Detect an error part labelled (1), (2), (3) & (4) in the following question.
Whole Northern states in (1) India are reeling under the (2) devastating (3)of the drought (4).
Answer: A
Error is in the first part of the sentence. 'Whole' is used with singular nouns.
The correct sentence is - 'All Northern states in India are reeling under the devastating of the drought.