PSC / BANK ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUESTIONS ON ARTICLES Q1

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ARTICLES Q1 

In the following exercises, each sentence of the questions has a word or group of words missing. Five alternative words are given. You have to find out which one of them would complete the sentence to make it grammatically correct and meaningful. Only one of them is correct

1.       He is ............ honest man

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      either a or an

2.       They made him ...... king of the country

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      either the or an

3.       He is ......... minister today

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      either the or an

4.       Do not make ........... noise

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      any article

5.       God made ........ country, man made .......... town

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      any article

6.       He made ......... mention of you to me

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      any article

7.       I gave him ............ advice

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      Either an or the

8.       He was ........... greater poet than a politician.

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      any article

9.       Kashmir is .............. Switzerland of India

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      any article

10.   Do you intend to travel by ............. land

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      any article

11.   He is ............... university lecturer

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      any article

12.   He has been suffering from fever for .......... last six days

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      any article

13.           He is ....... heir to the throne.

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      any article

14.   He is ........ almost famous man of his locality

a.       an

b.      a

c.       the

d.      no article

e.      any article

ANSWERS

1.       A

2.       C

3.       B

4.       D

5.       C

6.       B

7.       D

8.       B

9.       C

10.   D

11.   B

12.   C

13.   C

14.   C