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QUESTION 151
One of my friends ______ a doctor. SSC
  • A are
  • C is
  • D have
  • B were
Answer: 'One' is singular.
QUESTION 152
The news ______ true. SSC
  • C is
  • B were
  • D have
  • A are
Answer: 'News' is singular.
QUESTION 153
Children ______ playing. SSC
  • A is
  • C are
  • B was
  • D has
Answer: 'Children' is plural.
QUESTION 154
The machinery ______ old. SSC
  • B were
  • D have
  • A are
  • C is
Answer: 'Machinery' is uncountable.
QUESTION 155
One of the questions ______ difficult. SSC
  • D have
  • C was
  • B are
  • A were
Answer: 'One of' takes a singular verb.
QUESTION 156
More than one person ______ killed. SSC
  • D have
  • A were
  • C was
  • B are
Answer: 'More than one' takes a singular noun and verb.
QUESTION 157
The sun ______ brightly yesterday.
  • D is shining
  • B shone
  • C has shined
  • A shines
Answer: The word 'yesterday' indicates that the action happened in the past. Therefore, the simple past tense 'shone' (V2 form of shine) is the correct choice.
QUESTION 158
She ______ just ______ her homework.
  • D was, completed
  • C is, completing
  • A have, completed
  • B has, completed
Answer: The word 'just' indicates a recently completed action, which requires the present perfect tense. Since the subject 'She' is singular, 'has completed' is the correct form.
QUESTION 159
Either my shoes or your coat ______ always on the floor.
  • A are
  • B is
  • C were
  • D have been
Answer: When two subjects are joined by 'either...or', the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it. In this case, 'coat' is singular, so the verb must be singular ('is').
QUESTION 160
The quality of the apples ______ not good.
  • B was
  • D have been
  • A were
  • C are
Answer: The subject of the sentence is 'quality', which is a singular noun. The verb must agree with the subject, not with the object of the preposition ('apples'). Hence, the singular verb 'was' is correct.