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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).
Q21. _______ gift she gave him was very expensive.
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The is used before a noun that is specific or already known to both speaker and listener. In this sentence, the gift is a particular gift that has been identified or referred to in context, so we use the definite article "the". A or An would introduce a non-specific gift, and No article would be incorrect for a singular countable noun here.
Use the definite article "the" for specific nouns already known or uniquely identifiable in context; use "a"/"an" for non-specific singular nouns; omit articles with plural or uncountable nouns where appropriate.
The book on the table is mine.
Q22. My mother bought me ______ new Pair of shoes.
👁 23 viewsQ23. He always practised _______ ahimsa.
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Ahimsa is an uncountable abstract noun referring to a concept/virtue. In general, abstract or uncountable nouns used in a broad sense do not take an article when referring to the concept itself (not a specific instance). Therefore, no article is required here: "practised ahimsa."
Use no article with uncountable/abstract nouns when speaking about the concept in general, unless you specify a particular instance or countable form.
He valued honesty above all else; he lived by honesty every day. (no article with the abstract noun used in general)
Q24. I first met him _______ year ago.
👁 33 viewsUse an indefinite article before a singular countable noun. Choose "a" before a consonant sound and "an" before a vowel sound. "Year" starts with a consonant sound /j/, so the correct form is "a year ago." The other options don’t fit: "an year" is wrong because "year" does not begin with a vowel sound; "the" and no article aren’t needed for a single, non-specific instance here.
Indefinite articles are used when mentioning something for the first time or when it is not specific.
Consonant sound → a; Vowel sound → an.
Q25. He sent _______ word that he would come soon.
👁 53 viewsQ26. Last year I spent _______ few days in Mumbai with a cousin from America. (appropriate article)
👁 27 viewsQ27. Her father is ____________ industrialist who emigrated year ago to the USA. (appropriate article)
👁 19 viewsQ28. My cousin is now a student at _________ Michigan University. (appropriate article)
👁 24 viewsQ29. _________ elephant is the largest land animal. (appropriate article)
👁 43 viewsQ30. Copper is __________ Useful metal. (appropriate article)
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