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.
The historian cautioned the students (1) / against these sort of (2) / unsupported generalisations. (3) / No error (4)
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (A) 2
Concept (Demonstrative with Singular 'Sort') के अनुसार 'sort' एकवचन Noun है, इसलिए उसके साथ Demonstrative 'this' आता है, 'these' नहीं। 'these sort of' ग़लत है; शुद्ध रूप 'this sort of unsupported generalisation' या 'these sorts of unsupported generalisations' होगा।
अतः भाग (2) 'against these sort of' में त्रुटि है।
Examiner का trap: 'sort' एकवचन होने के बावजूद 'these sort of' लिख देना ही इसका trap है।
Concept (Demonstrative with Singular 'Sort'): 'sort' is a singular noun, so it takes the demonstrative 'this', not 'these'. 'These sort of' is wrong; the correct forms are 'this sort of unsupported generalisation' or 'these sorts of unsupported generalisations'.
So part (2), 'against these sort of', contains the error.
Exam trap: writing 'these sort of', because 'sort' is singular.
Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 15 Oct 2026 · Shift II। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 15 Oct 2026 · Shift II. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.