Article MCQ Questions and Answers | English Aptitude MCQ

Here, the sentence talks about the 'eye specialist' as general class of people. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'eye' starts with a vowel sound and therefore 'an' will be used.

The first blank will take 'a' because 'good practice' is used in a general statement.
In the second blank, the words, 'poor' and 'needy' are adjectives. However, they are also sometimes used as nouns to refer to the entire class of people who are 'poor' and 'needy' respectively. Hence, the definite article, 'the' is used before both these nouns.

There are other good exercises as well. Swimming is one of them. Hence, indefinite article will be used. The word 'good' starts with consonant sound and 'a' article will be used.

'European' starts with a vowel but while pronouncing, we say 'Yu-ro-pi-un.' Hence, it has a consonant sound and not a vowel sound. Thus we can say 'a European'.

As 'C. V. Raman' is compared with a specific person 'Newton', 'the' article will be used.

Here, specific device 'computer' is mentioned. Hence, 'the' article will be used.

'Climate' is something general and unspecific. Therefore indefinite article will be used. As 'ideal' begins with vowel sound 'an' article is the correct answer.

Here, 'Engineer' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. 'Engineer' starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.

No article is used before uncountable/abstract nouns used in a general sense. (Bad) Luck is an abstract noun.

In the given sentence, a particular match is being spoken about: the match against Australia. Hence, we use the article 'the'.
Also, since a particular match is mentioned, the players are also made known, hence 'the' is used for 'players' as well.