100 ADVANCED ARTICLES MCQS (A, AN, THE) FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS | SET 2

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• Part 1: Advanced ‘A’ vs. ‘An’ and Exceptions (Questions 1-20)
• Part 2: Complex Rules of ‘The’ (Questions 21-40)
• Part 3: Confusing Cases of Omission (Zero Article) (Questions 41-60)
• Part 4: Mixed Articles Error Spotting (PYQs) (Questions 61-80)
• Part 5: Choose the Correct Sentence (Application Based) (Questions 81-100)

Q1. He is ______ M. Phil from a reputed institution.
(UP PGT English)

A) a
B) an
C) the
D) any

Answer & Explanation: B) an
The abbreviation ‘M. Phil’ starts with a vowel sound ‘e’ (’em-fil’), so it requires ‘an’.

Q2. We stayed at ______ hotel near the beach.
(SSC CGL)

A) a
B) an
C) the
D) some

Answer & Explanation: A) a
In modern English, the ‘h’ in ‘hotel’ is clearly pronounced, so it takes ‘a’. In older usage, ‘an hotel’ was common as the ‘h’ was sometimes silent.

Q3. I need to get ______ UGC grant for my research.
(UGC NET Exam)

A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article

Answer & Explanation: A) a
The abbreviation ‘UGC’ starts with a consonant ‘y’ sound (‘you-jee-see’).

Q4. He is ______ humble man from a small village.
(KVS TGT)

A) a
B) an
C) the
D) that

Answer & Explanation: A) a
Unlike ‘honest’ or ‘hour’, the ‘h’ in ‘humble’ is pronounced, making it a consonant sound.

Q5. He gave us ______ useful piece of advice.
(Common PYQ)

A) a
B) an
C) some
D) any

Answer & Explanation: A) a
The article is determined by the word ‘useful’, which begins with a consonant ‘y’ sound.

Q6. He belongs to ______ union of workers.
(IBPS PO)

A) an
B) the
C) a
D) no article

Answer & Explanation: C) a
‘Union’ begins with a ‘y’ sound, which is a consonant sound.

Q7. This is truly ______ once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
(Idiomatic Phrase)

A) an
B) a
C) the
D) no article

Answer & Explanation: B) a
The word ‘once’ begins with a consonant ‘w’ sound.

Q8. She is looking for ______ one-way ticket to London.
(CDS Exam)

A) the
B) a
C) an
D) some

Answer & Explanation: B) a
‘One-way’ starts with a consonant ‘w’ sound.

Q9. He filed ______ FIR against his neighbor.
(SSC CPO)

A) a
B) the
C) an
D) some

Answer & Explanation: C) an
As an abbreviation, ‘FIR’ is pronounced ‘eff-eye-ar’, starting with a vowel sound.

Q10. This machine is made of ______ iron and steel.
(UPSC CSE)

A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article

Answer & Explanation: D) no article
Material nouns in a general sense do not take an article.

Q11. It’s ______ unanimous decision.
(UP PGT Exam)

A) an
B) a
C) the
D) any

Answer & Explanation: B) a
‘Unanimous’ begins with a consonant ‘y’ sound (‘you-nanimous’).

Q12. The city faced ______ hour-long power cut.
(Advanced Usage)

A) a
B) the
C) some
D) an

Answer & Explanation: D) an
The adjective phrase ‘hour-long’ begins with the silent ‘h’ in ‘hour’.

Q13. I bought ______ expensive but very useful tool.
(Mixed Adjectives)

A) an
B) a
C) some
D) the

Answer & Explanation: A) an
The choice of article depends on the first word immediately following it, which is ‘expensive’ (a vowel sound).

Q14. The officer is ______ H.R. manager at a top MNC.
(Common Abbreviation)

A) a
B) the
C) an
D) one

Answer & Explanation: C) an
‘H.R.’ begins with the vowel sound ‘aych’.

Q15. She is ______ Yuletide enthusiast.
(Cultural Vocabulary – TGT Level)

A) an
B) a
C) some
D) the

Answer & Explanation: B) a
‘Yuletide’ starts with a consonant ‘y’ sound.

Q16. He gave ______ one-word answer.
(IBPS Clerk)

A) the
B) an
C) a
D) any

Answer & Explanation: C) a
The phrase begins with the consonant ‘w’ sound of ‘one’.

Q17. What ______ utter nonsense!
(Exclamatory Sentence)

A) an
B) a
C) some
D) no article

Answer & Explanation: D) no article
Unlike ‘what a shame!’, ‘nonsense’ is an uncountable noun, so it does not take ‘a’ or ‘an’.

Q18. She needs to buy ______ umbrella for the rainy season.
(SSC MTS)

A) an
B) a
C) the
D) one

Answer & Explanation: A) an
‘Umbrella’ starts with a clear vowel ‘u’ sound.

Q19. He works as ______ usher in the cinema hall.
(Vocabulary)

A) a
B) some
C) the
D) an

Answer & Explanation: D) an
‘Usher’ begins with a vowel sound.

Q20. My father told me ______ interesting story.
(KVS Primary Teacher)

A) the
B) a
C) some
D) an

Answer & Explanation: D) an
‘Interesting’ begins with a vowel sound.

Q21. Of the two candidates, I think he is ______ better.
(Comparative Selection – IBPS PO Mains)

A) a
B) the
C) most
D) No article

Answer & Explanation: B) the
When making a direct comparison between two specific items or people (‘of the two’), the comparative adjective (‘better’) must be preceded by ‘the’.

Q22. This is ______ best solution we have right now.
(Superlative – Common PYQ)

A) a
B) the
C) an
D) any

Answer & Explanation: B) the
‘Best’ is a superlative adjective and always takes ‘the’.

Q23. ______ elephant is a majestic animal.
(Representing a Whole Class)

A) An
B) The
C) A
D) Both A and B are correct

Answer & Explanation: D) Both A and B are correct
To represent a whole class of animals, you can use ‘The elephant…’ (formal) or ‘An elephant…’ (more common). Both are grammatically correct.

Q24. ______ Himalayas lie to the north of India.
(Mountain Ranges – CDS)

A) The
B) A
C) No article
D) An

Answer & Explanation: A) The
‘The’ is used before the names of mountain ranges (Himalayas, Alps) but not before individual peaks (Mount Everest).

Q25. My family is going to ______ Netherlands for a vacation.
(Names of Countries)

A) an
B) no article
C) the
D) a

Answer & Explanation: C) the
‘The’ is used with countries that have plural names, such as the Netherlands, the Philippines, the Maldives.

Q26. Who was ______ last emperor of the Mughal dynasty?
(Ordinal Numbers – SSC History Link!)

A) a
B) the
C) one
D) any

Answer & Explanation: B) the
‘The’ is used before ordinal numbers like first, second, last, etc.

Q27. ______ honesty of that boy is commendable.
(Specific Abstract Noun)

A) A
B) An
C) No article
D) The

Answer & Explanation: D) The
While ‘honesty’ in a general sense takes no article, here we are referring to the specific honesty of a particular boy, so it becomes definite.

Q28. Have you read ______ Gita?
(Religious Text – UP TGT)

A) the
B) a
C) any
D) no article

Answer & Explanation: A) the
The names of holy or epic books take ‘the’.

Q29. This is by far ______ most interesting book I have ever read.
(Superlative – PGT English)

A) a
B) the
C) any
D) an

Answer & Explanation: B) the
‘Most interesting’ is a superlative phrase and requires ‘the’.

Q30. We sailed across ______ Pacific Ocean.
(Oceans – CDS)

A) an
B) no article
C) a
D) the

Answer & Explanation: D) the
‘The’ is used before the names of oceans, seas, and rivers.

Q31. She works for ______ BBC.
(Organisations – IBPS Clerk)

A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article

Answer & Explanation: C) the
Many well-known organizations, especially those with abbreviations, are preceded by ‘the’.

Q32. ______ English defeated ______ Spanish in 1588.
(Nationalities – UPSC History Link!)

A) No article, the
B) A, a
C) The, the
D) The, no article

Answer & Explanation: C) The, the
‘The’ is used before nationalities to refer to the people of the country.

Q33. He hit the ball out of ______ park.
(Contextual Specificity)

A) a
B) the
C) any
D) no article

Answer & Explanation: B) the
In a game context, ‘the park’ refers to the specific playing field known to both speaker and listener.

Q34. She belongs to ______ middle class.
(Social Class)

A) a
B) some
C) the
D) no article

Answer & Explanation: C) the
‘The’ is used to denote social classes (the upper class, the middle class, the working class).

Q35. The flight to Mumbai was on ______ Republic Day.
(National Events/Dates – SSC CPO)

A) a
B) no article
C) an
D) the

Answer & Explanation: D) the
‘The’ is often used with important national days or specific historical dates.

Q36. Kashmir is often called ______ Switzerland of India.
(Proper Noun as Common Noun)

A) the
B) a
C) no article
D) any

Answer & Explanation: A) the
When a proper noun is used to exemplify a quality or for comparison, it takes ‘the’.

Q37. I am planning a trip to ______ Persian Gulf.
(Geographical Feature)

A) the
B) a
C) an
D) no article

Answer & Explanation: A) the
‘The’ is used before the names of gulfs.

Q38. He plays ______ sitar with great skill.
(Musical Instrument)

A) a
B) the
C) any
D) some

Answer & Explanation: B) the
‘The’ is used before names of musical instruments.

Q39. Can you tell me how to get to ______ city hall?
(Public Building – Bank PO)

A) the
B) a
C) any
D) some

Answer & Explanation: A) the
The question refers to the specific city hall of that town, a unique public building.

Q40. The harder you work, ______ luckier you get.
(Parallel Construction)

A) a
B) more
C) some
D) the

Answer & Explanation: D) the
This is the second half of the ‘The…, the…’ parallel construction.

Q41. I’m going to ______ school now.
(Primary Purpose – Common PYQ)

A) the
B) a
C) no article needed
D) some

Answer & Explanation: C) no article needed
Going to school for its primary purpose (studying) requires no article.

Q42. They appointed him ______ captain of the team.
(Title/Position – UP TGT)

A) the
B) a
C) no article needed
D) an

Answer & Explanation: C) no article needed
After verbs like ‘appoint’, ‘elect’, ‘make’, ‘choose’, no article is used before the title or position.

Q43. I love to play ______ cricket with my friends.
(Sports – KVS)

A) a
B) the
C) some
D) no article needed

Answer & Explanation: D) no article needed
Names of sports and games do not take an article.

Q44. What kind of ______ dress are you looking for?
(Special Construction)

A) a
B) the
C) no article needed
D) an

Answer & Explanation: C) no article needed
No article is used after phrases like ‘kind of’, ‘sort of’, ‘type of’.

Q45. He was taken to ______ hospital after the accident.
(Primary Purpose – SSC)

A) a
B) no article needed
C) the
D) some

Answer & Explanation: B) no article needed
He was taken there as a patient (primary purpose), so no article is used.

Q46. We study ______ biology in college.
(Academic Subject – CDS)

A) the
B) a
C) some
D) no article needed

Answer & Explanation: D) no article needed
Names of subjects do not take an article in a general sense.

Q47. He travels by ______ train every day.
(Mode of Transport – IBPS)

A) the
B) a
C) no article needed
D) an

Answer & Explanation: C) no article needed
The construction ‘by + vehicle’ uses no article.

Q48. We had ______ delicious breakfast at the hotel this morning.
(Specific Meal – Advanced)

A) a
B) the
C) no article needed
D) some

Answer & Explanation: A) a
When the name of a meal is preceded by an adjective (‘delicious’), it takes ‘a’ or ‘an’.

Q49. My favourite holiday is ______ New Year’s Day.
(Holiday/Festival – PGT)

A) a
B) the
C) no article needed
D) some

Answer & Explanation: C) no article needed
Names of holidays and festivals generally do not take an article.

Q50. ______ Man proposes, but ______ God disposes.
(Proverb – Generalization)

A) The, the
B) A, a
C) The, no article
D) No article, no article

Answer & Explanation: D) No article, no article
When ‘Man’ is used to represent all of humankind and ‘God’ is used in the theological sense, no articles are used.

Q51. My sister can speak ______ Spanish very well.
(Language)

A) a
B) no article needed
C) the
D) some

Answer & Explanation: B) no article needed
Names of languages do not require an article.

Q52. Let’s not talk about it at ______ lunch.
(Meal – General Sense)

A) the
B) a
C) any
D) no article needed

Answer & Explanation: D) no article needed
‘At lunch’ is a standard phrase where the meal is being referred to in its general sense.

Q53. He considers her ______ fool.
(Verb + Complement)

A) a
B) the
C) an
D) no article needed

Answer & Explanation: A) a
After verbs like ‘consider’ and ‘think’, an article is needed if the complement is a singular countable noun. Compare this with ‘appointed captain’.

Q54. She is suffering from ______ flu.
(Disease – Exception)

A) no article needed
B) a
C) the
D) an

Answer & Explanation: C) the
While most diseases don’t take an article, ‘the flu’, ‘the measles’, and ‘the mumps’ are key exceptions.

Q55. He lives in ______ India.
(Proper Noun – Country)

A) an
B) a
C) the
D) no article needed

Answer & Explanation: D) no article needed
Names of most countries do not take an article.

Q56. What ______ lovely piece of music!
(Exclamatory with ‘piece’)

A) a
B) an
C) some
D) the

Answer & Explanation: A) a
‘Lovely’ starts with a consonant sound, so ‘a’ is correct before it.

Q57. They walked hand in ______ hand.
(Idiom)

A) a
B) the
C) no article needed
D) each

Answer & Explanation: C) no article needed
‘Hand in hand’ is a fixed idiomatic phrase.

Q58. He went on ______ expedition to the Arctic.
(Common Noun)

A) a
B) the
C) some
D) an

Answer & Explanation: D) an
‘Expedition’ begins with a vowel sound.

Q59. The king died without ______ heir.
(UPSC/History)

A) a
B) an
C) the
D) any

Answer & Explanation: B) an
‘Heir’ starts with a vowel sound because the ‘h’ is silent.

Q60. I met ______ Mr. Roy, whom I had never met before.
(Proper Noun made Indefinite)

A) a
B) the
C) an
D) no article needed

Answer & Explanation: A) a
When ‘a’ or ‘an’ is used before a proper noun, it means ‘a certain person’ unknown to the speaker or listener.

Q61. A first step (A)/ in a rational solution (B)/ to any problem is the recognition of the fact that a problem exists. (C)/ No error (D)
(SSC CGL Tier-II)

Answer & Explanation: A) A first step
Ordinal numbers (first, second) must be preceded by ‘the’. It should be ‘The first step’.

Q62. It is not my (A)/ business to give (B)/ an advice to those who are not sensible enough to deal with their own problems. (C)/ No error (D)
(Bank PO)

Answer & Explanation: C) an advice to those
‘Advice’ is uncountable and cannot take ‘an’. It should be ‘advice’ or ‘a piece of advice’.

Q63. I was an university student (A)/ during the 1990s and (B)/ I studied Economics. (C)/ No error (D)
(KVS PGT)

Answer & Explanation: A) I was an university student
‘University’ starts with a consonant ‘y’ sound, so it should be ‘a university student’.

Q64. In my opinion (A)/ a pencil is always (B)/ more preferable than a pen. (C)/ No error (D)
(CDS Exam)

Answer & Explanation: C) more preferable than a pen
The error is ‘more preferable’. ‘Preferable’ is already comparative. The article ‘a’ before pen is correct. (Error is not of article, but commonly tested together). We can say, ‘A pencil is preferable to a pen’.

Q65. A oldest friend of mine (A)/ helped me when I was (B)/ in financial trouble. (C)/ No error (D)
(SSC CHSL)

Answer & Explanation: A) A oldest friend of mine
‘Oldest’ is a superlative adjective and must be preceded by ‘the’. It should be ‘The oldest friend…’.

Q66. The Lake Baikal (A)/ is the largest freshwater (B)/ lake in the world. (C)/ No error (D)
(UPSC Geography)

Answer & Explanation: A) The Lake Baikal
Names of individual lakes do not take ‘the’. The sentence should begin ‘Lake Baikal is…’.

Q67. He always takes (A)/ a heavy breakfast because (B)/ he has to work throughout a day. (C)/ No error (D)
(IBPS RRB)

Answer & Explanation: C) throughout a day
‘Day’ here is used in a general sense within the phrase ‘throughout the day’. ‘The’ would be the appropriate article. So, ‘throughout the day’.

Q68. He had to go (A)/ to a hospital to visit (B)/ his sick friend. (C)/ No error (D)
(TGT English)

Answer & Explanation: B) to a hospital to visit
Since he is visiting for a secondary purpose (not as a patient), it must be specific. It should be ‘to the hospital’.

Q69. She does not like (A)/ this type of a man (B)/ who does nothing but find faults in others. (C)/ No error (D)
(CAT Exam)

Answer & Explanation: B) this type of a man
No article is used after ‘type of’. It should be ‘this type of man’.

Q70. Mr. Sharma is a best teacher (A)/ in our school but he is (B)/ unfortunately the least recognised. (C)/ No error (D)
(KVS PGT)

Answer & Explanation: A) Mr. Sharma is a best teacher
‘Best’ is superlative and needs ‘the’. It should be ‘…is the best teacher’.

Q71. We should be true to our (A)/ promises in order to earn (B)/ name and fame in the life. (C)/ No error (D)
(SSC CPO)

Answer & Explanation: C) in the life
‘Life’ as an abstract concept of existence does not take ‘the’. It should be ‘in life’.

Q72. He took to (A)/ a habit of smoking (B)/ at a very early age. (C)/ No error (D)
(Bank PO)

Answer & Explanation: B) a habit of smoking
The idiom is ‘took to the habit of…’. The definite article is required.

Q73. The judge in him (A)/ prevailed upon the father (B)/ and he sentenced his son to death. (C)/ No error (D)
(Advanced PYQ – UPSC)

Answer & Explanation: D) No error
The sentence is correct. ‘The judge in him’ refers to the quality of being a judge inside the man, and ‘the father’ refers to the quality of being a father. This is a correct advanced usage of articles with abstract ideas.

Q74. This candidate lacks an (A)/ experience, otherwise (B)/ he is well qualified. (C)/ No error (D)
(IBPS Clerk Mains)

Answer & Explanation: A) lacks an
‘Experience’ in a general sense is uncountable and does not take ‘an’. The sentence should say ‘lacks experience’.

Q75. It is a world (A)/ where the rich hates the poor (B)/ and the poor hates the rich. (C)/ No error (D)
(Error Spotting – CDS)

Answer & Explanation: B) the rich hates the poor
‘The rich’ is a plural noun representing a class, so it takes a plural verb. It should be ‘the rich hate the poor’. (Similarly for part C).

Q76. With a little imagination and enterprise (A)/, the tournament could have been (B)/ transformed into a major attraction. (C)/ No error (D)
(SSC CGL)

Answer & Explanation: D) No error
The sentence is grammatically correct. ‘A little’ means ‘some’, and ‘a major attraction’ is also correct.

Q77. The Defence Minister (A)/ made a statement (B)/ in a Parliament today. (C)/ No error (D)
(UPSC/Polity)

Answer & Explanation: C) in a Parliament today
When referring to the legislative body of one’s own country, ‘Parliament’ takes no article. It should be ‘in Parliament’.

Q78. Never have I put (A)/ a child in a situation (B)/ where he has to choose between a father and a mother. (C)/ No error (D)
(Advanced)

Answer & Explanation: C) between a father and a mother
Here, ‘father’ and ‘mother’ refer to the child’s own parents, who are specific. The articles should be ‘the’. ‘…between the father and the mother’.

Q79. He has a great admiration (A)/ for a poet (B)/ who wrote ‘The Waste Land’. (C)/ No error (D)
(TGT English)

Answer & Explanation: B) for a poet
The poet is specifically identified (‘who wrote The Waste Land’), so it must be ‘for the poet’.

Q80. My uncle has been (A)/ suffering from a diabetes (B)/ for the past ten years. (C)/ No error (D)
(Common Health Error)

Answer & Explanation: B) from a diabetes
Names of most diseases, including diabetes, do not take an article. It should be ‘suffering from diabetes’.

Q81. Which sentence is correct?

A) He is a honorable man.
B) He is the honorable man.
C) He is an honorable man.
D) He is honorable man.

Answer & Explanation: C) He is an honorable man.
‘Honorable’ starts with a vowel sound.

Q82. Which sentence is correct?

A) I go to the college by a bus.
B) I go to college by the bus.
C) I go to the college by bus.
D) I go to college by bus.

Answer & Explanation: D) I go to college by bus.
‘Go to college’ (primary purpose) takes no article, and ‘by bus’ (mode of transport) takes no article.

Q83. Which sentence is correct?

A) Cow is a useful animal.
B) A cow is a useful animal.
C) The cow is a useful animal.
D) Both B and C.

Answer & Explanation: D) Both B and C.
To represent a whole class of animals, both ‘A cow…’ and ‘The cow…’ are grammatically correct.

Q84. Which sentence is correct?

A) I have a headache.
B) I have headache.
C) I have the headache.
D) I have an headache.

Answer & Explanation: A) I have a headache.
For common ailments like a cold, a cough, a headache, ‘a’ is used.

Q85. Which sentence is correct?

A) He went on an expedition to Himalayas.
B) He went on an expedition to a Himalayas.
C) He went on an expedition to the Himalayas.
D) He went on expedition to Himalayas.

Answer & Explanation: C) He went on an expedition to the Himalayas.
Mountain ranges take ‘the’.

Q86. Which sentence is correct?

A) Sooner you start, better it is.
B) The sooner you start, better it is.
C) The sooner you start, the better it is.
D) Sooner you start, the better it is.

Answer & Explanation: C) The sooner you start, the better it is.
This is a parallel construction that requires ‘the’ before both comparative adjectives.

Q87. Which sentence is correct?

A) I had a very good dinner last night.
B) I had very good dinner last night.
C) I had the very good dinner last night.
D) I had a very good the dinner last night.

Answer & Explanation: A) I had a very good dinner last night.
When a meal is described by an adjective (‘good’), it takes ‘a’ or ‘an’.

Q88. Which sentence is correct?

A) French is a easy language to learn.
B) The French is an easy language to learn.
C) French is an easy language to learn.
D) A French is an easy language to learn.

Answer & Explanation: C) French is an easy language to learn.
The name of a language takes no article, and ‘easy’ takes ‘an’.

Q89. Which sentence is correct?

A) Her brother is an IAS officer.
B) Her brother is a IAS officer.
C) Her brother is the IAS officer.
D) Her brother is IAS officer.

Answer & Explanation: A) Her brother is an IAS officer.
‘IAS’ begins with a vowel sound ‘eye’.

Q90. Which sentence is correct?

A) The gold is a precious metal.
B) Gold is precious metal.
C) A gold is a precious metal.
D) Gold is a precious metal.

Answer & Explanation: D) Gold is a precious metal.
‘Gold’ (material noun, general sense) takes no article, while ‘metal’ (singular countable) needs ‘a’.

Q91. Which sentence is correct?

A) My mother works in a kitchen all day.
B) My mother works in the kitchen all day.
C) My mother works in kitchen all day.
D) My mother work in the kitchen all day.

Answer & Explanation: B) My mother works in the kitchen all day.
This refers to the specific kitchen in her house, so ‘the’ is appropriate.

Q92. Which sentence is correct?

A) I don’t pay heed to his advices.
B) I don’t pay heed to his a advice.
C) I don’t pay heed to his pieces of advices.
D) I don’t pay heed to his advice.

Answer & Explanation: D) I don’t pay heed to his advice.
‘Advice’ is uncountable and doesn’t take ‘s’ in its general sense.

Q93. Which sentence is correct?

A) It is ten o’clock by my watch.
B) It is a ten o’clock by my watch.
C) It is the ten o’clock by my watch.
D) All are incorrect.

Answer & Explanation: A) It is ten o’clock by my watch.
This is a standard expression that uses no articles before ‘ten o’clock’.

Q94. Which sentence is correct?

A) He is by far strongest boy in class.
B) He is by far a strongest boy in class.
C) He is by far the strongest boy in the class.
D) He is by far a strong boy in the class.

Answer & Explanation: C) He is by far the strongest boy in the class.
Superlatives (‘strongest’) require ‘the’.

Q95. Which sentence is correct?

A) My son has been elected a head boy of his school.
B) My son has been elected head boy of his school.
C) My son has been elected the head boy of his school.
D) Both B and C are correct.

Answer & Explanation: D) Both B and C are correct.
After ‘elected’, you can omit the article (B). However, because ‘head boy’ is a unique and specific post in the school, using ‘the’ (C) is also widely accepted and correct.

Q96. Which sentence is correct?

A) She has a good knowledge of a grammar.
B) She has good knowledge of grammar.
C) She has a good knowledge of grammar.
D) She has a good knowledge of the grammar.

Answer & Explanation: C) She has a good knowledge of grammar.
‘Knowledge’ when modified by an adjective (‘good’) takes ‘a’. ‘Grammar’ as a subject takes no article.

Q97. Which sentence is correct?

A) He died in a battle.
B) He died in the battle.
C) Both A and B can be correct.
D) He died in battle.

Answer & Explanation: C) Both A and B can be correct.
‘He died in a battle’ means he died in some unspecified battle. ‘He died in the battle’ refers to a specific, known battle.

Q98. Which sentence is correct?

A) Mount Abu is a popular hill station in Rajasthan.
B) The Mount Abu is a popular hill station in Rajasthan.
C) Mount Abu is popular hill station in Rajasthan.
D) Mount Abu is the popular hill station in Rajasthan.

Answer & Explanation: A) Mount Abu is a popular hill station in Rajasthan.
Names of single mountains/peaks (Mount Abu, Mount Everest) do not take ‘the’.

Q99. Which sentence is correct?

A) Iron is a useful a metal.
B) The iron is useful metal.
C) Iron is an useful metal.
D) Iron is a useful metal.

Answer & Explanation: D) Iron is a useful metal.
‘Iron’ (material, general) takes no article. ‘Useful’ takes ‘a’.

Q100. Which sentence is correct?

A) The love is an eternal feeling.
B) A love is an eternal feeling.
C) Love is an eternal feeling.
D) Love is a eternal feeling.

Answer & Explanation: C) Love is an eternal feeling.
‘Love’ (abstract noun, general) takes no article. ‘Eternal’ takes ‘an’.