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161. Choose the most appropriate options to complete the sentence :He waited ___ a few minutes in the lounge but no one came ______ escort him to the meeting.
  • A. behind, beside
  • B. during, at
  • D. about, by
  • C. for, to
Answer: Pehla blank 'waited for' (kisi cheez ka intezaar karna) ke liye hai. Doosra blank 'came to escort' mein 'to' uddeshya (purpose) ko darshata hai ('escort karne ke liye').
162. Choose the most appropriate word to complete the given sentence:The boy crawled ___ the fence to enter the garden.
  • B. near
  • D. out
  • C. above
  • A. under
Answer: 'Under' ka arth hai 'ke neeche'. Ladka baadh (fence) 'ke neeche' se rengkar bageeche mein ghusa.
163. Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition:There is a well ....... the house and the tree.
  • D. after
  • A. under
  • C. between
  • B. in
Answer: 'Between' ka upyog do cheezon ya vyaktiyon ke beech ki sthiti ko batane ke liye kiya jaata hai. Yahan kuan (well) ghar aur ped ke beech mein hai.
164. She came and sat _____ me in the meeting.
  • C. from
  • A. besides
  • D. for
  • B. beside
Answer: 'Beside' ka arth hai 'ke bagal mein' (next to). 'Besides' (s ke saath) ka arth hota hai 'ke alawa' (in addition to).
165. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.An amendment was made ......... the act.
  • D. to
  • A. through
  • C. since
  • B. for
Answer: 'To make an amendment to' ek sahi phrase hai, jiska matlab hai kisi kanoon (act) ya dastawez mein sanshodhan karna.
166. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition -She was blamed .......... the failure.
  • C. up
  • D. for
  • A. of
  • B. on
Answer: 'Blame for' ka arth hai kisi cheez ke liye doshi thehrana. Use asafalta 'ke liye' doshi thehraya gaya.
167. Directions: Fill in the blanks choosing the correct set of prepositions: _______ the 1920s, communism and social democracy had become the two dominant political tendencies _______ the international socialist movement, _______ socialism itself becoming the most influential secular movement _______ the 20th century.
  • D. With, within, by, of.
  • B. Of, within, with, by.
  • C. Of, with, within, by.
  • A. By, within, with, of.
Answer: Sahi kram hai: 'By' a specific time (ek nishchit samay tak), 'within' a movement (ek aandolan ke bheetar), 'with' socialism becoming... (ek atirikt jaankari jodte hue), 'of' the 20th century (20veen sadi ka).
168. Match the sentences with blank spaces in Column (A) with the prepositions listed in Column (B) so as to frame correct sentences. Column (A) (Sentences) Column (B) (Prepositions)(i) She is grateful ....... her friend for her help. (a) on(ii) I have got a meeting ........... Thursday afternoon. (b) with(iii) I am not satisfied .......... your explanation. (c) for(iv) This car is ......... sale, if you are keen to buy it. (d) to
  • A. (i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
  • C. (i)-b, (ii)-c, (iii)-d, (iv)-a
  • D. (i)-a, (ii)-c, (iii)-d, (iv)-b
  • B. (i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
Answer: Sahi jodi is prakaar hai: (i) grateful 'to' her friend (kisi ke prati aabhari), (ii) meeting 'on' Thursday (din ke naam ke pehle 'on'), (iii) not satisfied 'with' your explanation (kisi cheez se santusht), (iv) car is 'for' sale (bikri ke liye).
169. Choose the most appropriate options to complete the sentence :The investigator went ___ the Chairman ___ his findings.
  • C. for, with
  • B. by, in
  • D. to, with
  • A. at, for
Answer: 'Went to' a person (kisi vyakti ke paas gaya) aur 'with his findings' (apne nishkarshon ke saath).
170. Choose the most appropriate option to complete the sentence :The representative of the company handed ______ the advertising brochures.
  • B. off
  • A. in
  • D. out
  • C. back
Answer: 'Hand out' ek phrasal verb hai jiska arth hota hai 'baantna' ya 'vitarit karna' (to distribute).
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.
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.
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'.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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'.
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).
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.