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    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).

    Reporters were informed that multiple checkpoints by various armed militant groups, (A)/ overflight clearances from different countries, (B)/and delay in landing permissions has been (C)/the major problems posing a challenge to the evacuation process (D).

    A Reporters were informed that multiple checkpoints by various armed militant groups Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B overflight clearances from different countries Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C and delay in landing permissions has been Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D the major problems posing a challenge to the evacuation process Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, three nouns are connected by ‘and’. So, the verb should be plural. Reporters were informed that multiple checkpoints by various armed militant groups, overflight clearances from different countries, and delay in landing permissions have been the major problems posing a challenge to the evacuation process.

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