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[#176] . . . . . . . . West End is . . . . . . . . richest part of . . . . . . . . capital.
Correct Answer

(C) the, the, the

Explanation

Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because "West End" is a definite place. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with 'superlatives'. In the third blank, article "the" will be used because 'capital' is a definite place.

[#177] . . . . . . . . bravery of Lakshmi Bai is praiseworthy.
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: The given sentence talks about 'bravery' of Lakshmi Bai being praiseworthy. When a particular noun is being used with an adjective, article 'the' is supposed to be used before the adjective to indicate specificity. So, here the adjective is 'bravery' and the noun is 'Lakshmi Bai'. So, the article to fill in the blank is 'the'.

[#178] India is one of . . . . . . . . most industrial countries in Asia.
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Most' is superlative.

[#179] Excuse me, can I ask you . . . . . . . . question?
Correct Answer

(A) a

Explanation

Solution: The noun here is nonspecific and singular, the 'question' could be any question, not a particular one. Hence we use indefinite article, particularly 'a', since the noun begins with a consonant.

[#180] Rohit is . . . . . . . . excellent dancer.
Correct Answer

(B) an

Explanation

Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'dancer' as general class of people like 'Rohit'. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'excellent' starts with a vowel sound and therefore 'an' will be used.