NDA (I & II) 2020 General Ability Test · Question 35 of 148

Correct — A, on. English fixes the phrase 'on certain conditions' (compare 'on condition that') to state the terms attached to an agreement, so 'accepted the offer on certain conditions' is the idiomatic choice.

• (b)in — 'In certain conditions' refers to circumstances or situations, not to the terms attached to accepting an offer.
• (c)by — 'By' marks the agent or the means of doing something, not the terms under which an offer is accepted.
• (d)within — 'Within' denotes being inside limits or a time frame and does not fit the idea of conditions attached to acceptance.

A preposition-collocation item — offers and agreements are accepted 'on' certain conditions.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Fill in the blank: The loan was sanctioned ____ strict conditions.

  • (a)on
  • (b)in
  • (c)of
  • (d)at

  Answer(a) on — terms attached to an agreement are stated with 'on ... conditions'.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Fill in the blank: He agreed to help ____ one condition.

  • (a)in
  • (b)on
  • (c)for
  • (d)by

  Answer(b) on — 'on one condition' is the fixed phrasing.