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 ;gk¡Secretary and treasurer rFkkdirector and producer ,d gh O;fDr gSA
ysfdu vxj vyx&vyx O;fDr dks lEcksf/r djuk gks rks 'the' dk iz;ksx lHkh in ds igys djsaA
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tSls%(a) The secretary and the treasurer were present there.
 ;gk¡secretary ,oa treasurer vyx&vyx O;fDr gSA
A/AN ,oaONE ds chp dk varj
1. A/An Article gSa] tcfdOne ,d Adjective gSA
2. izfrfnu] izfr lIrkg] izfr fdyks] dher ;k nj ds fy, ‘a’ dk iz;ksx gh fd;k tk;sxk
‘one’ dk ughaA
Ten rupees a kilo, four times a day, Sixty kilometers an hour, Twelve rupees a
dozen.
3. ‘a’ ,oa ‘one’ dk noun ds lkFk iz;ksx djus ij fHkUu&fHkUu vFkZ fudyrk
A/An dk vFkZ
gSA
any ;k every
ls Hkh gksrk gS_
tSls%One cow is not enough for the family’s requirement. (We need two or more
cows.)
A cow is a useful animal. (Cows are useful.)
4. ‘One’ dk iz;ksx
another/other ds lkFk fd;k tk ldrk gS
] ‘a’ dk iz;ksx ugha_
tSls%(a) One student wants to study, another wants to play.
(b) One day he comes, the other day he does not.
5. ‘One’ dk iz;ksxday/week/month/year/summer/winter etc. ds uke ds iwoZ fd;k tk ldrk
gS tks ml fnu@le; gksus okyh fdlh ?kVuk ds lUnHkZ esa iz;qDr gksrk gS_
tSls%(a) One night there was a terrible storm.
(b) One day Ravana came to Sita’s cottage.
6. One day dk iz;ksx
'fdlh fnu ' ds vFkZ esa fd;k tkrk gS_
tSls%(a) One day you’ll realise your mistake.
(b) One day you will feel sorry for what you have done.
7. ‘One’ dk iz;ksx
‘a/an’ ds pronoun ds le:Ik Hkh fd;k tkrk gS_
tSls%(a) Did you get any berth? Yes, I managed to get one.
 ‘One’ dk cgqopu(plural) mDr iz;ksx 'some'
esa gksxk_
tSls%Did you get berths? Yes I managed to get some.
8. ‘Noun’ ds ‘repetition’ ls cpus ds fy, pronoun 'one' the dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%(a) This car is better than that one.
SPOTTING THE ERROR
1. (a) The loss of jobs/ (b) is regarded by some as an necessary evil/ (c) in the fight
against inflation./ (d) No error.
2. (a) It is a/ (b) quarter to ten/ (c) by my watch./ (d) No error.
3. (a) Gita doesn’t usually/ (b) wear jewellery but yesterday/ (c) she wore ring./ (d) No
error.
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4. (a) The police asked us/ (b) about our movements/ (c) on a night of crime./ (d) No
error.
5. (a) In science the credit goes to a man/ (b) who convinces the world,/ (c) not to the
man to whom the idea first occurs./ (d) No error.
6. (a) It is only after/ (b) the match is over/ (c) that people realize/ how exciting it is./ (d) No error.
7. (a) Of the two/ (b) sisters, she/ (c) is better./ (d) No error.
8. (a) It is unfortunate enough/ (b) to lose few friends we make/ (c) during our school
days./ (d) No error.
9. (a) There were a number of intelligent gentlemen at the party/ (b) but it was Mr.
Subramaniam, an eminent scientist,/ (c) who remained a centre of attraction./
(d) No error.
10. (a) I have been/ (b) informed that/ (c) Mr. Sharma, the director and the chairman
will visit Patna the following month./ (d) No error.
11. (a) He is/ (b) the best worker/ (c) of the factory but unfortunately least paid./ (d) No error.
12. (a) He has come out/ (b) with an unique proposal/ (c) for his friends (d) No error.
13. (a) When the house was/ (b) set on the fire, all the people/ (c) started shouting at
the top of their voices./ (d) No error.
14. (a) Little knowledge/ (b) of medicine that he possessed/ (c) proved to be a blessing
for him when he was in great pain./ (d) No error.
15. (a) It was/ (b) by a mistake/ (c) that he injured her hand./ (d) No error.
16. (a) These orders of/ (b) the Manager/ (c) may put the lives of two thousand workers
in a danger./ (d) No error.
17. (a) I inspired him/ (b) to take the heart/ (c) in all adverse situations and deserve to
be called a real hero./ (d) No error.
18. (a) The most happy/ (b) marriage would be/ (c) a union of a deaf man and a blind
woman./ (d) No error.
19. (a) John suggested to/ (b) the children of his village that they should/ (c) go to the
school regularly and do their home work sincerely./ (d) No error.
20. (a) Some people say that/ (b) her husband is in the jail/ (c) and so she lives
alone./ (d) No error.
21. (a) The Greek peoples/ (b) are considered/ (c) very brave/ (d) No error.
22. (a) His father/ (b) asked him to go/ (c) to the temple every morning/ (d) No error.
23. (a) There was little/ (b) milk in the refrigerator and she gave it/ (c) to her crying son./
(d) No error.
24. (a) He leads/ (b) a very luxurious life / (c) so he goes to every part of India by a car./ (d) No error.
25. (a) Thanks to an effort/ (b) and persistence of the doctors, the victims of the blast/
(c) have been able to start a normal life again./ (d) No error.
26. (a) In a hour’s time/ (b) I will be back/ (c) but now I have to go./ (d) No error.
27. (a) Terrorist organizations/ (b) kill innocent people/ (c) to spread a violence./ (d)
No error.
28. (a)Whole world is/ (b) today facing the threat of extinction/ (c) due to the inventions
of Science./ (d) No error.
29. (a) The answer/ (b) to all the sufferings of / (c) human beings lies in the Science./ (d)
No error.
30. (a) The police should exercise/ (b) their authority with little/ (c) bit of sensitivity
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and humanity./ (d) No error.
31. (a) This is/ (b) most important/ (c) lesson which we will have to study very
carefully./ No error.
32. (a)The Ganges/ (b) is for North India/ (c) what Krishna is for South India./ (d) No error.
33. (a) I like to travel/ (b) by the air as/ (c) I am a very busy person./ (d) No error.
34. (a) The Chairman and the Trustee/ (b) was removed from his/ (c) post because he
had misappropriated the fund./ (d) No error.
35. (a) She found/ (b) herself in a trouble/ (c) when she saw the stalker following her
persistently./ (d) No error.
36. (a) All the people/ (b) of India know that/ (c) Gandhi ji was a very wise and a noble
soul./ (d) No error.
37. (a) The man/ (b) is the only creature/ (c) that is endowed with the art of humour./
(d) No error.
38. (a) It is very difficult/ (b) to find out the number of/ (c) the creatures living on the
earth./ (d) No error.
39. (a) While climbing/ (b)the hill, to his amazement , the/ (c) poor man found the box
of pearls./ (d) No error.
40. (a) The blast derailed the lives / (b)of many people but in an year/ (c) time leaving
apart the victims,no one remembered anything/ (d) No error.
41. (a)Cowards die/ (b) several times,/ (c) the braves die but once/ (d) No error.
42. (a) Akbar became a heir/ (b)to the throne at/ (c) a young age of thirteen/ (d) No error.
43. (a) The both brothers/ (b) are safe now/ (c) and are recuperating./ (d) No error.
44. (a) When the principal entered the classroom/ (b) all boys shook/ (c) in their shoes/
(d) No error.
45. (a) Father in him/ (b) could not bear the condition of/ (c) his ailing daughter/ (d) No error.
46. (a) Let judge in you/ (b) decide what/ (c) punishment should be given to him/ (d) No error.
47. (a) My teacher said that/ (b) Sun is a/ (c) star/ (d) No error.
48. (a) Due to its beauty/ (b) Kashmir is known as/ (c) Switzerland of India/ (d) No error.
49. (a) Most of the people of Southern India/ (b) do not know/ (c) the Hindi/ (d) No error.
50. (a) He went for the lunch/ (b) at 1 p.m. and then/ (c) returned/ (d) No error.
51. (a) The honesty/ (b) is/ (c) a virtue./ (d) No error.
52. (a) Every morning the Sun/ (b) rises/ (c) in east/ (d) No error.
53. (a) He is/ (b) best player/ (c) in India./ (d) No error.
54. (a) When I met him/ (b) the couple of days back/ (c) he was writing a new
book,/ (d) No error.

Answers with explanation

1. (b) ‘necessary evil’ ds igys‘an’ ugha
‘a’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
‘necessary’ vowel ughaconsonant sound
ls 'kq: gksrk gSA
2. (a) ‘Quarter to ten’ ds igys‘a’ dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkA
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