SSC DP HCM Tier 108 Jan 2026Shift 2Article

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.

There was ___ robbery in ___ university campus. ___ thief entered ___ boy's hostel and took away ___ laptop. ___ FIR was lodged by ___ Principal.

Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation

Answer: (A) a, the, a, the, a, an, the

पहली बार आई संज्ञा के साथ a / an तथा ज्ञात या अद्वितीय संज्ञा के साथ the आता है। अतः: a robbery (नई), the university campus (प्रसंग का स्थान), a thief (नया), the boy's hostel (उसी परिसर का), a laptop (नया), An FIR (ef-eye-ar, स्वर ध्वनि), the Principal (एक ही होता है)।
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There was a robbery in the university campus. A thief entered the boy's hostel and took away a laptop. An FIR was lodged by the Principal.
Option 2 में प्रथम उल्लेख वाले thief से पहले 'the' होने के कारण अशुद्ध है।
सरल अर्थ: विश्वविद्यालय परिसर में चोरी हुई। एक चोर छात्रावास में घुसा और एक लैपटॉप ले गया। प्राचार्य ने FIR दर्ज कराई।
A noun mentioned for the first time takes a / an; a known or unique noun takes the. So: a robbery (new), the university campus (the place in question), a thief (new), the boy's hostel (the one on the campus), a laptop (new), An FIR (said ef-eye-ar, a vowel sound), the Principal (only one).
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There was a robbery in the university campus. A thief entered the boy's hostel and took away a laptop. An FIR was lodged by the Principal.
Option 2 fails at 'the thief' on first mention.

बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer

B'the thief' उचित लगा, क्योंकि चोरी में चोर निहित है। परंतु thief पहली बार आया है, अतः 'a' आएगा; 'a FIR' स्वर ध्वनि की भी उपेक्षा करता है।'the thief' seemed right as a robbery implies a thief. But the thief appears for the first time, so it takes 'a'; 'a FIR' also ignores the vowel sound.
Cसर्वत्र 'the' सुरक्षित लगा, क्योंकि कथा एक ही घटना की है। परंतु 'robbery' और 'thief' जैसी नई संज्ञाएँ प्रथम उल्लेख पर 'a' लेती हैं।'the' everywhere seemed safe because the story is one event. But new nouns like 'robbery' and 'thief' take 'a' at first mention.
D'a university' और 'a boy's hostel' सामान्य संज्ञा होने से उचित लगे। परंतु परिसर और छात्रावास कथा के निश्चित स्थान हैं, अतः 'the' आता है।'a university' and 'a boy's hostel' seemed fine as both are ordinary nouns. But the campus and the hostel are the particular ones in the story, so they take 'the'.

Source: SSC DP HCM Tier 1 · 08 Jan 2026 · Shift 2। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC DP HCM Tier 1 · 08 Jan 2026 · Shift 2. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.