SSC Stenographer 2026 PYQ — Question 128

SSC Stenographer - 10 Sep 2026 - Shift 3 • English • Q128

Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error.
Much of the guidelines (1)/ pertaining to AI governance (2)/ were based on speculative models (3)/ and industry projections. (4)

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct Answer: (1)
Explanation:
• The quantifier much is used with singular uncountable nouns (e.g., much information, much effort).
• The noun guidelines is plural and countable, so it must be quantified by many rather than much.
• Replace Much of the guidelines with Many of the guidelines.
Correct Sentence: Many of the guidelines pertaining to AI governance were based on speculative models and industry projections.