Question

    In the following question, a sentence ‘X’ is given. Also, two other sentences 1 and 2 are given. Mark the option which gives you the combination of errors in 1 and 2, which are based on the same rule as the error in ‘X’. If sentence ‘X’ does not contain any error, mark ‘No error in X’ as the answer.

    X. India continues to rank poorly in various global indices that reflects the quality of life, human capital or human development in the country.

    1. As many has argued, while this (A)/trend has been exacerbate by the pandemic, (B)/the country has be experiencing increasing (C)/inequality over the last couple of decades (D).

    2. While it acknowledged that learning among children (A)/have been affected because of prolonged (B)/periods of school closures, the government announced (C)/that he will expand its ‘one class, one TV channel’ scheme (D).

    A 1A and 2B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 1B and 2D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1C and 2A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1D and 2C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error in X Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The error in A is according to the subject-verb agreement rule. X. India continues to rank poorly in various global indices that reflect the quality of life, human capital or human development in the country. 1. As many have argued, while this trend has been exacerbated by the pandemic, the country has been experiencing increasing inequality over the last couple of decades. 2. While it acknowledged that learning among children has been affected because of prolonged periods of school closures, the government announced that it will expand its ‘one class, one TV channel’ scheme.

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