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GATE 2016 EE – Question 1

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The man who is now Municipal Commissioner worked as ____________________.

  1. the security guard at a university
  2. a security guard at the university
  3. a security guard at university
  4. the security guard at the university

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Correct answer: (B) a security guard at the university

Explanation

The sentence introduces the job for the first time, so "a security guard" takes the indefinite article. "The university" is a specific, known place, so it takes "the". Only option B uses both articles correctly.