Fill in the blank with the correct option.

Mumbai is _______ capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Question

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JK High Court Junior Assistant Official Paper (Held On: 29 Apr, 2024)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Option 1.

Key Points

The sentence requires the definite article "the" before the term "capital city."
Definite articles are used to refer to a specific item or person that both the speaker and listener are familiar with.
In this context, "the capital city" refers specifically to Mumbai, which is a known and specific city in India.
Thus, the correct article to use here is "the."

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

Correct Sentence: "Mumbai is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra."