’t necessitate a ban (E).
    A A & B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B & C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C & D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D & E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    C – Since the action has already happened, past tense of the verb should be used. Hence, ‘did not violate’ is the correct usage. D – Since it is a reported speech, the subject should be in third person. Thus, instead ‘our’, ‘their’ should be used. So the correct statement would be On Wednesday, Facebook India’s head told the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology that contents did not violate their social media policies and didn’t necessitate a ban.

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