Question
Find out the error according to the grammar and context of
the given sentences. If there is no error, mark option 5, i.e. No error. (Ignore the punctuation errors, if any.) There is a risk of losing significance (1)/ representation in the (2)/ Lok Sabha if population strictly (3)/ governs seat allocation (4)/ no error (5)Solution
In part (1), "significance" is a noun, but the sentence requires an adjective to modify "representation" to describe what kind of representation is at risk of being lost. The correct adjective form is "significant," not "significance."
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