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Article MCQ Questions and answers with easy and logical explanations. English Aptitude MCQ section provides all type of Article chapter mcq questions which is important for exams like Banking exams,IBPS,SCC,CAT,XAT,MAT etc. Page-2 section-5

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Articles .
11
Egg are sold by . . . . . . . . dozen.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
No explanation is given for this question. Let's Discuss on Board
12
His son got . . . . . . . . MBA degree from Oxford university.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
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 MBA begins with 'em' and therefore 'an' article will be used.
13
She ordered . . . . . . . . fried chicken with . . . . . . . . green salad and black coffee for . . . . . . . . dessert.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
In the first blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is used before meals' name (fried chicken).
Similarly, in the second blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is used with food names (green salad).
In the third blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is used before food names' (dessert).
14
. . . . . . . . ignorance is a bliss and . . . . . . . . ignorance of Miranda was really astounding.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
No article is required in the first blank because ignorance is an abstract noun while in the second blank, 'the' shall be used because the second part is about a specific person's ignorance.
15
. . . . . . . . only thing you missed is his lecture.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Here, a specific lecture that the person missed is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
16
. . . . . . . . Suez Canal has reduced the distance between Asia and Europe.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'The' will be used here because the sentence talks about a particular canal.
17
It was . . . . . . . . proudest moment of my life.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Articles 'a, an and the' are used to determine if a noun is definite or indefinite.
Sometimes an article modifies a noun that is also modified by an adjective.
Here the noun is 'moment' and 'proudest' is an adjective that is modifying the noun. The usual word order is article + adjective + noun, 'proudest moment' is a definite or particular moment that the sentence is taking about, hence 'the' is used.
18
He said . . . . . . . . case was dismissed.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'The' will be used here because the sentence talks about a particular case.
19
. . . . . . . . palm tree is generally very tall.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The sentence talks about 'palm tree' in general and therefore 'a' article will be used.
20
There's . . . . . . . . giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands nicknamed Lonesome George.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
In the given sentence, we are talking about one giant tortoise. When the noun is singular 'a/an' article must be used before it.
'A' is used in front of words that start with a consonant sound.
'An' is used in front of words that start with a vowel sound.