more than will not be used because –
exceed and more than mean the same.
Use of more than is superfluous.
Look at the examples given below :
The essay should not exceed 250 words.
The essay should not be more than 250 words.
The sentence can also be written thus –
⇒ The short story should not be more than two hundred words.

Correct Option: C

more than will not be used because –
exceed and more than mean the same.
Use of more than is superfluous.
Look at the examples given below :
The essay should not exceed 250 words.
The essay should not be more than 250 words.
The sentence can also be written thus –
⇒ The short story should not be more than two hundred words.

at will replace by because –
Shocked always agrees with at (Prep.)
at is used with Adjectives for showing the cause of something.
Look at the examples given below :
They were impatient at the delay.
She was delighted at the result.
Here, shocked is the Adj. and it is indicating the Cause (reason) of the actress’s shock.
Hence, at the news of her dog’s death is the right usage

Correct Option: C

at will replace by because –
Shocked always agrees with at (Prep.)
at is used with Adjectives for showing the cause of something.
Look at the examples given below :
They were impatient at the delay.
She was delighted at the result.
Here, shocked is the Adj. and it is indicating the Cause (reason) of the actress’s shock.
Hence, at the news of her dog’s death is the right usage

by will replace with because –
by (Prep.) is used for indicating the agent/object after a Passive Verb
Agent/Object ® his friend
Passive Verb ® accompanied
With (Prep.) indicates being in the company of
Look at the examples given below :
His friend stayed with him in the hospital.
He was knocked down by a bus.
Hence, by his friend is the right usage

Correct Option: C

by will replace with because –
by (Prep.) is used for indicating the agent/object after a Passive Verb
Agent/Object ® his friend
Passive Verb ® accompanied
With (Prep.) indicates being in the company of
Look at the examples given below :
His friend stayed with him in the hospital.
He was knocked down by a bus.
Hence, by his friend is the right usage

for will replace since because –
for (Prep.) indicates a length of time
Since (Prep.) indicates a past time until a later time, or until now
Look at the examples given below :
I have lived in Bangalore for twenty-five years.
I had been living in Bangalore since 1964.
Hence, for ten years before moving to their present house is the right usage.

Correct Option: C

for will replace since because –
for (Prep.) indicates a length of time
Since (Prep.) indicates a past time until a later time, or until now
Look at the examples given below :
I have lived in Bangalore for twenty-five years.
I had been living in Bangalore since 1964.
Hence, for ten years before moving to their present house is the right usage.

In/from will replace into because –
in (Prep.) is used for indicating within a place
from (Prep.) is used for indicating source/origin
into (Prep.) is used for indicating entry, inclusion, or introduction in a place
Look at the examples given below :
He walked into the room.
The train was coming from Australia.
They were bringing drugs in India, for which they were punished.
Prosecute (Verb) : to officially charge somebody with a crime in court
Hence, in/from Australia is the right usage.

Correct Option: C

In/from will replace into because –
in (Prep.) is used for indicating within a place
from (Prep.) is used for indicating source/origin
into (Prep.) is used for indicating entry, inclusion, or introduction in a place
Look at the examples given below :
He walked into the room.
The train was coming from Australia.
They were bringing drugs in India, for which they were punished.
Prosecute (Verb) : to officially charge somebody with a crime in court
Hence, in/from Australia is the right usage.