. . . . . . . . Punjab is . . . . . . . . land of India.
A. a, a
B. the, a
C. a, the
D. no article, the
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Before most proper nouns like names of people, continents, countries, cities, mountains, etc. use of the article should be omitted. As a particular land is talked about we use article 'the' in the second blank.This Question Belongs to Competitive English >> Articles
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