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The company invested heavily ___ new technology.

Difficulty: Medium

About this MCQ

This Medium Prepositions MCQ checks one syllabus fact.

The question is: “The company invested heavily ___ new technology.”

The accepted answer is B. In. “The company invested heavily ___ new technology.” is answered by In (option B). Option A (“With”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In. Option C (“At”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In. Remaining alternatives (On) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once In 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

B. In

Explanation

“The company invested heavily ___ new technology.” is answered by In (option B). Option A (“With”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In. Option C (“At”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In. Remaining alternatives (On) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once In 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.

Source: Prepositions Official FPSC-Style Reference Guide

Tags: prepositions, FPSC, grammar, English usage

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