English » Spotting Errors

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

The increase in irrigated areas / has resulted on achieving / record food grain production.

A

has resulted on achieving

B

record food grain production

C

The increase in irrigated areas

D

No error

Solution

option A has the erroneous part,

has resulted on achieving should be replaced with has resulted in achieving.

result in is a fixed phrase that means- to cause something happen.