SSC CPO 2025 PYQ — Question 158

SSC CPO - 9 Dec 2025 - Shift 1 • English • Q158

Fill in the blank with the appropriate article.
There was scarcely ______ hope left after multiple failures.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

no article

Correct Sentence:

“There was scarcely hope left after multiple failures.”

Explanation:

“Hope” is an uncountable noun, so we generally do not use articles (a/an) with it.

“Scarcely” already gives the sense of very little, so no article is needed.

Other options:

a / an used with countable nouns

the would make it specific (not intended here)

Hindi Explanation:

Hope = अगणनीय संज्ञा (uncountable noun)
इसलिए इसके साथ article नहीं लगेगा