176. Choose the correct preposition :It is terrible that some people are dying ......... hunger while others eat too much.
Answer: Bhookh (hunger), pyaas (thirst), dukh (grief) ya bimari (disease) se marne ke liye 'die of' ka upyog kiya jaata hai.
177. 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'.
178. 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).
179. Fill in the blank with correct preposition. A prisoner was accused ------- murder.
Answer: 'Accused of' ek nishchit prepositional phrase (fixed phrase) hai, jiska matlab hai kisi apradh ka aaropi hona.
180. Select the most appropriate alternative to fill in the blank in the following sentence.I like swimming _____ large rivers.
- D. into
- A. across
- C. from
- B. over
Answer: 'Across' ka arth hai 'ek kinaare se doosre kinaare tak'. Yahan badi nadiyon ko 'paar karke' tairne ki baat ho rahi hai. 'In' ka matlab hota hai nadi 'mein' tairna.
181. Fill in the blank by choosing the most appropriate option:He was indignant _____ being cheated by the smooth talk of the salesman.
- A. at
- D. of
- C. in
- B. with
Answer: Jab aap kisi ghatna ya sthiti (thing/situation) par gussa ya aakroshit hote hain, to 'indignant at' ka prayog hota hai. Kisi vyakti 'se' gussa hone par 'indignant with' ka prayog hota hai.
182. What is wrong ____ you?
- B. with
- D. from
- A. by
- C. so
Answer: 'Wrong with' ek aam aur nishchit phrase hai jiska upyog yeh poochne ke liye kiya jaata hai ki kya samasya ya pareshani hai.
183. I got a cheque _____ Rs. 5,000/- from my friend.
- D. on
- A. off
- C. for
- B. of
Answer: Jab ek cheque kisi nishchit raashi (amount) ka hota hai, to 'a cheque for' ka prayog kiya jaata hai.
184. Mr. Patel will reach ___ 2 o’clock.
- A. in
- C. besides
- D. by
- B. within
Answer: 'By' ka upyog 'us samay tak ya usse pehle' (not later than) ke arth mein hota hai. Iska matlab hai ki Mr. Patel 2 baje tak pahunch jaayenge.
185. She opened the book ____ page 7.
Answer: Kisi kitaab mein ek nishchit page number batane ke liye 'at page...' ka upyog kiya jaata hai. 'Open the book at page 7' sahi hai.
186. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.The train starts at 6.10, so you had better be at the station _____ 6.00.
- C. upon
- B. in
- D. by
- A. on
Answer: 'By' ka upyog yahan 'us samay tak ya usse pehle' (not later than) ke arth mein ho raha hai. Iska matlab hai ki aapko 6 baje tak station par hona chahiye.
187. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition.Hari killed the snake ....... a stick.
- C. at
- B. by
- D. over
- A. with
Answer: Kisi upkaran ya auzaar (instrument) se kaam karne ke liye hamesha 'with' ka prayog kiya jaata hai.
188. I wake up ___ 5 ‘O’ clock in the morning.
- D. till
- A. on
- C. about
- B. at
Answer: Din ke ek nishchit samay (specific point of time) ko batane ke liye hamesha 'at' ka upyog kiya jaata hai.
189. ___ acting, Amir Khan is also interested in social work.
- B. Beside
- D. Besides
- C. In
- A. With
Answer: 'Besides' (s ke saath) ka arth hota hai 'ke alawa' (in addition to). 'Beside' ka arth 'ke bagal mein' (next to) hota hai.
190. Complete the sentence selecting the correct preposition from the given options –“A new bridge is being built ………. the river Niger.”
- C. during
- A. in
- D. on
- B. ant
Answer: Jab koi cheez kisi nadi ya sadak ke upar bani hoti hai, to 'over' ya 'across' ka upyog sabse aam hai. Lekin diye gaye vikalpon mein 'on' ka arth yahan 'ke upar' ke sandarbh mein liya ja sakta hai.
191. Choose the correct preposition to fill in the blank space.I must apologize ____ being late, my car broke down.
- B. for
- D. upon
- C. with
- A. to
Answer: Jab aap kisi kaam ya galti ke liye maafi maangte hain, to 'apologize for' ka prayog hota hai. Jab aap kisi vyakti se maafi maangte hain, to 'apologize to' ka prayog hota hai.
192. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition :She will not easily agree ____ proposal.
- B. by
- D. to
- A. with
- C. on
Answer: Kisi prastav (proposal) ya yojana (plan) se sehmat hone ke liye 'agree to' ka upyog kiya jaata hai. Kisi vyakti se sehmat hone ke liye 'agree with' ka upyog hota hai.
193. Match List-I with List-IIList-I List-IIa. Munich is a large city ____ the south of Germany. I. atb. Were there many people ____ the concert on Friday? II. duringc. We shouldn’t speak ____ eating. III. ind. We didn’t speak ____ the meal. IV. whileChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- B. a - I, b - II, c - III, d - IV
- D. a - III, b - I, c - IV, d - II
- C. a - IV, b - III, c - II, d - I
- A. a - II, b - IV, c - III, d - I
Answer: Sahi jodi hai: (a) a city 'in' the south (kisi kshetra mein), (b) people 'at' the concert (kisi event par), (c) speak 'while' eating (kuch karte samay), (d) speak 'during' the meal (kisi avadhi ke dauraan).
194. I prefer tea____ milk.
- C. from
- A. to
- B. than
- D. for
Answer: Jab 'prefer' (pasand karna) shabd ka upyog karke do cheezon mein tulna ki jaati hai, to 'than' ke bajay hamesha 'to' ka upyog kiya jaata hai.
195. Fill in the blanks with correct set of prepositions. Some great works ______ art give us symbols to decode. Others decode us. Sean Scully's Backs and Fronts, an enormous 20-foot-long, 11-panel painting of strident stripes and raucous rhythms is one of those. It changed the course ______ art history _____ the early 1980s by restoring to abstract painting a dimension it had lost - its capacity ______ intense feeling.
- A. of, of, in, for
- D. for, along, than, by
- B. in, with, for, by
- C. by, within, into, for
Answer: Sahi kram hai: works 'of' art (kala ki kritiyan), course 'of' history (itihaas ka kram), 'in' the early 1980s (1980 ke dashak mein), capacity 'for' feeling (bhavna ki kshamta).
196. Complete the sentence by choosing the most appropriate preposition from the options given below:I reached the school _______ the gates closed.
- A. by
- C. later
- D. before
- B. from
Answer: 'Before' ka arth hai 'se pehle'. Is vaakya ka matlab hai ki main gate band hone 'se pehle' school pahunch gaya.
197. Directions: Fill up the blanks with the most appropriate word from the option given below. What are you _________ in the kitchen cupboard?
- D. looking for
- A. looking in
- C. looking to
- B. looking on
Answer: 'Look for' ek phrasal verb hai jiska arth hai 'kuch dhoondhna' (to search for something).
198. I’ll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes.
- D. across
- B. in
- A. at
- C. on
Answer: Bhavishya mein ek samay avadhi ke baad kisi kaam ke hone ko batane ke liye 'in' ka upyog hota hai. 'In twenty minutes' ka matlab hai 'ab se 20 minute baad'.
199. Choose the most appropriate word to complete the given sentence:The City Centre Mall was crowded _____ tourists.
- D. of
- B. with
- A. from
- C. by
Answer: 'Crowded with' ek nishchit phrase hai jiska arth hota hai 'kisi cheez se bhara hua hona'.
200. What are you talking _____ ?
- C. to
- D. about
- B. for
- A. off
Answer: 'Talk about' ka matlab hai 'kisi vishay ke baare mein baat karna'.
