Articles and Determiners – Exam Based MCQs
1. Articles belong to the class of: (TRB English 2024)
A) Verbs
B) Determiners
C) Pronouns
D) Conjunctions
Ans: B) Determiners
2. English has ______ articles. (TNTET 2022)
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four
Ans: C) three
3. Which of the following are the articles in English? (PGTRB)
A) this, that, these
B) a, an, the
C) some, many, much
D) my, your, his
Ans: B) a, an, the
4. “A” and “an” are called: (SET)
A) definite articles
B) indefinite articles
C) demonstratives
D) distributives
Ans: B) indefinite articles
5. “The” is called: (UGC NET English)
A) distributive determiner
B) interrogative determiner
C) definite article
D) possessive determiner
Ans: C) definite article
6. We use “a” before: (TRB English 2024)
A) vowel sounds only
B) consonant sounds
C) silent letters only
D) plural nouns only
Ans: B) consonant sounds
7. We use “an” before: (TNTET 2022)
A) consonant sounds
B) proper nouns only
C) vowel sounds
D) plural nouns
Ans: C) vowel sounds
8. Choose the correct form: “He bought ____ umbrella.” (PGTRB)
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
Ans: B) an
9. Choose the correct form: “She is ____ teacher.” (SET)
A) an
B) the
C) a
D) no article
Ans: C) a
10. Choose the correct form: “He is ____ honest man.” (UGC NET English)
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
Ans: B) an
11. Choose the correct form: “She waited for ____ hour.” (TRB English 2024)
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
Ans: B) an
12. Choose the correct form: “He is ____ university student.” (TNTET 2022)
A) an
B) a
C) the
D) no article
Ans: B) a
13. We use “the” when the noun is: (PGTRB)
A) non-specific
B) mentioned for the first time only
C) specific or already known
D) always plural
Ans: C) specific or already known
14. Choose the correct form: “____ sun rises in the east.” (SET)
A) A
B) An
C) The
D) No article
Ans: C) The
15. Choose the correct form: “I saw a dog. ____ dog was barking.” (UGC NET English)
A) A
B) An
C) The
D) No article
Ans: C) The
16. Which of the following is a demonstrative determiner? (TRB English 2024)
A) some
B) my
C) this
D) many
Ans: C) this
17. Demonstrative determiners are: (TNTET 2022)
A) this, that, these, those
B) my, your, his, her
C) some, any, much, many
D) each, every, either, neither
Ans: A) this, that, these, those
18. Choose the correct determiner: “____ books are mine.” (PGTRB)
A) This
B) That
C) These
D) A
Ans: C) These
19. Choose the correct determiner: “____ boy is my brother.” (SET)
A) These
B) Those
C) This
D) Some
Ans: C) This
20. Which of the following is a possessive determiner? (UGC NET English)
A) our
B) some
C) each
D) which
Ans: A) our
21. Possessive determiners include: (TRB English 2024)
A) my, your, his, her, our, their
B) this, that, these, those
C) some, any, much, many
D) one, two, three
Ans: A) my, your, his, her, our, their
22. Choose the correct determiner: “____ pen is blue.” (TNTET 2022)
A) My
B) These
C) Some
D) Much
Ans: A) My
23. Which of the following is a quantifier determiner? (PGTRB)
A) many
B) this
C) my
D) which
Ans: A) many
24. Quantifiers include: (SET)
A) some, any, much, many, little, few
B) this, that, these, those
C) my, your, his, her
D) who, which, what
Ans: A) some, any, much, many, little, few
25. Choose the correct determiner: “There are ____ students in the class.” (UGC NET English)
A) much
B) many
C) little
D) an
Ans: B) many
26. Choose the correct determiner: “There is ____ water in the pot.” (TRB English 2024)
A) many
B) few
C) much
D) those
Ans: C) much
27. Which of the following is a distributive determiner? (TNTET 2022)
A) each
B) many
C) this
D) our
Ans: A) each
28. Distributive determiners include: (PGTRB)
A) some, many, few
B) each, every, either, neither
C) my, your, our
D) a, an, the
Ans: B) each, every, either, neither
29. Choose the correct determiner: “____ student must bring an ID card.” (SET)
A) Every
B) Many
C) Some
D) Those
Ans: A) Every
30. Which of the following is an interrogative determiner? (UGC NET English)
A) which
B) our
C) some
D) every
Ans: A) which
31. Interrogative determiners include: (TRB English 2024)
A) who, which, what
B) some, any, many
C) each, every, neither
D) my, your, his
Ans: A) who, which, what
32. Choose the correct determiner: “____ book do you want?” (TNTET 2022)
A) Much
B) Which
C) Every
D) Their
Ans: B) Which
33. Choose the correct article: “She is ____ MLA.” (PGTRB)
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
Ans: B) an
34. Choose the correct article: “He is ____ European citizen.” (SET)
A) an
B) a
C) the
D) no article
Ans: B) a
35. Choose the correct article: “She bought ____ orange.” (UGC NET English)
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
Ans: B) an
36. Choose the correct article: “He bought ____ one-rupee coin.” (TRB English 2024)
A) an
B) a
C) the
D) no article
Ans: B) a
37. Which of the following generally takes no article? (TNTET 2022)
A) Mount Everest
B) the sun
C) the Ganges
D) the Bible
Ans: A) Mount Everest
38. Which of the following normally takes “the”? (PGTRB)
A) Mount Everest
B) Tamil Nadu
C) the Bay of Bengal
D) India
Ans: C) the Bay of Bengal
39. Choose the correct determiner: “I have ____ friends in Chennai.” (SET)
A) little
B) much
C) several
D) every
Ans: C) several
40. Choose the correct determiner: “There is ____ sugar left.” (UGC NET English)
A) few
B) little
C) many
D) several
Ans: B) little
41. Which sentence is correct? (TRB English 2024)
A) He is an unique person.
B) He is a unique person.
C) He is the unique person.
D) He is unique a person.
Ans: B) He is a unique person.
42. Which sentence is correct? (TNTET 2022)
A) She is a honest girl.
B) She is an honest girl.
C) She is the honest girl.
D) She is honest an girl.
Ans: B) She is an honest girl.
43. Which sentence is correct? (PGTRB)
A) I saw an one-eyed man.
B) I saw a one-eyed man.
C) I saw the one-eyed man.
D) I saw one-eyed an man.
Ans: B) I saw a one-eyed man.
44. Which sentence is correct? (SET)
A) She gave me an useful idea.
B) She gave me a useful idea.
C) She gave me the useful idea.
D) She gave me useful a idea.
Ans: B) She gave me a useful idea.
45. Which sentence is correct? (UGC NET English)
A) I need some informations.
B) I need an information.
C) I need some information.
D) I need many information.
Ans: C) I need some information.
46. Which of the following best describes determiners? (TRB English 2024)
A) They replace verbs.
B) They come before nouns to limit or identify them.
C) They join clauses.
D) They show actions.
Ans: B) They come before nouns to limit or identify them.
47. Which of the following is NOT a determiner? (TNTET 2022)
A) my
B) this
C) quickly
D) some
Ans: C) quickly
48. Which determiner is suitable in: “____ of the two answers is correct.” (PGTRB)
A) Either
B) Many
C) Some
D) Several
Ans: A) Either
49. Which determiner is suitable in: “____ student received a prize.” (SET)
A) Every
B) Much
C) Little
D) Either
Ans: A) Every
50. The best summary is that articles are a type of ______ used before nouns. (UGC NET English)
A) verb
B) determiner
C) pronoun
D) adverb
Ans: B) determiner
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