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[#566] . . . . . . . . Chief Executive Officer and . . . . . . . . Managing Director of the company are in the meeting room.
Correct Answer

(C) the, the

Explanation

Solution: The given nouns 'Chief Executive Officer' and 'Managing Director' are specific positions of a company, hence they are definite nouns and we use a definite article for both of them, 'the', which is the only definite article, and it modifies both the nouns because they're specific (what also makes them specific is the phrase 'in the meeting room' as we are referring to the CEO and the MD in the meeting room), hence Option C is correct.

[#567] . . . . . . . . U. S. A. is larger than . . . . . . . . India in area.
Correct Answer

(B) the, no article

Explanation

Solution: 'The' is used before the plural forms of names of the countries/states. For example, 'The Netherlands, The United Arab Emirates.' 'USA' is an abbreviation of United States of America. It is a made up of 50 states and hence we use 'The' before 'U.S.A.' 'India' is a proper noun which is in the singular form. We use no articles before the proper nouns, hence we will not use any article before 'India'.

[#568] You need . . . . . . . . visa to visit some countries, but not all of them.
Correct Answer

(C) a

Explanation

Solution: The article 'the' is used when the noun is specific and known to the speaker as well as the listener. The noun 'visa' is not specified as to which visa and it's been mentioned for the first time here, so 'the' isn't the correct article. An indefinite article, either 'a' or 'an' is required. 'An' is used for nouns beginning with a vowel, 'visa' begins with a consonant, and hence 'a' is the correct article for 'visa'.

[#569] . . . . . . . . rich should give some of their money to charities and good causes.
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: 'A' is an indefinite article used before consonant sounds. 'An' is an indefinite article used before vowel sounds. 'The' is a definite article used before definite/specific things/superlatives etc. 'The' is also used before adjectives which represent the entire class and not a specific person. Here, the adjective 'rich' is used without the noun and the adjective represents the entire class of rich people, not one specific rich person. The adjective is used as a noun in this case.

[#570] Oxford is . . . . . . . . English university.
Correct Answer

(B) an

Explanation

Solution: An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. The blank shall take 'an' as it represents one of the English universities.