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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. I am displeased __________ you but I am not displeased ________ your fun.
👁 2 views- Reason: Displeased with someone (you) and at something/event (your fun) is the common collocation: displeased with + person, displeased at + matter.
- Other options: A, C, D use wrong prepositions for either person or situation.
Q52. Our villagers voted _________ the BJP candidate.
👁 3 views- 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.
Q53. It is needless to lament _________ the dead.
👁 2 views- 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.
Q54. The dead body is devoid _________ sense.
👁 4 views- 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.
Q55. Mr. Gupta is habituated ________ rising early.
👁 3 views- 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.
Q56. We were deprived ________ our freedom.
👁 2 viewsQ57. Our worker is accustomed ________ hard labour.
👁 0 viewsQ58. He is tired ________ poverty.
👁 0 viewsQ59. My son was tired _______ the walk.
👁 1 views- 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.
Q60. The property was divided ________ the twins.
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