The practical uses of astrology / have seldom been seriously / studied outside India. / No error
- (a)The practical uses of astrology
- (b)have seldom been seriously
- (c)studied outside India.
- (d)No error
Correct — D, No error. The plural subject 'The practical uses' agrees with 'have', the present-perfect passive 'have been ... studied' is correctly formed, and the adverbs 'seldom' and 'seriously' sit in their proper places — so no segment needs correcting.
- (a)The practical uses of astrology — Error-free — a correct plural subject governing the verb that follows.
- (b)have seldom been seriously — Error-free — 'have seldom been' is correct present-perfect passive with the adverb 'seldom' well placed.
- (c)studied outside India. — Error-free — the past participle 'studied' completes the passive verb correctly.
An error-spotting item testing present-perfect passive ('have been studied') and adverb placement — all correct here, so the answer is 'No error'.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Spot the error: (a) These findings have / (b) rarely been / (c) tested outside the laboratory. / (d) No error
- (a)These findings have
- (b)rarely been
- (c)tested outside the laboratory.
- (d)No error
Answer(d) No error — the present-perfect passive with 'rarely' is correctly formed.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'seldom'.
- (a)often
- (b)rarely
- (c)always
- (d)usually
Answer(b) rarely — 'seldom' means not often, i.e. rarely.