31. ___ honesty you showed is commendable.
- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: Abstract nouns like 'honesty' do not take an article in general. However, when it is particularized (the honesty 'you showed'), the definite article 'the' is used.
32. The meeting will be held on ___ fourth of July.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: The definite article 'the' is always used before ordinal numbers (first, second, fourth, etc.).
33. Not a word was said in ___ self-defense.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: 'In self-defense' is a fixed prepositional phrase that does not take an article.
34. I have ___ little money left, so I can't afford that.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: 'Little' without an article means 'almost none' or 'hardly any'. 'A little' means 'a small amount'. Since the speaker can't afford something, it implies a negative quantity, so 'little' is used.
35. His office is on ___ tenth floor.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: Ordinal numbers, such as 'first', 'second', 'tenth', are preceded by the definite article 'the'.
36. The guide knows ___ way very well.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: Here, 'way' refers to a specific, known route that the guide is familiar with, so the definite article 'the' is appropriate.
37. ___ USA is a country made up of 50 states.
- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: Names of countries that are plural or include words like 'republic', 'kingdom', 'states' are preceded by 'the'.
38. What ___ beautiful painting! It must have cost a fortune.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: In exclamatory sentences beginning with 'What' followed by a singular countable noun, the article 'a' or 'an' is used.
39. He traveled from ___ north to ___ south of India.
- A. the, the
- B. No article needed, No article needed
- C. a, a
- D. the, No article needed
व्याख्या: The definite article 'the' is used before cardinal directions (north, south, east, west).
40. ___ death of the president left the nation in shock.
- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: While 'death' in a general sense takes no article, here it is a specific death (of the president), so it is particularized and requires 'the'.
