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Practise 199 Prepositions questions from English for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: He is good ___ mathematics.

  1. Afor
  2. Bin
  3. Cof
  4. Dat
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Answer: D

Use 'good at' for skill or ability.

2. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: They arrived ___ the airport on time.

  1. Aat
  2. Bon
  3. Cto
  4. Din
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Answer: A

Use 'at' for a specific point such as an airport.

3. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: He has been ill ___ Monday.

  1. Asince
  2. Bfor
  3. Cin
  4. Dfrom
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Answer: A

Use 'since' with a starting point in time.

4. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The book is ___ the table.

  1. Aat
  2. Bin
  3. Con
  4. Dby
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Answer: C

Use 'on' for a surface.

5. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: He was accused ___ theft.

  1. Afor
  2. Bwith
  3. Con
  4. Dof
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Answer: D

Use 'accused of' for the offence.

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