SSC Selection Post 2025 PYQ — Question 75

Correct Answer

on

Explanation

The sentence describes the mode of transportation Suresh used to travel to a specific destination, focusing on a personal two-wheeled vehicle. To solve this quickly for an exam, look at the words immediately following the blank space: "my bike".

There is a strict grammatical distinction when using prepositions of transport. The preposition 'by' is used when talking about a general mode of transportation without any articles or possessive pronouns before the noun, such as saying "by bike," "by car," or "by bus."

However, when a specific noun modifier like a possessive pronoun ("my," "his," "her") or an article ("a," "the") is placed before the vehicle, the rule changes based on the type of vehicle. For two-wheeled vehicles like bicycles, motorbikes, or animals like horses where you sit on top, you must use the preposition 'on'. For enclosed, four-wheeled private vehicles like cars or taxis under the same conditions, you would use 'in'. Because the phrase explicitly states "my bike," the preposition 'on' is the only correct choice.

Key Points

Selecting prepositions of transport requires checking for the presence of a noun modifier like a possessive pronoun or article before the vehicle name.

The preposition 'on' is grammatically mandatory when traveling on a specific, modified two-wheeled vehicle or open platform.