1 Little do people know just like the rest of the country that there are hundreds in the North Easte...........

English Language (IBPS CL) Error correction

Direction: In the following question, five statements have been given. Identify the pair of statements which are grammatically correct and also carry the same meaning.

1) Little do people know, just like the rest of the country that there are hundreds in the North Eastern states of our country who have been displaced from their homes due to severe floods.

2) Just like the rest of the country that there are hundreds in the North Eastern states of our country who have been displaced from their homes due to severe floods and very less is known about them.

3) A very little is known about the hundreds of people in the North Eastern states of our country who have been rendered homeless due to severe floods.

4) Very little is known about the hundreds of people in the North Eastern states of our country who have been rendered homeless due to severe floods.

5) Misplaced from their homes due to severe floods, little is known that just like the rest of the country, there are hundreds in the North Eastern states of our country who have been misplaced.

1 and 4

2 and 3

4 and 5

2 and 5

3 and 4

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Explanation:

Sentences 1 and 4 are grammatically correct and have similar meaning. Both of them are conveying the fact that the rest of the country knows very little about the flood victims of the north eastern states, who have been displaced from their homes due to severe floods.

Let’s look at the errors in the other statements:
Sentence 2: When we say we know something, we know facts or details. Both of them are countable nouns. So, we should use 'little' instead of 'less' as less is used for uncountable nouns.
Sentence 3: 'a' is an article for singular nouns. Since 'little' is definitely more than one, using 'a' is wrong.
Sentence 5: 'Misplaced' means placing something in the wrong position. It can happen unknowingly. The homeless flood
victims are not exactly at a wrong place. They are most probably at a relief centre. The correct word that should've been used is 'displace', which means forced to move.
Hence, the correct answer is A.