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21. Every student ______ to pass. SSC
  • C. have wanted
  • A. wants
  • B. want
  • D. are wanting
Answer: 'Every' makes the subject singular, requiring a singular verb (wants).
22. Politics ______ a dirty game. SSC
  • A. are
  • D. have
  • C. is
  • B. were
Answer: 'Politics' is singular when referring to the field or abstract concept.
23. The police ______ caught the thief. SSC
  • C. is
  • A. has
  • B. have
  • D. was
Answer: 'Police' is a plural noun in English.
24. All the furniture ______ sold. SSC
  • B. have
  • D. was
  • A. were
  • C. are
Answer: 'Furniture' is an uncountable singular noun.
25. He is one of those men who ______ always happy. SSC
  • A. is
  • C. are
  • D. has
  • B. was
Answer: The relative pronoun 'who' refers to 'men' (plural), so the verb must be plural (are).
26. More than one student ______ passed. SSC
  • D. were
  • B. are
  • A. have
  • C. has
Answer: 'More than one' is followed by a singular noun and singular verb.
27. Fire and water ______ not agree. SSC
  • A. does
  • C. is
  • B. do
  • D. has
Answer: Two different nouns connected by 'and' take a plural verb.
28. Slow and steady ______ the race. SSC
  • B. wins
  • C. winning
  • D. won
  • A. win
Answer: 'Slow and steady' is treated as a single compound idea, taking a singular verb.
29. My sister, unlike my brothers, ______ to study. SSC
  • B. like
  • A. likes
  • C. liking
  • D. have liked
Answer: With 'unlike', the verb agrees with the first subject (My sister).
30. Not only the principal but also the teachers ______ responsible. SSC
  • A. is
  • C. are
  • D. has
  • B. was
Answer: With 'not only...but also', the verb agrees with the second subject (the teachers).
31. Neither of the two boys ______ done it. SSC
  • B. has
  • C. are
  • D. were
  • A. have
Answer: 'Neither of' takes a singular verb.
32. Measles ______ an infectious disease. SSC
  • C. were
  • A. are
  • B. have
  • D. is
Answer: Disease names ending in 's' (like Measles, Mumps) are singular.
33. People ______ waiting for the train. SSC
  • A. is
  • B. was
  • C. are
  • D. has
Answer: 'People' implies a group and is a plural noun.
34. His hair ______ black. SSC
  • D. is
  • A. are
  • B. were
  • C. have
Answer: 'Hair' when referring to all the hair on one's head is singular and uncountable.
35. One of the boxes ______ missing. SSC
  • A. are
  • B. were
  • D. have
  • C. is
Answer: 'One of' dictates a singular verb (is).
36. Many a soldier ______ died in the war. SSC
  • C. were
  • B. has
  • D. are
  • A. have
Answer: 'Many a' followed by a singular noun takes a singular verb.
37. Time and tide ______ for no man. SSC
  • D. is waiting
  • A. wait
  • C. waiting
  • B. waits
Answer: Idiomatically, 'Time and tide' is treated as plural in SSC exams.
38. The horse and carriage ______ at the door. SSC
  • B. were
  • D. have
  • A. are
  • C. is
Answer: 'Horse and carriage' refers to a single unit of transport.
39. The captain, with all his sailors, ______ drowned. SSC
  • A. was
  • C. have
  • B. were
  • D. are
Answer: 'With' links the sailors to the captain; the verb agrees with the captain (singular).
40. Neither he nor I ______ guilty. SSC
  • C. am
  • B. are
  • D. were
  • A. is
Answer: The verb agrees with the nearest subject 'I'.