Article MCQ Questions and Answers | English Aptitude MCQ

Here, 'man' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with consonant sound. 'A' article will be used.

The first and second blank shall take the indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' respectively as 'sufficient condition' is adjective + singular countable noun and starts with the consonant 's' and 'increase' is a noun complement here.
The third blank won't take any article as 'economic welfare' is uncountable.

We use the definite article when the reader/hearer knows what exactly he/she is talking about. Since in the sentence we are talking about a specific window and not just any window that Thomas could open, the use of 'the' before the noun 'window' is appropriate.

Indefinite article is used with singular subjects. 'M.A.' begins with a vowel sound and therefore article 'an' will be used.

Here, it is specifically mentioned about 'western countries'. Definite article 'the' will be used.

Here, the sentence mentions a very specific news which got Thomas worried. So, the most appropriate article that completes the sentence is 'The'.

'Patience' is an abstract noun. No article is required.

'The' is definite article used to talk about a particular person or thing. Here, we talk about a definite scheme that failed.

'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'.

'The' is an definite article used to talk about a particular person, animal or thing. Here, we talk about a definite animal 'Lion'.