141. Choose the appropriate determiner given in the options :I would like to have helped my friend but I had ........ time so I had to refuse her.
- A. few
- B. plenty
- C. a little
- D. little
व्याख्या: 'Little' ka matlab hai 'na ke barabar'. Kyunki uske paas samay (uncountable) bahut kam tha, isliye use mana karna pada. Yeh ek negative sense deta hai.
142. We could barely get any information at the airport. ........ people seemed to have ..... idea about the fights.
- A. Many/any
- B. a lot of/any
- C. Only a few/some
- D. Any/no
व्याख्या: 'Barely' ka matlab hai 'mushkil se'. Iska matlab hai ki bahut kam logon ko jaankari thi, isliye 'Only a few people' sahi hai. Aur un logon ke paas 'kuch' idea tha, isliye 'some idea' sahi hai.
143. Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:_______ student in the class passed the examination conducted in the month of April.
- A. All
- B. Every
- C. Very
- D. None
व्याख्या: 'Every' ke baad singular noun ('student') ka use hota hai aur yeh group ke har ek member ko individually refer karta hai. 'Every student' matlab 'har ek vidyarthi'.
144. I have already spent _____ money, I had.
- A. a few
- B. a little
- C. the little
- D. little
व्याख्या: 'The little' ka matlab hota hai 'jo thoda sa tha, woh sab'. Yeh us saare paise ko refer kar raha hai jo uske paas the. 'Money' ek uncountable noun hai.
145. Fill in the blank with the correct determiner :Kanha was only ____ 5 year old boy when he killed Kalia.
- A. zero article
- B. the
- C. an
- D. a
व्याख्या: Jab kisi singular countable noun ('boy') ko pehli baar introduce kiya jaata hai, to uske pehle 'a' ya 'an' ka use hota hai. Yahan '5 year old boy' ek unit hai, isliye 'a' ka prayog hoga.
146. Books impart knowledge without ____ teacher.
व्याख्या: Negative context ('without') mein 'any' ka use kiya jaata hai. 'Without any teacher' ka matlab hai 'bina kisi shikshak ke'.
147. Fill in the blanks with the correct option. ------ members have already sent their subscription.
- A. Some
- B. Any
- C. Little
- D. Whole
व्याख्या: 'Some' ka use positive sentences mein countable nouns ('members') ke saath ek anishchit sankhya (unspecified number) batane ke liye kiya jaata hai. 'Some members' matlab 'kuch sadasya'.
148. There wasn’t _____boy in the classroom.
- A. no
- B. any
- C. some
- D. either
व्याख्या: Nakaratmak (negative) vaakya ('wasn't') mein 'any' ka prayog 'koi bhi nahi' ke arth mein hota hai. 'Not any' = 'No'.
149. If there is ____ danger, ring the police.
- A. a little
- B. any
- C. some
- D. a few
व्याख्या: Conditional sentences ('If' clauses) mein aksar 'any' ka use hota hai, jab hum kisi aisi cheez ki baat kar rahe hote hain jo shayad ho ya na ho. 'Any danger' matlab 'koi bhi khatra'.
150. Fill in the blank with an appropriate determiner :I haven’t given _____ permission to use my calculator.
- A. none
- B. nobody
- C. anyone
- D. someone
व्याख्या: Nakaratmak (negative) vaakya ('haven't given') mein 'anyone' ka prayog 'kisi ko bhi nahi' ke arth mein hota hai.
