Question

Directions: In the following question, each sentence is divided into four parts (a), (b), (c) and (d). Find out which part of the sentence contains an error. If there is no error, mark your answer as (e).

• A. The total allocation for education/
• B. in this year's budget is Rs 34,400 crore,/
• C. an amount that has gone up/
• D. in 20 percent from last year.
• E. No error

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

To identify the error in the sentence, we will go through each part of the sentence:

1. (a) The total allocation for education - This part of the sentence correctly introduces the subject, which is the allocation for education.
2. (b) in this year's budget is Rs 34,400 crore, - This part provides the specific allocation in numerical terms. This is correctly formulated for stating monetary allocation.
3. (c) an amount that has gone up - This clause indicates a change in the amount from what it was previously, which is grammatically correct.
4. (d) in 20 percent from last year. - This part contains the error. The phrase "in 20 percent" is incorrect. The correct prepositional phrase is "by 20 percent." The sentence should state how much the amount has increased by percentage.

Thus, the corrected sentence should read: "The total allocation for education in this year's budget is Rs 34,400 crore, an amount that has gone up by 20 percent from last year."

Conclusion: The error is found in part (d) of the sentence.

Tip: When discussing an increase or decrease in percentage, the correct prepositions are "by" for percentage and "from" when comparing past measures. For example: "by 20 percent from last year."