English Grammar - Preposition: 71 MCQs with Answers
English Grammar- Preposition
Learn Prepositions in English Grammar with complete explanations, definitions, types, grammar rules, sentence usage, examples, exercises, and multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Understand prepositions of time, place, direction, movement, manner, reason, and agency, along with common prepositional phrases, usage rules, exceptions, and common mistakes. This comprehensive guide is ideal for school students and candidates preparing for HTET, CTET, TET, SSC, Banking, UPSC, NDA, CDS, and other competitive examinations.
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0%Q1. Choose the correct prepositions for the blanks : He has been living ........... Calcutta ........... last three years.
Right Answer: in, for
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Q2. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions : The boy fell ……… the well ……… 10 O'clock.
Right Answer: into, at
Explanation:
The correct answer is 'into, at'. The preposition 'into' shows movement from outside to inside, so a boy who falls from the edge of a well falls 'into' it; 'in' would only show a static position already inside. For clock time, English uses the preposition 'at' — at 10 o'clock, at noon, at midnight. 'On' is used with days and dates such as on Monday or on 5 June, while 'in' is used with months, years and longer periods such as in May or in 2022. Hence option (2) is correct.
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Q3. Fill in the blank with correct preposition : The soldiers kept the terrorists ………….. bay.
Right Answer: at
Explanation:
‘To keep at bay’ is a fixed idiomatic expression meaning to hold something dangerous or unwelcome at a distance so that it cannot come close or cause harm, and the preposition in it is invariably ‘at’. The phrase comes from hunting, where a cornered animal turned to face the baying hounds that could not close in on it. In the given sentence the soldiers succeeded in preventing the terrorists from advancing. Substituting ‘into’, ‘out’ or ‘in’ destroys the idiom, since prepositions in such expressions are fixed by usage and cannot be reasoned out.
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Q4. Select the correct option: Rare though the phenomenon is, it can occur ___ prolonged drought conditions.
Right Answer: under
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Q5. Select the correct option: The curator opted ___ displaying the artifact due to preservation concerns.
Right Answer: against
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Q6. Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part 'for theft' in the sentence: He was accused for theft.
Right Answer: of theft
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