Find the Grammatical Error 9

English: Find The grammatical Error -9

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Directions for questions 1-10: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No Error’, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
1. It is only now, (A) / sixty years after independence, that (B) / India is learning how to negotiating (C) / the competing demands of power and justice. (D)
(1) A                         (2) B                        (3) C                                   (4) D                             (5) E
2. The graceful folk dance had performed (A) / so beautifully by a dance group that nobody (B) / seemed to notice that (C) / the show was two-and-a-half hours long ! (D)
(1) A                         (2) B                        (3) C                                   (4) D                             (5) E
3. The actor, that was (A) / busy meeting and greeting people, (B) / made sure that this day became (C) / an extra special one for his parents. (D)
(1) A                         (2) B                        (3) C                                   (4) D                             (5) E
4. Farmhouse owners in the city, (A) / who were till now paid property tax (B) / for only the built-up area of the plot, will soon (C) / have to pay tax to the government for vacant land also. (D)
(1) A                         (2) B                        (3) C                                   (4) D                             (5) E
5. A time sheet diary is to be (A) / maintained by every actor, since (B) / producers constantly complain that they are (C) / forced shooting for late hours because actors come very late. (D)
(1) A                         (2) B                        (3) C                                   (4) D                             (5) E
6. Injected into the blood, (A) / tiny bubbles of gas can ease (B) / the passage of vital stroke drugs into the brain, (C) / helping in prevent damage to the grey matter. (D)
(1) A                         (2) B                        (3) C                                   (4) D                             (5) E
7. Since universities have more (A) / space on their campuses, they (B) / have been asked to open fire detection control rooms (C) / as a mandatory measure. (D)
(1) A                         (2) B                        (3) C                                   (4) D                             (5) E
8. District police arrested (A) / a gang of notorious robbers (B) / who were planning to strike at (C) / a house in the vicinity. (D)
(1) A                         (2) B                        (3) C                                   (4) D                             (5) E
9. Households across the State are either opting for (A) / a more modest lifestyle or compromising on (B) / the nutritional value of their food in efforts to negate (C) / the price rise of essential commodities, cereals, vegetables and fruits. (D)
(1) A                         (2) B                        (3) C                                   (4) D                             (5) E
10. The fire that gutted (A) / years for research in the chemistry and biochemistry labs (B) / of the University building was (C) / due to short circuit. (D)
(1) A                         (2) B                        (3) C                                   (4) D                             (5) E