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He has lost . . . . . . rupees in gambling. Now, he lives like a beggar.

A. a little

B. a few

C. a some

D. All

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

In the given sentence, the context suggests a small or moderate amount of money has been lost, and the phrase "a little" is appropriate to convey this. Therefore, the correct completion is: "He has lost a little rupees in gambling. Now, he lives like a beggar."

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Comments ( 4 )

  1. Kaberi Sultana
    Kaberi Sultana :
    1 month ago

    Since Rupees are countable, why do we take a little as answer but not a few?

  2. Eman Mokhtar
    Eman Mokhtar :
    4 months ago

    I don't agree with this answer. How he can be a beggar as he lost few roppes.

  3. Pawan Shrivastava
    Pawan Shrivastava :
    11 months ago

    The Answer should be 'All'. Because he is living like a beggar.

  4. Sanjukta Sahu
    Sanjukta Sahu :
    2 years ago

    if he like a bagger tht means he has lost all the money he had so why comes a few instead of ALL.

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