Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was conferred
Mary Kom, a six-time world
champion in boxing, recently in a ceremony
_the Rashtrapati Bhawan (the President's
Options:
(A) official residence) in New Delhi.
with, at
(B) on, in
(C) on, at
(D) to, at
Official Answer Key:
C
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
### **Official Solution & Concept Analysis (GATE BT 2020 Q.1)**
**1. Governing Concept**:
- **Topic**: Verbal Ability & Prepositions of Collocation
- In standard English grammar:
- An honor, award, or degree is **conferred on / upon** a person (e.g., "Award was conferred **on** Mary Kom").
- An event occurring at a specific designated building/venue takes the preposition **"at"** (e.g., "**at** the Rashtrapati Bhawan").
- Therefore, the correct prepositional pair is **"on, at"**.
**2. Option Analysis**:
- **Option (A) [with, at] is INCORRECT**: Awards are not conferred "with" an individual.
- **Option (B) [on, in] is INCORRECT**: "In" is used for cities/regions, whereas specific landmark residences take "at".
- **Option (C) [on, at] is CORRECT**: Grammatically idiomatic: "conferred **on** Mary Kom... **at** the Rashtrapati Bhawan".
- **Option (D) [to, at] is INCORRECT**: "Confer to" is non-standard English for award bestowal.
**3. Final Answer**:
- **Correct Choice**: **C**
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