SSC Stenographer 2022 PYQ — Question 56

SSC Stenographer - 17 Nov 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q56

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

If I was the President of India, / I would work / to ensure communal harmony.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. If I was the President of India.

  • if I was the President of India is an error from the given options. 
  • If I was is a conditional tense, which conveys a possible scenario with a plausible speculative result. 
  • Therefore, even if you correctly express 'If I was' you will suggest that what follows is not impossible, even if it will not take place.