{"id":224943,"date":"2025-08-18T18:10:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=224943"},"modified":"2025-08-18T18:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:40:55","slug":"preposition-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Preposition Question Types, Concepts, Rules, Tricks and Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/#What_Is_Preposition_in_English\" >What Is Preposition in English?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/#Why_Is_Preposition_Important_in_Competitive_Exams\" >Why Is Preposition Important in Competitive Exams?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/#Preposition_English_Short_Notes\" >Preposition English Short Notes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/#Quick_Revision_Summary\" >Quick Revision Summary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/#What_Are_the_Types_of_Preposition_Questions_in_English\" >What Are the Types of Preposition Questions in English?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/#Preposition_Question_Patterns_in_English\" >Preposition Question Patterns in English<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/#Preposition_Tricks_for_SSC_CGL_and_Other_Exams\" >Preposition Tricks for SSC CGL and Other Exams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/#Solved_Preposition_Questions_from_2024%E2%80%9325_Exams\" >Solved Preposition Questions from 2024\u201325 Exams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/#Preposition_Concepts_for_Bank_Exams\" >Preposition Concepts for Bank Exams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/#Common_Mistakes_to_Avoid_while_Solving_Preposition_Questions\" >Common Mistakes to Avoid while Solving Preposition Questions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/preposition-questions\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Prepositions are one of the most crucial parts of English grammar and frequently appear in competitive exams like SSC, Banking, RRB, and State PSC. In this blog, we have provided all the details including the definition of preposition, importance, short notes, flashcards, types, tricks, solved questions from recent exams, for prepositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Preposition_in_English\"><\/span>What Is Preposition in English?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>preposition<\/strong> is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship with another word in a sentence. Common prepositions include <em>in, on, at, by, for, with, from, to, over, under, about, between,<\/em> etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In exams, prepositions test your knowledge of grammar usage, context, and sentence correction. Candidates need strong observation skills, sentence sense, and grammatical accuracy to solve these questions quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Is_Preposition_Important_in_Competitive_Exams\"><\/span>Why Is Preposition Important in Competitive Exams?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prepositions appear across SSC, Banking, RRB, and State PSC exams in <strong>Error Spotting, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the Blanks, and Cloze Test<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Exam<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>No. of Questions<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SSC CGL \/ CHSL<\/td><td>1\u20132<\/td><td>Easy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IBPS PO \/ SBI PO<\/td><td>1\u20132<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RRB NTPC \/ Group D<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>Easy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>State PSC \/ Police<\/td><td>1\u20132<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/ibps-po-mock-test\/?ref=contac-acb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Attempt A Free IBPS PO Mock Test<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preposition_English_Short_Notes\"><\/span>Preposition English Short Notes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prepositions can be grouped into categories based on usage. The details are provided below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Examples<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Usage<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preposition of Time<\/td><td>in, on, at, since, for<\/td><td>Show when something happens<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preposition of Place<\/td><td>in, on, at, under, over<\/td><td>Show position\/location<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preposition of Direction<\/td><td>to, into, onto, towards<\/td><td>Show movement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preposition of Cause<\/td><td>because of, due to, for<\/td><td>Show reason<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preposition of Agent<\/td><td>by, with<\/td><td>Show doer of an action<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preposition of Instrument<\/td><td>with, by, through<\/td><td>Show means\/method<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_Revision_Summary\"><\/span>Quick Revision Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the tips for a quick revision summary to solve questions based on prepositions are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Concept<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Details<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preposition of Time<\/td><td><em>At 5 pm, on Monday, in 2025<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preposition of Place<\/td><td><em>At the station, in the park, on the table<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preposition of Direction<\/td><td><em>Go to the market, move towards the door<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preposition of Cause<\/td><td><em>Absent due to illness, failed because of carelessness<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preposition with Verbs<\/td><td>Certain verbs require fixed prepositions (e.g., <em>interested in, depend on, capable of<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Common Errors<\/td><td>Wrong usage of <em>in\/at\/on<\/em> with time &amp; place<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_the_Types_of_Preposition_Questions_in_English\"><\/span>What Are the Types of Preposition Questions in English?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In exams, preposition questions appear in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Fill in the blanks:<\/strong> Choose correct preposition.<\/li><li><strong>Error spotting:<\/strong> Identify wrong preposition.<\/li><li><strong>Sentence improvement:<\/strong> Replace incorrect preposition.<\/li><li><strong>Cloze test:<\/strong> Multiple blanks with prepositions.<\/li><li><strong>Reading comprehension:<\/strong> Contextual preposition usage.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preposition_Question_Patterns_in_English\"><\/span>Preposition Question Patterns in English<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some common question patterns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fixed usage patterns: e.g., <em>good at, fond of, proud of<\/em>.<\/li><li>Idioms &amp; Phrases with prepositions: <em>in lieu of, by virtue of, in spite of<\/em>.<\/li><li>Confusing pairs: <em>in\/at, since\/for, on\/upon, between\/among<\/em>.<\/li><li>Time expressions: <em>at night, in the morning, on Monday<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/sbi-po-mock-test\/?ref=contac-acb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Attempt A Free SBI PO Mock Test<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preposition_Tricks_for_SSC_CGL_and_Other_Exams\"><\/span>Preposition Tricks for SSC CGL and Other Exams<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Useful tricks that will help aspirants to solve questions based on preposition are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Remember \u201cat\u201d for point, \u201cin\u201d for enclosed space, \u201con\u201d for surface.<\/li><li>Use \u201csince\u201d with point of time and \u201cfor\u201d with period of time.<\/li><li>After different, prefer, superior, junior, senior use \u201cto\u201d not \u201cthan.\u201d<\/li><li>Prepositions never follow verbs like <em>enter, discuss, request<\/em>.<\/li><li>Many prepositions are part of phrasal verbs (e.g., <em>look after, give up, put off<\/em>).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solved_Preposition_Questions_from_2024%E2%80%9325_Exams\"><\/span>Solved Preposition Questions from 2024\u201325 Exams<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q1. (SSC CGL 2024, Tier 1 Shift 2 \u2013 Memory Based)<\/strong><br>He has been absent ___ Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>(a) from<\/li><li>(b) since<\/li><li>(c) for<\/li><li>(d) at<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (b) since<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> <em>Since<\/em> is used with a point of time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q2. (IBPS PO Prelims 2024 \u2013 Based on Mock Test)<\/strong><br>She is good ___ mathematics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>(a) at<\/li><li>(b) in<\/li><li>(c) on<\/li><li>(d) with<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (a) at<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> <em>Good at<\/em> is the correct collocation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q3. (RRB NTPC 2024 \u2013 Memory Based)<\/strong><br>The book is lying ___ the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>(a) in<\/li><li>(b) on<\/li><li>(c) at<\/li><li>(d) over<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (b) on<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> <em>On<\/em> is used for surface.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preposition_Concepts_for_Bank_Exams\"><\/span>Preposition Concepts for Bank Exams<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bank exams often test <strong>preposition-based error spotting<\/strong> with tricky usage. Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wrong<\/strong> &#8211; <em>She is superior than him.<\/em><br><strong>Correct<\/strong> &#8211;  <em>She is superior to him.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, phrasal verbs and idiomatic preposition usage are frequent in SBI PO and IBPS PO exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/ssc-cgl-mock-test\/?ref=contac-acb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Attempt A Free SSC CGL Mock Test<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Common_Mistakes_to_Avoid_while_Solving_Preposition_Questions\"><\/span>Common Mistakes to Avoid while Solving Preposition Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the common mistakes to avoid while solving questions based on the topic of prepositions are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Using <em>since<\/em> with period of time instead of <em>for<\/em>.<\/li><li>Adding unnecessary prepositions (<em>discuss about<\/em> instead of <em>discuss<\/em>).<\/li><li>Confusing <em>in\/at\/on<\/em> with place &amp; time.<\/li><li>Wrong preposition with adjectives (<em>angry with\/at\/about<\/em>).<\/li><li>Ignoring idiomatic phrases with fixed prepositions (<em>in charge of, by means of<\/em>).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span>FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1755520324401\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q1. <strong>How to solve preposition questions fast?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">By memorizing fixed preposition rules, practicing common collocations, and eliminating wrong options.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1755520325601\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q2. <strong>Are preposition questions asked in SBI PO Mains?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1755520326335\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q3. Which prepositions are commonly asked in SSC and Bank exams?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">In, on, at, by, for, with, from, to, of, about, between, among.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1755520326939\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q4. What is a preposition of time?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Shows when something happens, e.g., at, in, on, since, for.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1755520328159\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q5. 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