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1.  
Neither the manager nor the clerks ________ present at the meeting.

Correct Answer: B [were]

Explanation:

Rule SV3 – with either … or, neither … nor, not only … but also , the verb agrees with the NEARER subject.

2.  
The number of applicants ________ risen sharply this year.

Correct Answer: A [has]

Explanation:

Rule SV6 – the number of → singular; a number of (= many) → plural.

3.  
He has ________ MBA from a reputed institute.

Correct Answer: D [an]

Explanation:

Rule AR1 – a/an depends on the first SOUND: an before a vowel sound.

4.  
I will call you as soon as I ________ the branch.

Correct Answer: C [reach]

Explanation:

Rule TR1 – no will/shall in a time or condition clause (when, before, after, as soon as, until, if, unless).

5.  
He has been working in this bank ________ 2019.

Correct Answer: D [since]

Explanation:

Rule TR3 – since + point of time, for + period, with the perfect tenses.

6.  
Mathematics ________ my favourite subject at school.

Correct Answer: A [was]

Explanation:

Rule SV7 – nouns plural in form but singular in meaning: news, mathematics, economics (the subject), physics, measles.

7.  
The bank is closed ________ Sundays.

Correct Answer: B [on]

Explanation:

Rule PR1 – at + clock time; on + day/date; in + month, year, season, part of day.

8.  
She prefers tea ________ coffee.

Correct Answer: C [to]

Explanation:

Rule PR7 – superior, inferior, senior, junior, prior, prefer, preferable.

9.  
If I ________ you, I would accept the offer.

Correct Answer: A [were]

Explanation:

Rule CD2 – Second – unreal present or future.

10.  
You ________ not pay any fee to open this account.

Correct Answer: D [need]

Explanation:

Rule MO3 – need not (needn't) + V1 when need is a modal; need to when it is a main verb.

11.  
Let's start the meeting, ________?

Correct Answer: C [shall we]

Explanation:

Rule QT5 – Let's → shall we?

12.  
The poor ________ often denied easy access to credit.

Correct Answer: B [are]

Explanation:

Rule SV13 – the + adjective (the poor, the rich, the elderly) means a class of people → plural.

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