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Articles MCQs

Practice Articles MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn the correct usage of A, An, and The through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #421
___ girl who is wearing a red dress is my sister.
A. No article
B. An
C. A
D. The
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Use 'the' when we specify the person or thing by using a defining relative clause (who is wearing a red dress).
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Question #422
He is ___ university professor.
A. a
B. an
C. no article
D. the
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'University' begins with a consonant sound /juː/, so 'a' is used, not 'an'.
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Question #423
She spent ___ hour at the clinic.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Hour' begins with a silent 'h', so its first sound is a vowel /aʊ/, thus 'an' is used.
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Question #424
He is ___ Sachin Tendulkar of our college team.
A. the
B. no article
C. a
D. an
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
When a proper noun is used as a common noun to denote a type (like a great cricketer), 'the' is used.
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Question #425
He can speak ___ English fluently.
A. no article
B. a
C. the
D. an
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
No article is used before the names of languages (English, Hindi, French).
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Question #426
Do you play ___ cricket?
A. an
B. no article
C. a
D. the
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
No article is used before the names of games and sports.
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Question #427
He is ___ honest man.
A. a
B. no article
C. the
D. an
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Honest' starts with a vowel sound due to silent 'h', so 'an' is correct.
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Question #428
___ Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean.
A. No article
B. A
C. An
D. The
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Use 'the' before the names of oceans, seas, and rivers (the Indian Ocean, the Pacific).
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Question #429
He read ___ Ramayana during his vacation.
A. a
B. no article
C. the
D. an
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Epics and holy books take 'the': the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Bible.
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Question #430
Iron is ___ useful metal.
A. an
B. the
C. a
D. no article
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Useful' starts with a consonant sound /juː/, so 'a' is used, not 'an'.
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Question #431
Have you ever seen ___ one-horned rhinoceros?
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'One-horned' begins with the sound /w/, a consonant, so 'a' is used.
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Question #432
She is ___ heir to the throne.
A. no article
B. the
C. a
D. an
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Heir' starts with a silent 'h', producing a vowel sound /ɛə/, so 'an' is used.
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Question #433
He went to ___ hospital to see his friend.
A. no article
B. a
C. an
D. the
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
If someone goes to a hospital not as a patient but for another reason, 'the' is used. Here, to visit a friend, so 'the hospital'.
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Question #434
This is ___ S.D.O. office.
A. an
B. the
C. no article
D. a
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Abbreviation S.D.O. begins with the vowel sound /es/, so 'an' is used.
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Question #435
___ Prime Minister of India is visiting tomorrow.
A. No article
B. An
C. The
D. A
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Use 'the' with unique positions or titles (the Prime Minister, the President).
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Question #436
He is ___ B.A. student.
A. no article
B. the
C. a
D. an
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'B.A.' starts with the consonant sound /biː/, so 'a' is correct, not 'an'.
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Question #437
I have never seen ___ UFO.
A. the
B. an
C. a
D. no article
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'UFO' is pronounced 'you-eff-oh', beginning with a consonant sound /j/, so 'a' is used.
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Question #438
___ milk is good for health.
A. An
B. No article
C. The
D. A
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Uncountable nouns like 'milk' used in a general sense do not take an article.
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Question #439
He has ___ headache.
A. the
B. a
C. no article
D. an
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
We say 'a headache', 'a cold', 'a fever' (though diseases generally take no article, some countable ailments do).
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Question #440
___ Ganga is ___ longest river in India.
A. The, a
B. No article, the
C. The, the
D. A, a
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
River names take 'the', and superlative 'longest' requires 'the'.
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