Examiners frequently ask questions about rivers in IBPS Clerk PO, SSC, Railways and other exams. After reading this article, you will be able to answer all the questions related to rivers.
Questions will be like this,
1. which city is located on the bank of river Ganga?
2. Ganga doesn’t flow from which state?
If you want to say about ANY item, you should use the article A/An. If you want to say about a SPECIFIC item, you should use the article The.
Confused? Let's see in detail with an example.
Indefinite Article:
" A "
The indefinite article 'A' is used before singular countable nouns that start with a consonant sound. [a,e,i,o,u are called vowels,others are consonants]
1. Before words beginning with consonant sound.
A boy
A child
A student
A book
2. With a vowel giving the sound of a consonant.
A one eyed man
A European
A uniform
A university student
3. In the sense of one,
He couldn't speak a word to save himself.
With 'one' (since begins with the sound of 'W')
A one-man show
A one rupee note
4. With units and rate.
He earns rupees five hundred a month.
5. In exclamatory expressions before singular countable nouns.
What a pretty girl!
6. When two subjects or articles are thought of as a single unit.
He was ready with a cup and saucer.
7. With certain expressions of quantity.
A lot of
A dozen
A great deal of
A couple
8. With a special meal (to celebrate something or in someone honour)
I called my friends to a lunch to celebrate my success.
9. To make a common noun of a proper noun.e.g.,
This man is 'a second Newton'.
This phrase means 'a philosopher as great as Newton'.
" An "
The indefinite article 'An' is used before singular countable nouns that start with a vowel sound. [a,e,i,o,u are called vowels,others are consonants]. 1. Before words beginning with a vowel sounds. e.g.,
An elephant
An apple
An ass
An umbrella
2. Before words beginning with a mute 'h' e.g.,
An hour
An honourable person
An heir
An honest man
3. With a consonant pronounced with the sound of a vowel. F,H,L,M,N,R,S,X are letters that are not vowels but begin with vowel sound 'M' has the sound of 'em'. So 'an' is used before abbreviations beginning with vowels of these letters.
An LLB student
An M.L.A.
An x-ray
An M.P.
That's all for today friends, tomorrow we will discuss the article THE. Good Day
`Welcome to English language quiz of 25 questions. This quiz will help you brush up your English language skills.
Q.1 What do you make ................. all this?
A. : with
B. : of
C. : by
D. : for
Q.2 There is the book that you asked ..................
A. : to
B. : after
C. : for
D. : from
Q.3 I hope you ................ mind such a long period between my last letter and .............. one.
A. : shouldn't, any
B. : never, the
C. : might,that
D. : wouldn't, this
Q.4 I am fired ................ writing to him.
A. : with
B. : of
C. : by
D. : from
Q.5 My father gets up everybody ............... 5 o'clock.
A. : on
B. : at
C. : from
D. : upon
Q.6 He is fond ............... writing to him.
A. : before
B. : of
C. : at
D. : in
Q.7 He plays cricket ............... hockey.
A. : besides
B. : within
C. : after
D. : beside
Q.8 Too many skyscrapers .............. the view along the beach.
A. : obstruct
B. : reveal
C. : clear
D. : connect
Q.9 One difficulty ................ at night is a limited vision.
A. : with driving
B. : be driven
C. : to drive
D. : will drive
Q.10 After the election ................ a new stage.
A. : the entering nation
B. : the nation will enter
C. : to enter the nation
D. : will the nation enter
Q.11 He is .............. tennis.
A. : fond to play
B. : fond of playing
C. : fond in playing
D. : fond at playing
Q.12 I hope she ............... .
A. : must come
B. : should come
C. : will come
D. : must becoming
Q.13 The orator was so soporific that the audience became ................
A. : elated
B. : drowsy
C. : affable
D. : riotous
Q.14 How is life enhanced? A beautiful passage from Tagore comes .............. mind?
A. : in
B. : to
C. : from
D. : out
Q.15 ................ as president, a candidate must win a majority of votes.
A. : elected
B. : to be elected
C. : having elected
D. : electing
Q16 He is a traitor ............... the country.
A. : for
B. : to
C. : in
D. : of
Q.17 .................unknown quantities is the task of Algebra.
A. : To found
B. : Find
C. : The find
D. : Finding
Q.18 The country is ushering ................ a new era.
A. : into
B. : in
C. : of
D. : over
Q.19 He was .............. very clever, but he ................. performed excellently.
A. : certainly, obviously
B. : never, also
C. : not, always
D. : rarely, seldom
Q.20 The event passed ................ without any untoward incident.
A. : of
B. : on
C. : off
D. : away
Q.21 The weather in the far north is not ................. it is down south.
A. : like humid as
B. : as humid as
C. : humid as
D. : so humid that
Q.22 I became alert because I ................. trouble around me.
A. : saw
B. : transcended
C. : comprehended
D. : sensed
Q.23 Fate smiled .............. him in all his ventures.
A. : at
B. : with
C. : on
D. : for
Q.24 I have lost my purse. Can I ............... some money from you?`
A. : borrow
B. : loan
C. : hire
D. :demand
Q.25 You should start at down to reach the station ................ time.
A. : upon
B. : by
C. : in
D. : into
After reading the title of this article, some number will come to your mind that will be around 230!! You may have read a line on many website " users from #Number of countries are already using our services..", or something similar to it. Some websites give a list of 200+ countries list with their currency also. Because they include Territories and Dependencies also. I asked this questions to many students and got very surprising results. So I decided to make an article on this topic.
So let's go to the answer of the question, there are 195 total countries in the world. Out of which 193 are members of UN (United Nations). Some people/Websites will say a number of countries as 196 as they count Taiwan as a country, but as of now many countries (including the USA) doesn't officially recognize Taiwan as a Country because The People's Republic of China considers Taiwan as a breakaway province of china. You can get more knowledge on this controversy by searching google or click on below links.
Currently, United Nations have 193 recognized members, two other countries Vatican City and Kosovo are not in the list, So the total number goes to 195. ( Or 196 if you consider Taiwan )
we have compiled a complete list of countries with their capitals.
You can also download the pdf by clicking the link below.
