61. Can you speak ___ Spanish?
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: No article is used before the names of languages when referring to the ability to speak them.
62. He has taken to ___ smoking.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: 'Smoking' is used here as a gerund representing an activity or habit in a general sense. In such cases, no article is required.
63. The teacher punished ___ boy who was making a noise.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: The boy is specified by the clause 'who was making a noise'. Therefore, he is a particular boy, and 'the' is used.
64. ___ little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
- A. A
- B. The
- C. No article needed
- D. An
व्याख्या: This is a proverb. 'A little' means 'a small amount' and is used here to mean that a small amount of knowledge can be dangerous. 'Little' by itself would mean 'almost no knowledge'.
65. He drove the car at 80 miles ___ hour.
व्याख्या: In expressions of rate or speed, 'a' or 'an' is used to mean 'per'. 'Hour' begins with a vowel sound, so 'an' is correct.
66. She is suffering from ___ headache.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: The indefinite article 'a' is used with certain common ailments like 'a headache', 'a cold', 'a fever'.
67. ___ iron and ___ steel are both produced in this factory.
- A. The, the
- B. No article needed, No article needed
- C. An, a
- D. The, No article needed
व्याख्या: 'Iron' and 'steel' are material nouns used in a general sense, so they do not take an article.
68. It is ___ pity that he wasted his talent.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: 'A pity' is a fixed expression meaning 'something regrettable'. The article 'a' is a part of this phrase.
69. He is not just a teacher; he is ___ headmaster of the school.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: A school has only one headmaster, making the position unique and specific to that institution. Therefore, the definite article 'the' is used.
70. He works in ___ sales department of a multinational company.
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. No article needed
व्याख्या: Names of specific departments within an organization are preceded by 'the'.
