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Determiners Do One Job: Say How Much, How Many, or Which One
Determiners sit in front of a noun and answer a single question: how much, how many, or which one. English has four overlapping families that confuse candidates constantly — much/many, few/little, a few/a little, each/every, either/neither, both/all, some/any, no/none — and almost every SSC, Railway and BPSC paper carries at least one question built entirely on choosing the right one.
The trap is never about meaning; a fluent speaker gets it right without thinking. The trap is the noun that follows: is it countable (books, students) or uncountable (money, information)? Get that one classification right and the rest becomes mechanical. This is why determiners are graded a "formula" topic here — once you memorise which determiner pairs with which noun type, the question answers itself in five seconds, no reasoning about context required.
1. Fill in the blank: There were only two chairs in the room, and ___ one had a broken leg.
2. Fill in the blank: ___ of the two roads leads to the railway station — you'll have to ask someone for directions.
3. Fill in the blank: The company shortlisted exactly two applicants, and ___ of them were called for a second round.
4. Fill in the blank: There isn't ___ information available about the new syllabus, so most students are guessing.
5. Fill in the blank: He has ___ friends in this city, so he rarely goes out and often feels isolated.
6. Fill in the blank: The number of students who registered for the exam ___ increased sharply this year.
7. Fill in the blank: She stayed awake the ___ night to finish her project before the deadline.
8. Fill in the blank: I don't have ___ doubt that she will clear the exam this year.