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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-1 section-5

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Preposition .
1
If the sky is clear, you can see the stars . . . . . . . . night.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
In the night usually refers to one particular night; at night refers to any night in general. 'At night' is the correct usage here.
2
He comes . . . . . . . . a noble family.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
'Comes of' means 'have a particular ancestry or line of descent'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
3
We saw the live cricket . . . . . . . . the T.V.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The correct preposition to use with TV/television is almost always 'on', not 'in'. For example - We watched a movie on TV.
4
They could not decide which one they liked and . . . . . . . . the end they didn't bother.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'In the end' means 'eventually or on reflection'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
5
She leaned her head . . . . . . . . the back of the sofa.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
'Against' as preposition means 'opposing or disagreeing with someone or something'. Here, against means opposing to the sofa.
6
Rajesh's speech pointed . . . . . . . . some of our defects.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
'Towards' is used for expressing the relation between behaviour or an attitude and the person or thing at which it is directed or with which it is concerned.
7
You should take care . . . . . . . . the little ones, else they may fall . . . . . . . . the well.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
If you take care of a person or animal, you provide for their needs. First blank will take 'of' as preposition.
When someone or something comes from outside to the inside, we use the word 'into'. Second blank will take 'into' as preposition.
8
He invited me . . . . . . . . his house.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
In this sentence, the correct preposition to use is "to" when referring to being invited to someone's house. So, it should be "He invited me to his house."

The other options, "with," "into," and "from," are not the appropriate prepositions in this context.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: "He invited me to his house."
9
Suhani's story is devoid . . . . . . . . truth.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
If you say that someone or something is 'devoid of' a quality or thing, you are emphasizing that they have none of it. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
10
Cloth is sold . . . . . . . . metre.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The sentence means that cloth is measured in metre. 'By' will be the correct preposition among the following.