Wednesday, 22 February 2017

English- Spotting error

1.Finance minister Arun Jaitley has/ proposed abolition of /a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), /a move that sets the stage/ for more reforms in the FDI policy/ No Error
1.Finance minister Arun Jaitley has
2.proposed abolition of
3.a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB),
4.a move that sets the stage/ for more reforms in the FDI policy
5.No Error.


Answer – 3.a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)
Explanation :
‘the’ instead of ‘a’


2.Housed in the finance ministry’s Department of Economic Affairs, the/ FIPB is an inter-ministerial body responsiblity/ for processing of FDI proposals /and making recommendations for government approval/No Error.
1.Housed in the finance ministry’s Department of Economic Affairs, the
2.FIPB is an inter-ministerial body responsiblity
3.for processing of FDI proposals
4.and making recommendations for government approval
5.No Error


Answer – 2.FIPB is an inter-ministerial body responsiblity
Explanation :
‘responsible’ should be there


3.It was initially/ constituted over the/ Prime Minister’s Office in /the wake of the economic liberalisation drive of the early 1990s/ No Error.
1.It was initially
2.constituted over the
3.Prime Minister’s Office in
4.the wake of the economic liberalisation drive of the early 1990s
5.No Error.


Answer – 2.constituted over the
Explanation :
‘by’ should be there instead of ‘over’


4.The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion/ is expecting to /release the annual consolidated /FDI policy circular by March/ No Error.
1.The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
2.is expecting to
3.release the annual consolidated
4.FDI policy circular by March
5.No Error


Answer – 2.is expecting to
Explanation :
‘expected’ instead of ‘expecting’


5.FIPB was processing the/ foreign investment proposals in/ a time-bound manner,/ in consultation with various ministries/ No Error.
1.FIPB was processing the
2.foreign investment proposals in
3.a time-bound manner
4.in consultation with various ministries
5.No Error


Answer – 5.No Error
Explanation :
The given sentence is grammatically correct

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