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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 congratulates him ________ his success.
👁 4 views- Rule: We say “congratulate someone on something” for achievements or events.
- Usage: He congratulates him on his success.
- Why others are wrong: A) “for” is not the usual preposition with this verb+noun combination. B) “upon” is formal/less common here; “on” is standard. D) “with” is incorrect in this context.
Q52. The director congratulated Mr. Varma _______ his success.
👁 1 views- Correct option: A — on. We say “congratulate someone on” a success or achievement. The preposition on shows the reason for congratulation.
- Other options are incorrect: for is not used with “congratulate on”; at and about do not fit this verb collocation.
- Thus: The director congratulated Mr. Varma on his success.
Q53. Most children remain ________ school between the age of seven and ten.
👁 1 views- Correct answer: at — Use at with places like “at school” to show being present at that place as a state or activity.
- Other options:
- in is less fixed here; “in school” is possible but not the standard collocation in this sentence.
- under and inside do not fit the meaning or common usage with school.
- Rule: at + place indicates location or participation in an activity at that place.
Q54. The government has identified food processing as the key __________ rapid industrialization in Bihar.
👁 1 views- Rule/usage: Use key for to indicate the purpose or objective that enables or drives something.
- Why correct: "The government has identified food processing as the key for rapid industrialization" means it is the essential factor enabling rapid industrialization.
- Why others are wrong:
- Lose to – not the standard collocation here; key to is possible but not used in this sentence.
- of, in – do not convey the intended meaning of an enabling factor.
Q55. Sania was compensated __________ the loss of her belongings at the airport.
👁 0 viewsQ56. Suraj is acquainted ________ Kapil.
👁 1 views- Correct: with — The fixed phrase "acquainted with" means to be familiar with someone or something.
- Rule: use "acquainted with" after the verb/adjective that means familiarize, e.g., "acquainted with Kapil."
- Why others are wrong:
- A. of is not used with "acquainted".
- C. from and D. to do not fit the common collocation.
Q57. Each item was sold ________ a pound.
👁 0 viewsQ58. Sunaina said, "She is sick ________ the whole business".
👁 0 viewsQ59. Next summer we're going ________ a trip to Canada.
👁 1 views- Correct preposition: “on” -> We say “go on a trip” to mean participate in or undertake a journey.
- Full sentence: “Next summer we’re going on a trip to Canada.”
- Why others are wrong: “to a trip” is not natural; “for a trip” is possible in some contexts but not here; “on a trip” is the common collocation with go.
- Rule: Use on with activities like trips, journeys, vacations.
Q60. His new job is connected _________ developing software for teaching.
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