Multiple choice

Directions The following question consist of four statements. Some or all the statements may have an error of grammar or syntax. Identify only the statements having an error.

(A) Trying to set your daily work schedule, and the time earmarked for leisure and pleasure, social and other obligations, needs quite a bit of balancing. (B) In an effort for arriving at a consensus, the negotiators had to make a lot of concessions. (C) Though the practice, to our eternal shame, continues to be followed in India, there are welcome signs of it abating. (D) In matters of discipline, rules once enforced are not to be taken as sacrosanct.

  1. A & B

  2. Only B

  3. Both C & D

  4. Both A & C

  5. Both B & C

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Replace 'for arriving' in B by 'to arrive'. Replace 'signs of it' in C by 'signs that it is'.