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    Question

    In the following questions, a sentence is divided into

    four parts. Choose the part of the sentence which may contain a grammatical error in it. If all the parts of the sentence are Grammatically correct and contextually Meaningful, choose option “no error” as your answer choice. No sooner had the (a) / RBI increased the repo rate (b) / than the commercial banks (c) / have raised their lending rates. (d)
    A c Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B b Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C a Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D d Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The error is in Part (d). The structure “No sooner had… than” is used to talk about two past actions happening in quick succession. The first action uses Past Perfect (had increased), and the second action must be in Simple Past. Correction: Change “have raised” to “raised.”

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