Direction (Q. 1-10) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is '4'. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q. 1) Sadly, this year /2) the monsoon has /3) failed, causing a famine when the state /4) is still reeling from the economic crunch.

Q. 1) Whether the fundamentalists like it or not, /2) the demand of human rights groups /3) to put an end to discriminations /4) against women is becoming even more shrill.

Q. 1) The driver had /2) sounded the /3) horn thrice /4) No error

Q. 1) The course of events /2) took a turn for the worst /3) when the policy to be implemented /4) was negated by the House. 

Q. 1) We lost twenty precious minutes /2) having to change a tyre, /3) otherwise we would have made it /4) well on time.

Q. 1) He.is /2) a better /3) statesman than /4) politician.

Q. 1) Though I had set out /2) to buy a new car /3) I did not as I was interested in a red one /4) but they had only blue.

Q. 1) When we reached /2) the station, the /3) train arrived /4) before time.

Q. 1) The presiding officer /2) replied that everything depended /3) on him receiving /4) the reply on time.

Q. 1) 1 met the boy /2) who was my /3) friend's brother /4) No error