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The correct answer is No article required

Key Points 

• Since seat belts in vehicles are known to everyone.
• The sentence describes the compliance of using seat belts in the rear seat in India.
• Hence, the sentence is about a general thing and usually, no article is used when a sentence is about general things.
• Hence, the complete sentence would be,
  • Compliance of seat belts in the rear seat is poor in India.
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Therefore, the correct answer is option 4).

Additional Information 

• An article is a word that is used to indicate that a noun is a noun without describing it.
• They are used before a noun or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective.
  • Ex: Nick bought a dog.
  • Ex: I had an accident with a bike yesterday.

The correct answer is No article required

Key Points 

• Since Shalimar Bagh is a place that is known to everyone.
• Hence, the sentence is about a general thing and usually, no article is used when a sentence is about general things.
• Hence, the complete sentence would be,
  • She also heads the School of Specialised Excellence in Shalimar Bagh.
    ​

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4).

Additional Information 

• An article is a word that is used to indicate that a noun is a noun without describing it.
• They are used before a noun or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective.
  • Ex: Nick bought a dog.
  • Ex: I had an accident with a bike yesterday.

The correct answer is An.

Key Points 

• The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known.
• The article an is used before the noun starting with a vowel (or sounding such).
  • Ex: It has been an hour since he has gone.
• In the sentence, it is not known who the activist is.
• For denoting an unknown activist we use the article - an (if the word (noun) starts with a vowel).
• Hence, the complete sentence would be,
  • An Activist tried to draw attention to the state of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna.
     

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2).

Additional Information 

• An article is a word that is used to indicate that a noun is a noun without describing it.
• They are used before a noun or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective.
  • Ex: Nick bought a dog.
  • Ex: I had an accident with a bike yesterday.

The correct answer is the

Key Points 

• The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader.
• The layout of the area is a specific noun being talked about in the sentence.
• Hence, the layout is already known to the reader.
• Hence, the complete sentence would be,
  • They were hampered by the layout of the area. 
     

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3).

Additional Information 

• An article is a word that is used to indicate that a noun is a noun without describing it.
• They are used before a noun or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective.
  • Ex: Let's read the book. (Some specific book is being talked about)
  • Ex: Let's read a book. (The book is not specific)

The correct answer is an

Key Points  

• The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known.
• The article an is used before the noun starting with a vowel (or sounding such).
  • Ex: It has been an hour since he has gone.
• In the sentence, a single order has been stated.
• For denoting a single quantity we use the article - an if the word (noun) starts with a vowel.
• Hence, the complete sentence would be,
  • In an order for forest clearance NHAI has been directed to find a suitable land.
     

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2).

Additional Information 

• An article is a word that is used to indicate that a noun is a noun without describing it.
• They are used before a noun or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective.
  • Ex: Nick bought a dog.
  • Ex: I had an accident with a bike yesterday.

The correct answer is Option 1) i.e. A.

Explanation:

• Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific.
• Whereas the article 'a' is used with the name of things that are not specific.
• The article 'an' is used with the words having 1st letter as a vowel and having the sound of a vowel.
• Any abbreviation having the sound of a vowel will be preceded by the article 'an'.
• For example:
  • He is a MLA.
  • He is an MLA.
• According to the rule and the example given above, 'an' will be used instead of 'a' in the 1st part of the sentence.

Correct Sentence: Karun has an X-ray machine which is very significant for him due to many reasons.

• ​​​If a word starts with a vowel but has the sound of a consonant, it will be preceded by the article 'a'.
• Example: a university, a union, a one rupee note, etc.

The correct answer is 'the'

Key Points

• We use the superlative article ' the' when we specifically mention the comparison between more than two entities or when the entire group or its numbers is particularly mentioned.

Correct sentence- She is the most diligent employee, and I will recommend her name for promotion.​

The correct answer is a.

Key Points​​

• ​Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific.
• The definite article 'the' is used with the name of things that are unique or already mentioned before.
• The article 'a' is used with the name of things that are not specific.
• The article 'an' is used with the words starting with the sound of a vowel.
• ​​​If a word starts with a vowel but has the sound of a consonant, it will be preceded by the article 'a'.
• Example: a university, a union, a one rupee note, etc.
• In the given blank part of the sentence, the article 'a' will be used as the adjective 'scenic' starts with a consonant sound.
   

Correct Sentence: The village possesses a scenic beauty.

The correct answer is Option 1) i.e. A.

Explanation:

• ​If nouns are followed by the preposition 'of', an article will precede the noun.
• Example:
  • I saw bunch of crooks yesterday.
  • I saw a bunch of crooks yesterday.
• As per the rule and example given above, 'The milk cake' will be used instead of 'Milk cake' in the 1st part of the sentence.
• The article 'the' is used because the milk cake of a specific place is being talked about.

Correct Sentence: The milk cake of Alwar is known for its superior quality and authenticity.

• 'The' is often used before the superlative degree.
• Example:
  • This is the best car in our town.

The correct answer is Option 3) i.e. an.

​Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. (ऐसे शब्द जो किसी संज्ञा को विशिष्ट या अविशिष्ट के रूप में परिभाषित करते हैं।)

• Indefinite articles- a, an.
• Definite articles- the.
• The definite article 'the' is used with the name of things that are unique or already mentioned before.
• Whereas the article 'a' is used with the name of things that are not specific.
• The article 'an' is used with the words having 1st letter as a vowel and having the sound of a vowel.
• For example:​
  • ​I met a person on my way to the office. The person turned out to be an old friend.
• Since the given noun 'hour' has the sound of a vowel, the article 'an' will be used here.

Correct Sentence: "The teacher has been teaching for an hour."

Hinglish

• Indefinite articles- a, an.
• Definite articles- the.
• निश्चित लेख 'the' का प्रयोग उन चीजों के नाम के साथ किया जाता है जो unique हैं या पहले ही उल्लेख की जा चुकी हैं।
• जबकि लेख 'a' का प्रयोग उन चीजों के नाम के साथ किया जाता है जो specific नहीं हैं।
• लेख 'an' का प्रयोग उन शब्दों के साथ किया जाता है जिनमें vowel के रूप में पहला अक्षर होता है और स्वर की ध्वनि होती है।
• उदाहरण के लिए:
  • ​I met a person on my way to the office. The person turned out to be an old friend.
• चूंकि दी गई संज्ञा 'hour' में स्वर की ध्वनि है, इसलिए यहां 'an' पद का प्रयोग किया जाएगा।

Correct Sentence: "The teacher has been teaching for an hour."

The correct answer is option 2.

 The indefinite article ‘a’ is used with the words a lot of, a couple, a great many, a good deal of, a good many, a great deal of, a few, a little, etc. when they mean ‘some amount’ and ‘a small number’.

The correct sentence is: With a little patience you will be able to cross this obstacle.

The erroneous part is 'in the time'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• Here, 'at a time' should be used instead of 'in the time'.
• The correct phrase is 'at a time'. It means 'separately in the specified groups or numbers'.
  • Example: The lift can hold six people at a time.
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 1.
   

Correct Sentence: We should focus on only one thing at a time.

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. 'error lies in part C of the sentence.'

Key Points

• In part C of the sentence, the usage of 'USA' is incorrect Instead, use 'The USA'
• We use 'the' before USA because it is not a proper noun it is a plural form of a noun as the name suggests the United States of America a country is a group of states. Similarly, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, etc.
• In the given sentence Brazil and Mexico are proper nouns hence we don't use the definite article with them.
   

The correct sentence: Her role was to arrange shipments of birds caught illegally in Brazil to the USA via Mexico.

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e in Torah were given by God

Explanation:

• Reading the above sentence we find that:
  • Definite Article (The) is used before the name of Holy Books, Religious Books, Epics, etc.
  • Here 'Torah' is a religious book and we should use the definite article "the" before it. 
  • Hence Torah is replaced with The Torah
  • Example: The Hindus, The Bible, The Mahabharata, etc.
• ​Hence we find that the error lies in "in Torah were given by God" part of the sentence which is Option 3 and therefore the correct answer. 

The correct sentence is: 'Rabbinic tradition's understanding is that all of the teachings found in the Torah were given by God through the prophet Moses'

The correct answer is option 1.

We do not use an article for a plural, indefinite noun and always think of a plural, indefinite noun as meaning 'all'.

The correct sentence is: Students should study hard for their examination.

The correct option is option 2) i.e. A and B - error lies in these sentences only.

Key Points

Sentence A: 'Fruits of governance' should be there in place of 'Fruit of governance'

•  'fruit' is an uncountable noun when we attach 's' with it, it doesn't become plural of fruit. 
  • Fruits mean an outcome or result, here as per the context of the sentence we are trying to say an outcome or result. So we must replace 'fruit' with 'fruits'.
  • The fruits or the fruit of someone's work or activity are the good things that result from it.
    Examples: The team has really worked hard and is enjoying the fruits of that labour. 
                        The findings are the fruit of more than three years' research.
  • Since there is a possessive case after 'of', we will use 'fruits'

Sentence B: 'Prime minister' should be there in place of 'The prime minister'

Correct Sentence A: The PM said, “Our government is working tirelessly to reach the last person in the society and to bring the fruits of governance and development to him”. 
Correct Sentence B: The Prime Minister said his government was unlocking the heritage tourism potential in India through the development of the Ganga ghats in Varanasi and the Kashi Vishwanath Dham project.

​Additional Information

• Cardinal numbers such as one, two, and three do not take an article before them.
  Example: Chapter two of this book is very difficult.
• In sentence C, 'Government' is a collective noun, so a singular verb is used. So it is correct.

The error lies in part c; remove article "a" from violence.

Key Points

• Indefinite Articles (a/an) are not used before the followings-
  • Means of transportation, Proper noun, Uncountable noun, Meals, Adjectives, Material nouns, Games and Sports, Avocations(Hobbies), Language, Subject and Science. 
• In the sentence given, article "a" will be removed due to uncountable noun "violence"
• ​Nouns ending with "-ence, -ance, -sion, -hood, -ity/ty" are always uncountable.
  • Eg- violence, clearance, compassion, childhood, honesty.

Correct Sentence- Naxalites kill the innocent to spread violence.

The error lies in part a; remove article "a" before very difficult

• Indefinite Article is always used for Noun
• Thumb Rule- If there is no noun, there will be no Indefinite article.
• Examples-
  • He is a very good.❌
  • He is very good.✔️   (OR) 
  • He is a very good boy.✔️ (Here article "a" is correct because its noun- boy is present in the sentence)
• In the sentence given, difficult is an adjective and not a noun, hence the article 'a' will be removed.

Correct sentence- It is very difficult to find out the number of creatures living on the earth.

The error lies in part A; remove article "The"

• Article 'the' is not used before languages.
• In the sentence given first word used "french' is a language hence "the" will be removed.
• Examples-
  • The English❌        English✔️
  • The Hindi❌            Hindi✔️
  • The Marathi❌        Marathi✔️

The correct sentence is- French is spoken by the french.

• In the sentence given above "the french" used in the last is correct because there "french" is being used as an adjective and not as a language.
• Here 'the french' means french people or the people who belong to France. 

Key Points

• Part (A) of the sentence carries an error, hence, option 1 is the right answer.
• As maintained by, one of the grammatical rules of definite article case (the), 'the' is used with adjectives that qualify a noun. 
  • Specimen: The second floor of the highest building.
• In the given part 'A' of the sentence, 'top' is considered to an adjective that qualifies the floor of the building. 
• Hence, 'top' is bound to imply an article along with it. 
• Importantly, 'Building' is specific in this case, thus and so, 'the' will be implied instead 'a'. 

In consequence, 

• Ram lives on a top floor       
• Ram lives on the top floor    

Correct sentence: Ram lives on the top floor of a newly constructed building in Vikas Nagar.      

The correct answer is (b).

Key Points​​

• ​Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific.
• The definite article 'the' is used with the name of things that are unique or already mentioned before.
• The article 'a' is used with the name of things that are not specific.
• The article 'an' is used with the words having the first letter as a vowel and having the sound of a vowel.
• ​​​If a word starts with a vowel but has the sound of a consonant, it will be preceded by the article 'a'.
• Example: a university, a union, a one rupee note, etc.
• In the given 2nd part of the sentence, the article 'the' will be used before the noun 'safety' as the well-being of specific people (the participants) has been talked about in the question.
   

Correct Sentence: Care has been taken to ensure the safety and security of the participants in the event.

 ​​​​Additional Information  ​​

• Any abbreviation having the sound of a vowel will be preceded by the article 'an'.
• For example:
  • He is a MLA.
  • He is an MLA.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. "the Englishmen bring with them"

• In the given sentence, 'the' (article) is used with 'Englishmen' (plural form of the noun); however, 'The' is appropriate to use with the singular form of a noun.
• Thus, from the above explanation, the error can be detected in this segment; "the (inappropriate) Englishmen bring with them"

Hence, the correct sentence will be - "Early in the seventeenth century, Englishmen brought with them a host of things, that were alien to Indian culture"

The error lies in part B

• Remove 'the' before 'head boy'
• We omit article "the" before the names of the posts/offices if there are- 
      verbs like “appoint, elect, select, declare etc.” as:
• She was elected President in November.

Similarly, the correct sentence would be- The committee will appoint him Head Boy for the year 2020.

The correct answer is- No article​.

Key Points​​

• ​Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific.
• The definite article 'the' is used with the name of things that are unique or already mentioned before.
• The article 'a' is used with the name of things that are not specific.
• The article 'an' is used with the words having the first letter as a vowel and having the sound of a vowel.
• ​​​If a word starts with a vowel but has the sound of a consonant, it will be preceded by the article 'a'.
• Example: a university, a union, a one rupee note, etc.
• In the given blank part of the sentence, no article will be used as a disease/ailment is an uncountable noun.
   

Correct Sentence: I often suffer from backache.

 ​​​​Additional Information  ​​

• Any abbreviation having the sound of a vowel will be preceded by the article 'an'.
• For example:
  • He is a MLA.
  • He is an MLA.

Mistake Points

• In British English, some common ailments like toothache, earache, stomach-ache, and backache are usually uncountable. In American English, they can be countable or uncountable.
• Let's see some examples-
  • I have got bad toothache. ('bad' here is an adjective that is used for the noun 'toothache' and it is not used attributively because here, we cannot use the determiner for toothache. It is written in British English)
  • I have got a bad toothache. (Similarly, this written in American English where the adjective is written attributively)
• We are using British English hence don't use the determiners before these nouns.

The correct answer is option 1) i.e. A.

In part 'A' of the given sentence definite article ‘the’ should be before the word ‘Bhagavad Gita’.

‘The’ is used before proper nouns (unique objects) when they refer to the name of historical buildings, mountain ranges, planets, rivers, oceans, gulfs, groups of islands, holy books, ordinals, descriptive names of countries, states, newspapers, magazines, deserts, superlative degree, names of trains, hotels, shops, trains. For example, The Persian Gulf, The Taj Mahal, The Netherlands, The Indian Ocean, The Ganges, The USA, The Himalayas, The Sahara, The Ramayana, The Bay of Bengal, The Rajdhani Express, The Times of India, etc.

So, the correct sentence should be: According to the Bhagavad Gita, it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.