New Click here to Attempt NABARD Scholarship Test

    Question

    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. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

    In propounding this concept, (A)/he does not adapt

    (B)/a nihilistic view of the continuing (C)/use of these chemicals (D).               
    A In propounding this concept Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B he does not adapt Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C a nihilistic view of the continuing Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D use of these chemicals Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here the word ‘adapt’ is inappropriate. it means ‘to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses’. The appropriate word is ‘adopt’, which means ‘to choose someone or something or take something as your own’. In propounding this concept, he does not adopt a nihilistic view of the continuing use of these chemicals.           

    Practice Next

    Relevant for Exams: