They arrived ___ the airport at midnight.

About this MCQ

This Medium Prepositions MCQ checks one syllabus fact.

The question is: “They arrived ___ the airport at midnight.”

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

A. At

Explanation

“They arrived ___ the airport at midnight.” is answered by At (option A). Option B (“On”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of At. Option C (“To”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of At. Remaining alternatives (In) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once At 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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