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121. Everyone of the boys ______ to ride. SSC
  • C. loving
  • A. love
  • B. loves
  • D. are loving
Answer: 'Everyone' is singular.
122. The West Indies ______ won. SSC
  • B. are
  • C. has
  • D. were
  • A. have
Answer: Country/Team name is singular.
123. My shoes ______ new. SSC
  • D. was
  • A. is
  • B. has
  • C. are
Answer: 'Shoes' is plural.
124. The crockery ______ broken. SSC
  • A. were
  • D. have
  • B. are
  • C. was
Answer: 'Crockery' is uncountable.
125. Virat is one of the players who ______ aggressively. SSC
  • D. is playing
  • C. playing
  • A. play
  • B. plays
Answer: 'Who' refers to 'players' (plural), so 'play' is correct.
126. Many a ship ______ lost. SSC
  • D. have
  • B. are
  • C. was
  • A. were
Answer: 'Many a' + singular noun takes a singular verb.
127. The sun and the moon ______ light. SSC
  • D. is giving
  • A. gives
  • C. giving
  • B. give
Answer: Two subjects joined by 'and'.
128. The Director and Principal ______ coming. SSC
  • A. are
  • B. have
  • D. were
  • C. is
Answer: One person holding both titles.
129. The leader, besides his followers, ______ arrested. SSC
  • C. was
  • D. are
  • B. have
  • A. were
Answer: Verb agrees with 'leader'.
130. Not only Ram but also his brothers ______ arrested. SSC
  • B. is
  • C. were
  • D. has
  • A. was
Answer: Verb agrees with 'brothers'.
131. Nobody ______ the trouble I've seen. SSC
  • B. knows
  • C. knowing
  • A. know
  • D. have known
Answer: 'Nobody' is singular.
132. Physics ______ not easy. SSC
  • D. have
  • B. were
  • C. is
  • A. are
Answer: Subject name.
133. The peasantry ______ poor. SSC
  • C. are
  • D. has
  • A. is
  • B. was
Answer: 'Peasantry' is plural.
134. The percentage of success ______ low. SSC
  • B. were
  • C. is
  • D. have
  • A. are
Answer: 'The percentage' is singular.
135. One of the plans ______ approved. SSC
  • B. are
  • C. has
  • D. were
  • A. have
Answer: 'One of' takes a singular verb.
136. More than five workers ______ absent. SSC
  • B. was
  • D. has
  • C. are
  • A. is
Answer: 'More than five' is plural.
137. Time and patience ______ needed. SSC
  • B. was
  • D. has
  • A. is
  • C. are
Answer: Two abstract nouns joined by 'and'.
138. Nothing but birds ______ flying. SSC
  • D. have
  • B. are
  • C. is
  • A. were
Answer: 'Nothing but' takes a singular verb.
139. The criminals, along with the boss, ______ escaped. SSC
  • B. is
  • D. was
  • C. have
  • A. has
Answer: Verb agrees with the first subject 'criminals'.
140. Either the cat or the dog ______ eaten it. SSC
  • C. has
  • D. were
  • A. have
  • B. are
Answer: Nearest subject 'dog'.