SSC Stenographer 2026 PYQ — Question 111

Correct Answer: She has got cold and cough.
Explanation:
• In English, common ailments such as cold, cough, and headache are treated as countable nouns when referring to a specific illness and must take the indefinite article a.
• The correct idiomatic expression is to have a cold or to have a cough.
• Correct sentence: She has got a cold and a cough. (or She has got a cold and cough.)
Quick Tip: Remember common health-related expressions that take 'a': have a cold, have a headache, have a fever, have a sore throat.