Preposition Exercises with Answers for Competitive Exams

221.The bank is . . . . . . . . front of my house.
a.in
b.of
c.about
d.

on

Option “A” is correct.
‘In front’ means ‘in a position just ahead of or further forward than someone or something else’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

222.What is happening . . . . . . . . this picture?
a.at
b.from
c.of
d.

in

Option “D” is correct.
‘In’ is used when something is within, i.e. one thing contains another. Here a particular event is within the ‘picture’.

223.Do not take any notice . . . . . . . . him.
a.about
b.on
c.of
d.

in

Option “C” is correct.
‘Take notice of’ means ‘to become aware of or give attention to something or someone’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

224.He came . . . . . . . . me in the market.
a.at
b.into
c.across
d.

of

Option “C” is correct.
‘Come across’ means ‘meet or find someone or something by chance’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

225.If an enemy comes . . . . . . . . a beat fish, the fish will puff out its gills to make it appear to be larger than it really is.
a.near
b.far
c.in
d.

Option “A” is correct.
‘Near’ means ‘at or to a short distance away from (a place)’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

226.They reminded me . . . . . . . . the meeting.
a.from
b.on
c.about
d.

of

Option “D” is correct.
‘Remind of’ is used to make someone remember someone that they know or something that happened in the past. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

227.The Neighbours complained . . . . . . . . how loud our music was.
a.of
b.at
c.on
d.

about

Option “D” is correct.
‘Complained about’ means ‘to say that you are annoyed, unhappy, or not satisfied about someone or something’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

228.Your diet is deficient . . . . . . . . proteins and fats.
a.of
b.on
c.for
d.

in

Option “D” is correct.
‘Deficient in’ means ‘lacking in some necessary quality or element’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

229.The situation is . . . . . . . . control.
a.under
b.in
c.about
d.

of

Option “A” is correct.
‘Under control’ means ‘(of a danger or emergency) such that people are able to deal with it successfully’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

230.The customer smashed his fist dow . . . . . . . . the table.
a.on
b.against
c.in
d.

at

Option “B” is correct.

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