Preposition Exercise with Answers
Objective Questions of Preposition with Explanation for Competitive Exams
Direction: Fill in the blanks
1. Ramu has been working in this organization _______ 10 years.
a) For
b) Since
c) In
d) at
2. Krishna will complete his syllabus _______ two months and he will also revise it in next 15 days.
a) Since
b) For
c) in
d) into
3. My father will reach office ______ 9 ‘o’ clock and he will remain there _____ 9 hours.
a) Since, for
b) At, in
c) At, for
d) Since, At
4. Karuna had been convincing her mother for this marriage proposal ___ many days.
a) From
b) For
c) in
d) since
5. Without any fear, Champa jumped_______ water with her fiancé.
a) In
b) Into
c) to
d) towards
6. Mukta fell ___ the terrace when she found a monkey staring at her.
a) Of
b) From
c) off
d) to
7. Ranjana’s face resembles ______ her mother a lot.
a) To
b) With
c) from
d) No Preposition
8. Pankaj smiled ____ her mistakes and said nothing harshly that day.
a) On
b) To
c) at
d) for
9. Never get angry ______ your family members as you have to life your whole life with them.
a) To
b) At
c) Within
d) With
10. If you are looking ____ solution to this problem, you must consult with the concerned person.
a) To
b) At
c) For
d) Towards
11. Since your mother’s condition is not well, you must look _____ her very well.
a) At
b) For
c) to
d) after
12. He faced many difficulties ___ his stay at Patna.
a) In
b) During
c) beyond
d) behind
13. Those who believe ____ God, always remain happy in tough situations also.
a) To
b) In
c) on
d) from
14. Ravi corrected those errors ______ 2 hours after returning from the academy.
a) No preposition
b) In
c) for
d) Since
15. When Monu entered ______ the room, he found foul smell and went back.
a) In
b) Into
c) within
d) No Preposition
16. Seema ordered _____ two kg sugar from that confectionery shop.
a) For
b) No preposition
c) From
d) To
17. Your opinion differs ______ your father’s opinion in many aspects of current scenario.
a) To
b) From
c) At
d) Towards
18. I was glad to know that you also belong ______ my district.
a) From
b) To
c) At
d) In
19. Socrates was accused _____ misleading the young people of his country.
a) For
b) With
c) of
d) off
20. My wife has never been angry ___ my silly mistakes instead she smiled all the time.
a) With
b) At
c) from
d) to
21. Since this proposal was very expensive so my parents never agreed ____ it.
a) With
b) At
c) on
d) for
22. They were in great trouble when India attacked _____ Pakistan.
a) On
b) To
c) over
d) No preposition
23. Mohini sorted out this issue ____ no time as she has strong negotiation skills.
a) Within
b) From
c) to
d) towards
24. It was very tough to handle him because he broke ______ with her girl-friend.
a) Down
b) Up
c) For
d) Into
25. We understood the concept of preposition _______ one hour.
a) Since
b) From
c) In
d) into
Answers with Explanation of Preposition Exercise
1. Correct Answer: a)
Explanation: the given sentence is in perfect continuous and in perfect continuous since and for two prepositions are fixed to show time. BEETA HUA SAMAY.
2. Correct Answer: in
Explanation: the given sentence is simple and indefinite time is there the preposition in is correct.
3. Correct Answer: c) At, for
Explanation: fixed time is there and the given sentence is non- perfect continuous.
4. Correct Answer: b) for
Explanation: the given sentence is in perfect continuous and indefinite time is given so the preposition for is correct.
5. Correct Answer: into
Explanation: there is complete insertion so the preposition into is correct.
6. Correct Answer: c) off
Explanation: from comes when normal separation is there whereas off comes when sudden separation is there.
I came to academy from my village after 10 days. (NS)
Montu fell off the bicycle. (SS)
7. Correct Answer: d) No Preposition
Explanation: No preposition is required after the word resemble.
8. Correct Answer: c) at
Explanation: fixed preposition smile at
9. Correct Answer: d) with
Explanation: Fixed Preposition- angry with person
10. Correct Answer: c) for
Explanation: fixed preposition- look for (to search)
11. Correct Answer: d) after
Explanation: fixed preposition- look after (DHYAAN RAKHNA)
12. Correct Answer: b) during
Explanation: during means with the passage of time.
13. Correct Answer: b) in
Explanation: fixed preposition- believe in God
14. Correct Answer: b) in
Explanation: Indefinite time requires the preposition in.
15. Correct Answer: d) No Preposition
Explanation: no preposition is required after the word enter because the sense of in is already included in the meaning of enter.
16. Correct Answer: b) No preposition
Explanation: object is required right after the word order.
17. Correct Answer: b)
Explanation: fixed preposition
Differ from
18. Correct Answer: b) to
Explanation: fixed preposition- belong to
19. Correct Answer: c) of
Explanation: fixed preposition- accused of
20. Correct Answer: b) at
Explanation: fixed preposition- angry at a thing
21. Correct Answer: c) on
Explanation: fixed preposition
Agree on a matter.
Agree with a person
Agree at a proposal
22. Correct Answer: d) No preposition
Explanation: directly object comes after the word attack.
23. Correct Answer: a) within
Explanation: within no time means without wasting a single moment.
24. Correct Answer: b) up
Explanation: break up means to be separate.
25. Correct Answer: c) in
Explanation: Indefinite time is given.
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