Prepositions and Conjunctions (Fill up)

Grammar, English, Prepositions and Conjunctions, Verbal Ability

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

Students also have the option of living ________ campus during the summer vacations.

  1. on
  2. at
  3. in
  4. by
  5. upon
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

_______ the last few years it has been impossible to make a profit on our farm operations.

  1. Among
  2. Beside
  3. Over
  4. Past
  5. Following
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

All life forms live because of their ability to adapt to the changes __________ their environment.

  1. of
  2. by
  3. in
  4. at
  5. from
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

That seems to be a very harsh way of _______ your sister's future happiness.

  1. including
  2. regarding
  3. barring
  4. excluding
  5. notwithstanding
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

In the past few decades group selection has made a quiet comeback _______ evolutionary theorists.

  1. between
  2. among
  3. concerning
  4. for
  5. towards
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

When the clouds are thin, they let a large portion of the light _______ and appear white.

  1. beneath
  2. through
  3. besides
  4. beyond
  5. outside
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

A jail term _________ some of these rough cops would help settle the rest of them down.

  1. to
  2. by
  3. in
  4. for
  5. from
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

It is unclear ____________ the management would fund the proposed training scheme.

  1. whether
  2. although
  3. because
  4. whereas
  5. unless
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

Tourists visiting the Taj Mahal are required to remove their footwear __________ contamination can be avoided.

  1. where
  2. so that
  3. since
  4. as if
  5. even though
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

Dolly the sheep was unique __________ she was cloned from an adult cell.

  1. provided that
  2. though
  3. because
  4. after
  5. if
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

The US failed to ratify the Kyoto treaty __________ the treaty supported the UN’s objective on global warming.

  1. since
  2. because
  3. although
  4. before
  5. and
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

Martha had continued to take copious notes ________ each and every case.

  1. of
  2. at
  3. from
  4. on
  5. until
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

In this case we can only allude ________ some of these points.

  1. for
  2. to
  3. of
  4. at
  5. by
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

Fall is almost _______ us and that means cozy, comforting dishes and fewer cold, refreshing salads.

  1. upon
  2. unto
  3. amid
  4. among
  5. next
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a correct conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.
He was a pupil of Gandhiji, ______ whom he learned the moral worth of self-control.

  1. about
  2. among
  3. with
  4. from
  5. under