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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.
Q31. Exercise is beneficial ___________ health.
👁 5 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.
Q32. My wife always grumbles ___________ her bad luck.
👁 15 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.
Q33. We travelled ___________ boat to reach Sri Lanka.
👁 4 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.
Q34. His statement is very much similar ___________ mine.
👁 2 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 …”
Q35. He is jealous ___________ me.
👁 6 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.
Q36. She has a passion ___________ dance and music.
👁 3 viewsCorrect answer: D) for
- Why: The noun passion is usually followed by the preposition for (passion for something).
- Rule: passion for + noun/gerund phrase.
- Why others are wrong: upon, at, in do not collocate with passion in this sense.
- Correct phrase: passion for dance and music.
Q37. He came ___________ me in the market.
👁 9 views- Correct option: C — across
- Reason: "Come across" is a phrasal verb meaning to meet someone by chance. So: "He came across me in the market."
- Why others are wrong:
- at — implies location, not encounter.
- into — wrong sense; sounds like entering.
- of — not a proper preposition with this verb.
Q38. No one can hinder him ___________ me in the market.
👁 8 views- From is used after hinder to show preventing someone from doing something.
- Pattern: hinder someone from (doing) something. Here, the idea is to prevent him from meeting me in the market.
- Other options are incorrect:
- into — not used with hinder to indicate prevention.
- of — incorrect collocation with hinder.
- at — incorrect preposition for this meaning.
Q39. Good sleep is necessary ___________ good health.
👁 0 viewsQ40. I beg pardon ___________ you for being late.
👁 5 views- The correct answer is of.
- Rule: The verb phrase "beg pardon" can take the preposition of to mean asking forgiveness from someone (archaic/formal usage): "I beg pardon of you."
- Why others are wrong: with, upon, off do not collocate with "beg pardon" here.
- Note: In modern English, you often hear "I beg your pardon" instead of "I beg pardon of you."
