Preposition Exercises with Answers for Competitive Exams

181.What time did you arrive . . . . . . . . the station?
a.by
b.at
c.on
d.

Option “B” is correct.
‘At’ indicates specific time, location or position. Hence it is the correct preposition to be used in the sentence.

182.He is responsible . . . . . . . . the president for his decisions?
a.for
b.of
c.to
d.

with

Option “C” is correct.
The adjective ‘responsible’ can be followed by the prepositions ‘for’ or ‘to’.
Use ‘for’ when you are naming a task that a person or group has to carry out.
Use ‘to’ when you are naming the person or group of people to whom you have a duty.

183.You have to work hard if you want to succeed . . . . . . . . life.
a.in
b.from
c.for
d.

to

Option “A” is correct.
‘Succeed in’ means ‘to achieve something that you have been aiming for, or (of a plan or piece of work) to have the desired results’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

184.“He had to go . . . . . . . . square one.”
a.
b.under
c.
d.

over

Option “A” is correct.
‘Back to square one’ means ‘back to where one started, with no progress having been made’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

185.Rita was engaged . . . . . . . . Ravi.
a.with
b.from
c.to
d.

none

Option “C” is correct.
According to the sentence an engagement or betrothal is a promise to wed, and also the period of time between a marriage proposal and a marriage. ‘To’ is the correct preposition that shall be used.

186.The farmer is working . . . . . . . . his field.
a.at
b.in
c.on
d.

over

Option “B” is correct.
The correct preposition to be used here is ‘in’.
In cases like this, the ‘field’ is a place or location, so the preposition is ‘in’.
For example – He works in a bakery.
When the object in the sentence is an object (a thing), then the preposition would be ‘on’.
For example – He works on computers.

187.He comes . . . . . . . . a car.
a.at
b.by
c.with
d.

on

Option “B” is correct.
When you are talking about general ways to travel, use the preposition “by”. For example, you can travel by train, by car, by bus, by truck, by plane, by motorcycle, by helicopter or by boat.

188.What did you think . . . . . . . . the film? I did not like it much.
a.in
b.
c.about
d.

on

Option “B” is correct.
‘Think on’ or ‘think about’ is when you’re considering something and taking time to think it through. ‘Think of’ is used when recalling something from memory. Here ‘film’ is being recalled.

189.She is interested . . . . . . . . drawing and painting.
a.of
b.at
c.in
d.

with

Option “C” is correct.
If you are ‘interested in’ something, you think it is important and want to learn more about it or spend time doing it.

190.My friend asked me to meet him outside the cinema . . . . . . . . an hour’s time.
a.on
b.in
c.at
d.

within

Option “B” is correct.
‘In’ is used after an amount of time to show that the amount is not exact. Hence it is the correct preposition to be used in the sentence.

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