Article Questions for All Competitive Exams

151.. . . . . . . unit means a measurement.
a.a
b.an
c.
d.

Option “C” is correct

152.Sheila spends most of her free time watching . . . . . . . . television.
a.a
b.an
c.the
d.

Option “D” is correct

153.My cousin is now a student at . . . . . . . . Michigan University.
a.a
b.an
c.the
d.

Option “C” is correct

Here, the sentence talks about the ‘Michigan University’ as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article ‘the’.

154.Tim lives in . . . . . . . . small village in . . . . . . . . Country.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “C” is correct

By implying option C, the sentence becomes “Tim lives in a small village in the country “. This fulfils the motive here as the noun small village is in general and the noun country is definite.

155.Copper is . . . . . . . . Useful metal.
a.
b.
c.the
d.

Option “A” is correct

‘A’ article will be used because there are other useful metals as well and Copper is one of them.

156.I live in . . . . . . . . London.
a.a
b.an
c.the
d.

Option “D” is correct

157.I had never visited Seretnay Park before. Last week I went to . . . . . . . . park.
a.a
b.an
c.the
d.

Option “C” is correct

Definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader. After the first sentence we know which park, therefore, ‘the’ article is used.

158.He got dressed and drove to . . . . . . . . hospital where his sister was admitted.
a.a
b.
c.the
d.

Option “C” is correct

The sentence clearly specifies that the man went to a particular hospital: the one in which his sister was admitted. So, we need to use ‘the’ which is the definite article.

159.Our state covers . . . . . . . . area of 88,752 sq kms.
a.
b.an
c.the
d.

Option “B” is correct

Here, the sentence talks about the ‘area’ as general class. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article ‘a’.

160. . . . . . . . MLA can help you in this regard.
a.a
b.
c.the
d.

Option “B” is correct

Use ‘an’ before words such as “hour” which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use ‘an’ before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as “F” or “8”. Here MLA begins with ’em’ and therefore ‘an’ article will be used.