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Prepositions — of time and place MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 15 Prepositions — of time and place questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R), then choose the correct option. Assertion (A): The sentence The child jumped into the pool is grammatically correct. Reason (R): Into shows movement from outside to inside a place.
Use into for movement from outside to inside a place. The cue jumped shows motion, and the pool is the place entered. Therefore, The child jumped into the pool is grammatically correct, and the reason correctly explains the assertion. Only option A is correct.
Q2Match List I with List II and choose the correct option. List I: 1. The candidate reached the centre ___ time. 2. The report was sent ___ the last date. 3. The peon was standing ___ the gate. 4. The notice was pasted ___ the wall. List II: a. at b. on c. by d. onto
Use on time for punctuality, by for a deadline, at for a fixed point or place, and onto for movement to a surface. The cues are reached the centre on time, sent by the last date, standing at the gate, and pasted onto the wall. Therefore, 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d is the only correct matching.
Q3Match List I with List II and choose the correct option. List I: 1. ___ the morning 2. ___ night 3. ___ the table 4. ___ 5 p.m. (deadline) List II: a. on b. in c. by d. at
Use in for broad parts of the day, at in the fixed expression at night, on for contact with a surface, and by for a deadline. The cues are the morning, night, the table, and 5 p.m. as a deadline. Thus the correct matches are in the morning, at night, on the table, and by 5 p.m. Therefore, only 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c is correct.
Q4Identify the grammatically correct sentence.
Use "on" for an object fixed to a surface. The cue is "pasted" with "the wall", so the sentence must show attachment to the visible surface of the wall. Only "on" gives that meaning; "in" means embedded inside, "at" only marks location, and "over" changes the meaning to covering, crossing, or being above. Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The notice was pasted on the wall outside the office."
Q5Complete the sentence by choosing the most appropriate preposition from the options given below: I reached the school _______ the gates closed.
The sentence needs a word that shows the time relation between reaching the school and the gates closing. Before correctly means that the speaker reached the school earlier than the closing of the gates. Later is an adverb and would require a different structure, such as "later than". By can mark a deadline before a noun phrase, but "by the gates closed" is not grammatical. From marks a starting point, so it does not fit the time-clause meaning required here.
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6Which of the following sentences uses the preposition of time incorrectly?
7Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R), and choose the correct option. Assertion (A): We should write "The principal is in the office" when we mean that the principal is inside the office room. Reason (R): The preposition in is used for position inside an enclosed or defined place.
8Choose the option that makes the sentence grammatically correct. The candidates waited ___ the examination hall ___ two hours before the document verification began.
9Identify the correctly written sentence for placing the envelope inside a drawer.
10Identify the grammatically incorrect sentence.
11Consider the following statements. Statement 1: We use "at" for a specific address or point: The interview is at 24 Civil Lines. Statement 2: We use "in" for being inside a building, room, city, or larger area: The interview is in Room 12. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
12Which sentence uses the preposition of time correctly for a deadline?
13Choose the most appropriate preposition to fill in the blank. The clerk must submit the completed form ___ 5 p.m. today.
14Choose the option that correctly fills in the blanks: The interview will begin ___ 10:30 a.m. ___ Monday.
15Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: The scrutiny of applications will begin ___ 10:30 a.m. sharp.