Choose the correct article to fill in the blank in the following sentence :

He is ___________ most capable officer in the whole battalion.

Correct option is C

The correct article to fill in the blank is (c) the.

Explanation: The definite article "the" is used before a superlative adjective like "most capable" to specify that it refers to a unique or distinguished individual in a group. Here, it emphasizes that the officer is the most capable in the entire battalion.

Grammatical rule used: Use of definite article "the" with superlative adjectives.
Explanation of the rule in Hindi: विशेषण के उत्तम डिग्री (जैसे "most capable") के साथ निश्चित आर्टिकल "the" का प्रयोग किया जाता है।

Example:

• He is the tallest player in the team.
• This is the best movie I have ever seen.

Meanings of other options:
· a: (एक) Indefinite article used before singular countable nouns when referring to something non-specific.
· an: (एक) Indefinite article used before singular countable nouns beginning with a vowel sound.
· No article: No article is used with plural or uncountable nouns when speaking generally.