7. 100-Question Practice Set

The set below spans all twelve categories from Section 3 in a realistic mixed order, exactly as a real paper would present them — you are not told which category each question belongs to. Work through the full set under timed conditions (aim for roughly 45–60 minutes for all 100), then check your answers against the fully explained key that follows. Questions 1–90 use the standard three/four-segment underlined format; questions 91–100 are a short MCQ-style block testing recognition of specific patterns, included for parity with the confused-pairs and trap-recognition skills from Sections 4 and 8.

Part A — Segmented Error Spotting (Q1–90)

1. (A) The number of applicants / (B) for the clerical post / (C) have crossed two lakh this year. / (D) No error
2. (A) She has been teaching / (B) English grammar / (C) since ten years now. / (D) No error
3. (A) Each of the invigilators / (B) were given a separate seating chart / (C) for their allotted room. / (D) No error
4. (A) Neither the answer key / (B) nor the marks / (C) was uploaded before the deadline. / (D) No error
5. (A) The panel congratulated him / (B) on clearing / (C) all three stages on his first attempt. / (D) No error
6. (A) She is / (B) an efficient and reliable / (C) officer respected by her entire team. / (D) No error
7. (A) The syllabus requires candidates / (B) to practise mock tests regularly / (C) and to be revising notes daily. / (D) No error
8. (A) Please revert back / (B) with your response / (C) before the registration window closes. / (D) No error
9. (A) Of the two finalists, / (B) she performed / (C) the best in the final round. / (D) No error
10. (A) The candidate was neither punctual / (B) or well prepared / (C) for the scheduled interview. / (D) No error
11. (A) Having missed the first bus, / (B) the exam centre / (C) felt impossibly far for the anxious candidate. / (D) No error
12. (A) This year, / (B) less candidates / (C) qualified for the mains examination. / (D) No error
13. (A) The panel wants to / (B) illicit genuine feedback / (C) from every shortlisted candidate. / (D) No error
14. (A) One of the biggest challenges / (B) facing new recruits / (C) are adapting to shift schedules. / (D) No error
15. (A) By the time the results were declared, / (B) she already accepted / (C) an offer from a private firm. / (D) No error
16. (A) Every candidate must carry / (B) his or her own black ballpoint pen / (C) as sharing is strictly prohibited. / (D) No error
17. (A) The examiner asked Rohit and I / (B) to wait outside / (C) until our names were called. / (D) No error
18. (A) He is capable to solve / (B) even the toughest quantitative problems / (C) within the given time limit. / (D) No error
19. (A) Her approach to the interview / (B) was largely similar with / (C) her approach to the written test. / (D) No error
20. (A) Candidates who apply for the post / (B) must comply to the dress code / (C) mentioned in the notification. / (D) No error
21. (A) She gave me / (B) very useful advice / (C) about how to approach group discussion round. / (D) No error
22. (A) The most candidates / (B) who cleared the prelims / (C) belonged to the reserved category this cycle. / (D) No error
23. (A) The board received / (B) a large amount of / (C) complaints regarding the seating arrangement. / (D) No error
24. (A) The training module aims not only to reduce errors / (B) but also improving / (C) overall efficiency in the office. / (D) No error
25. (A) A good officer is one who listens carefully, / (B) responds promptly, / (C) and who is remaining fair to everyone. / (D) No error
26. (A) Please revert / (B) with your updated address / (C) before the verification deadline. / (D) No error
27. (A) The final outcome of the selection process / (B) will be declared / (C) on the official website by next week. / (D) No error
28. (A) Each and every applicant / (B) must upload a scanned photograph / (C) in the prescribed format. / (D) No error
29. (A) The committee discussed / (B) the past history of the institute / (C) before finalising the new policy. / (D) No error
30. (A) Her score in the mock test / (B) was as good, if not better, / (C) than her actual score in the exam. / (D) No error
31. (A) Between the two shortlisted candidates, / (B) Meena performed the best / (C) in the technical round. / (D) No error
32. (A) This year's cutoff / (B) is more higher / (C) than last year's cutoff for the OBC category. / (D) No error
33. (A) The syllabus for this post / (B) is longer than / (C) any exam conducted by the commission. / (D) No error
34. (A) The candidate was neither prepared for the written test / (B) or confident enough / (C) to face the interview panel. / (D) No error
35. (A) Either the centre superintendent / (B) or the deputy superintendents / (C) is responsible for sealing the answer sheets. / (D) No error
36. (A) Both the answer key / (B) as well as the response sheet / (C) will be released together on the portal. / (D) No error
37. (A) Whether he clears the exam / (B) and fails it, / (C) he plans to pursue further studies regardless. / (D) No error
38. (A) Having completed the syllabus twice, / (B) the revision schedule / (C) felt far less stressful to her. / (D) No error
39. (A) The invigilator only checked / (B) the admit cards of candidates / (C) sitting near the front of the hall. / (D) No error
40. (A) Walking towards the exam centre, / (B) a sudden gust of wind / (C) blew away his admit card. / (D) No error
41. (A) The examiner returned the answer booklet / (B) to the student with a query mark on the cover page. / (C) after the re-evaluation process. / (D) No error
42. (A) Realising the deadline had passed, / (B) the online form / (C) could no longer be submitted by the applicant. / (D) No error
43. (A) There were fewer / (B) chairs in the waiting area / (C) than the earlier venue had provided. / (D) No error
44. (A) He was given / (B) a piece of useful advice / (C) by his senior colleague before the interview. / (D) No error
45. (A) The examiner's principal concern / (B) was whether the candidates had / (C) upheld the principle of fair conduct. / (D) No error
46. (A) The number of seats available / (B) this year is fewer / (C) than the number offered last year. / (D) No error
47. (A) Not only did she clear the prelims / (B) but she also excelled / (C) in the subsequent mains examination. / (D) No error
48. (A) Each of the sections / (B) carry equal weightage / (C) in the overall merit calculation. / (D) No error
49. (A) The centre superintendent, along with two invigilators, / (B) were present / (C) throughout the entire examination. / (D) No error
50. (A) Having verified every document carefully, / (B) the officer signed / (C) the candidate's admission form without any hesitation. / (D) No error
51. (A) He informed / (B) about the change in the exam schedule / (C) through an official notice on the website. / (D) No error
52. (A) It is two years ago / (B) since he joined / (C) the coaching institute as a faculty member. / (D) No error
53. (A) Candidates are advised to / (B) wait for the invigilator's signal / (C) before opening the question booklet. / (D) No error
54. (A) He hasn't hardly / (B) slept properly / (C) since the exam dates were announced. / (D) No error
55. (A) The twins both look alike / (B) to each other / (C) even in their handwriting style. / (D) No error
56. (A) Never he attended / (B) a single revision class / (C) organised by the coaching centre. / (D) No error
57. (A) He reached the venue / (B) a few minutes later / (C) than the latter candidate on the list. / (D) No error
58. (A) The invigilator kept / (B) an extra box of stationary / (C) in case a pen ran out of ink. / (D) No error
59. (A) The board provided / (B) informations regarding / (C) the revised exam pattern well in advance. / (D) No error
60. (A) All candidates, except those with valid medical certificates, / (B) must accept / (C) the standard reporting time without exception. / (D) No error
61. (A) The reason for the delay / (B) is because / (C) the server crashed during peak registration hours. / (D) No error
62. (A) Only the shortlisted candidates / (B) will be called / (C) for the document verification round. / (D) No error
63. (A) The mock test result / (B) affected his confidence / (C) more than he expected. / (D) No error
64. (A) She insisted / (B) on double-checking / (C) every entry in the OMR sheet before submitting it. / (D) No error
65. (A) The two departments finally agreed / (B) to comply with / (C) the revised recruitment guidelines. / (D) No error
66. (A) He arrived at / (B) the exam centre / (C) a full hour before the reporting time. / (D) No error
67. (A) The scholarship / (B) is awarded / (C) to a student with an outstanding academic record. / (D) No error
68. (A) The instructions printed on the admit card / (B) along with the exam-day guidelines / (C) needs to be read carefully. / (D) No error
69. (A) She has been working / (B) as a question-paper setter / (C) for the last eight years. / (D) No error
70. (A) The coaching centre announced / (B) that the new evening batch begins / (C) from the first Monday of next month. / (D) No error
71. (A) He was solving the reasoning section / (B) when suddenly / (C) the power in the hall goes off. / (D) No error
72. (A) The principal informed the staff / (B) that the annual exam / (C) will be preponed by a full week. / (D) No error
73. (A) The panel selected the candidate / (B) who they felt / (C) had handled the case study best. / (D) No error
74. (A) Each of the girls / (B) submitted her project / (C) before the internal deadline set by the mentor. / (D) No error
75. (A) The board decided to prohibit proxy candidates / (B) from appearing / (C) for the practical examination this year. / (D) No error
76. (A) His marks in the mains / (B) are noticeably different than / (C) what he had scored in the prelims. / (D) No error
77. (A) The results, / (B) which were declared a week earlier than expected, / (C) surprised even the toppers of the batch. / (D) No error
78. (A) Despite the sudden power cut, / (B) a large number of candidates / (C) completed the exam without any disruption. / (D) No error
79. (A) Neither the syllabus / (B) nor the marking scheme / (C) have changed since last year's notification. / (D) No error
80. (A) She is one of the few candidates / (B) who have cleared / (C) every single stage of the process. / (D) No error
81. (A) Had he revised the static GK section more thoroughly, / (B) he would have scored / (C) considerably higher in the final merit list. / (D) No error
82. (A) The coaching institute offers / (B) free study material / (C) as a complimentary gift to every new batch. / (D) No error
83. (A) A large amount of / (B) candidates / (C) appeared for the recruitment drive this year. / (D) No error
84. (A) The clerk verified / (B) the documents thoroughly / (C) before he stamped and returned it to the applicant. / (D) No error
85. (A) She scored / (B) highest marks / (C) in the entire district this year. / (D) No error
86. (A) In spite of / (B) repeated warnings, / (C) he continued to arrive late for the mock sessions. / (D) No error
87. (A) The syllabus council will / (B) shortly precede / (C) with the release of the revised exam pattern. / (D) No error
88. (A) Myself and my colleague / (B) attended the orientation session / (C) organised for new recruits. / (D) No error
89. (A) The list of shortlisted candidates / (B) is displayed / (C) on the notice board outside the admin office. / (D) No error
90. (A) She was praised for her discipline, dedication, / (B) and because she managed her time well, / (C) throughout the training programme. / (D) No error

Part B — Pattern Recognition MCQs (Q91–100)

1. Which sentence correctly uses "fewer" rather than "less"? (a) There is less time left for revision. (b) There are fewer seats available this year. (c) He has less patience than his brother. (d) She showed less interest in the topic.

2. Which sentence correctly avoids the "one of the + plural noun" agreement trap? (a) One of the reasons for the delay are technical. (b) One of the reasons for the delay is technical. (c) One of the reason for the delay is technical. (d) One of the reasons for the delay being technical.

3. Choose the sentence that correctly pairs "neither...nor": (a) Neither the manager nor the staff was informed in time. (b) Neither the manager or the staff was informed in time. (c) Neither the manager nor the staff were informed in time regardless of context. (d) Neither the manager and the staff was informed.

4. Which sentence correctly uses "affect" and "effect"? (a) The delay will affect the entire schedule. (b) The delay will effect the entire schedule. (c) The affect of the delay is unclear. (d) The delay's affect is unclear.

5. Choose the sentence with no dangling modifier: (a) Having finished the paper early, the hall felt unusually quiet to him. (b) Having finished the paper early, he found the hall unusually quiet. (c) The hall, having finished the paper early, felt quiet. (d) Finished early, the hall felt quiet to him.

6. Which sentence correctly completes a comparison? (a) This syllabus is tougher than any syllabus in the country. (b) This syllabus is tougher than any other syllabus in the country. (c) This syllabus is the tougher in the country. (d) This syllabus is more tougher than others.

7. Choose the sentence that avoids redundancy: (a) Please revert back with your response. (b) Please revert with your response. (c) Please revert back again with your response. (d) Please send a reverting back response.

8. Which sentence correctly distinguishes "stationary" from "stationery"? (a) He bought new stationary for the exam. (b) He bought new stationery for the exam. (c) The vehicle remained stationery outside the gate. (d) The prices of stationery remained stationary is the only correct combination, making this the intended answer: (d).

9. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement: (a) The list of candidates are displayed outside. (b) The list of candidates is displayed outside. (c) The lists of candidates is displayed outside. (d) The list of candidates displaying outside.

10. Which sentence correctly uses inversion after a fronted negative adverb? (a) Never he attended a single class. (b) Never did he attend a single class. (c) Never he did attend a single class. (d) Never attended he a single class.