Subject-Verb Agreement MCQs – Free Practice Questions

Subject-Verb Agreement is part of English Language in government exams such as SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, Banking Prelims (IBPS / SBI type), Other State / Grade-IV / General Govt Exams and others. This page has 202 free practice questions in English and Hindi, with correct answers and explanations and short revision notes.

Subject-Verb Agreement – हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी में 202 निःशुल्क अभ्यास प्रश्न, उत्तर और व्याख्या के साथ।

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Sample Subject-Verb Agreement questions with answers

Q1. Each of the students ___ a book.

सही शब्द चुनें: Each of the students ___ a book.

has
are having
were having
have

Answer: has. 'Each' is singular, so it takes 'has'.
'Each' एकवचन है, अतः 'has' लगेगा।

Q2. Half of the mangoes ___ rotten.

सही क्रिया चुनें: Half of the mangoes ___ rotten.

Answer: are. With most of, some of, all of, half of, a lot of and none of, the verb agrees with the noun after 'of'.
most of, some of, all of, half of, a lot of, none of के साथ क्रिया 'of' के बाद वाली संज्ञा के अनुसार आती है।

Q3. 'Gulliver's Travels' ___ written by Jonathan Swift.

सही क्रिया चुनें: 'Gulliver's Travels' ___ written by Jonathan Swift.

were
have
are
was

Answer: was. Names of books and countries that look plural take a singular verb.
बहुवचन जैसे दिखने वाले पुस्तकों और देशों के नामों के साथ एकवचन क्रिया आती है।

Q4. The committee ___ submitted its report.

सही क्रिया चुनें: The committee ___ submitted its report.

are
has
have
were

Answer: has. A collective noun acting as one unit takes a singular verb.
एक इकाई के रूप में काम करने वाली समूहवाचक संज्ञा के साथ एकवचन क्रिया आती है।

Q5. Choose the correct sentence (everybody).

सही वाक्य चुनें (everybody)।

Everybody have liked him.
Everybody are liking him.
Everybody like him.
Everybody likes him.

Answer: Everybody likes him.. Indefinite pronouns such as everyone, somebody, nobody, anyone and everything take a singular verb.
everyone, somebody, nobody, anyone, everything जैसे अनिश्चयवाचक सर्वनामों के साथ एकवचन क्रिया आती है।

Q6. Mumps ___ a viral disease.

सही क्रिया चुनें: Mumps ___ a viral disease.

were
have
are
is

Answer: is. Some nouns end in -s but are singular in meaning (diseases, subjects, games).
कुछ संज्ञाएँ -s पर समाप्त होकर भी अर्थ में एकवचन हैं (रोग, विषय, खेल)।

Q7. The Philippines ___ made up of many islands.

सही क्रिया चुनें: The Philippines ___ made up of many islands.

is
are
were
have

Answer: is. Names of books and countries that look plural take a singular verb.
बहुवचन जैसे दिखने वाले पुस्तकों और देशों के नामों के साथ एकवचन क्रिया आती है।

Q8. All of the boys ___ present.

सही क्रिया चुनें: All of the boys ___ present.

Q9. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Each of the students ______ given a prize.

रिक्त स्थान भरने के लिए सबसे उपयुक्त विकल्प चुनें। Each of the students ______ given a prize.

were
are
have
was

Answer: was. 'Each of' takes a singular verb.
'Each of' के साथ एकवचन क्रिया आती है।

Q10. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Neither the brother nor the students ______ present today.

रिक्त स्थान भरने के लिए सबसे उपयुक्त विकल्प चुनें। Neither the brother nor the students ______ present today.

Answer: are. With 'neither … nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject (plural here).
'neither … nor' में क्रिया पास वाले कर्ता (यहाँ बहुवचन) के अनुसार होती है।

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