alleryChoose the correct article: He is ____ MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.
ANo article only
BA only
CThe only
DAn
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. An
1. MBA is read as letters: em-bee-ay.
2. The first letter sound 'em' is a vowel sound.
3. Before vowel sounds we use 'an', even though M is a consonant.
4. So 'an MBA' is correct.
_Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Articles (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on a vs an by sound_
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