Discussion
Mr. Mukherjee became __________ Principal of the college in 2012.
Answer: D
No article is required: Mr. Mukherjee became Principal of the college in 2012.
When a noun naming a post that only one person can hold at a time is used as the complement of verbs such as become, elect, appoint or make, it usually takes no article: he was elected chairman; she was appointed captain.
'The Principal' would be acceptable in casual speech, but the grammar rule this question tests is the omission of the article before a unique title used as a complement. 'A' and 'an' would suggest the college has several principals, which it does not.
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