Error Correction Questions for SBI Clerk Exam

The State Bank of India (SBI) Clerk Exam is one of the most sought after competitive exams in India for aspiring candidates looking to join the banking sector. Among the various sections of the exam, the English section holds significant importance. With consistent practice and the right approach, candidates can easily score good marks in this section, as it is less time-consuming compared to other sections. In this article we have compiled some Error Questions for the upcoming SBI Clerk 2025 English language section of the exam. Solve all the questions to boost your score!

SBI Clerk: Error Questions Asked in Last 3 Years 

In the last three years SBI Clerk exam have included error detection questions where candidates had to find grammatical mistakes in sentences. These questions tested knowledge of tenses, subject-verb agreement, prepositions, and sentence structure. Regular practice with grammar rules helped in solving them accurately. Below are some questions we are providing for your practice.

Directions (1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical 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.)

Q1. Despite of the rising share of (A) / the Delta variant, the overall incidence in (B)/ Germany has been steadily (C)/ declining in recent weeks (D)/
(a) C
(b) B
(c) A
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q2. The recently discovery of hundreds of graves (A)/ in Canada has put the spotlight back (B)/ on its dark past, when indigenous people (C)/ faced systemic discrimination and violence (D)/
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No Error

Q3. I would’ve gotten (A)/ a perfect score(B)/ accept I made (C)/ simple mistakes. (D)
(a) D
(b) C
(c) B
(d) A
(e) No Error

Q4. He lifted the nest (A)/ gently and put it in a (B)/ safety place in the (C)/ forks of the tree. (D)/
(a) A
(b) D
(c) C
(d) B
(e) No Error

Q5. Sometimes very terrible (A)/ accidents happens, (B)/ and many
people are burned (C)/ and injured. (D)
(a) D
(b) C
(c) B
(d) A
(e) No Error

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given with three words in bold.
Choose the option which gives the correct sequence of these words to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Q6. His culture (A) manners and varied pleasant(B), not less than his artistic skill, contributed(C) to render him popular.
(a) ACB
(b) BAC
(c) CAB
(d) BCA
(e) No rearrangement required

Q7. It was fairly (A) detrimental (B) that his prison stay, especially during the pandemic, was obvious (C) to his well-being
(a) ACB
(b) BAC
(c) CAB
(d) BCA
(e) No rearrangement required

Q8. To make matters worse, credible reports that some of the electronic evidence malware (A) in this case could have been planted (B) remotely by gathered (C) were never investigated.
(a) ACB
(b) BAC
(c) CAB
(d) CBA
(e) No rearrangement required

Q9. We must understand mental health conditions (A) for what they are and for how they are disadvantages (B) with associated (C).
(a) ACB
(b) BAC
(c) CAB
(d) BCA
(e) No rearrangement required

Q10. Aviation websites are infrastructure (A) with reports of a rapid abuzz (B) of aviation upgradation
(C) in Tibet.
(a) ACB
(b) BAC
(c) CAB
(d) BCA
(e) No rearrangement required

Directions (11-18): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The alphabet corresponding to that part is your answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e).

Q11. The priest together with (A)/his followers were fatally injured (B)/in the accident which occurred last night (C)/near the unmanned railway crossing. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q12. The young woman who is watching television in that room (A)/lived here for more than (B)/a year but she has never created (C)/any problem for us. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q13. Each of the employees, (A)/whom the company has chosen to take part (B)/in the international seminar to be conducted (C)/in the City Hall, are up to the mark. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q14. Needless to say, (A)/no sooner were all these large and rather expensive operations finished (B)/when the main electricity was brought in (C)/and the turbine became obsolete. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q15. Plastic bags less than 50 microns thick (A)/are banned, (B)/but neither the states nor the city corporations (C)/cares to enforce this rule. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q16. Tribal angst over economic issues (A)/leading to the scapegoating of nontribal longtime residents (B)/reflects the continued failure (C)/to forge a more inclusive politics in Meghalaya. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q17. The Prime Minister has great power of (A)/implementing some useful (B)/schemes but the ministers (C)/have even greatest ability to foil them. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q18. The blunder mistake (A)/was the apparent failure of detectives (B)/to inform the Parole Board that the murderer (C)/had threatened to return to kill her. (D)/No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Error Correction Questions for SBI Clerk Exam

Directions (1-6): Each question is divided into four parts in which one part may or may not have error. Choose the part that has the error as your answer. If all the parts are correct choose (e) i.e., No Error.

Q1. Transition to green hydrogen and (A) /green ammonia is one of the major requirement (B) / with reduction of emissions, (C) / especially in the hard to abate sectors. (D) / No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q2. Due to the dilapidated condition (A)/ of the road, commuting over (B)/ the stretch has become a (C) / major challenge for the people. (D) / No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q3. Cryptocurrencies are not currencies as they (A) /do not have an issuer, they are not an instrument (B) / of debt or a financial asset and they (C) / does not have any intrinsic value. (D) /
No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q4. ISRO recently launched (A)/ two satellites into orbit, (B)/ both of whom belonged to Singapore (C)/ and would be used for weather monitoring causes. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q5. RBI has usually only tried (A)/ slowing down or smoothen, (B)/ rather than reverse or prevent, the fall in exchange (C)/ value of the rupee against the U.S. dollar. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q6. As foreign visit involves expenditure of (A) / huge number of public money, foreign (B) / visit should be allowed (C) / only when it is essentially required. (D) / No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Directions (7-11): Each question is divided into four parts in which one part contains the error. Choose the incorrect part as your answer. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose “No Error” as your answer choice.

Q7. As the countdown for the much-awaited(A)/ Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath begins, thousand (B)/ of devotees from across the country (C)/have started thronging the pilgrim town, Puri (D).
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)No Error

Q8. Once a popular small-car market (A)/ with the growing economy, the rising (B) /middle class has seeking more modern, (C)/ premium, safe and high-tech cars (D).
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)No Error

Q9. Venture capital funding into Indian startups (A)/dipped 37% in the second quarter of (B)/this year to $6.9 billion, data sourced from (C)/research firm Venture Intelligence showed(D).
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)No Error

Q10. The government will review the windfall tax levied (A)/on domestically produced crude every two weeks (B)/ based on exchange rates, international prices (C)/and the local cost of crude, government officials said (D).
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)No Error

Q11. India’s petrol and diesel sales soared in June (A)/ in the back of the start of cropping season, summer  (B)/travels and overall pick up in economic activity(C)/ preliminary industry data showed
(D).
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)No Error

Directions (12-18): Each question is divided into four parts in which one part contains the error. Choose the incorrect part as your answer. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose “No Error” as your answer choice.

Q12. The growth of aviation sector (A)/ has been affected by choking (B)/ regulations, tough entry (C)/ barriers of new entrants. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)No Error

Q13. India monthly merchandise trade (A)/ deficit hit a fresh record as per (B)/ preliminary estimates released (C)/ by the Commerce and Industry Ministry (D)/ No Error (E).
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)No Error

Q14. The economic crisis in Sri Lanka (A)/ has significantly reduced incomes, (B)/ affordable of food and thus increased (C)/ the risk of food insecurity. (D)/ No Error (E)
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)No Error

Q15. Tuberculosis is the (A)/most worst among endemic (B)/ diseases, killing 1.5 million (C)/ people every year (WHO) (D)/ No Error (E)
(a)B
(b)D
(c)A
(d)C
(e)No Error

Q16. Foreign portfolio investors (A)/ are those that invest funds (B)/ in markets outside (C)/ of its home turf (D)/ No Error (E)
(a)B
(b)D
(c)A
(d)C
(e)No Error

Q17. Research indicate that (A)/low and middle-income (B)/ countries are often the (C)/ones to approach China (D)/ No Error (E)
(a)C
(b)A
(c)B
(d)D
(e)No Error

Q18. 91% of India’s adult (A)/ population is fully vaccinated (B)/ against COVID-19, (C)/ according to Union Health Ministry (D)/ No Error (E)
(a)A
(b)C
(c)B
(d)D
(e)No Error

Directions (19-20): Each question is divided into four parts in which one part contains the error. Choose the incorrect part as your answer. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose “No Error” as your answer choice.

Q19. The government said that (A)/ we should stay at (B)/ home if the number of (C)/ Covid -19 cases increases (D)/ No Error (E)
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e)No Error

Q20. Except for the doctor, (A)/ there is none who can (B)/ give you a good piece of advice (C)/ for your health issue (D)/ No Error (E).
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D

Solutions

S1. Ans (b)

Sol. The error lies in Part (B) of the sentence. Note that the general rule for usage of the phrase is: One of the + PLURAL NOUN + that/who etc.  SINGULAR/PLURAL VERB
So, the noun following the phrase one of the; is always a plural noun, whereas use of verbs as singular or plural will entirely depend upon the subject of the statement, i.e. singular verb for singular subject and plural verb for plural subject. Therefore, to make the sentence grammatically correct ‘requirement’ should be replaced by ‘requirements’.

S2. Ans (b)

Sol. To make the sentence grammatically correct, ‘over’ should be replaced by ‘along’. The usage of prepositions, after verbs, must be specific to the context and determines the specific meaning of the verb used. Using  after the verb commuting renders it non-meaningful, and is considered incorrect in usage, grammatically. “Along” refers moving in a constant direction on (a road, path, or any more or less horizontal surface). Thus, the error lies in part (B)

S3. Ans (d)

Sol. The error lies in part (D) of the sentence. “Do” is used when referring to two or more persons or things while “does” is used when referring to a single person or thing. Therefore, ‘does’ should be replaced by ‘do’.
“Cryptocurrencies are not currencies as they do not have an issuer, they are not an instrument of debt or a financial asset and they do not have any intrinsic value.”

S4. Ans (c)

Sol. The error lies in Part (C) of the sentence. Note that, Which" is a pronoun, and is used as the subject or object of a verb to show what thing or things you are referring to, or to add information about the thing just mentioned; while whom is a pronoun, and is used as the subject or object of a verb to show which person you are referring to, or to add information about a person just mentioned. Therefore, ‘whom’ should be replaced by ‘which’.
S5. Ans (b)

Sol. The error lies in part (B) of the sentence. When you connect two clauses using a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so), make sure that the same grammatical structure is used on each side of the conjunction. Therefore, ‘slowing down’ should be replaced by ‘to slow down’.
“RBI has usually only tried to slow down or smoothen, rather than reverse or prevent, the fall in exchange value of the rupee against the U.S. dollar.”

S6. Ans (b)

Sol. The error lies in part (B) of the sentence, ‘number’ should be replaced by ‘amount’. Although number and amount have similar meanings, number is used for things that can be counted, while amount is used for things that cannot be counted.  S7. Ans (b)
Sol. The error lies in part B. Here “thousands” is the correct usage instead  “thousand” as it implies “many thousand”. If the statement is “thousand of”, it strictly suggests “1000 of”.

S8. Ans (c)

Sol. The error lies in part C. Here, the sentence is suggesting an ongoing event thus, the verb corresponding to it should be “present continuous”. Hence, “has” should be exchanged with “is”.

S9. Ans (e)

Sol. The sentence is correct as it is and thus requires no change

S10. Ans (a)

Sol. The Error lies in part A. Here, “will” need to be changed with “would” as the helping verb of future simple tense will convert to Would; in the Indirect (reported) Speech.

S11. Ans (b)

Sol. The Error lies in part B. Here, “in” must be changed with “on”. “On” preposition is used to show the basis or reason for something, hence, the correct usage.

S12. Ans. (d)

Sol. The error lies in part (D). Here preposition ‘of’ should be replaced by ‘for’ because the chocking regulations, tough entry barriers are for new entrants.

S13. Ans. (a)

Sol. The error lies in part (A). Here ‘India’ should be ‘India’s’ to show belongingness of merchandize trade.

S14. Ans. (c)

Sol. The error lies in part (C). Here ‘affordable’ which is an adjective should be replaced with ‘affordability’ as we need noun here.

S15. Ans. (a)

Sol. The error lies in part (B). Here ‘most’ should be not used because ‘worst’ is a superlative degree and we don’t use ‘most’ which is also a superlative degree with it.

S16. Ans. (b)

Sol. The error lies in part (D). Here possessive determiner ‘its’ should be replaced by ‘their’ for plural noun ‘investors’.

S17. Ans. (b)
Sol. The error lies in part (A). Here verb ‘indicate’ which is plural should be ‘indicates’ which is a singular verb for singular noun ‘research’.

S18. Ans. (e)

Sol. The given sentence is error-free as it needs no correction.

S19. Ans. (d)

Sol. The error lies in part (D). Here ‘increases’ should be replaced with ‘increased’ because when reporting verb is in past tense then we use past tense in reported speech.

S20. Ans. (b)

Sol. The error lies in part (B). Here ‘who’ should be replaced with ‘that’. After all/none/nothing/only/ superlative degree, we use only ‘that’ as a relative pronoun.