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QUESTION 171
Choose the correct option for the underlined part of the sentence :The man whom I sold my house was a cheat.
  • D to whom I sold
  • C to who I sold
  • B to who I sell
  • A to whom I sell
Answer: Sahi vaakyansh hai 'I sold my house to the man'. Jab hum iska relative clause banate hain, to 'to' preposition 'whom' ke pehle aa jaata hai, isliye 'to whom I sold' sahi hai.
QUESTION 172
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: He cut the apple _______ a knife.
  • C by
  • B with
  • D through
  • A in
Answer: Kisi upkaran ya auzaar (instrument) se kaam karne ke liye 'with' ka prayog kiya jaata hai.
QUESTION 173
Choose the correct prepositions to fill in the blanks -The forest department has planted trees ___ the side ____ all highways.
  • A along, of
  • D to, across
  • C on, by
  • B at, in
Answer: 'Along the side' ka matlab hai 'kinaare-kinaare'. Aur 'side of all highways' ka matlab hai 'sabhi highways ka kinaara'. To poora vakyansh banta hai 'along the side of all highways'.
QUESTION 174
Choose the most appropriate word to complete the given sentence:I was delighted ____ the present you gave on my retirement.
  • B about
  • A from
  • C with
  • D for
Answer: 'Delighted with' ka upyog tab hota hai jab aap kisi cheez se khush ya prasann hote hain. 'Delighted at' ya 'delighted by' ka bhi upyog ho sakta hai.
QUESTION 175
Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I stayed ______ my uncle's house last night.
  • A at
  • C in
  • B on
  • D by
Answer: Kisi ke ghar par rukne ya theharne ke liye 'at' preposition ka upyog hota hai (e.g., stay at someone's house).
QUESTION 176
Identify the correct option -His chamber is ............. the corridor.
  • C into
  • D among
  • A along
  • B about
Answer: 'Along' ka arth hai 'ke kinaare' ya 'ke saath-saath'. Iska matlab hai ki uska chamber corridor ke kinaare par sthit hai.
QUESTION 177
Choose the correct preposition :It is terrible that some people are dying ......... hunger while others eat too much.
  • C in
  • D at
  • B on
  • A of
Answer: Bhookh (hunger), pyaas (thirst), dukh (grief) ya bimari (disease) se marne ke liye 'die of' ka upyog kiya jaata hai.
QUESTION 178
Choose the most appropi' te word to complete the given sentence:A teetotaller is one who abstains ______ alcohol.
  • C in
  • B on
  • D with
  • A from
Answer: 'Abstain from' ek phrasal verb hai jiska arth hai 'kisi cheez se parhez karna' ya 'door rehna'.
QUESTION 179
Directions: Fill in the blanks choosing the correct set of prepositions: Primobucco is an extinct genus _______ a bird placed _______ its own family, Primobucconidae, it was initially described _______ American paleo-ornithologist Pierce Brodkorb _______ 1970.
  • B by, of, of, in.
  • C by, in, by, of.
  • A of, in, of, by.
  • D of, in, by, in.
Answer: Sahi kram hai: genus 'of' a bird (ek pakshi ka vansh), placed 'in' a family (ek parivar mein rakha gaya), described 'by' a person (kisi vyakti dwara varnit), 'in' a year (kisi saal mein).
QUESTION 180
Fill in the blank with correct preposition. A prisoner was accused ------- murder.
  • A to
  • B of
  • D off
  • C or
Answer: 'Accused of' ek nishchit prepositional phrase (fixed phrase) hai, jiska matlab hai kisi apradh ka aaropi hona.