UPSC EPFO EO/AO 2023 · Question 10

Question 10 of the UPSC EPFO EO/AO Recruitment Test 2023 (General Ability Test) (2 July 2023). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. EO/AO 2023 · Q10 · General English · Grammar & Usage

   Find the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "No error". He asked me if I would be interested in signing up as a member of the group.

   1. He asked me if I would be
   2. interested in signing up
   3. as a member of the group.
   4. No error
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   Answer: (4) No error

   The sentence is correct, so the answer is "No error". It reports a yes/no question ("Would you be interested ...?"); such questions are reported with "if" or "whether" followed by normal statement word order, and "would" is correct after the past reporting verb "asked". "Interested in" takes the right preposition and is followed by the gerund "signing up", and "sign up as a member of" is idiomatic for enrolling in or joining a group. No part needs correction.

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