In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. The Bench will also have to say (1)/ whether the laws are really at consonance with (2)/ the basic tenets of the 1960 Act. (3)/ No error (4)?

Option 2 : 2

The correct answer is 2. 

Reading the above sentence we find that:

Whether is used incorrectly in the given sentence. 

• Whether can be used only when two contrasting conditions are explicitly mentioned. 
• Example: Whether he will go or not. 
• In the given sentence we don't have two contrasting conditions. 
• Therefore the correct word to be used here is if. 

Thus from the above points we can conclude that the error lies in part 2 of the sentence and therefore it is the correct answer. 

The correct sentence will be: The Bench will also have to say if the laws are really at consonance with the basic tenets of the 1960 Act.