Error Spotting Questions for SSC CGL, Download Free Ebook

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Published on 2 April 2026 by

Error spotting questions is an important part of the English section in most competitive exams. In SSC CGL Tier 2 also error spotting questions are asked. The basic premise of error spotting questions is that the candidate has to identify the error in the sentence from the provided options. In this blog, there are some of the error spotting questions given for live practice and also provide a link to download a free e-book of error spotting questions for SSC CGL English.

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose “No error”. Practicing as many error spotting questions as possible is crucial to improve speed and accuracy, which can significantly boost your overall score.

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1. Ram wishes (a)/ he will be (b)/ richer. (c)/ No error (d)

2. The customer service associate gave us (a)/ much informations (b)/ which we needed. (c)/ No error (d)

3. No sooner did I come out of my home to go to market (a)/ when it started raining heavily (b)/ which drenched me completely. (c)/ No Error (d).

4. Acceptance is not about allowing everything to occur or to go on, (1)/ it is neither related to passivity and weakness, (2)/ nor is it about confirmation or mediocrity. (3)/ No error (4)

5. She was (1)/ quite amusing (2)/ at that story. (3)/ No error (4)

6. After a complaint was filed (1)/ police teams was given the photograph (2)/ of the accused from the CCTV footage (3)/ recorded at the hotel (4)/ No error (5)

7. Shahjahan was (1)/ an heir at (2)/ the Mughal throne, (3)/ No error (4)

8. The government is still in the (1)/ process of finalized new policy (2)/ guidelines for the allocation of land (3)/ to private sector organizations (4)/ No error (5)

9. The fight for liberation (1)/ brings out the best and (2)/ a noblest quality in mankind. (3)/ No error (4)

10. If parents are able to (1)/ get their children into schools (2)/ that are far away, the (3)/ next challenge is transportation. (4)/ No error (5).

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SSC CGL English Syllabus for Tier 1

The SSC CGL English Syllabus is as follows:

1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Verb Forms, Syntax, Modals and Tenses
4. Adjectives
5. Adverbs
6. Prepositions
7. Conjunctions
8. Articles
9. Error Detection
10. Fill in the Blanks
11. Antonyms, Synonyms and Homonyms
12. Cloze Passage
13. Rearrangement of Sentences and words
14. Reading Comprehension
15. Sentence Improvement and Spelling Correction
16. Misspelt or Inappropriate Words
17. Idiom/ Phrases
18. One Word Substitution
19. Active/ Passive Voice 
20. Direct and Indirect Speech

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SSC CGL English Syllabus for Tier 2

The SSC CGL English Syllabus includes comprehension passages to test reading skills, with questions based on simple texts, current events, news reports, or opinions. 

S. No.Topic
1Vocabulary
2Grammar
3Sentence structure
4Synonyms, antonyms, and their correct usage
5Spot the Error
6Fill in the Blanks
7Synonyms/ Homonyms
8Antonyms
9Spellings/ Detecting misspelled words
10Idioms and phrases
11Word substitution
12Improvement of Sentences
13Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
14Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration
15Shuffling of Sentence parts
16Shuffling of Sentences in a Passage
17Cloze Passage
18Comprehension Passage