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Topic Error detection
Asked 15 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2022–2023), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 10 of 15 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 2 years (2022–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2022 → EPFO 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (15 of 15) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2023
In the following five items, find out which part of the sentence has an error or indicate 'No error'. Ramesh liked / his friend's music player / to his own. / No error
- A (a) ✓
- B (b)
- C (c)
- D (d)
✓ Correct answer: (A)
English Language › Grammar & Usage
EPFO2023
In the following five items, find out which part of the sentence has an error or indicate 'No error'. Given the complex of the problem / the committee is not expected / to arrive at a decision any time soon. / No error
- A (a) ✓
- B (b)
- C (c)
- D (d)
✓ Correct answer: (A)
English Language › Grammar & Usage
EPFO2023
In the following five items, find out which part of the sentence has an error or indicate 'No error'. The group of students / on a visit to Srinagar / circumnavigated around the Dal Lake. / No error
- A (a)
- B (b)
- C (c) ✓
- D (d)
✓ Correct answer: (C)
English Language › Grammar & Usage
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