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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-9 section-3

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Preposition .
81
He is separated . . . . . . . . his family.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The verb separate means to keep people or things apart from each other. The adjective separate means not together. Separate is followed by the preposition 'from'.
82
I agree . . . . . . . . you in this critical matter.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'Agree with' means 'to think that something is the right thing to do'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
83
I was amazed . . . . . . . . his misbehavior.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
'Amazed at' is usually used when referring to something which is non-living, like a person's attribute or a feeling or a fact. 'Amazed by' is usually used when referring to a person.
84
She went to the party . . . . . . . . Sherlock Holmes, complete with a pipe and a cane.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
We use 'as' with a noun to refer to the role or purpose of a person or thing. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
85
When Britain adopted the decimal system for its money, it changed . . . . . . . . relatively smoothly.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'Change over' means 'to stop using or having one thing and to start using or having something else'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
86
The students walk five kilometers to school, so they need to get up very early . . . . . . . . the morning.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
We use 'in' with morning, afternoon, evening but we use on when we talk about a specific morning, afternoon, etc., or when we describe the part of the day.
87
He is hopeful . . . . . . . . his success in the I.A.S. examination.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The preposition "of" can be used in many different contexts. It can be used to help quantify a time or measurement (e.g. "the fifth of September" or "three pounds of potatoes") and even identify a location (e.g. "south of California"), but it can also create more general relationships between objects and their nouns.
88
He did not avail himself . . . . . . . . the opportunity.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
If you avail yourself of an offer or an opportunity, you accept the offer or make use of the opportunity. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
89
I felt the pain surge . . . . . . . . my left arm and head towards my chest. I was having a heart attack.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
'Through' means 'from one end or side of something to the other'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
90
My house is situated . . . . . . . . the two ponds.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The most common use of 'between' is when something is in the middle of two things or two groups of things. It is sometimes used in the phrase in between. The most common use for 'among' is when something is in or with a group of a few, several, or many things.