MOCK TEST (Questions Set 5) – Useful For WBCS, CGL/CHSL/MTS and WBP/KP Constable, etc

Sol. We use the preposition ‘in’ for a large area (in a suburb/town).  ‘Near’ is used for a place.

Sol. The verb ‘think’ takes the preposition ‘of’ with it and the preposition ‘for’ is used for time.
’Think of something’ - to produce a new idea or plan

Ex- We'll have to think of a pretty good excuse for being late.

Sol. We use the preposition ‘at’ is used with the verb ‘stare’.

Stare (v) - to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking

Ex- Don't stare at people like that - it's rude.

Sol. We use the preposition ‘on’ with sofa. ‘Fur coat’ is used here like a blanket. Therefore, ‘under’ the coat or blanket is the correct usage.

Sol. The preposition ‘to’ is used for a destination and the preposition ‘for’ is used for time.

Ex- I’ve never been to Mumbai. (Means, I’ve never gone there.)

Ex- I’ve not seen her for quite a long time.

Sol.  (A) The captain looked through his glasses:

"Through" is the appropriate preposition here because it indicates looking via the lenses of the glasses.

and saw a man in the sea: "In" is the correct preposition to describe someone being within the sea, as it conveys that the man is in the water.

(C) not far from the ship: "From" is used to indicate the starting point of the distance, which is the ship in this case. "Not far from the ship" means the man was close to the ship. 

Sol. Use the preposition ‘since’ - in place of - ‘for’. The sentence talks about a definite (known) point of time, and we use preposition ‘since’ to talk about a definite point of time. The preposition ‘for’ is used to talk about a period of time (twenty years, four hours, etc.).

Sol. Use ‘suggests’ - in place of - ‘suggest’. The subject of the sentence (a study) is singular, therefore, the singular form of the verb (suggests) should be used here instead of the first form ‘suggest’.

Sol. Use ‘relaxes once more’ – in place of – ‘relaxing once more’. The sentence is framed in the present tense. Here, in the improvement part, the subject is ‘the melt’, which is singular, so, we have to use the singular form ‘relaxes’ here. The adverb ‘once’ should be should be used right before the determiner ‘more’.

Sol. Use ‘to a different airport’ - in place of - ‘by a different airport’. The preposition ‘to’ should be used here after the verb ‘divert’. The correct usage is: to divert something to somewhere (place). When we talk about direction (rather than place), we use the preposition ‘in’.