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Preposition MCQ Questions and Answers | English Aptitude MCQ

Preposition MCQ Questions and answers with easy and logical explanations. English Aptitude MCQ section provides all type of Preposition MCQ questions which is important for exams like Banking exams,IBPS,SCC,CAT,XAT,MAT etc. Page-3 section-2

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Preposition .
21
The kitten is sleeping . . . . . . . . the table.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
'On' is used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it. Here 'kitten' is above the 'table' and touching it.
22
Few persons in the world die . . . . . . . . over work.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
You use "die of" when someone dies of a direct cause. You use "die from" when someone dies from an indirect cause. You use "die by" when someone dies by the means of something.
23
It has been raining here . . . . . . . . morning.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
'Since' refers to the starting point of an action. It relates here and is the correct answer, as it's given that it started raining in the morning, and has rained ever since.
24
He behaves just like his father. He really takes . . . . . . . . him.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'Take after' means 'resemble a parent or ancestor'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
25
I have had problems similar . . . . . . . . yours.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Option D is the correct answer because 'to' is used to introduce the second part of a comparison.
26
Grandmother is sitting . . . . . . . . the fire.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'Sitting by the fire' is an idiom used for an individual who prefers to stay at home rather than go out and socialize; a homebody.
27
We traveled . . . . . . . . the 6.45 train, which arrive at 8.30.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
'Travel on' means 'to move or journey using some particular mode of transportation'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
28
Her test was . . . . . . . . average.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
'Above' means 'at a higher level or layer than'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
29
The restaurant is . . . . . . . . the sea front.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
'On' and 'in' are prepositions in relation to place and time.
'On' is used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it.
'In' is used when something is within, i.e. one thing contains another.
'On' is the appropriate preposition to use here.
30
He always jumps . . . . . . . . the conclusion.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
'Jump to conclusion' means 'make a hasty judgement before learning or considering all the facts'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.