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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. It is 10 o'clock _________ my watch.
👁 2 views- Rule: Use by to indicate according to a source or gauge (e.g., time shown by a clock).
- Reason: “It is 10 o'clock by my watch” means “according to my watch, it is 10:00.”
Q52. He went __________ his depth.
👁 2 views- Rule/usage: “Go beyond” means to exceed or go past a limit or capacity.
- Why correct: He went beyond his depth = he surpassed what he can handle; expresses going past his abilities.
- Why others are wrong:
- through — not used with “depth” to mean capability.
- into / in — do not convey exceeding capacity; they imply movement into a depth/location.
Q53. She was sitting in her office _________ herself.
👁 2 views- Correct answer: by.
- Rule/usage: Use by with reflexive pronouns to mean “alone, without help.” The phrase by herself means she is in her office without anyone else helping or present.
- Why others wrong:
- from
- of
- for
Q54. My mother–in–law is clumsy ______ cooking.
👁 0 viewsQ55. To dwell ________ the wicked is bad.
👁 1 views- Correct option: A — among is used when talking about being inside or within a group of people or things (more than two). “To dwell among the wicked” means living with people who are wicked.
- Rule/usage: use among for collective groups, not just two individuals.
- Why others are wrong:
- between — used for two things/people.
- in — means inside, not within a group.
- into — indicates movement toward the inside.
Q56. We should never go _________ moral laws.
👁 0 viewsQ57. Ravi is married __________ a cousin of mine.
👁 0 viewsQ58. He complains ________ pain in the head.
👁 2 views- Explanation: The verb "complain" is often followed by of to express a symptom or problem, as in "complains of pain." This is a fixed collocation.
- Why others are wrong:
- about: used for topics (complain about something), not for a symptom.
- for: means purpose or benefit, not suitable here.
- against: means in opposition to, not used with complaints of symptoms.
Q59. After much confrontation they gave _______.
👁 1 viewsThe correct answer is in because the phrasal verb “give in” means to surrender or yield after pressure.
- A. in — correct: forms the fixed phrase give in.
- B. out — wrong: give out means to distribute or exhaust.
- C. away — wrong: give away means to reveal or donate.
- D. off — wrong: give off means to emit or release.
Q60. These three men quarreled _______ themselves.
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