Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Large scale clearing of primary forest and (1)/ expansion of the agriculture acreage is (2)/ most to blame for this. (3)/ No Error (4)

Correct option is B

The error lies in option (b).

Explanation:

• The subject is a compound subject joined by and: Large scale clearing ... and expansion .... A compound subject takes a plural verb.
• Therefore, is is incorrect; it should be are.
• Also, the phrase agriculture acreage is not the standard adjective form. The correct phrase is agricultural acreage.

Correct sentence (one correct form):

• Large scale clearing of primary forest and expansion of the agricultural acreage are most to blame for this.

Grammatical rule (English):

• Two subjects joined by and generally take a plural verb.

व्याकरण नियम (Hindi):

• जब दो कर्ता and से जुड़ते हैं, तो क्रिया सामान्यतः बहुवचन होती है (is नहीं, are)।

So the correct answer is (b)