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Articles 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 travelled all ________ the world when he was eight years old.
👁 2 views- Why this is correct: The idiom is all over the world, meaning everywhere around the world. So “all over the world” fits the sentence.
Q52. Dr. Sharma concluded his speech _________ stressing on Buddha's teaching of the importance of charity.
👁 2 views- The correct sentence uses by to show the manner/means of ending the speech: “concluded his speech by stressing …”
- Rule: by + gerund expresses the way something is done or how it ends.
- Other options are wrong: with or in stressing is not idiomatic here; at stressing is incorrect in this context.
- Note: After “stress,” the common structure is to use the gerund (stressing) or to say “stress the importance of …”
Q53. Shivaji Maharaj fought ________ every kind of aggression.
👁 2 views- Reason: The verb “fight” can take the infinitive/aim sense with to to show purpose or goal (fought to defeat/overcome every kind of aggression).
- Why others are wrong:
- against — would imply actively opposing aggression, but the sentence needs a purpose/goal sense.
- with — used for means or accompaniment, not for purpose here.
- at — not used with this meaning in this context.
Q54. Don't depend _________ others, you must stand on your own feet.
👁 1 viewsCorrect option: B on
- Why: The phrasal verb "depend on" means to rely on someone or something. The sentence uses the fixed idea "stand on your own feet," so we say "depend on others."
- Rule/usage: Use "depend on" to show reliance; "depend upon" is formal but less common in everyday English.
- Why others are wrong:
- A upon: less common; not preferred here
- C to: incorrect preposition for "depend"
- D for: incorrect meaning
Q55. Our life promises a lot ________ pleasure and we must learn to enjoy it.
👁 0 viewsQ56. He is very good ________ making stories.
👁 0 viewsQ57. 'My India' by Corbett deals ________ the author's familiarity with and love of India.
👁 0 viewsQ58. We have been living in this house ________ 1965.
👁 0 viewsQ59. Please write to me ________ this address.
👁 0 viewsQ60. He climbed ________ the tree.
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