SSC Stenographer 2025 PYQ — Question 144

SSC Stenographer - 06 Aug 2025 - Shift 3 • English • Q144

 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

My house is ___ the bank and the post office. 

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

Between: This preposition is used when referring to a position in the middle of two distinct points, objects, or locations. Since the sentence mentions two specific buildings (the bank and the post office), "between" is the correct choice.

Among: This is used when referring to a position within a group of three or more things (e.g., "The house is among the trees").

Across: This indicates a position on the opposite side of something (e.g., "The house is across the street"). It does not fit the "X and Y" structure.

Beside: This means "next to." While a house can be beside a bank, it cannot be "beside the bank and the post office" in a single spatial relationship unless they are grouped together as one unit.

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is between.

The completed sentence is: "My house is between the bank and the post office."