People were prohibited _____ their vehicles near the entrance of the main administrative building. A. to park B. from parking C. parking D. to have parked

GATE 2020 · General Aptitude · Most Appropriate Word · medium

Answer: B. from parking

1. Recall the collocation rule for 'prohibit': In English grammar, 'prohibit' takes the pattern: prohibit + object + from + V-ing. So: 'People were prohibited from parking'.
2. Match to options: A. to park — wrong preposition pattern for 'prohibit'. B. from parking — correct gerund phrase. C. parking — missing required preposition 'from'. D. to have parked — perfect infinitive, wrong structure. B is correct.