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Preposition MCQ (A / An / The) – Daily Practice Set with Answers
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Rule tip: Prepositions often depend on fixed usage: interested in, good at, depend on, fond of, and arrive at/in.
Q51. He stood ___________ the court charged with the murder of his wife.
👁 1 views- Correct: C) before — “stand before the court” is the fixed expression meaning to appear in court. It is the standard collocation with a court.
- Note: for is used with “charged with” for the crime, not for standing in front of the court.
- “Stand in the court” and “stand of the court” are not correct collocations here.
Q52. Since he is ill, he is confined ____________ bed.
👁 3 views- Rule/Usage: After confined (restricted) we use to to show the limit or boundary: confined to bed.
- Why correct: "Confined to bed" is the standard expression meaning he is restricted to lying in bed.
- Why others are wrong: in bed – not the usual collocation with confined; on bed – incorrect; of bed – incorrect;
Q53. Some politicians are very sensitive ___________ criticism.
👁 1 views- Rule: The adjective sensitive is followed by the preposition to + a thing (sensitive to criticism).
- Why correct: “to criticism” is the natural collocation; it shows what the subject is reactive toward.
- Why others are wrong: A at, B on, D for are not used with sensitive in this sense.
Q54. Shakespeare had a great insight ___________ human nature.
👁 1 views- Correct: D) into — The fixed phrase is insight into, meaning a deep understanding of something (here, human nature).
- Other options are not used with insight: over, upon, and for do not form the collocation with “insight.”
Q55. In the morning, Mr. Thakur simply takes a glance ____________ the newspaper headlines.
👁 1 views- Correct: A. at — The common collocation is glance at something (quick look directed at it). So: "glance at the newspaper headlines."
- Option B on is not used with glance in this sense.
- Option C of is incorrect with glance.
- Option D through would imply glance through (skim the content), which changes meaning.
Q56. We must conform ____________ the rules of the games.
👁 0 viewsQ57. An honorary degree was conferred ________________ him.
👁 3 views- Correct answer: D – “conferred on” is the standard collocation to show giving a degree to someone (the recipient).
- Rule/usage: The verb confer + on indicates bestowal on a person.
- Why others are wrong:
- at
- upon (formal, but less common here; the sentence uses on as the preferred collocation in this context)
- for
Q58. The mother was concerned ________________ the safety of her child.
👁 2 views- Correct rule: After concerned, the common preposition is about to indicate what is worrying.
- Why others are wrong:
- at: not used with concerned.
- for: can mean concern for someone, but here about is the standard collocation for the issue causing worry.
- with: not appropriate with concerned in this sense.
Q59. When I heard about my grandmother's death, I burst _____________ treas.
👁 0 viewsQ60. He dealt very politely _____________ me.
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