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Preposition MCQ (A / An / The) – Daily Practice Set with Answers
Practice Preposition MCQs for SSC, Banking, Railways,
TPSC/APSC/WBPSC/State PSC and other competitive exams. Instant feedback + solution helps you improve accuracy.
Rule tip: Prepositions often depend on fixed usage: interested in, good at, depend on, fond of, and arrive at/in.
Q51. Please write to me ________ this address.
👁 0 viewsQ52. He climbed ________ the tree.
👁 1 viewsThe correct answer is up.
Climb means go up. We use up to show moving toward the top of the tree.
Use up to show moving upward.
She pulled the box up the stairs.
Q53. He doesn't believe _________ helping others.
👁 0 viewsQ54. For a whole month they lived _______ fruit and water.
👁 0 viewsQuestion: For a whole month they lived _______ fruit and water.
- A. with
- B. on
- C. in
- D. from
Correct answer: on
Explanation: We say "lived on" when someone ate or drank only certain things. Here, they ate only fruit and drank water for a month.
Q55. People with recurrent migraine are always looking __________ a way to end their pain.
👁 0 viewsThe correct word is "for".
We use look for with "a way" to show we are searching for something.
Look for + noun = to search for something.
She is looking for a solution to the problem.
Q56. The woman is standing __________ the door.
👁 0 viewsThe correct answer is at.
We use at for a specific place, like a point near a door.
Use at for a specific place or point.
She is waiting at the door.
Q57. The train was passing _________ a dark tunnel.
👁 0 viewsQ58. He sympathised _________ him in his bereavement.
👁 0 viewsQ59. He hinted ________ some loss treasure.
👁 1 views- Correct answer: D) at — The phrasal verb hint at means to indirectly suggest or imply something.
- Rule/usage: Use hint at when you want to say someone suggested a possibility or hinted something without stating it directly.
- Why others are wrong:
- A) of — not used with hint in this sense.
- B) for — not the standard collocation with hint.
- C) with — not correct for this meaning.
Q60. I prevailed _________ him to join our group.
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