Choose the right answer to complete the sentence.
There are several medications that can be used to treat _____ malaria.

Correct option is B

The correct option is (b) No article.
Diseases like “malaria” are uncountable, non-specific, and do not take an article before them. When speaking about diseases in general (unless referring to a specific outbreak or variant), we do not use articles such as "a," "an," or "the."
Grammatical Rule Used:
With most diseases (like cancer, malaria, diabetes, etc.), no article is used. Articles like “the” are used only when referring to specific known instances or well-known diseases with traditional names (e.g., the plague, the flu).
Explanation in Hindi:
जैसी बीमारियाँ जैसे malaria, cancer, diabetes, आदि के पहले आमतौर पर कोई article नहीं लगता जब हम सामान्य रूप से बात कर रहे हों।
“Malaria” एक सामान्य बीमारी है और इसका उल्लेख करते समय “the” नहीं लगाया जाता।
Example:
· ✅ Correct: She is recovering from malaria.
· ❌ Incorrect: She is recovering from the malaria.
Meanings of other options:
· (a) an – Used before a singular noun starting with a vowel sound.
· Hindi: एक (स्वर ध्वनि से पहले) – malaria अनगणनीय है, इसलिए गलत
· (c) a – Used with singular countable nouns starting with a consonant sound.
· Hindi: एक – malaria गिनने योग्य नहीं है, इसलिए गलत
· (d) the – Used for specific or known references.
· Hindi: विशेष बीमारी के लिए – यहाँ सामान्य रूप में बात हो रही है, इसलिए गलत