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[#196] It is . . . . . . . . interesting book. It gives . . . . . . . . wonderful picture of what . . . . . . . . life was like in . . . . . . . . Victorian times.
Correct Answer

(C) an, a, the, no article

Explanation

Solution: The first and second blank shall take the indefinite articles 'an' and 'a' respectively because the first blank is followed by a word starting with the vowel 'i' and 'interesting book' represents a singular countable noun and the second blank is followed by 'wonderful picture' which represents a singular countable noun and is followed by a word starting with the consonant 'w'. The third blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about Victorian people which shows particularity. The fourth blank won't take any article as 'Victorian times' is uncountable and represents no specific time.

[#197] Kolkata is . . . . . . . . capital of our state.
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: Here, the sentence talks about a specific state and therefore 'the' is the correct article to use.

[#198] That's . . . . . . . . very expensive cycle!
Correct Answer

(A) a

Explanation

Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'cycle' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.

[#199] A lot of ships cross . . . . . . . . Pacific Ocean.
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: Here, the sentence talks about a specific ocean ‘Pacific’ and therefore ‘the’ is the correct article to use.

[#200] . . . . . . . . idea of helping . . . . . . . . man was unpleasant in itself.
Correct Answer

(B) the, the

Explanation

Solution: The first blank is referring to the idea and the second to the man. For the first blank, the nature of the idea is specified that it is of helping somebody, thus definite article "the" will be used. For the second blank, the man is specified that it is the man who needs help, thus definite article "the" will be used.