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Preposition (Pyq-2023)

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PREPOSITION

PYQs – 2023
1. He lives in 45 Church Street with his been given as options. One of them
family. may contain an error. Select the
(1) in 45 Church Street option that contains the error. If you
(2) with his family don't find any error, mark 'No error'
(3) lives as your answer.
(4) He The soldier met a fearless death
CHSL (TIER-I), 2023 fighting on behalf at his country.
Exam Date 02/08/2023
2. Radhika is not capable on (1) The soldier met
participating in a national level (2) a fearless death
competition. (3) No error
(1) about (2) of (4) fighting on behalf at his country
CHSL (TIER-I), 2023
(3) on (4) at Exam Date 10/08/2023
CHSL (TIER-I), 2023 7. Identify the error in the use of
Exam Date 03/08/2023
3. The government has been accused in preposition in the given sentence and
not doing enough to combat climate select the correct option.
change. Her family lost their way on Daman.
(1) climate change. (1) over (2) in
(2) accused in (3) upon (4) of
CHSL (TIER-I), 2023
(3) The government Exam Date 10/08/2023
(4) enough to combat 8. I brought / an apple from / a place
CHSL (TIER-I), 2023 you recommended / me earlier.
Exam Date 09/08/2023
4. By virtue off the power given to the (1) I brought
leader, the followers accepted his (2) me earlier
decision. (3) a place you recommended
(1) No error (4) an apple from
CHSL (TIER-I), 2023
(2) By virtue off Exam Date 14/08/2023
(3) the power given to the leader 9. Everyone was surprised / at his
(4) the followers accepted his decision indefatigable courage and
CHSL (TIER-I), 2023
Exam Date 09/08/2023
determination / to achieve what he
5. With reference of your letter, the desired.
organisation wishes to hire you for (1) Everyone was surprised
the security services. (2) To achieve what he desired
(1) With reference of your letter (3) No error
(2) for the security services (4) At his indefatigable courage and
(3) the organisation wishes to hire determination
SSC CPO (TIER-I), 2022
you Exam Date 09/11/2022
(4) No error 10. He took a hurried glance / on the
CHSL (TIER-I), 2023 newspaper / and swiftly left for work.
Exam Date 10/08/2023
6. Parts of the following sentence have (1) and swiftly left for work

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(2) He took a hurried glance 14. They will not attend / the event / as
(3) on the newspaper they're going / away at end of April.
(4) No error (1) They will not attend
SSC CPO (TIER-I), 2022 (2) away at end of April.
Exam Date 09/11/2022
11. His cellphone is / different and (3) as they're going
costlier / than mine. (4) the event
SSC CPO (TIER-I), 2023
(1) No error Exam Date 03/10/2023
(2) than mine 15. The postman / delivers the letters /
(3) His cellphone is through hand, / door to door.
(4) different and costlier (1) delivers the letters
SSC CPO (TIER-I), 2022 (2) The postman
Exam Date 10/11/2022
12. Fortunately, he passed the exams / (3) through hand
with dint of / sheer hard work and (4) door to door
SSC CPO (TIER-I), 2023
diligence. Exam Date 04/10/2023
(1) sheer hard work and diligence 16. The students / are expected / to come
(2) with dint of / in the right time.
(3) No error (1) are expected
(4) Fortunately, he passed the exams (2) The students
SSC CPO (TIER-I), 2022 (3) in the right time
Exam Date 11/11/2022
13. He has always been / quite careless (4) to come
SSC CPO (TIER-I), 2023
for / his own safety. Exam Date 05/10/2023
(1) He has always been
(2) No error
(3) his own safety
(4) quite careless for
SSC CPO (TIER-I), 2022
Exam Date 11/11/2022

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Answer Key with Explanations
1. (1) Use correct preposition 'at' in means through, via, by means of
place of 'in'. 'At' is generally used 13. (4) Use 'about' in place of 'for' .
for small places like villages, 14. (2) Use "at the end " to specify a
colony, street etc particular point in time during the
2. (2) Use correct preposition 'of' in month.
place of 'on'. Capable takes fixed "They will not attend the event as
preposition 'of'. they are going away at the end of
3. (2) Use correct preposition 'of' after April."
accused as accused is followed by 15. (3) Use preposition "by" when
'of' which means to say that describing the method of delivery,
somebody has done something the phrase "by hand" means a
wrong. common way to convey that
4. (2) The correct phrase is "By virtue something is delivered manually.
of" which means ‘because of’. 16. (3) Use preposition "at" when referring
5. (1) "reference" takes preposition "to," to a specific point in time.
so it should be "With reference to So, the correct formation of
your letter." sentence will be:
6. (4) 'behalf' takes preposition 'of' The students are expected to come
which means 'as a representative at the right time.
of'
7. (2) As the sentence is referring to a
location or place, the more
appropriate preposition will be
"in".
8. (3) The correct preposition to use with
"recommend" is "to". So it should
be "recommended to me" instead
of "recommended me."
9. (3) No error
Surprised at - feeling of surprise
because it is unexpected.
10. (3) Glance takes preposition 'at'. It
means 'to look very quickly'.
11. (4) When two different prepositions
are used to describe two different
adjectives, we have to use
prepositions for both the
adjectives. 'Different' takes
preposition 'from'
12. (2) Use correct preposition 'by' in
place of 'with' to make sentence
grammatically correct.
Correct idiom is 'by dint of' which

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