Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options:
Indian cuisines are known worldwide particularly for (a) ............. hot spicy curries involving (b) ............. excessive use of chilies and aromatic spices, enough to stimulate one’s lost appetite. While cooking (c) ............. authentic Indian recipe, one has to stick to traditional Indian spice mixtures or even better, single spices that are available in (d) ............. India.
(a) (A) a (B) the (C) but (D) an
(b) (A) a (B) at (C) an (D) the
(c) (A) an (B) the (C) a (D) for
(d) (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) No use
Answer:
(a)
- (i) a - not used with specific things
- (ii) the - this is correct
- (iii) but - not relevant
- (iv) an - not used with specific things
Since the sentence is talking about a very specific quality of Indian cuisine, ‘the’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is (ii) the.
(b)
- (i) a- not used with specific things
- (ii) at - not relevant
- (iii) an - not used with specific things
- (iv) the - this is correct
Since the sentence is talking about a very specific quality of Indian cuisine and what it involves, ‘the’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is (iv)the.
(c)
- (i) an- this is correct
- (ii) the - not used with generic things
- (iii) a - not used with vowels
- (iv) for - not relevant
Since the sentence is talking about a generic thing i.e. any Indian recipe , ‘an’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is (i)an.
(d)
- (i) a- not relevant
- (ii) an- not relevant
- (iii) the - not relevant
- (iv) no use - this is correct
Since the sentence is talking about India as a proper noun, no article will be used.
So, the correct answer is (iv)no use.
Thus the correct paragraph is
Indian cuisines are known worldwide particularly for the hot spicy curries involving the excessive use of chilies and aromatic spices, enough to stimulate one’s lost appetite. While cooking an authentic Indian recipe, one has to stick to traditional Indian spice mixtures or even better, single spices that are available in ( no use ) India.
