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निम्नलिखित वाक्य में 'Determiner' (निर्धारक) के उचित प्रयोग के आधार पर रिक्त स्थान की पूर्ति के लिए सबसे सही विकल्प का चयन कीजिए: "_________ knowledge is a dangerous thing, especially when dealing with complex administrative policies."
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यहाँ सही विकल्प 'Little' है क्योंकि यह एक प्रसिद्ध लोकोक्ति (Proverb) 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing' का हिस्सा नहीं बल्कि 'Little' (नगण्य या लगभग ना के बराबर) के नकारात्मक अर्थ को दर्शाता है। व्याकरण के नियमानुसार, 'A little' का अर्थ 'थोड़ा लेकिन कुछ मात्रा में' होता है, जबकि 'Little' का प्रयोग नकारात्मक अर्थ में 'ऊँट के मुँह में जीरा' या 'न के बराबर' ज्ञान को दर्शाने के लिए किया जाता है, जिससे वह खतरनाक बनता है। 'Few' का प्रयोग गणनीय (Countable) संज्ञा के लिए होता है, जबकि 'Knowledge' एक अप्रगणनीय (Uncountable) संज्ञा है।
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