111. Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks:____ postman’s little boy said that he’d rather be ____ dentist than _____ cardiologist, because dentists don’t get called out at ____ night.
- A. The, a, a, x, x
- B. A, the, the, a, x
- C. The, the a, x, x
- D. x, a, a, a, the
व्याख्या: 'The postman' ek specific postman ko darshata hai. 'a dentist' aur 'a cardiologist' professions ke liye general reference hai. 'at night' ek sthir phrase (fixed phrase) hai, jisme article nahi lagta.
112. I am her .......... best frient.
व्याख्या: Superlative degree ('best') ke pehle aam taur par 'the' lagta hai, lekin jab usse pehle possessive adjective ('my', 'her', 'his') ho, to koi article nahi lagta.
113. He eats a lot of ___ meat.
- A. the
- B. a
- C. an
- D. no article
व्याख्या: 'Meat' ek uncountable noun hai. Jab iska upyog samanya arth mein hota hai, to koi article nahi lagta. Yahan 'meat' se matlab samanya roop se maans hai.
114. Which is ____ longest river in India ?
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
व्याख्या: Superlative degree of adjectives (jaise 'longest', 'biggest', 'smallest') ke pehle hamesha definite article 'the' ka prayog hota hai.
115. Insert ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ in the blanks in the following sentence from the options :_____man whom I spoke to is ____ citizen of New York .
- A. The, the
- B. A, a
- C. The, a
- D. A, the
व्याख्या: Pehle blank mein 'the' aayega kyunki yahan us vishisht (specific) aadmi ki baat ho rahi hai jisse maine baat ki. Doosre blank mein 'a' aayega kyunki 'citizen' ek singular countable noun hai aur yahan New York ke kai citizens mein se ek ki baat ho rahi hai.
116. Match the following-(A) Sentences (B) Articles(i) We will go to Calcutta by ........... Rajdhani Express. (a) a(ii) The child was happy to see .......... aeroplane. (b) no article(iii) He has gone for ......... holiday. (c) an(iv) ............ Milk is good for health. (d)the
- A. (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
- B. (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c)
- C. (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
- D. (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a)
व्याख्या: (i) Train ke naamo ke pehle 'the' lagta hai. (ii) 'Aeroplane' vowel sound se shuru hota hai, isliye 'an'. (iii) 'for a holiday' ek aam phrase hai. (iv) 'Milk' ek uncountable noun hai, samanya arth mein iske pehle koi article nahi lagta.
117. He is _____ heir of millions of rupees.
व्याख्या: Shabd 'heir' ka uchcharan 'air' jaisa hota hai, jiski shuruaat vowel sound se hoti hai. Ismein 'h' silent hota hai. Isliye 'an' ka prayog hoga.
118. Directions: Choose the correct set of articles to fill in the blanks: (Use 'X', if there is no article) Kerala on Monday saw _______ major reduction in its daily tally of _______ coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after _______ 8,850 cases in the past 24 hours, taking _______ caseload to 4,729,083, according to _______ health department’s bulletin. This is the first time in _______ weeks that _______ cases were below the 10,000-mark.
- A. X, X, the, the, an, a, a.
- B. a, the, X, the, the, X, the.
- C. an, X, an, the, a, the, X.
- D. the, X, the, the, X, a, a.
व्याख्या: Sahi kram hai: 'a major reduction' (ek badi kami), 'the coronavirus disease' (bimari ka naam), 'X' (8,850 cases ke pehle article nahi), 'the caseload' (vishisht aankda), 'the health department's bulletin' (vishisht bulletin), 'X' (weeks se pehle article nahi, general samay), 'the cases' (vishisht case jinka zikr hai).
119. Choose the most appropriate articles for the sentence given below: But mine is not _____ typical story. In my story ___ scotsman is generous ___ Irishman is logical and ___ Englishman is romantic. Oh, if it’s _____ fantastic story I’ll listen with ____ pleasure.
- A. _; the; an; an; a; _
- B. a; a; an; an; a; _
- C. a; the; the; the ;_ ;_
- D. a; the; the; the; a; _
व्याख्या: Sahi kram hai: 'a typical story' (ek samanya kahani). 'the Scotsman', 'the Irishman', 'the Englishman' yahan poori jaati (nationality) ko represent kar rahe hain. 'a fantastic story' (ek adbhut kahani). 'with pleasure' ek phrase hai jismein article nahi lagta ('_').
120. Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:Would you like to hear ____ story about ___ Englishman, ______ Irishman and ___ Scotsman?
- A. a, an, an, a
- B. x, an, the, the
- C. a, the, the, the
- D. the, an, an, an
व्याख्या: Yahan ek kahani ('a story') ke baare mein poocha ja raha hai, jismein anishchit (indefinite) kirdar hain. 'Englishman' aur 'Irishman' vowel sound se shuru hote hain, isliye 'an' lagega. 'Scotsman' consonant sound se shuru hota hai, isliye 'a' lagega.