Prepositions CAT PYQs , 15 Questions with Solutions

Pick the correct option to complete the following sentence.

Mr. Jackson is known ________ us.

In the below passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.

"This particular scepticism of the reach of reasoning (I) _____________ not yield, nor (as Appiah makes clear) is it intended to yield, any ground for not using reason to the extent one can, in (II) _____________ the idea of justice or any other notion of social relevance, such as identity. Nor does it undermine the case for our trying to persuade each other to scrutinize our respective conclusions. It is also important to note that what may appear to others as clear examples of 'unreason' may not always be exactly that. Reasoned discussion can accommodate conflicting positions that may appear to others to be 'unreasoned' prejudice, without this being quite the case. There is no compulsion, as is sometimes (III) _____________ to eliminate every reasoned alternative except exactly one."

Pick the appropriate replacement for (II)

Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition-

We must mail the letter _______ Friday.

Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:

Roopam hasn't seen her father ____ last September.

Choose the correct alternative. Seema got used ___________ on the right hand side as she had been living in the US for 5 years

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. The government has ruled out the possibility of including the petroleum products __ GST.

Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear and precise. The train is expected to arrive between 11 pm to 12 pm.

Fill in the blank You must check the petrol ____ regular intervals.

We got back to the hotel _______ the stroke of midnight.

All the sentences below use the preposition 'since'. Select the sentence that makes correct use of it:

We went _______ the house. Select the word that best fits the above incomplete sentence and completes it:

Her written statements failed to be consistent __________ what she said earlier.

'But for cancer, I would not have given up his smoking.' In this sentence, 'But' is:

Read each of the components of the given sentence and mark the component with grammatical error. I. He is capable at II. twisting any fact III. without any suspicion IV. at any time

Fill in the blanks with appropriate part of speech - You must comply ............ the rules laid down by the committee.