He is afraid ___ spiders.

About this MCQ

This Easy Prepositions MCQ checks one syllabus fact.

The question is: “He is afraid ___ spiders.”

The accepted answer is D. Of. “He is afraid ___ spiders.” is answered by Of (option D). Option A (“About”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Of. Option B (“From”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Of. Remaining alternatives (With) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Of is identified. Prepositions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Prepositions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.

Correct answer

D. Of

Explanation

“He is afraid ___ spiders.” is answered by Of (option D). Option A (“About”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Of. Option B (“From”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Of. Remaining alternatives (With) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Of is identified. Prepositions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Prepositions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.

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