Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
LIC was found (a) / on September 1, 1956 (b) / via the Life Insurance Corporation Act. (c) / No error (d)
- Aa
- Bb
- Cc
- Dd
Explanation
LIC was established by statute, so the verb must be founded, meaning established, not found, which means discovered. Was found wrongly suggests the corporation was discovered like a lost object. The via the Life Insurance Corporation Act phrase confirms an act of founding. The found-versus-founded distinction makes part a the error.