2023 · Q97
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
It was fun to hang out ________ the pier.
EnglishPrepositions and Determiners
- Adown
- Bwith
- Cin
- Dbeneath
Explanation
The keyed answer is 'in' ('hang out in the pier'), but no option is fully idiomatic — the natural phrasing would be 'on the pier', which is not offered. 'Down', 'with', and 'beneath' are clearly worse, so (C) is kept as the least-bad option among those given. Key disputed: verify against the official UPSC key.