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Determiner
161. Fill in the blank in the sentence given, choosing the most appropriate word from the options provided.I don't take ____ sugar in my tea, as I am health conscious.
  • A. much
  • B. many
  • C. little
  • D. a little
Answer: 'Sugar' ek uncountable noun hai. Negative sentence ('don't take') mein 'much' ka use 'zyada' ke arth mein hota hai. 'I don't take much sugar' matlab 'main zyada cheeni nahi leta'.
162. Fill in the blank with the correct determiner:............ boy and girl should go to college.
  • A. All
  • B. Enough
  • C. Every
  • D. Several
Answer: 'Every' ka prayog group ke har ek member ko individually refer karne ke liye hota hai. 'Every boy and every girl' mein 'every' common ho jaata hai. Iske baad singular noun aata hai.
163. Fill in the blank with an appropriate determiner :The store has two lifts but ______ is working.
  • A. any
  • B. every
  • C. both
  • D. neither
Answer: 'Neither' ka prayog do cheezon ke liye hota hai aur iska matlab hota hai 'dono mein se koi bhi nahi'. Kyunki do lift hain aur koi bhi kaam nahi kar rahi, isliye 'neither' sahi hai.
164. Fill in the blank with suitable determiner.All I needed was --------- two and a half metre piece of red flannel to complete the design.
  • A. the
  • B. those
  • C. Both (1) & (2)
  • D. a
Answer: Yahan 'a' ka use ek (one) 'two and a half metre piece' ko refer karne ke liye kiya gaya hai. 'a piece' yahan par mukhya noun hai, isliye article 'a' lagega.
165. Choose the most appropriate option to complete the following sentence :“Could you lend me ____ books ?” ‘Oh sure!’ you can borrow as ___ books as you want.
  • A. much, a lot of
  • B. a little, much
  • C. a few, many
  • D. some, few
Answer: Pehle blank mein 'kuch kitabein' maangi ja rahi hain, isliye 'a few books' (countable). Doosre blank mein 'jitni chaaho utni' ka sense hai, isliye 'as many books as you want' (countable).
166. There is ______ milk so you can't make tea.
  • A. little
  • B. few
  • C. a few
  • D. the few
Answer: 'Little' ka matlab hai 'na ke barabar'. Kyunki doodh (uncountable) bahut kam hai, isliye chai nahi ban sakti. Yeh ek negative context hai.
167. Choose the appropriate determiner given in the options :........... of the animals that live in the desert are nocturnal.
  • A. Much
  • B. Some
  • C. Each
  • D. Every
Answer: 'Some of' ka prayog ek group ke kuch hisse ko batane ke liye kiya jaata hai. 'Some of the animals' ka matlab hai 'unn janwaron mein se kuch'. 'Animals' plural hai, isliye 'some' sahi hai.
168. ........... teachers prefer a class that is fairly consistent in having pupils of the same level.
  • A. Most
  • B. Neither
  • C. Whole
  • D. Every
Answer: 'Most' ka matlab hai 'adhiktar' ya 'zyadatar'. 'Most teachers' (bina 'of the' ke) teachers ko generally refer karta hai, jiska matlab hai 'zyadatar teachers'.
169. Complete the sentence by choosing the most ppropriate option from those given below the sentence.He finished first ____ he began late.
  • A. though
  • B. but
  • C. since
  • D. because
Answer: 'Though' (ya 'although') ka use do virodhabhasi (contrasting) ideas ko jodne ke liye kiya jaata hai. 'Usne late shuru kiya, phir bhi woh pehle aaya' - yeh ek virodhabhas hai.
170. Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:I need to buy ___ eggs but I haven’t got ___ money to pay for them.
  • A. all, little
  • B. few, a little
  • C. some, any
  • D. any, some
Answer: Pehla sentence positive hai, isliye 'some eggs' (kuch ande). Doosra sentence negative hai ('haven't got'), isliye 'any money' (bilkul bhi paise nahi).