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Articles MCQ (A / An / The) – Daily Practice Set with Answers
Practice Articles (A/An/The/Zero Article) MCQs for SSC, Banking, Railways,
TPSC/APSC/WBPSC/State PSC and other competitive exams. Instant feedback + solution helps you improve accuracy.
Rule tip: Use “an” with vowel sound (an hour), “a” with consonant sound (a university),
“the” for specific/unique (the sun), and zero article for general plural/uncountable (Books are useful).
Q51. Where is _______ pen that I have brought yesterday?
👁 2 viewsUse the definite article the before a noun when you refer to a specific item that both speaker and listener know about. Here, "the pen" refers to a particular pen already identified (the one you brought). Indefinite articles a/an would be used if you were talking about any pen, not a specific one. Therefore, the correct choice is "the".
The definite article the is used for nouns that are known or unique, or have been mentioned before.
The → used for a specific item known to both speaker and listener.
Q52. We had __________ late lunch today.
👁 2 viewsUse the indefinite article a before a word that begins with a consonant sound. "Late" starts with the consonant sound /l/, so we say “a late lunch.” “an” is used before vowel sounds, which is not the case here. “the” would refer to a specific lunch, which isn’t indicated."
Before a consonant sound, use a; before a vowel sound, use an (e.g., a cat, an orange).
Consonant sound → a | Vowel sound → an
Q53. London is on _________ Thames..
👁 1 viewsWe use the definite article the with well-known rivers when talking about a specific river. London is on the Thames because "Thames" refers to the specific river that runs by London. A/an is used for non-specific items, no article is used with many proper nouns in general, but river names like “Thames” normally require the definite article. Example: We sailed down the Mississippi River, not “a Mississippi River.”
Most major river names in English take the definite article: the Nile, the Ganges, the Thames.
Rivers generally take the before their name.
Q54. Switzerland is ________ European country
👁 0 viewsQ55. She is staying at_________ hotel in ___________ small town in Colorado.
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Use an indefinite article "a" before a non-specific, singular noun that begins with a consonant sound. "hotel" starts with a consonant sound, so we say "a hotel." Similarly, "small town" is non-specific and singular, so we use "a" before it as well: "in a small town."
Use "a" before singular nouns with a consonant sound; use "an" before vowel sounds. Specific nouns take "the."
She stayed at a hotel in a small town.
Q56. We have bought _________ LCD television set.
👁 2 viewsUse a/an based on the initial sound of the following word. LCD is pronounced as the letters L-C-D (ell-cee-dee), which begins with a vowel sound /e/; therefore "an LCD television set" is correct. Using "a" would be incorrect here, and neither "the" nor zero article fits the generic, non-specific noun in this sentence.
Initialisms (acronyms) are often treated by their sound, not spelling. If the first sound is a vowel, use an; if it’s a consonant, use a/an consonant article accordingly.
Before initialisms: if starting sound is a vowel → an; if consonant → a.
Q57. She spent ________ hour waiting for him.
👁 0 viewsQ58. We visited _________ Himalayas last year.
👁 0 viewsQ59. He had ________ one-rupee note.
👁 0 viewsQ60. He met with __________ accident today.
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