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QUESTION 31
Neither of the two boys ______ done it. SSC
  • B has
  • C are
  • D were
  • A have
Answer: 'Neither of' takes a singular verb.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 35
One of the boxes ______ missing. SSC
  • A are
  • B were
  • D have
  • C is
Answer: 'One of' dictates a singular verb (is).
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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.
QUESTION 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).
QUESTION 40
Neither he nor I ______ guilty. SSC
  • C am
  • B are
  • D were
  • A is
Answer: The verb agrees with the nearest subject 'I'.