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Preposition MCQ (A / An / The) – Daily Practice Set with Answers
Practice Preposition MCQs for SSC, Banking, Railways,
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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 was astonished ___________the sad news.
👁 5 views- Correct option: A — The verb "astonished" is followed by the preposition at to show reaction to something (astonished at the news).
- Rule: Adjectives like astonished + at + noun/phrase.
- Why others wrong: in, with, to do not express this reaction pattern.
Q52. He is confident ___________ his success.
👁 3 views- Reason: The adjective confident is typically followed by the preposition of before the object (noun/pronoun): “confident of his success.”
- Why others are wrong:
- for — not standard with confident.
- about — may be used in some contexts, but less fixed than of.
- towards — incorrect with this sense.
Q53. Exercise is beneficial ___________ health.
👁 1 views- Rule/usage: The phrase “beneficial to” is a common collocation meaning something is helpful or good for someone or something.
- Why this option is correct: “Exercise is beneficial to health” shows the benefit applies to health.
- Why others are incorrect:
- Towards – refers to direction, not benefit.
- for – acceptable in some contexts, but the standard fixed phrase here is “beneficial to.”
- in – indicates location or state, not the recipient of the benefit.
Q54. My wife always grumbles ___________ her bad luck.
👁 6 views- Rule/usage: grumble at/about is a fixed phrase meaning to complain about something. Here, she is complaining about her bad luck.
- Why others are wrong:
- A. in — not used with grumble.
- B. over — possible but less common; sounds like worrying or arguing about.
- D. upon — not used with grumble.
Q55. We travelled ___________ boat to reach Sri Lanka.
👁 1 views- Correct: by — Use by to show the means or method of travel (We travelled by boat).
- Option on is less common for travel means; it’s used for being aboard something (on a boat) but not as the method here.
- Option for indicates purpose or duration, not the transport method.
- Option about means concerning, not travel.
Q56. His statement is very much similar ___________ mine.
👁 1 views- Correct: to. The adjective similar is followed by the preposition to in English: “similar to mine.”
- Rule: similar to + possessive noun/pronoun (mine, yours, etc.).
- Wrong options:
- Aim to be similar to is correct; others don’t fit the collocation.
- of – not used after similar.
- about, on – do not complete the meaning “similar …”
Q57. He is jealous ___________ me.
👁 1 views- Correct option: C
- Correct answer: of
Rule/Usage: Jealous is followed by of to show envy toward a person or thing (jealous of someone/something).
Why others are wrong:
- with — not used after jealous.
- into — not a correct preposition here.
- at — not used with jealous in this sense.
Q58. She has a passion ___________ dance and music.
👁 0 viewsQ59. He came ___________ me in the market.
👁 0 viewsQ60. No one can hinder him ___________ me in the market.
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