41. He gave me ___ one-rupee note.
व्याख्या: The word 'one' begins with a consonant sound ('w'), so the article 'a' is used, not 'an'.
42. It takes ___ lot of courage to stand up for what is right.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: 'A lot of' is a fixed expression used to mean 'a large amount or number of'. The article 'a' is part of this phrase.
43. ___ Netherlands is famous for its windmills and tulips.
- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: Country names that are plural in form, such as 'the Netherlands', 'the Philippines', 'the West Indies', take the definite article 'the'.
44. Let us play ___ chess.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: Names of games and sports generally do not take an article.
45. She has ___ excellent knowledge of ___ German language.
- A. an, the
- B. a, No article needed
- C. an, No article needed
- D. the, the
व्याख्या: 'An excellent knowledge' is correct because 'excellent' begins with a vowel sound. 'The German language' is correct because when the word 'language' is used, 'the' is required. If it were just 'German', no article would be used.
46. The committee has come to ___ unanimous decision.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: The word 'unanimous' begins with a consonant sound ('y'), so the article 'a' is used.
47. ___ virtue is its own reward.
- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: Abstract nouns like 'virtue', when used in a general sense, do not take an article. This is a proverbial expression.
48. My uncle lives in ___ United Kingdom.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: Names of countries that include words like 'Kingdom', 'Republic', or 'States' are preceded by 'the'.
49. He considers himself ___ newton of this century.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: When a proper noun (Newton) is used to represent the qualities of that person, it acts as a common noun and is preceded by 'the'.
50. The train is late by ___ hour and a half.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: The word 'hour' begins with a vowel sound because the 'h' is silent. Therefore, 'an' is the correct article.
