Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The district collector announced a ban ______ bursting firecrackers after ten at night during Diwali.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → on
Complete sentence: The district collector announced a ban on bursting firecrackers after ten at night during Diwali. The thing stopped here is bursting firecrackers late at night.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) of | something belongs to or is a part of something | The windows of our classroom face the playground. |
| (2) on (answer) | fixed with the noun “ban” (an official order that stops something), before the thing that is stopped | The state has put a ban on plastic bags. |
| (3) to | movement towards a place or person | Anil carried the tiffin to his father’s shop. |
| (4) at | a point of place or time | We got off the bus at Lal Chowk. |