Prepositions Questions and Answers

Q: He was accused ____ theft and later found convicted.

The preposition is of: 'He was accused of theft'.The verb accuse takes of before the charge: accused of theft, accused of murder. The person making the accusation is introduced with by (accused of theft by his employer).'Accused with' and 'accused on' are wrong. The common confusion is with charge, which takes with (charged with theft). 'Accused by theft' would make theft the accuser.

Q: Complete the sentence using a suitable preposition and mark your answer in the response sheet.I filled the tank, but unfortunately I filled it __________ the wrong kind of fuel.

The preposition is with: I filled it with the wrong kind of fuel.The verb fill takes with before the substance put into the container: fill a glass with water, fill the tank with petrol. The sentence follows the same pattern.Filled it in means completing a form or a gap, a different phrasal verb. On does not combine with fill in this sense, and by introduces the doer or the means of an action, not the material that fills something, so none of them fits.

Q: Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition given after the sentence :You can buy stamps ________ the post office.

The correct preposition is at: You can buy stamps at the post office.At is used for a point or place where an activity happens, such as a shop, station or office: at the bank, at the post office, at the station.On and upon describe position on a surface (on the table) and would mean on top of the building. To shows movement towards a place (go to the post office), which does not fit the verb buy.

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DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank with correct preposition.

He is abhorrent ____ dowry system.

A.for
B.at
C.on
D.of

Exam Year(s)

MP Lab Technician - 2015,

Answer: D

The preposition keyed is of: 'He is abhorrent of dowry system.'

Abhorrent has two senses. Used of a person who feels the hatred, meaning 'feeling strong hatred or disgust for', it is followed by of, as in the phrase abhorrent of found in the preposition lists of standard grammar books; here it says that he hates the dowry system. In its commoner modern sense, 'hateful to someone', it takes to (the practice is abhorrent to him), but to is not among the options.

For, at and on are not used after abhorrent in either sense.

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He was accused ____ theft and later found convicted.

A.of
B.with
C.on
D.by

Exam Year(s)

MP Lab Technician - 2015,

Answer: A

The preposition is of: 'He was accused of theft'.

The verb accuse takes of before the charge: accused of theft, accused of murder. The person making the accusation is introduced with by (accused of theft by his employer).

'Accused with' and 'accused on' are wrong. The common confusion is with charge, which takes with (charged with theft). 'Accused by theft' would make theft the accuser.

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Complete the sentence using a suitable preposition and mark your answer in the response sheet.

I filled the tank, but unfortunately I filled it __________ the wrong kind of fuel.

A.in
B.on
C.with
D.by

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2025,

Answer: C

The preposition is with: I filled it with the wrong kind of fuel.

The verb fill takes with before the substance put into the container: fill a glass with water, fill the tank with petrol. The sentence follows the same pattern.

Filled it in means completing a form or a gap, a different phrasal verb. On does not combine with fill in this sense, and by introduces the doer or the means of an action, not the material that fills something, so none of them fits.

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Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition given after the sentence :

You can buy stamps ________ the post office.

A.on
B.at
C.upon
D.to

Exam Year(s)

MPPSC Forest Service - 2023,

Answer: B

The correct preposition is at: You can buy stamps at the post office.

At is used for a point or place where an activity happens, such as a shop, station or office: at the bank, at the post office, at the station.

On and upon describe position on a surface (on the table) and would mean on top of the building. To shows movement towards a place (go to the post office), which does not fit the verb buy.

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