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📚 Prepositions Practice
Choose an answer, then open the short learning card. Learn how words like in, on, at, by, for, and with are used without losing practice rhythm.
Q51. Our villagers voted _________ the BJP candidate.
Explanation Correct option: A, for. Rule: vote for someone means to cast your vote in support of that person or candidate. Why others are wrong: to — not used after vote in this sense. of — shows possession, not the act of voting. by — used to indicate agent (who conducted) or means, not the recipient of a vote.
Q52. It is needless to lament _________ the dead.
Explanation (in simple English) The correct answer is for. Rule: After the verb lament, the common preposition is for when talking about the person or thing you mourn. Usage: "lament for the dead" means to mourn the dead. Why others wrong: to would form an incorrect infinitive use here; of and with do not fit the meaning or collocation.
Q53. The dead body is devoid _________ sense.
Answer: B) of Rule/usage: Devoid means “lacking; without,” and is followed by of. Why correct: The phrase “devoid of sense” is a common collocation indicating absence of sense. Why others are wrong: A. to – not used after devoid. C. for – incorrect meaning/verb-preposition pairing. D. with – not used with devoid.
Q54. Mr. Gupta is habituated ________ rising early.
Explanation: Correct: A – We say habituated to something, meaning “accustomed to.” This is a fixed collocation: habituated to rising early. Why others are wrong: for – not used with habituated. of – incorrect collocation with habituated. in – not used after habituated.
Q55. We were deprived ________ our freedom.
The correct answer is: B) of Why: The phrase deprived of is a fixed collocation meaning “denied the possession of.” We are deprived of our freedom. Rule: Use deprived of + noun/pronoun to show something being taken away or denied. Why others are wrong: - from: not used after deprived. - for: changes meaning to “in place of” or “in return for.” - to: not used in this construction. So: We were deprived of our freedom.
Q56. Our worker is accustomed ________ hard labour.
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Q57. He is tired ________ poverty.
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Q58. My son was tired _______ the walk.
Answer: B Rule/usage: tired can take with to show the cause of tiredness: “tired with the walk.” Why correct: The walk is the reason for tiredness, so “tired with the walk” is appropriate. Why others are wrong: A) “tired of” = bored/annoyed by something; C) “tired by” is uncommon; D) “tired for” is incorrect here.
Q59. The property was divided ________ the twins.
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Q60. The plan will be sanctioned ________ a fortnight.
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